Posted by Viridis on December 13, 2003, at 0:27:27
In reply to Which is more addictive Ambien or Klonopin?, posted by Lynne on December 12, 2003, at 0:15:12
I posted a link a while back (maybe 2 months ago) to a review article on sleep meds that was very enlightenng, involving interviews with various sleep specialists. I can't find it right now, but the gist of it was that Ambien seemed to be the preferred med, and some sleep doctors felt it was quite safe to take it long-term. Others said that many benzos (including Klonopin) are equally effective and safe short- and long-term.
Proper sleep is very important to your mental and physical health, so if you have to take meds to achieve it, you're probably still doing your mind and body a favor.
BTW, there's good evidence that regular, moderate exercise can also help with insomnia, and I've certainly found this to be the case. If you aren't getting enough exercise, that might be a non-drug way of achieving your goal -- it definitely can't hurt, and could be beneficial in other ways too.
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