A sedative is a substance that induces sedation by reducing irritability or excitement. At higher doses it may result in slurred speech, staggering gait, poor judgment, and slow, uncertain reflexes. Doses of sedatives such as benzodiazepines, when used as a hypnotic to induce sleep, tend to be higher than amounts used to relieve anxiety, whereas only low doses are needed to provide a peaceful effect. Sedatives can be misused to produce an overly-calming effect (alcohol being the classic and most common sedating drug). In the event of an overdose or if combined with another sedative, many of these drugs can cause unconsciousness and even death.
In the original series, sedatives and sleeping pills were often administered by Collinwood's resident serologist Julia Hoffman in order to calm a character down after experiencing a traumatic event, and they were frequently used to explain a character's absence from a given episode.
Episodes 1 to 650[]
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104 | Elizabeth gives Victoria a sedative to calm her down from her near hit and run ordeal, it will help her sleep soundly. |
127 | Elizabeth gives Victoria a pill. |
231 | Dr. Woodard prescribes a tranquillizer to Maggie. |
242 | Dr. Woodard has been giving Sam sedatives since Maggie's disappearance. |
276 | Julia instructs Nurse Jackson to give Maggie a sedative. |
295 | Maggie refuses to take a pill from Dr. Woodard that would help calm her down. |
329 | Dr. Woodard has given Willie a sedative in order to dull the pain of his injuries. |
339 | Dr. Woodard has given David a sedative so he'll sleep for the rest of the night. |
408 | The doctor has given Barnabas a sedative. |
461 | Julia gives Victoria a sedative |
462 | Julia realizes she should have given Victoria a stronger sedative. She offers Victoria a pill to calm her, but she refuses. |
472 | Julia has given Elizabeth a sedative because she was upset over Roger's disappearance. |
480 | Dr. Lang gave Jeff a sedative. |
491 | Julia attempts to give Adam a sedative. |
492 | Julia gives Adam another sedative with an increased dosage that will last for at least 24 hours. |
493 | Julia left some medicine for Adam that causes him to fall asleep. |
500 | Julia offers Sam a sedative, he refuses. |
515 | Willie gives Maggie some pills so she can sleep. |
518 | Victoria gives Maggie some pills to calm her down. |
519 | Julia has given Maggie a sedative. |
520 | Roger took a sleeping pill last night, something he seldom does. |
535 | Barnabas takes a pill that will "put [him] to sleep and out of [his] misery". |
563 | The nurse gives Tom a sedative when he becomes agitated trying to tell Maggie about the coffin he saw in the basement. |
564 | Barnabas tells Willie that Julia will give him a sedative next time he digs up a dead body. |
588 | The doctor has given Victoria a sedative. |
593 | Julia gives Barnabas a stimulant. (An anti-sedative!) |
604 | Julia offers Elizabeth a sedative to relax. She reluctantly accepts it. |
606 | Julia says she gave Elizabeth a sedative. (Presumably referring to the one she administered in 604.) |
615 | Barnabas suggests Julia give Joe a sedative in order to stop him talking to the police. |
635 | The writers obsession with sedatives and sleeping pills hits Carolyn, Victoria, and Maggie. Although, Adam refuses a sedative from Julia most sternly, which she offers him to help get over the grueling experience he's just faced. |
636 | Professor Stokes' doctor has prescribed Adam a pill to reduce the danger of infection. |
638 | Julia gives Victoria a sedative. |
639 | Julia gives Elizabeth a sedative to get over the ordeal of encountering the werewolf. |
643 | Roger offers Carolyn some of his sleeping pills. |
649 | Chris asks Julia for pills to help him sleep, he wants strong ones. She is reluctant to get them for him. |
Episodes 651 to 1245[]
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651 | Julia has given Elizabeth a sedative in order to rest overnight and forget about thought of death. Julia gives Chris the sleeping pills he anxiously wants. |
652/653 | Barnabas wants Julia to give Elizabeth a stronger sedative. Elizabeth refuses it and reveals she never took the previous one. |
654 | Julia gives Joe pills to ease the pain should he wake in the night. |
655 | Julia offers Elizabeth a sedative to get back to sleep. She refuses. |
656 | Julia gave Carolyn a sedative to calm her down. |
658 | Julia gives Joe an injection to help him to sleep. |
698 | Julia wants to give Sabrina a sedative. (Despite low blood pressure!) Ned sternly refuses. |
791 | Gregory gives Judith a sedative, taken orally as a potion. |
815 | Julia gives David an injection. |
896 | Julia recommends strongly that Megan give the baby aspirin for its fever. She complies. |
916 | Dr. Reeves has put Paul under sedation due to his erratic behavior. |
917 | Paul is still sedated (or at least was). Dr. Reeves has prescribed Paul a medicine. Mrs. Johnson believes people take too much medicine. Elizabeth has given Paul a double dose in with the milk, and recommends Paul be given a sedative. |
926 | Julia injects Michael in an attempt to shock him back to life. (An anti-sedative!) |
929 | Dr. Reeves has been putting medicine in Paul's food. |
935 | Carolyn is under heavy sedation after learning about Paul's death. |
950 | Jeb apparently gave Megan sedatives. |
953 | Megan gives Carolyn a sleeping pill. |
976 | Julia has given Carolyn a sedative to get over the ordeal of encountering the werewolf. |
980 | Julia attempts to give Carolyn sedative, she angrily refuses. |
989 | Cyrus gives a sedative to Sabrina. |
990 | The doctor has given Sabrina a sedative. (This is on top of the one Cyrus gave her in the previous episode!) |
1037 | Maggie has been given a sedative to help her sleep. |
1051 | Elizabeth is under heavy sedation, after the death of Carolyn. |
1053 | The doctor has given Elizabeth a sedative that he said would keep her asleep until tomorrow noon. |
1067 | Barnabas suggests Julia give Quentin another sedative. Later, Barnabas again suggests a sedative for Quentin. |
1069 | Julia finally gives Quentin the sedative that Barnabas was itching for him to have in 1067. |
1102 | Julia gives Maggie a sedative. |
1108 | Julia has given Daphne a sedative. |
1117 | Julia has given Roxanne a sedative. |
1191 | Julia will give Daphne something to calm her. |