Sedative

A sedative is a drug that depresses the central nervous system (CNS), which causes calmness, relaxation, reduction of anxiety, sleepiness, slowed breathing, slurred speech, staggering gait, poor judgment, and slow, uncertain reflexes. Sedatives may be referred to as tranquilizers, depressants, anxiolytics, soporifics, sleeping pills, downers, or sedative-hypnotics. At high doses or when they are abused, many of these drugs can cause unconsciousness and death.

Types of sedative

• Barbiturates
• secobarbital (Seconal)
• pentobarbital (Nembutal)
• amobarbital (Amytal)
• Benzodiazepines
• diazepam (Valium)
• clonazepam (Klonopin)
• chlordiazepoxide (Librium)
• lorazepam (Ativan)
• chlorazepate (Tranxene)
• Imidazopyridines
• zolpidem (Ambien)
• alpidem
• pyrazolopyrimidines
• Zaleplon (Sonata)
• Antihistamines
• diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
• dimenhydrinate (Dramamine)
• Promethazine (Sominex)
• doxylamine
• Herbal sedatives
• valerian plant
• Mandrake
• kava
• Uncategorized sedatives
• methaqualone (Sopor, Quaalude)
• ethchlorvynol (Placidyl)
• chloral hydrate (Noctec)
• meprobamate (Miltown)
• glutethimide (Doriden)
• methyprylon (Noludar)
• gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB)