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'''Hypnotics''' or ''' | '''Hypnotics''', or '''soporifics''', are a class of drugs which promote and induce sleep. They are the opposite of [[eugeroic]]s which promote [[wakefulness]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20081211091401/http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands_split.jsp?pg=/ppdocs/us/common/dorlands/dorland/four/000051451.htm</ref> They are commonly distributed in the form of pharmaceutical drugs prescribed to treat insomnia. | ||
===See | They differ from [[sedative]]s which are [[anxiolytic]], muscle relaxing, and euphoric.<ref>http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=374§ionid=41266223</ref>. They both often overlap leading to the term "sedative-hypnotics." Many hypnotics such as [[zopiclone]] can disturb the first sleep cycle and should not be used as a long-term solution to insomnia for this reason.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1680126</ref> | ||
===See also=== | |||
*[[Sedatives]] | *[[Sedatives]] | ||
*[[Ambien]] | |||
*[[Zopiclone]] | |||
*[[Depressants]] | |||
===References=== | ===References=== | ||
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Revision as of 17:33, 24 December 2015
Template:Proofread Hypnotics, or soporifics, are a class of drugs which promote and induce sleep. They are the opposite of eugeroics which promote wakefulness.[1] They are commonly distributed in the form of pharmaceutical drugs prescribed to treat insomnia.
They differ from sedatives which are anxiolytic, muscle relaxing, and euphoric.[2]. They both often overlap leading to the term "sedative-hypnotics." Many hypnotics such as zopiclone can disturb the first sleep cycle and should not be used as a long-term solution to insomnia for this reason.[3]