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[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

They are not factually very commonly used for acute insomnia. You are starting from a place of fiction.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Yes, they are. Ambien is common as fuck and so are other benzo family medications,

Pharmacological Treatment of Insomnia

#Treatment

The recommended sequence of medication trials is:

Short- or intermediate-acting benzodiazepine receptor agonists (BzRAs)

You're still avoiding naming the “much milder and more commonly used ones”, when Ambien and other benzo-derivatives and benzos themselves are factually very commonly used medications for acute insomnia.