Treatment Plan
Conservative:
• Sleep hygiene
• CBT for insomnia (CBTI)
• Sleep IO (interactive treatment) – digitally delivered treatment based on CBTi
Medications:
Short term:
- Zopiclone or zolpidem
- Maximum 4 weeks duration
- Contraindications: severe respiratory disease, severe hepatic impairment, OSA, myasthenia gravis
- Avoid alcohol (increases drug effect)
- o No driving for 8 hours post-dose
- Can consider sedative antihistamines
Long term:
• Avoid medications
• Focus on CBTI/Sleep IO
• Consider benzodiazepines if necessary