Secobarbital

The medication typically prescribed for the patient to self-administer is a lethal dose of barbiturates, because these medications act by slowing the activity of the brain and the nervous system, placing a patient into unconsciousness, followed by death. Pentobarbital is sometimes prescribed, but Secobarbital is the medication most often prescribed. The dose is either nine grams of Secobarbital in capsules or ten grams in liquid form. It is recommended to take the medication all at once, on an empty stomach so it will absorb faster. It is also suggested that the patient take an antiemetic approximately one hour prior to taking the Secobarbital, because vomiting has been reported in some cases with these medications. The average amount of time