hypnotics
Drugs inducing slumber
Hypnotics are drugs that induce sleep.
The term covers a range of sedatives from mild over-the-counter sleep aids to powerful prescription medications like benzodiazepines.
A hypnotic effect is one that promotes drowsiness or unconsciousness: The hypnotic properties of the medication made her groggy the next morning.
The word connects to hypnosis through their shared association with trance-like states, though hypnotics work pharmacologically rather than psychologically.
Drugs that calm
- barbituratesSedative-hypnotic drug class
- benzodiazepinesSedative-hypnotic drug class
- tranquilizersDrugs that calm nerves
- temazepamSedative-hypnotic for insomnia
diazepam · lorazepam · alprazolam · anxiolytics · anesthetics · narcotics · opioids · prescription
Completely capturing one's attention
- entrancingDeeply captivating or bewitching
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
- mesmerizingCompletely capturing one's attention
- transfixingRendering motionless with fascination
riveting · enthralling · bewitching · enchanting · fascinating · alluring · absorbing · gripping
Persistent inability to rest
- sedationDrug-induced calm state
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
- somnolenceAbnormal urge to doze
- slumberLight, restful unconsciousness
rest · sleep-inducing · nocturnal · bedtime · dreamless · unconsciousness · stupor · lethargy
Formal admission process
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- subconsciousBelow conscious awareness
- mesmerismTrance-inducing influence
- susceptibilityLiability to influence
deepening · regression · autosuggestion · posthypnotic · relaxation · dissociation · suggestibility · Svengali
sedatives
Drugs that calm
- barbituratesSedative-hypnotic drug class
- benzodiazepinesSedative-hypnotic drug class
- tranquilizersDrugs that calm nerves
temazepam · diazepam · lorazepam · alprazolam · anxiolytics · anesthetics · narcotics · opioids · prescription · dosage
spellbinding
Completely capturing one's attention
- entrancingDeeply captivating or bewitching
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
- mesmerizingCompletely capturing one's attention
transfixing · riveting · enthralling · bewitching · enchanting · fascinating · alluring · absorbing · gripping · dazzling
insomnia
Persistent inability to rest
- sedationDrug-induced calm state
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
- somnolenceAbnormal urge to doze
slumber · rest · sleep-inducing · nocturnal · bedtime · dreamless · unconsciousness · stupor · lethargy · grogginess
induction
Formal admission process
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- subconsciousBelow conscious awareness
- mesmerismTrance-inducing influence
susceptibility · deepening · regression · autosuggestion · posthypnotic · relaxation · dissociation · suggestibility · Svengali · pendulum
- medicationspills, Tylenol, capsules, tablets, Xanax
- Neuroactive Drugsdopamine, serotonin, GABA, acetylcholine, norepinephrine
- sedativessedative, sedatives, tranq, tranks, tranquilizers
- Psychopharmacologyantidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, benzodiazepines, SSRIs
- depressantssedatives, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, tranquilizers, anxiolytics
hypnoticsstimulants
Agents that heighten arousal
uppers · amphetamines · caffeine · cocaine · methamphetamine
- hypnotic tranceInduced suggestible consciousness
- hypnotic suggestionCommand given under trance
- stage hypnotistEntertainer suggesting acts onstage
- hypnotic state
- post-hypnotic suggestionCommand implanted during trance
- hypnotic regressionAccessing memories through trance
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