Talk:Sedative

message: I do not think this is a good idea as some depressants, such as opioids, are not considered sedatives. The tag has been up a long time without action. I am removing it.—Who123 16:15, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Wasn't the suggestion was to merge with hypnotic, not depressant?  Where did the merge with depressant tag come from?  --Thoric 22:14, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I just checked and the tag was placed in 2-2007 to merge with depressant. There may have been another suggestion to merge with hypnotic but it was not tagged.—Who123 00:23, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I know that the tag did say hypnotic at one time (that or the hypnotic article previously had a merge with sedative tag... just look above... the only discussion on this topic has been a sedative/hypnotic merger.  --Thoric 03:33, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggestion to merge with "depressant" 

message: Why is thalidomide not in the list? WooyiTalk to me? 02:53, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Thalidomide 

message: I think that the article hypnotic should be merged into this sedative article and renamed to sedative hypnotic. Sedative hypnotic drugs are basically the same thing, only that hypnotics tend to be prescribed at higher doses to induce sleep and tend to be shorter acting. For example diazepam is long acting and thus is mainly marketed for day time use. Temazepam is more short acting and is marketed for insomnia, ie a hypnotic. The same goes for barbiturate sedative hypnotics. Longer acting ones are or were used for day time control of anxiety or seizures and shorter acting ones tended to be used more for insomnia.--Literaturegeek | T@1k? 09:56, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge proposal

message: I've asked the Pharmacology project people to take a look.  To my non-expert mind, these two words have quite different connotations, and both Britannica and Mirriam-Webster support those, though Britannica does use the term "sedative-hypnotic drugs" which have in common that they 
*achieve their effects without affecting mood or reducing sensitivity to pain and 
*tend to depress the central nervous system. 
Britannica says the sedative effect reduces tension and anxiety and induces calm while the hypnotic effect is sleep-inducing.
Mirriam-Webster says that sedatives tend to calm, moderate or tranquilize nervousness or excitement while hypnotics and soporifics tend to produce/cause sleep.
I'd prefer that these two articles remain separate and make these differences very clear. Some substances, such as the hormone melatonin, may have a hypnotic effect but are not sedatives. Of course, it also has to be pointed out that the same substance may, in varying doses, cause both effects.  I'd hope that these two articles will get some expert attention.  --Hordaland (talk) 20:52, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hypnotic and Sedative 

message: It seems something should be merged because a search on "sleep aid" gives different results from a search on "sleep aids" (sedative and hypnotic respectively). dsalting@gmail.com dsalting (talk) 20:35, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge Proposal 

message: It has little business here and sleep medication is not discussed at all. --Coching (talk) 02:01, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why does "sleep pills" route to this page? 

message: It teaches us that "a sedative is a substance that induces sedation...". Now let's take a look at "Sedation" article: "Sedation is a medical procedure involving the administration of sedative drugs..." 93.81.148.157 (talk) 00:39, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  This article is useless 

message: Also the types of sedatives list is extremely lacking. Instead of laundry listing various sedatives; categories alone should suffice with a couple of examples. Ie Z-Drugs (Zopliclone and Zolpiderm), Benzodiazepines (Diazepam, Alprazolam). There also needs to be a more complete list of categories including sedating antidepressants, antipsycotics, and muscle relaxors.
121.209.49.58 (talk) 11:10, 27 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sedative List 

message: Wikipedia articles almost always have a history section.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 23.119.205.88 (talk) 04:17, 9 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  No history? 

message: There are reliable sources saying that dimenhydrinate can be used as a sleep aid, but I don't understand why this would be done. Dimenhydrinate is diphenhydramine plus 8-Chlorotheophylline, a caffeine like stimulant to reduce the sedative effect of diphenhydramine, which is useful as a less-sedating antiemetic. However if someone specifically wants the sedative effect, why would they want to take any 8-Chlorotheophylline? Why not just take pure diphenhydramine, possibly a lower dose can be used without the 8-Chlorotheophylline? 2607:FEA8:E31F:FBC1:D175:FBA0:35C4:7ACE (talk) 16:23, 26 September 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: One possible explanation I can think of is if they want only milder sedation but a stronger antiemetic effect, which dimenhydrinate can produce. A lower dose of pure diphenhydramine would have a weaker antiemetic effect but they want a stronger effect, and the 8-Chlorotheophylline would result in the milder sedative effect they want. Can an expert confirm this or give another explanation? 2607:FEA8:E31F:FBC1:D175:FBA0:35C4:7ACE (talk) 18:22, 26 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dimenhydrinate