Ronnie Corbett

I suppose to the outside world I do seem slightly obsessed. But I once had a balance problem with my inner ear, and the fear loitered. Yet I have found that golf is like a yoga procedure for me: it's had wonderful, sedative, remedial qualities for my day-to-day life.

Scottish Comedian

Matthew Walker

Alcohol is a class of drugs that we call 'the sedatives.' And what you're doing is just knocking your brain out. You're not putting it into natural sleep.

English Scientist

Alex Guarnaschelli

I know that some people use lavender, incense, and cake as sedatives, but for me, a 'nose bath' in an old book just does something.

American Chef

‘Sedative’ is often used in medical settings to describe specific medications.

Medical Context

While usually drugs, 'sedative' can refer to any calming substance or activity.

Not Always Drugs

Use 'sedative' with care to imply that dependency on it for sleep or calm is risky.

Avoid Dependency

The adjective 'sedative' applies to things other than drugs, like a voice or environment.

Beyond Medicine

Mention natural products or herbs with 'sedative properties' for calming effects.

Natural Remedies

Use 'sedative effect' to describe the indirect calming result of an action or situation.

Indirect Use

 Common intravenous agents include sedatives, like propofol, which induce unconsciousness, and opioids, like fentanyl, which reduce pain. These general anesthetics also seem to work by affecting electrical signals in the nervous system. Normally, the brain's electrical signals are a chaotic chorus

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 could account for different seizure types and symptoms. So if seizures were due to neurons misfiring, how could doctors stop this from happening? Physicians like Sir Charles Locock hypothesized that sedative drugs might calm overactive brain activity, a theory he confirmed by treating seizures

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 Her FDA colleagues supported this decision. Merrell had expected a quick, affirmative reply so it could launch thalidomide for the holiday season, when sedative sales soar. Instead of supplying Kelsey with the data she requested they first tried to convince her to approve the drug

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 and helped me get a grasp of the melodic Icelandic language. I struggled a bit with the initial period of homesickness. I snowboarded after school, and I slept a lot. Two hours of chemistry class in a language that you don't yet fully understand can be a pretty good sedative.

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 when you are the relative responsible for the medical care of an old person and when you're the one who has to decide whether and when to hold further medical interventions and when just to administer painkillers and sedatives for a sick spouse or parent at the opposite

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 of alcohol. Others have a variation in GABA transmission that makes them especially sensitive to the sedative effects of alcohol, which decreases their risk of developing disordered drinking. Meanwhile, the brain adapts to chronic alcohol consumption by reducing GABA,

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 really helps me fall asleep faster unfortunately alcohol is the enemy of sleep and alcohol will hurt your sleep in at least 3 different ways but the alcohol is a class of drugs that we call the sedatives and sedation is not sleep

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 of the most misunderstood sleep aids out there. In fact, it's anything but a sleep aid. And it can be problematic for your sleep in at least three different ways. First, alcohol is in a class of drugs that we call the sedatives.

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 the sedative stops the cub from blinking a gel protects its eyes from drying out they've got to get this weak curb

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 the sedative stops the cub from blinking a gel protects its eyes from drying out sorry about you