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depressant::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | downer, sedative, sedative drug |
| Type of | medicine, street drug, drug of abuse, medicament, medication, medicinal drug |
| Has types | sedative-hypnotic, sedative-hypnotic drug, glutethimide, doriden, chloral hydrate |
| Derivation | depress |
depressant::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | depress |
Examples of depressant
depressant
She is a scrambling, downy anti-depressant, showing completely unguarded warmth.
From the washingtonpost.com
Hughes died of an overdose of alcohol and anti-depressant medication in May 2000.
From the sacbee.com
Kirsch discovered that most anti-depressant trials showed no proof of efficacy.
From the infowars.com
But promethazine is a depressant of the central nervous system, Fallieras said.
From the orlandosentinel.com
I too as of yesterday got on an anti-depressant as I finally got to see my Doc.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
Mixed together, the stimulant and the depressant do not cancel each other out.
From the washingtonpost.com
When I was on the anti-depressant Cymbalta, something changed, I was not the same.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
Several previous studies have identified exercise as a potent anti-depressant.
From the newscientist.com
He went to a doctor three weeks before his death and was put on an anti-depressant.
From the kentucky.com
- Capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent
- Sedative: a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
- Depressants are psychoactive drugs which temporarily diminish the function or activity of a specific part of the body or mind. Examples of these kinds of effects may include anxiolysis, sedation, and hypotension. ...
- (Depressants) Drugs that relieve anxiety and produce sleep. Depressants include barbiturates, benzodiazepines, and alcohol. [3]
- (depressants) Drugs that slow the activity of the central nervous system
- (DEPRESSANTS) chemicals that slow down behaviour or cognitive processes-alcohol, barbiturates, opiates-SLANG NAME DOWNERS
- (Depressants) Drugs that depress the brain, slow reflexes, numb sensation, etc. Depressants can affect T3 metabolism by slowing breakdown of T3, which leads to prolonged levels of T3 beyond appropriate brain function. This may affect mood.
- (Depressants) alcohol, tranquilizers, opiates
- (Depressants) substances that suppress the nervous system; typical representatives are alcohol and other soporific substances
