If you have been diagnosed with a Fibromyalgia Sleep Disorder, it is important  for you to become aware of and consider all your options instead of immediately using Fibromyalgia Prescription Drugs for Sleep Disorders.  While you are in the process of revamping your sleep routine and finding ways to induce sleep naturally, you might wish to try other more healthy, and non-habit-forming methods of sleep inducement.

What are The Different Types of PRESCRIPTION DRUGS for FIBROMYALGIA SLEEP DISORDERS?
There are different classes of sedative-hypnotic medications, "sleep medications",  for  sleep disorders.  Most of these medicines fall into a class of drugs known as benzodiazepines, or into a newer class of drugs known as "non-benzodiazepine, benzodiazepine receptor agonists".

Commonly prescribed benzodiazepines drugs for  fibromyalgia sleep disorders include:

Benzodiazepines were formerly the most commonly used for sleep disorders and also as prescription drugs for fibromyalgia sleep disorders.  However, concerns regarding patterns of inappropriate use (abuse), dependence, adverse effects such as impairments in memory or movement, and next-day "hangover" led to caution in prescribing these medications.  While many patients continue to use these medications, the benzodiazepines are no longer the "first line" of fibromyalgia prescription drugs for sleep disorders.

In recent years, physicians have been prescribing newer drugs in the "non-benzodiazepine, benzodiazepine receptor agonist" class.  The "non-benzodiazepine, benzodiazepine receptor agonists" include:

Zolpidem and zaleplon are known to reduce the time it takes to fall asleep, and in this regard their effects are probably quite similar. Zolpidem has effects that persist later into the night, and may help the sufferer stay asleep longer. The different characteristics of these medications mean that they may be used in different ways.  Zolpidem must be taken at bedtime, and may be used when patients have difficulty falling asleep and/or staying asleep.  Zaleplon may be taken at bedtime or later (after getting into bed, when having sleeplessness or nighttime awakening), as long as there are four hours or more of time left to sleep.

What Are Sedating Antidepressants?
Sedating Antidepressants are prescription medications for sleep disorders that have been developed as prescription drugs for the treatment of depression, but that are known to have sedative side effects. These medications have been used for many years to promote sleep. The sedating antidepressant medications most commonly used include trazodone (Desyrel), amitriptyline (Elavil), and doxepin (Sinequan).

The value of the use of sedating antidepressant drugs in the treatment of sleep disorders in general, and for fibromyalgia sleep disorders, has been debated for some time. There is still conflicting evidence regarding the use of these prescription medications for sleep disorders.  A concern is that these medications have more troubling, adverse effects than prescription sedative-hypnotic medications.