A type of medication for treating insomnia is known as sleeping pills. The most commonly used sleeping pills are benzodiazepines (such such as Valium and Ativan) as well as barbiturates (such as Phenobarbital), and nonbenzodiazepine serotonins (such like Restoril or Zolpidem). The brain's nerve cells which regulate wakefulness and arousal are blocked by sleeping pills. As a result, people who...