Volume 2 Issue 4 April, 2012
❌ Medications are mainstay in Management of sleep disorders.
✅ Sleep Hygiene is very important in management of sleep disorders along with recommended usage of medications tailored to patients condition and advised use for specific time period. Caffeine, Alcohol, Tobacco and sleeping in day time should be avoided for better sleep along with regular wake up time.
❌ All medications used for management of sleep disorders cause dependence.
✅ Except Benzodiazepines other medications such as Non Benzodiazepines Sedative Hypnotics like Zolpidem do not
cause dependence but some withdrawal features are known to occur when stopped suddenly.
❌ Once patients are started on medications for sleep disorders, they have to be continued for rest of life.
✅ Medications used sleep disorders are recommended for limited period based on evidence based medicine and guidelines of National/International expert groups. It is best to seek information from treating psychiatrist/physician.
❌ Medications used for sleep disorders disturb normal sleep pattern.
✅ Newer class of medications recommended for sleep disorders restore and maintain near normal sleep.
By Dr Aparna Subramaniam,Intern, AIMS
