Do sleeping pills cure jetlag?
(CNN) — Your bodyclock is in one time zone and you’re physically in another, at some point during a business trip, you are going to need some help. Some may call it a cop-out, others a necessary evil, but sleeping pills such as Ambien, Sonata, Lunesta or benzo-diazapine are to many business travelers as essential as a tooth brush. However, other people steer clear chemical solutions to sleeplessness, viewing pills with suspicion and sometimes fear. Doctor Michael Breus, who studies how business travel impacts sleep believes there are many myths surrounding sleeping pills. “The truth of the matter is that there are some very safe sleeping tablets that are on the market,” he told CNN. “But if you’re flying for an hour and a half or two hours, I certainly would not recommend taking a sleeping pill during such a flight.” Although sleeping pills are effective for knocking-out weary travelers, there are always concerns about the quality of sleep achieved. Benzo-diazapines are drugs that aff
