Sleep Medication
Everything we have written on Sleep Medication, in one place.
Sleep Medications
Sleep medications can be useful short-term tools, but insomnia is rarely solved by pretending sedation is the same thing as healthy sleep.
Apr 24, 2026
Lemborexant (Dayvigo)
Draft medication scaffold. Needs source pass before publish.
Jan 15, 2026
Ramelteon (Rozerem)
Ramelteon is the sleep medication people often want to be more dramatic than it is. It isn’t a knockout pill. It isn’t a benzodiazepine. It isn’t a Z-drug…
Jan 12, 2026
Zaleplon (Sonata)
Draft medication scaffold. Needs source pass before publish.
Jan 10, 2026
Quviviq (Daridorexant)
Quviviq (daridorexant) is a newer orexin-blocker for insomnia with a shorter half-life than Belsomra, so less morning fog. What it does and who it's for.
Dec 3, 2025
Sleep meds, ranked by what works
Trazodone, Silenor, Belsomra, Ambien-class, mirtazapine, Seroquel. What actually helps, what borrows time you pay back later, and where the benzo trap is.
Nov 27, 2025
Belsomra (Suvorexant)
Belsomra (suvorexant) blocks the brain's wake signal instead of forcing sedation. Best for staying asleep, and the dependence math beats the benzos.
Jan 22, 2025