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Suggest Medication To Wean Off Alcohol Addiction
dear doctor i m jenifer from india dear doctor i m jenifer from india my father is alchalic addit the i consulted pysician they prescribed those tablet esperal P Oleptal-DT 300 NiTAZ-100mg Lonazep 2mg stilnoct cr 12.5 mg acamprol seroquin-50 Longifene 25 MG
Wed, 10 Jun 2015
that would cover just about everything.
First, there is a risk of seizures in the few days immediately after stopping alcohol.
Lonazep is probably the most commonly used drug to prevent this.
Then, there are mood stabilizers seroquel and olanzepine are the names used in the states. sounds like the ones you are mentioning.
Finally there are drugs that lower cravings. acamprol is the only one FDA approved and works about 1 in 4.
This is just about all of them.
but not the most commonly used modalities.
Addiction is a compulsion.
1) getting alcohol out of the house and prevention of obtaining it.
2) perhaps substitution with other activities, antidepressants that have mild sedative properties
3) and 12 step programs, cognitive behavioral therapy. marking milestones of success.
First, there is a risk of seizures in the few days immediately after stopping alcohol.
Lonazep is probably the most commonly used drug to prevent this.
Then, there are mood stabilizers seroquel and olanzepine are the names used in the states. sounds like the ones you are mentioning.
Finally there are drugs that lower cravings. acamprol is the only one FDA approved and works about 1 in 4.
This is just about all of them.
but not the most commonly used modalities.
Addiction is a compulsion.
1) getting alcohol out of the house and prevention of obtaining it.
2) perhaps substitution with other activities, antidepressants that have mild sedative properties
3) and 12 step programs, cognitive behavioral therapy. marking milestones of success.
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