![]() They have incredible knowledge and expertise when it comes to medications for sleep. Plus, they’re also bombarded by pharmaceutical companies throughout their training and professional career. We’re often hearing that they receive very little training in sleep. This likely means that they miss out on knowing the pros, the cons, and the alternatives to sleep medications. “I need to have my Mogadon with a couple of beers every night otherwise I won’t sleep” - said the large Scottish woman who reminded me of a female version of Fat Bastard from the Austin Powers movies. I had no idea what she was talking about. But because I didn’t know what Mogadon was. I was early in my training and had not heard of it. “It’s a horse tranquiliser” said my mentor Prof Leon Lack behind his quizzical smirk. Mogadon is a benzodiazepine that is indicated for the short-term treatment of insomnia. Because it has a long half-life (24 hours - give or take), it can build up in one’s body. ![]() Imagine you take a Mogadon to fall asleep on Sunday night. When it’s Monday night, you’ve still got 1/2 a dose of Sunday night’s Mogadon in you. That’s what the half-life of 24 hours means. ![]() If you keep taking 1 Mogadon tablet each night, all week, here’s what happens…įriday night … you get the picture, right? 24 hours later you’ve got half the dose in you. Thus one common side effect from Mogadon is drowsiness during the day - making it hard to do things like ‘be awake’ and ‘drive’.īecause people could not function well during the day whilst taking Mogadon at night, many would think ‘What’s the point?”. So Mogadon didn’t improve their daytime performance - even if they did sleep better.īut Mogadon is not the only benzo for sleep issues … Their insomnia meant they weren’t functioning well anyway. Unlike Mogadon’s 24 hour half-life, Temazepam has a half-life of about 8 hours. So there’s less chance for this benzodiazepine to build-up in your system. Nevertheless, there’s still some Temazepam in you when you wake in the morning - and some people notice that they feel groggy when they wake up. When flying eastward to North America, my ‘owl-like nature’ goes into overdrive and I fall asleep around 4 AM at the start of my trips. ![]()
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