- Half-lives vary; some appropriate for sleep-maintenance insomnia
- Anticonvulsant, anxiolytic, myorelaxant properties
- Decrease SOL, decrease WASO; increase TST, decrease arousals (depending on drug's duration of action)
| - Effects on sleep architecture: Most suppress SWS
- Side effects:
- Potential daytime sedation/cognitive impairment, rebound insomnia; anterograde amnesia, disinhibition
- Respiratory depression; OSA is a relative contraindication
- Ethanol use or CNS depressants may potentiate effects
- Dependence/abuse potential
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