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The compound that causes a general antidepressant action on the central nervous system belongs to the class of:

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analgasics
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tranquilizers
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nacrotic analgesics
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antihistamines
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The correct option is B tranquilizers
  • Tranquilizers are a class of chemical compounds used for the treatment of stress, and mild or even severe mental diseases. These relieve anxiety, stress, irritability or excitement by inducing a sense of well-being. They form an essential component of sleeping pills.
  • They function by different mechanisms. For example, noradrenaline is one of the neurotransmitters that plays a role in mood changes. If the level of noradrenaline is low for some reason, then the signal-sending activity becomes low, and the person suffers from depression.
  • Examples of Tranquilizers are-chlordiazepoxide,meprobamate,veronal, amytal, nembutal, luminal

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