Neurological and mental health conditions, like anxiety and sleeping disorders, are managed with prescription medicines, Ambien or Ativan. Ambien is a tranquilizer mainly prescribed by doctors to treat insomnia, which helps a person to sleep quickly. The generic name of Ambien is zolpidem. Ativan is also a tranquilizer used to manage anxiety disorders and sometimes insomnia due to its relaxing effects to prevent from a person’s health.