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<scene name='74/746099/Belsomra/1'>Belsomra</scene>, also known as Suvorexant, is a medication used to treat the inability to fall asleep or stay asleep <ref>10.1097/01.NAJ.0000457406.61092.35. While most other insomnia drugs, like Ambien and Lunesta, are GABA agonists and work to slow down neuronal firings, Belsomra is the first drug to target orexin (2). Orexin, also known as hypocretin, is a neurotransmitter that binds to receptors in order to cause alertness and wakefulness. By targeting these neurotransmitters, it cuts off the signals causing one to be awake, and will result in sleep (1). | <scene name='74/746099/Belsomra/1'>Belsomra</scene>, also known as Suvorexant, is a medication used to treat the inability to fall asleep or stay asleep <ref>10.1097/01.NAJ.0000457406.61092.35</ref>. While most other insomnia drugs, like Ambien and Lunesta, are GABA agonists and work to slow down neuronal firings, Belsomra is the first drug to target orexin (2). Orexin, also known as hypocretin, is a neurotransmitter that binds to receptors in order to cause alertness and wakefulness. By targeting these neurotransmitters, it cuts off the signals causing one to be awake, and will result in sleep (1). | ||
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