types of prescription sleep medications
1 Prescription sleeping pills â like Ambien, Lunesta and Rozerem. 2  Non-prescription or over-the-counter sleep aids â like Unisom and Sominex. 3  OTC antihistamines â like Benadryl that contains diphenhydramine.  Anti-depressants â like amitriptyline and trazodone that do better jobs of inducing sleep.