PSYB65H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Methanol, Gaba Receptor, Tylenol (Brand)
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Causes cortex to go into a more relaxed state. Gaba is increased, then you slow things down. Gaba receptors, and this decreases activity in the brain. It is also synergistic with other depressants: sedatives/hypnotics, anxiolytic drugs (take away anxiety) and anticonvulsants. Synergistic means that if you put them together their effects are additive/multiply the effects of each other. Prescribed to help old people sleep, the problem is that when they don"t go through enough rim sleep so person is still a little tired and groggy. Withdrawal: the brain will become hyper excitable, which can lead to death because of seizures(for people who have been on it for a long time) Alcohol will stop the withdrawal symptoms for barbiturates. Largest number of admissions to mental hospitals, 20-40% A cns depressant; made by yeast that digest sugar and excrete alcohol. Causes more problems than any other drug in society.
