antianxiety

[ an-tee-ang-zahy-i-tee, an-tahy- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

First recorded in 1960–65; anti- + anxiety

Similar stories led to the use of anticonvulsants, antidepressants, antianxiety medications, narcotics and antihistamines.

[It] does not resemble standard antipsychotic, antidepressant, antianxiety or hypnotic drugs in simple drug interaction tests.

Brittany took only Klonepam, he told me, an antianxiety medication prescribed to control the seizures she occasionally had.

Other antianxiety meds, Klonopin and Trazadone, were prescribed by Dr. Allan Metzger.

I work in healthcare, and I see on many charts of women raising children lists of antidepressants and antianxiety meds.

Many of these symptoms can be controlled by antianxiety drugs.

Antianxiety drugs can reduce agitation and produce a relative sense of calm.

Antianxiety drugs, the minor tranquilizers, can be grouped with these drugs because of their sedative effect.

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