‘scuse me. Benzos are NOT a sleeping pill. Thats like saying cocaine is a substitute for coffee.
I discovered that my snoring was pretty bad. I used a phone app called SnoreLab to confirm it. I soon bought a CPAP through a private sale and my quality of sleep immediately became normal. I recently bought a new VPAP with humidifier (again thru private sale). I cant wait to use it. Will keep my CPAP for a backup. My CPAP has a water container to counter dryness but its a lame design. This new one I’m expecting will make my sleep even better. My advice, get one and use the nasal pillow. At least try it. I find mine very comfortable. They pay for themselves. A poor nights sleep makes for much lost productivity in many ways.
People do use them for sleeping:
https://www.medicinenet.com/benzodiazepines_sleep-inducing-oral/article.htm
They are sedatives. They’re very commonly prescribed to help with sleep, along with antihistamines like hydroxyzine, diphenhydramine, and promethazine (originally developed as an antihistamine).
Hypnotics like zolpidem and eszopiclone were made to help one sleep, but all of the above are habit-forming.
I was on zolpidem for over a decade due to dialysis and renal function interfering with my ability to sleep, but at a certain point it just wasn’t helping anymore. I quit cold turkey.
I didn’t get more than ten minutes of sleep at a time for nine days straight, and now I almost sleep normally. Sometimes I have to take something, because my circadian rhythm is backwards - I’m awake at night and sleep during the day. It’s why my work shift is 14:00-22:00.
I tell people starting hypnotics for the first time not to if they can avoid it. Try literally anything else first - I had some seriously bizarre side-effects, and it eventually stopped helping me sleep.
I’m a hospitalist-certified pharmacy tech, by the way. I fill these all the time.