benzodiazepine
A family of sedative medicines, such as diazepam and temazepam, prescribed for anxiety and sometimes for sleep. Taken for a long time, they can lead to dependence.
Where it comes up
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Do I have insomnia?
Weeks of bad sleep: is it insomnia or a rough patch? What counts, why it outlasts the stress that started it, and what helps.
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Are sleeping pills safe to take?
Are sleeping pills safe? What prescription pills and PM sleep aids do, the risks of one hard night versus every night, and how people come off them.