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Alcoholic. On Seroquel And Lamotrigine. What Will Help With Withdrawal?

I am trying to stop drinking. Was 3 years sober. Started drinking the night of my mother's funeral. Have now stopped the third bottle of vodka daily, but now drinking 1 to 1 half bottle wine daily and on 200mg seroquel and 200 lamotrigine. Trying to do an assisted withdrawal with my PDoc but drank again last two days. Having troub;e yet knowing the mix of APs and alc is v dangerous
Mon, 28 Oct 2013
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Welcome to HCM.
Current medicines are for stabilize your psychological condition and your doctor has started according to your history and present conditions.
Continue it.To quiet the alcohol you have to become strong self determined.
believe in your self,make your mood with music,movie.Try to busy with friends,family.
Do the positive activity which you like the most.
Otherwise disulfiram is also help for it.
Disulfiram is used to support the treatment of chronic alcoholism.It gives unpleasant reaction when alcohol is consumed. Disulfiram should be used in conjunction with counseling and support.So ask your doctor about it.
Keep in touch with you doctor.
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Alcoholic. On Seroquel And Lamotrigine. What Will Help With Withdrawal?

Welcome to HCM. Current medicines are for stabilize your psychological condition and your doctor has started according to your history and present conditions. Continue it.To quiet the alcohol you have to become strong self determined. believe in your self,make your mood with music,movie.Try to busy with friends,family. Do the positive activity which you like the most. Otherwise disulfiram is also help for it. Disulfiram is used to support the treatment of chronic alcoholism.It gives unpleasant reaction when alcohol is consumed. Disulfiram should be used in conjunction with counseling and support.So ask your doctor about it. Keep in touch with you doctor.