One of the most important things to know about sleep medication is how and when to stop taking it.

What other side effects can I expect from sleep medications?

She then went to local doctors who wrote a series of prescriptions for sleep medications.

Here are a few of the most common problems you may experience while taking a sleep medication, and what you can do to avoid them.

You may need sleep medication for a brief period.

Is it safe to start taking a sleep medication?

Usually, insomnia is temporary and requires sleep medication only for a short time.

Even though he was groggy from the sleep medication he'd taken before going to bed.

When taking sleep medications, it's best to take them for a short period of time at the lowest-effective dose.

It didn't look like any sleep medication she had ever seen, but she could be mistaken.