I think the ultimate sleep drugs are benzodiapines. They can reliably knock you out even if you've just had two espressos. It's unfortunate that some people get addicted to them, though personally I don't understand how this happens given that the drug mostly sedates you and doesn't provide much of a 'high'.
As an Anesthesiology resident,I liked this article. Although most of the sedatives and inducing agents etc I use(midazolam,propofol etc) cause respiratory depression and we have to keep monitoring/controlling the patient's breathing either by bagging them or intubating them most of the time. If I'm using them for sedation they require great carefulness and monitoring.
I think the ultimate sleep drugs are benzodiapines. They can reliably knock you out even if you've just had two espressos. It's unfortunate that some people get addicted to them, though personally I don't understand how this happens given that the drug mostly sedates you and doesn't provide much of a 'high'.
As an Anesthesiology resident,I liked this article. Although most of the sedatives and inducing agents etc I use(midazolam,propofol etc) cause respiratory depression and we have to keep monitoring/controlling the patient's breathing either by bagging them or intubating them most of the time. If I'm using them for sedation they require great carefulness and monitoring.