Editing Insomnia (section)

==== Other sedatives ====
[[Gabapentinoid]]s like [[gabapentin]] and [[pregabalin]] have sleep-promoting effects but are not commonly used for the treatment of insomnia.<ref name="pmid29487083">{{cite journal|author3-link=Gabriella Gobbi | vauthors = Atkin T, Comai S, Gobbi G | title = Drugs for Insomnia beyond Benzodiazepines: Pharmacology, Clinical Applications, and Discovery | journal = Pharmacol Rev | volume = 70 | issue = 2 | pages = 197–245 | date = April 2018 | pmid = 29487083 | doi = 10.1124/pr.117.014381 | s2cid = 3578916 | url = | doi-access = free }}</ref> Gabapentin is not effective in helping alcohol related insomnia.<ref name="NIHR Evidence_2022">{{Cite journal |date=17 October 2022 |title=Review finds little evidence to support gabapentinoid use in bipolar disorder or insomnia |url=https://evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/review-finds-little-evidence-support-gabapentinoid-use-bipolar-disorder-or-insomnia/ |journal=NIHR Evidence |type=Plain English summary |language=en |publisher=National Institute for Health and Care Research |doi=10.3310/nihrevidence_54173 |s2cid=252983016 |access-date=21 November 2022 |archive-date=27 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127080508/https://evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/review-finds-little-evidence-support-gabapentinoid-use-bipolar-disorder-or-insomnia/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Hong_2022">{{cite journal |vauthors=Hong JS, Atkinson LZ, Al-Juffali N, Awad A, Geddes JR, Tunbridge EM, Harrison PJ, Cipriani A |date=March 2022 |title=Gabapentin and pregabalin in bipolar disorder, anxiety states, and insomnia: Systematic review, meta-analysis, and rationale |journal=Molecular Psychiatry |volume=27 |issue=3 |pages=1339–1349 |doi=10.1038/s41380-021-01386-6 |pmc=9095464 |pmid=34819636}}</ref>

[[Barbiturate]]s, while once used, are no longer recommended for insomnia due to the risk of addiction and other side effects.<ref>{{cite book| vauthors = Aschenbrenner DS, Venable SJ |title=Drug Therapy in Nursing |date=2009 |publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |isbn=978-0-7817-6587-9 |page=[https://archive.org/details/studyguidetoacco0000asch/page/277 277]|url=https://archive.org/details/studyguidetoacco0000asch|url-access=registration|language=en}}</ref>