[WarOnPrivacy]

> Ambien, to me, is an extremely scary drug.

Meanwhile, older drugs that are less distressing aren't used any more because "We don't use it any more". -Dr: If I ask about Librium.

[diggan]

You're talking about "older drugs" like Chlordiazepoxide like they don't have any drawbacks or the drawbacks are less heavy compared to other more modern drugs. I'll give you that everyone is different, and doctors should evaluate what works for each patient, but I don't think it's ever as simple as "older drugs == better, newer drugs == worse".

[WarOnPrivacy]

> but I don't think it's ever as simple as "older drugs == better, newer drugs == worse".

I don't think anyone here was making that assertion. As far as there is a broad, common experience, it is Dr's who won't consider older meds, even if they come with less baggage than their newer counterparts.