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This article compares the four major prescription sleep aids available on the market today: Ambien, Lunesta, Sonata, and Rozerem. It includes a medical disclaimer paragraph.

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Sleep trouble is a common affliction in America. Over 40% of Americans will experience insomnia at some point in their lives. For millions, insomnia is a daily condition. It arises for a variety of reasons, ranging from short-term stress to chronic pain, to abnormal body rhythms. One option for treating insomnia is prescription sleep aids. This article rates and compares the four major sleep aids available on the market today.
This article is not intended to diagnose or treat any medical condition. It is merely meant to compare the advantages and disadvantages of each drug. The information contained was gained by the author’s personal use and research of each drug. This article should not replace or supersede the advice of a medical professional. Take all drugs as they are prescribed, and do not take pills that are not prescribed to you.
There are some clinical terms you’ll need to understand before discussing sleep aids. Half-life is the amount of time that your body takes to eliminate half of the drug from your system. Sleep aids have shorter half-lives than most drugs. This is how the drug is able to act only on during sleeping hours. Some sleep aids have a very short half-life (Sonata), while others span a full night of sleep (Lunesta).

Lunesta
Lunesta is the brand name of eszopiclone, a non-benzodiazepine sleep aid. It has a long half-life of 6.5 hours. Except for the longer half-life, the chemical properties of Lunesta are very close to Ambien. It is a non-benzodiazepine sedative, although it has been shown to have very low addiction potential. Lunesta is a good choice for people who have problems with waking up too early. The long half-life ensures that the drug remains in high concentrations throughout the night. Users must have 8 hours before becoming active. Lunesta has all of the side effects found in non-benzodiazepine sedatives. Memory loss, sleepwalking, and abnormal behavior have higher occurrence rates with Lunesta. Users may have memory problems in the morning before the medicine wears off. Because it is fairly new, Lunesta is only available at brand name prices ranging from $4-$6 per dose.

Sonata
Sonata, or zaleplon, was released several years after Ambien due to a protracted patent dispute. It is the weakest of the sedative pills, but has its uses. The half-life of Sonata is only one hour, the shortest of all the non-benzodiazepine sleep aids. The short half-life makes Sonata handy for people who tend to awaken during the night, since it is OK to take another pill if the user has at least four hours before becoming active for the day. Sonata is also handy for air travelers, since it will be completely eliminated before most red-eye or intercontinental flights are complete. This prevents a side-effect called “travelers amnesia,” where the user is still under the influence of the drug after a plane lands. Sonata tends to be cheaper than other non-benzodiazepine drugs due to its low market share.

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