Meaning of Anxiolytic
The word anxiolytic comes from the Latin "anxius" which means "distressed" , the anxiolytic is a drug with action that depresses the central nervous system , intended to reduce or eliminate the symptoms of anxiety that is a function related to survival, along with fear, anger, sadness or happiness . The anti - anxiety medication is the one that alleviates or eliminates the symptom of anxiety without causing sedation or sleep .
In the area of anxiolytic medication there is a tendency that the effect is considered as one of the first progressive steps such as that of anxiolytic which is a medication, hypnotics is a psychoactive psychotropic drug that produces heaviness and sleep, sedation is a chemical substance that depresses the central nervous system, these components can cause the person to go into a coma or even die.
The anxiolytic drug also relates to different types of drugs such as barbiturates, meprobamate and benzodiazepine containing the same elements of the anxiolytic drug .
This concept is based on the reality imposed by the historical development of drugs ;
the barbiturates medicine are derivatives delácido barbiturate is an organic compound based on the structure of pyrimidine which acts as a sedative of the central nervous system that produces a broad outline of effects that can be from a mild sedation to a total anesthesia .
The meprobamate is a chemical derivative of carbonates which is an organic compound which is considered a depressor the central nervous system (CNS) containing similar properties of barbiturates .
The benzodiazepine is used for medicine therapies anxiety , insomnia and other effective states such as epilepsy, alcohol withdrawal and muscle spasms .