Are Take a Chill Pill?

A chill pill is something that has a relaxing or calming effect. When someone is stressed and you want him/her to calm down, you say “Take a Chill Pill”. Example of use: Daren was so scared and stressed out on the plane back home, so I yelled at him “Take a chill pill, you're freaking everybody out”.

Is it rude to say take a chill pill?

1: Calm down / get a grip / chill [out] / take a chill pill / relax. These phrases, when said to an upset person, are intended to make the person less upset. Unfortunately, they usually have the opposite effect, like that of throwing gasoline instead of water onto a fire. You're probably going to make things worse.

What drug is a chill pill?

SSRIs like Prozac or Celexa can work on anxiety as well as depression, but take two to three weeks to kick in. A benzo is, plain and pure, a chill pill: You can take it when you need to without committing to months or years of talk therapy.