depressant
depressant
Definition
de·pres·sant (dē pres′ənt, di-)
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.
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