Could you share your experience with it?
2006-11-27 03:19:18 · 7 answers · asked by ? 3 in Health ➔ Mental Health
I'm currently taking Antabuse (disulfiram) as part of intensive psychotherapy for substance abuse. What disulfiram does is essentially prevent your body from properly metabolising the alcohol, leaving 5 - 10 times more toxic substances than normal. Your body reacts by rejecting the toxic chemicals and results in elevated heart rate, rash, excessive nausea and vomitting.
The drug is used as an adjunct treatment to a structured substance abuse program. I currently attend cognitive behavioral therapy 3 times per week. The therapy helps in developing understanding of feelings as they relate to thoughts (cognition) and actions (behaviors). The key is learning how to change your behavior, as they relate to substances and lead a healthy and manageable lifestyle.
Durring this process, most people try to remain abstinent from substances and in the begining, cravings are very strong. Disalfirum is used to support your goals in abstinence. If you drink while you're taking it, you'll get really really sick.
You're psychiatrist will not prescribe this for you unless you are in a structured program for alcoholism/substance abuse and your therapist/counselor or social worker agree that it is appropriate.
2006-11-27 05:25:37 · answer #1 · answered by Altruist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For me, the best medication was Alcoholics Anonymous. There are some meds given in rehabs, such as Antibuse, which make one highly allergic to alcohol, and Librium to help with the detox problems, but none of these reduce the compulsion to drink. That is done with work and with the help of other alcoholics.
Some will say that A.A. isn't that effective, but it's been proved to be the most effective method to help alcoholics quit and stay sober.
If you're looking to get sober, for you or a friend or a loved one, email me and I'll get you a number to call in your area. You can also look in your phone book under AA.
2006-11-27 11:23:58 · answer #2 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow, that IS a tough one. I would tend to go with 1) A good antidepressent such as Prozac®, Effexor® etc. 2) MAYBE a small dose of Librium® with it for a few weeks. I'm not a doctor, but this is what I see used by others.
Antibuse® is in my opinion not that useful. Others may disagree. These are my opinions only. What works best depends largely on the individual too. What age, and how many years of drinking ocurred in the past? And the missing data continues. But best wishes to you.
2006-11-27 11:28:08 · answer #3 · answered by SuperCityRob 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no best medication without behavior intervention. Check out AA. You need to change the psychology of the dependency and the enabling of it, which is behavior related.
2006-11-27 11:21:31 · answer #4 · answered by fancyname 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Friends,Family,trust in others and yourself, And most important trust in a higher power and purpose. Every one has a higher meaning and living in a Drunkin state
isnt it!!!!
2006-11-27 11:21:53 · answer #5 · answered by hero2allbe 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Prayer and control is the best medication. Resist temptation.
2006-11-27 11:21:23 · answer #6 · answered by Sweetheart88 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Campril (sp?) or Revia
2006-11-27 11:29:12 · answer #7 · answered by glgaglros 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋