Sleeping pills don't do much for sleep.
Americans swear by sleep medications and spend about $4.5 billion a year for them. Rozerem, the latest sleep pill advertised on TV, costs $3.50 each, and studies show that Rozerem truly does help people sleep more--about 11 to 19 minutes more. A scientific study by the National Institutes of Health found only mediocre improvement in sleep by people using Ambien, Lunesta, and other popular sleep medications.
Ironically, people who take sleep meds report that they help a lot. They are generally pleased with the results.
How can this be? Check out an interesting report in the New York Times. Here's a direct link to this story.
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