Any kind of sleeping pills are not recommended to be taken by patients for a long period of time, long-term application of sleeping pills can easily lead to drug resistance, and there is also a certain degree of addiction. Long-term application of sleeping pills will also have certain side effects, so patients should not blindly take sleeping pills for a long time, must be taken under the guidance of a doctor. The principle of taking sleeping pills is to follow the individualization, according to the need for medication, it is recommended to give the patient a low dose, intermittent, short-term administration, long-term use of drugs need to be gradually reduced. Treatment of insomnia should be based on the patient’s insomnia type selection of sleeping pills, for example, patients with more obvious difficulty in falling asleep, you can give the patient a shorter half-life sedative, sleeping pills, commonly used in the clinic is zolpidem tartrate. If the patient to maintain sleep difficulties should be used in the long and medium-acting sleeping drugs, such as eszopiclone, diazepam, dexzopiclone. However, it is not recommended to take sleeping pills for a long period of time, and patients can usually improve through acupuncture or proprietary Chinese medicine. Sleep can also be improved by taking proprietary Chinese medicines to adjust the constitution, such as the commonly used oral solution for tranquilizing the spirit and replenishing the brain.