Xanax
Calming prescription pill
Xanax is a brand name for alprazolam, a sedative prescribed for anxiety and panic disorders.
It belongs to the benzodiazepine class of drugs and carries risks of dependence.
Recreationally, Xanax is taken for its calming effects: He popped a Xanax before the flight.
The plural Xannies appears in hip-hop and youth slang.
Sedative drug class
- GABAInhibitory brain neurotransmitter
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- psychotropicAltering mental activity
- diazepamAnti-anxiety benzodiazepine
lorazepam · clonazepam · Valium · psychiatry · psychopharmacology · neurotransmitter · agonist · half-life
Therapeutic substance for illness
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- psychiatristMental disorder physician
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
anxiety disorder · panic disorder · insomnia · short-term · outpatient · mental health · therapeutic
Rods, taverns, or measures
- blacking outSudden loss of consciousness
- mixingCombining into one mass
- alcoholIntoxicating hydroxyl compound
- party drugIllicit nightclub intoxicant
lean · downer · high · euphoria · disinhibition · memory loss
Act of taking away
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- taperNarrow gradually toward point
- detoxSubstance removal process
seizure risk · physical dependence · psychological dependence · abuse · misuse · overdose · rehab · recovery
Undisturbed peacefulness
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- relaxationState of being unwound
- sootheGently ease discomfort
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
calm · quietude · ease · stillness · composure · relief · mellowness · unwinding
Uncontrollable sudden fear
- worryTroubled mental state
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- fearEmotional response to threat
- tensionStretched or strained state
nervousness · apprehension · dread · restlessness · agitation · jitters · phobia · overwhelm
benzodiazepine
Sedative drug class
- GABAInhibitory brain neurotransmitter
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- psychotropicAltering mental activity
diazepam · lorazepam · clonazepam · Valium · psychiatry · psychopharmacology · neurotransmitter · agonist · half-life · milligram
medication
Therapeutic substance for illness
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- psychiatristMental disorder physician
diagnosis · anxiety disorder · panic disorder · insomnia · short-term · outpatient · mental health · therapeutic
bars
Rods, taverns, or measures
- blacking outSudden loss of consciousness
- mixingCombining into one mass
- alcoholIntoxicating hydroxyl compound
party drug · lean · downer · high · euphoria · disinhibition · memory loss
withdrawal
Act of taking away
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- taperNarrow gradually toward point
detox · seizure risk · physical dependence · psychological dependence · abuse · misuse · overdose · rehab · recovery · craving
tranquility
Undisturbed peacefulness
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- relaxationState of being unwound
- sootheGently ease discomfort
peace · calm · quietude · ease · stillness · composure · relief · mellowness · unwinding · destress
panic
Uncontrollable sudden fear
tension · nervousness · apprehension · dread · restlessness · agitation · jitters · phobia · overwhelm · unease
- controlled substancescocaine, fentanyl, codeine, heroin, morphine
- sedativessedative, sedatives, tranq, tranks, tranquilizers
- anxiolyticsanxiolytic, anxiolytics, benzodiazepines, benzos, lorazepam
- benzodiazepinesdiazepam, lorazepam, clonazepam, temazepam, Valium
- depressantssedatives, hypnotics, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, tranquilizers
- medicationspills, Tylenol, capsules, tablets, aspirin
XanaxAdderall
Amphetamine-based concentration aid
methamphetamine · amphetamine · cocaine · caffeine · Ritalin
Xanaxstimulant
Alertness-boosting drug
upper · panic · anxiety · hyperarousal · terror