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Re:Sleep regularity is a stronger predictor of mortality ris... by lII1lIlI11ll on Wednesday July 15, 2026 @05:47PM (#48927489)
> True “sleeping pills” are usually controlled substances and few doctors would prescribe them as first-line options for a patient who shows up with first time complaints of sleep problems. They won’t be prescribed long-term either.

Modern orexin antagonist sleep medications are not addictive and can be taken long-term.

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Re:Sleep regularity is a stronger predictor of mortality ris... by astrange on Wednesday July 15, 2026 @07:13PM (#48928433)
Trazodone is also not addictive and doesn't have bad side effects afaik.
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Re:Sleep regularity is a stronger predictor of mortality ris... by lII1lIlI11ll on Thursday July 16, 2026 @08:17AM (#48933451)
Trazodone does little to improve objective sleep quality [0] when used off-label for treating insomnia. From my n=1 experience it it useful as an adjunct to an orexin antagonist in special cases when I stressed/annoyed out of my mind by work or something else, but not as a primary "sleeping pill".

[0] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29680424/

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