sedative
Promotes sleep chemically
A sedative is a drug that calms or induces sleep by depressing nervous system activity.
Sedatives range from mild sleep aids to powerful anesthetics.
The adjective describes anything with a calming or sleep-inducing effect: The professor's sedative voice put half the class to sleep.
She was prescribed a sedative after the accident.
Sedative drug class
- barbiturateSedative drug class
- tranquilizerSubstance that induces calm
- diazepamAnti-anxiety benzodiazepine
- lorazepamAnti-anxiety sedative medication
clonazepam · alprazolam · ativan · hypnotic · anxiolytic · phenobarbital · chloral · melatonin
Induced loss of feeling
- propofolIntravenous anesthetic for sedation
- etherVolatile organic solvent
- chloroformSedating volatile organic compound
- halothaneInhaled surgical anesthetic
nitrous · ketamine · numbing · induction · twilight · conscious · preoperative · surgical
State of being unwound
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- calmFree from agitation
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- peacefulFree from disturbance
quieting · mellowing · easing · pacifying · subduing · unwinding · destressing · lulling
Nearly falling asleep
impaired · depressant · suppression · reflexes · respiratory · inhibition · tolerance · dependence
benzodiazepine
Sedative drug class
- barbiturateSedative drug class
- tranquilizerSubstance that induces calm
- diazepamAnti-anxiety benzodiazepine
lorazepam · clonazepam · alprazolam · ativan · hypnotic · anxiolytic · phenobarbital · chloral · melatonin · antihistamine
anesthesia
Induced loss of feeling
- propofolIntravenous anesthetic for sedation
- etherVolatile organic solvent
- chloroformSedating volatile organic compound
halothane · nitrous · ketamine · numbing · induction · twilight · conscious · preoperative · surgical · intravenous
relaxation
State of being unwound
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- calmFree from agitation
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
peaceful · quieting · mellowing · easing · pacifying · subduing · unwinding · destressing · lulling · dulling
drowsy
Nearly falling asleep
slowed · impaired · depressant · suppression · reflexes · respiratory · inhibition · tolerance · dependence · withdrawal
drowsiness
State of near-sleep
- slumberLight, restful unconsciousness
- insomniaPersistent inability to rest
- somnolenceAbnormal urge to doze
doze · rest · bedtime · nighttime · dreamless · grogginess · stupor · yawn · fatigue · lethargy
- injectablesvaccine, filler, insulin, dermal filler, epidural
- Neuroactive Drugsdopamine, serotonin, GABA, acetylcholine, norepinephrine
- sedativestranq, tranks, tranquilizers, depressant, downer
- sleep aidsmelatonin, sleeping pills, sleeping pill, sleep aid, Ambien
- apothecarypharmacy, apothecary, drugstore, dispensary, pharmacist
- Drug Traitsaddictive, potent, toxic, narcotic, analgesic
sedativestimulant
Alertness-boosting drug
stimulating · excitant · amphetamine · caffeine · upper
sedativeagitating
Disturbing or stirring up
upsetting · disturbing · unsettling · stressful · troubling
- conscious sedationMedically induced drowsy state
- deep sedationMedically induced near-unconsciousness
- IV sedationSedatives via bloodstream
- twilight sedationPartial anesthesia allowing responsiveness
- dental sedationDrugs calming patients during mouthwork
- sedative effectsDrug-induced drowsiness