Especially when taken in excess, CNS depressants can cause confusion and dizziness, and impair judgment, memory, intellectual performance, and motor coordination.
CNS depressants should be administered to elderly individuals with care, as these individuals have a reduced ability to metabolize CNS depressants.
Most CNS depressants have the potential to be physically and psychologically addictive.
If your doctor okay's it, yes. But do use caution mixing two CNS depressants.
The body tends to develop tolerance for CNS depressants, and larger doses are needed to achieve the same effects.
Certain herbal remedies, such as Valerian and Kava, may dangerously exacerbate the effects of certain CNS depressants
When mixed together, CNS depressants tend to amplify each other's effects, which can cause severely reduced heart rate and even death.
is depreesants classified according to the degree they decrease cns activity
NARCOTIC PAIN MEDICINE & SLEEPING PILLSVICODIN IS A NARCOTIC PAIN reliever, not one of the strongest, but it is a CNS (central nervous system) depressant. As for the sleeping pill, it makes a difference if it is a barbiturate (Halcion, Chloral hydrate, which are also CNS depressants) OR a hypnotic (Ambien, Rozeram), which are not CNS depressants. You need to be VERY careful if you combine two drugs that are both CNS depressants. You should ask your doctor OR call ANY pharmacy and ask to speak to a pharmacist. Give them the names of the medications and dosages, and they will tell you if there is a problem, (called a DRUG/DRUG INTERACTION). Many times, pharmacists have more up to date, accurate information about drugs that CAN be taken together and drugs that can NOT be taken together.
Depressants
Street names for CNS depressants include Reds, Yellows, Blues, Ludes, Barbs, and Downers.
they are both cns depressants, talk to your docter