sedatives
Medications inducing drowsiness
Sedatives are drugs that calm the nervous system, reducing anxiety and inducing relaxation or sleep.
The category includes barbiturates, benzodiazepines, and certain antihistamines.
At higher doses, sedatives cause drowsiness and impaired coordination: The sedatives made her too groggy to drive.
Doctors prescribe them for insomnia, anxiety, and before medical procedures.
Sedative-hypnotic drug class
- benzodiazepinesSedative-hypnotic drug class
- opioidsReceptor-binding pain relievers
- tranquilizersDrugs that calm nerves
- hypnoticsSleep-inducing medications
lorazepam · diazepam · phenobarbital · propofol · ketamine · morphine · codeine · fentanyl
State of needing another
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- overdoseHarmful excess intake
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- habituationDiminished reaction over time
detoxification · rehabilitation · abuse · misuse · tapering · physical dependence · psychological dependence · relapse
Persistent inability to rest
- somnolentInclined toward sleep
- soporificInducing drowsiness
- hypnoticInducing trance or slumber
- sleeplessnessInability to rest
restlessness · sleep disorder · nighttime · bedtime · slumber · drowsy · dozing · napping
Induced loss of feeling
- preoperativeBefore a medical procedure
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- ICUAcute care ward
- intubationPlacing airway tube
anxiolytic · anticonvulsant · prescription · dosage · administration · intravenous · oral · injection
Things that depress
- barbsSharp points or jibes
- benzosSedative medication category
- tranksSlang for sedatives
- roofiesIllicit sedative tablets
date rape drug · club drug · pill popping · substance abuse · intoxication · high · ludes
State of near-sleep
- relaxationState of being unwound
- numbnessLoss of sensation
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
- grogginessState of sluggish disorientation
sluggishness · stupor · unconsciousness · disorientation · slurred speech · impairment · dizziness · euphoria
barbiturates
Sedative-hypnotic drug class
- benzodiazepinesSedative-hypnotic drug class
- opioidsReceptor-binding pain relievers
- tranquilizersDrugs that calm nerves
hypnotics · lorazepam · diazepam · phenobarbital · propofol · ketamine · morphine · codeine · fentanyl · pentobarbital
dependence
State of needing another
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- overdoseHarmful excess intake
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
habituation · detoxification · rehabilitation · abuse · misuse · tapering · physical dependence · psychological dependence · relapse · recovery
insomnia
Persistent inability to rest
sleeplessness · restlessness · sleep disorder · nighttime · bedtime · slumber · drowsy · dozing · napping · REM
anesthesia
Induced loss of feeling
- preoperativeBefore a medical procedure
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- ICUAcute care ward
intubation · anxiolytic · anticonvulsant · prescription · dosage · administration · intravenous · oral · injection · physician
downers
Things that depress
roofies · date rape drug · club drug · pill popping · substance abuse · intoxication · high · ludes
drowsiness
State of near-sleep
- relaxationState of being unwound
- numbnessLoss of sensation
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
grogginess · sluggishness · stupor · unconsciousness · disorientation · slurred speech · impairment · dizziness · euphoria · amnesia
- medicationspills, Tylenol, capsules, tablets, Xanax
- psychiatric carepsychotherapy, psychiatry, psychiatrist, medication, therapy
- sedativestranq, tranks, tranquilizers, depressant, downer
- anxiolyticsanxiolytic, anxiolytics, benzodiazepines, benzos, alprazolam
- Medicinespill, tablet, aspirin, tablets, penicillin
- Substancesmatter, elements, compounds, molecules, atoms
sedativesstimulants
Agents that heighten arousal
uppers · amphetamines · methamphetamine · cocaine · caffeine
sedativesstimulants
Agents that heighten arousal
energizers · pep pills · nootropics · energy drinks · activators
- sedative effectsDrug-induced drowsiness