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depressant Definition

de·pres·sant (dē presənt, di-)

adjective

lowering the rate of muscular or nervous activity

Etymology: depress + -ant

noun

a depressant medicine, drug, etc.; sedative
depressant Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • take: She slept badly and constantly felt tense, developing post traumatic stress disorder for which she took anti depressants.
  • use: Over half of my client base have used anti depressants to no effect.
  • prescribe: We have had three Ragdolls recently who are being prescribed anti depressants!
  • give: Eventually I went to my GP, I was given anti depressants again.
  • need: I do sometimes need anti depressants if life is extra stressfull.

Adjective modifier

  • anti: What sort of sick Country dishes out anti depressants to its own children?
  • nervous: Special note should be made of central nervous system depressants.
  • respiratory: However it is a potent respiratory depressant and should be used with caution, starting with low doses of 50mg twice a day.
  • central: Special note should be made of central nervous system depressants.
  • other: Sedation due to the drug may be increased by the concomitant use of other central nervous system depressants.
  • myocardial: All of these agents are myocardial depressants and should be administered cautiously in patients with heart disease.

Modifies a noun

  • drug: The range of the short half life i.e. 5-7 hours is small compared with most CNS depressant drugs.
  • effect: Alcohol will increase the chances of developing nitrogen narcosis due to the depressant effect on the central nervous system.
  • action: Diverse effects of nicotine occur as a result of both stimulant and depressant actions on various central and peripheral nervous system pathways.
  • agent: You should not drink alcohol or use other central nervous system depressant agents while taking Propain Plus.
  • substance: The effects of centrally depressant substances or alcohol can be potentiated by clonidine.
  • medicine: It is recommended that TOPAMAX not be used concomitantly with alcohol or other CNS depressant medicines.

Noun used with modifier

  • anti: Magical uses: Love potions, aphrodisiacs, fertility anti depressant.