Used in medical or health contexts, not typically in casual conversation.

Technical Term

Neutral in tone, but might imply the need for medical attention or stress relief.

Neutral Connotation

Be specific about the type of relaxant being discussed, such as 'muscle relaxant'.

Specificity Matters

 and the first -- the usual course, incidentally, was six to eight, and still is six to eight -- plugged me into the wires, put me to sleep, gave me the muscle relaxant. Six didn't work. Seven didn't work. Eight didn't work. At nine, I noticed -- it's wonderful that I could notice anything -- I noticed a change.

Sherwin Nuland: How...

 This causes huge numbers of neurons to fire in a brief, controlled seizure. A muscle relaxant keeps spasms from spreading to the rest of his body. The only physical indication of the electricity flooding the brain is a twitching foot.

Relaxant