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Suggest Ways To Quit Alcohol Addiction Completly

Hi, my name is amit nd m in a love nd now a days m drinking a lot nd thats my gal frnd not likes nd after drinkind i was not in controll nd do some strange things nd i hav tried a lot to quite alcohol but failed but this time i want to quit it completely so plz suggest me any mediciens .
Wed, 29 Oct 2014
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Hi, thank you for using health care magic.
I can understand your concern about quitting alcohol
I appreciate your past efforts for the same.
Alcohol de-addiction is a process, and there are five steps , following this steps would highly increase your chances for quitting alcohol.
Motivation is most important thing in quitting it. There are medicines available which can help to control withdrawal symptoms as well as reducing craving. there is also an method of psychotherapy which is also very much important same as medicine. Basically you need to to do a consultation with psychiatrist , detoxification process would come first, then some medicine like naltrexone, acamprosate , topiramate will be given ,which can help to control the craving. Changing in thinking and behavior would be done by psychotherapy, and you will be taught skill for refusing future impulse for drinking.
Hope this will help you.
Regards.
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Suggest Ways To Quit Alcohol Addiction Completly

Hi, thank you for using health care magic. I can understand your concern about quitting alcohol I appreciate your past efforts for the same. Alcohol de-addiction is a process, and there are five steps , following this steps would highly increase your chances for quitting alcohol. Motivation is most important thing in quitting it. There are medicines available which can help to control withdrawal symptoms as well as reducing craving. there is also an method of psychotherapy which is also very much important same as medicine. Basically you need to to do a consultation with psychiatrist , detoxification process would come first, then some medicine like naltrexone, acamprosate , topiramate will be given ,which can help to control the craving. Changing in thinking and behavior would be done by psychotherapy, and you will be taught skill for refusing future impulse for drinking. Hope this will help you. Regards.