Dalmane or Restoril or Ambien: Which sleep aid do docs prescribe most?

  • Dalmane
  • Restoril
  • Ambien
Please select one to answer and see the result

Answers

Dalmane - 10

  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Works quickly and effectively without feeling hungover next day
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
benzo
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
More effective!
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
appears to have the least amount of contraindications
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
National Health Institute info information
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
just a guess
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
It works better than any other sleep aid
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because my plastic surgeon says this is one of the best and oldest and most overlooked drug for sleep and it works
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
MORE EFFECTIVE FOR FALING ASLEEP WITH LESS HANGOVER
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Dalmane gets the job done. Everything else is weak.

Restoril - 12

  • Anonymous . February 2022
It has worked for 10 years
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
i take this and after the night i am not impaired....not an hypnotic drug..
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
taken on a empty stomach at bedtime improves quality of sleep. I have been taking this medication for over 20yrs, so my tolerance is much higher, most people start with 15mg's then to 30mg if needed, however, some people like myself take two 30mg cap's at bedtime, I sleep 8 hours, no hangover and i have energy for the day. TS
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
older drug
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
it has less side effects then the other two
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
been using it for several years off and on months at at time or a week or few nights on /off. I cant take it every night cause I get adapted so it becomes noneffective. you must take time off / holidays they call it. never any sleep walking / memory issues with me.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Not sure why
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Cause it works the best
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
fewer side effects
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
easiest to get online
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
I read that this is the drug used by the army.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
i use it

Ambien - 42

  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
It’s mentioned more on tv and at the doctors office
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
My husband takes it.I take Dalmane because the Ambien did nothing for me.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
NEW CLASS
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Puts me to sleep
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Because it's not addictive
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Newer
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
It is newer and advertised. The other two have been around for many years and are not promoted anymore.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Because it's a z-drug which is less frowned upon even though restoril works better.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Doctors first choice, allways.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Because alot of people around me take it not the other 2.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
I cannot explain !
It is the first med offered by physicians but most people go back and ask for something else as the freak-outs and flip-outs are dreadful & dangerous .
Less so with Dalmane and Restoril - both of which are used in care homes
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
They want to get away from benzodiazepine based medications
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Because doctors tend to listen to big drug companies and the FDA that say the newer sleep aids are safer then older benzodiazapin ones, which I don't believe is nessasarally true.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
THIS MNEDICATION BELONGS TO THE HYPNOTIC AND SEDETIVE CLASS
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
It's the most expensive drug and drug companies push it because it is a money maker for them. It never really worked for me. Useless drug for insomnia. Dalmane works great.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
less addictive
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
better and longer nite sleep.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
In my opinion:
The name "Ambien" is the best for marketing purposes. It sounds like "ambient" or "ambience" and implies quiet comfort.

The name Dalmane sounds like something you'd give a horse.

Restoril is trying with the "Rest-" prefix, but the "oril" ending sounds too upbeat to make consumers automatically get a sense of sleep.

Words affect consumer's perceptions. I'm sure lots of research goes into marketing and then the best they can come up with usually are inane words which don't immediately sell their product.

Just my thoughts at the moment...
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because the others are benzodiazepines
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because almost every one i know takes ambien
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Because most doctors offices have everything from posters to ambian post it notes and pens so i assume theres a big push by the pharmacy conpanies for doctors to perscribe ambian over tge other options
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
i have heard of ambien
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
safety and less dependency issues
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Because It's the most common I've seen friends talk about or recommend.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
safer less side
effects
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Because Restoril and Dalmane are benzodiazepines which have a higher potential for addiction than Ambien. Additionally, benzodiazepines can lose their effectiveness over time. However, for hard-core insomniacs, Ambien tends to only help you fall asleep, not stay asleep, making Restoril and Dalmane better choices. Also, Dalmane and Restoril are easily approved by insurance companies where Ambien can be a huge hassle.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
seditive
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Heard about it
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
I am trying to wean now, been on it too long and it's very addictive!!!
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because most that I talk to who have problem sleeping are on ambein
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
commercials
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
lucky guess
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
its widespread presence in the media, social-media, in part from what I personally feel is caviler and irresponsible advertising to a target market who do not have the benefit of higher education giving them the ability to make truly sound and informed decisions. Which also then puts those of us who do have the benefit of higher and professional education/degrees specifically licensed to treat and manage the health of our patients, in an unfavorable and dangerous position when patients come in having "self-diagnosed" and decided on the treatment path to pursue, after having "read it on the internet".
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Doctors always seem to choose this......Perhaps they get a kick back f rom Big Pharm?!!!!! My choice is Dalmane.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Because I've tried all three, and Ambien seems to work well.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Due to the side effects of the other drugs and possible dependancy.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
SAFEST
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Doctors are prescribing Ambien more they are getting away. From benzos because abusr potential. Also benzos are fot short term use only.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Shorter half-life means it clears out of your system quicker between nightly doses which maintains the effectiveness of the medication for a longer period of time.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
It is advertized, and therefore, patients are likely to ask for it by name.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
commercials and ads
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
side effects not as serious as dalmane or restoril

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