There are many types of drugs to help sleep, such as sedative-hypnotics, melatonin receptor agonists, antidepressants with sedative effects, and antipsychotics with sedative effects.
There are many kinds of drugs to help sleep, according to the mechanism of action can be divided into the following categories:
1. Benzodiazepine sedative-hypnotic drugs: such as alprazolam, eszopiclone tablets, lorazepam, etc., have a strong sedative-hypnotic effect.
2. Non-benzodiazepine sedative-hypnotics: e.g. zopiclone, dexzopiclone, etc.
3. Melatonin receptor agonists: such as agomelatine, ramelteon, etc., which can promote sleep and adjust the sleep biological clock.
4. Antidepressants with sedative effects: such as trazodone, mirtazapine, etc., have sedative and anxiolytic effects and promote sleep.
5. Antipsychotic drugs with sedative effect: such as quetiapine, olanzapine, etc., have strong sedative effect, can promote sleep, and can be used to treat refractory insomnia.
If long-term sleep is not good, you should go to the psychiatry department of professional hospitals in time, under the guidance of doctors to standardize the treatment, not self-medication.