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  • noun An experimental drug formerly being developed as a sleep aid.

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  • Another class of sleep medication, Selective Extrasynaptic GABAA Agonists, with the generic name gaboxadol, is undergoing clinical trials.

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006

  • Another class of sleep medication, Selective Extrasynaptic GABAA Agonists, with the generic name gaboxadol, is undergoing clinical trials.

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006

  • Another class of sleep medication, Selective Extrasynaptic GABAA Agonists, with the generic name gaboxadol, is undergoing clinical trials.

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006

  • Another class of sleep medication, Selective Extrasynaptic GABAA Agonists, with the generic name gaboxadol, is undergoing clinical trials.

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006

  • A new drug called gaboxadol, on the other hand, which could be on the market next year, is a “slow-wave sleep promoter.”

    Archive 2006-06-25 Edward Willett 2006

  • A new drug called gaboxadol, on the other hand, which could be on the market next year, is a “slow-wave sleep promoter.”

    One pill makes you sleepy, one pill wakes you up Edward Willett 2006

  • Preliminary findings show that gaboxadol does not seem to disrupt the dream stage known as REM, which other sleeping pills do, nor did it cause next-day sedative effects, although other negative effects included abdominal pain, dizziness, and headache.47

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006

  • Preliminary findings show that gaboxadol does not seem to disrupt the dream stage known as REM, which other sleeping pills do, nor did it cause next-day sedative effects, although other negative effects included abdominal pain, dizziness, and headache.47

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006

  • Preliminary findings show that gaboxadol does not seem to disrupt the dream stage known as REM, which other sleeping pills do, nor did it cause next-day sedative effects, although other negative effects included abdominal pain, dizziness, and headache.47

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006

  • Preliminary findings show that gaboxadol does not seem to disrupt the dream stage known as REM, which other sleeping pills do, nor did it cause next-day sedative effects, although other negative effects included abdominal pain, dizziness, and headache.47

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006

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