collective term for a class of stimulant drugs that includes the originally synthesized drug amphetamine sulfate and all of its drug derivatives
analeptics
CNS stimulants that have generalized effects on the brainstem and spinal cord, which in turn produce an increase in responsiveness to external stimuli and stimulate respiration
anorexiants
drugs used to control or suppress appetite
cataplexy
condition characterized by abrupt attacks of muscuclar weakness and hypotonia triggered by an emotional stimulus
CNS stimulant
drugs that stimulate specific areas of the brain or spinal cord
Ergot alkaloids
drugs that have been found to narrow or constrict blood vessels in the brain and provide relief of pain for certain migraine headaches
migraine
common type of recurring painful headache characterized by a pulsatile or throbbing quality, incapacitating pain, and photophobia
narcolepsy
syndrome characterized by sudden sleep attacks, cataplexy, sleep paralysis, and visual or auditory hallucinations at the onset of sleep
serotonin receptor agonists
new class of CNS stimulants used to treat migraine headaches
sympathomimetic drugs
CNS stimulants such as noradrenergic drugs whose actions resemble or mimic those of the sympathetic nervous system