Barbiturate withdrawal syndrome: a case associated with the abuse of a headache medication

Like barbiturates, benzodiazepines also bind to the GABAA receptor, but they do so at a separate binding site, and they instead produce more frequent chloride channel opening. Barbiturates are a class of medications that have historically been used to treat various conditions, such as anxiety, insomnia, and seizure disorders. While they have largely fallen out …

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