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A Depressant Drug

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

A depressant drug is any drug that tends to reduce the activity and function of the central nervous system. A doctor may prescribe a depressant to slow a person down. Slowing a person down allows for the thought process to take place instead of an impulse reaction.

Taken as prescribed can and will help a person to live a more normal and productive life. One should be seen regularly and monitored by a doctor. Doses can generally be lowered as a patient works through their anger, depression and anxiety. It is much safer for a person to visit their doctor and ask for help than to try self-medicating on their own. A doctor will know what dose of what medicine a person should need for their particular issues. The discontinuing of depressants should never be done abruptly.

A doctor will slowly reduce the daily do... (continue)