Is Opipramol better for long-term insomnia than valerian and calming tea?

I'm just thinking that Opipramol is chemical, and valerian and the calming tea are purely herbal. I'm not sure about this.

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samm1917
1 year ago

Various drug groups or various active compounds are used for the treatment of sleep disorders.

Classic sleeping agents originate from the group of benzodiazepines (e.g. lorazepam) and Z-drugs (e.g. zolpidem). They are highly effective and have close to no side effects. The problem, however, is that all benzodiazepines and Z-drugs are difficult to depend on when used too frequently. This also involves a development of tolerance, i.e. the loss of effectiveness in regular application.

Other medicines are used for the longer term drug treatment of sleep disorders. It is therefore possible to utilize the sleeping side effects of certain antidepressants (for example Mirtazapine), antipsychotics (for example Quetiapine) and H1 antihistamines (for example hydroxyzine). Although these have more side effects than benzodiazepines and Z-drugs, they do not depend on them.

As a rule, synthetic (“chemical”) sleepers are subject to prescription. The strongest apothetic but non-receptable sleeping agent is the H1 antihistaminic diphenhydramine, followed by doxylamin, also an H1 antihistaminic agent.

Vegetable sleeping agents such as valerian are not even suitable for the efficiency of synthetic drugs, for which they are freely available.

Opipramol per se is a prescription-free tricyclic antidepressant which is not producible and which is used primarily for the treatment of medically relevant anxiety disorders. In addition, it also has a sleek effect. This is, however, markedly weaker on average than with certain other, non-extending drugs such as, for example, Mirtazapine or Quetiapine.