the.com/antispasmodic
Tells your muscles to stop panicking and renegotiate with the nervous system.
means A drug or agent that relieves or prevents muscle spasms and cramping.
from Built from Greek anti- ('against') plus 'spasmodic,' which traces to spasmos, 'a drawing, pulling, spasm,' from the verb span, 'to pull or tug.' The word entered medical English in the 18th century as physicians catalogued remedies by what they fought against — so antispasmodic literally means 'against the pulling,' a cousin of words like spasm and spastic.
- targets
- smooth muscle in gut, bladder, airways
- mechanism
- blocks acetylcholine or calcium signaling to muscle
- common use
- IBS cramps and menstrual pain relief
- side effect
- dry mouth, because it relaxes everything nearby