How long do sleeping pills stay in your system and keep working?

Question

my sleep cycle is really messed up so i took a sleeping pill last night..(later than i wanted to). i took it around 12:30 and it made me tired but i didn't go to bed until 3:00.... when i went to bed i had some trouble getting to sleep, and them my mom woke me up at 10:50 and i fell asleep again until 2:00... so my question is, did the sleeping pill make me fall asleep again or is my sleep cycle just so screwed up that my body forced me to fall asleep?...btw i start college soon so i'm going to start going to bed between 11:00 and 11:30, so i can actually get up in the morning...

thanks in advance

Answer 1

They say don't drive or operate machinery for 8 hours after taking any sleeping aids.

Answer 2

they get digested and stay in your system and work for the whole night. I take sleeping pills you know.