is there any reliable medicine to stop drinking?
2007-02-13 11:53:44 · 14 answers · asked by patra 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
There is no medicine that will make you want to stop. If you have a serious drinking problem, it is probably necessary to be detoxified in-patient at a hospital or treatment center. They will help your physical withdrawal buy monitoring your vital signs, (pulse, blood pressure, tremors, etc.) and giving you medication, A benzodiazepine (like Ativan, Librium and the like) to see to it that you are medically safe, and won't have a seizure or D.T.s (Delerium Tremons) from the alcohol coming out of your system. As you begin to feel better, and you WILL,with elp, and begin to eat normally, and sleep normally, they will then begin to wean you off the medications, so that you will then be safely alccohol and drug free.
If at this point, you really want to Stop drinking totally, or even just for a few weeks or months to see how it goes, you can be prescribed a medication that acts within your liver so that your body can't tolerate the imbibing of any amount of alcohol, or you will have several adverse reactions. This medicine's trade name is Anatabuse, (I forget the generic name, something like dissisulfram,) This makes the alcohol go directly into your bloodstrem instead of being processed through your liver as it normally would. The side effects of drinking while on this can vary from sweating, headache, bright red face, and the need to lay down if you only have a few drops of alcohol, to the chance of heart attack and/or stroke if you have more. Some physicians hesitate to prescribe this medication to patients who may try to still continue to drink, because of the dangers. You have to be alcohol-free for 5 days prior to starting the Antabuse, and it stays in your system for approximately 2 weeks after you stop taking it. This gives a person who is serious abount wanting to stay sober time to stop and think when an impulse to drink happens.
I suggest you speak to your primary care physician if you have one, first, who can suggest what you should do first to stop drinking, and when you have done that. then you can decide, along with your caregivers, whether or not taking Antabuse as an extra help measure is a good idea.
I wish you well, call A.A. if you want, there is a phone number in your local phone book in the white pages, and it is usually the first number there. Look in the yellow pages or call a help line to find a treatment center for advice, and, perhaps, to try one out. If you go voluntarily, you can leave at any time voluntarily also.
Godspeed. You will be in my prayers(No, I am not religious person,) but I do say prayers for myself and others. It can't hurt, and it can help.
p.s. A.A. is not the only way, depending on where you live, there is also a program called 'Rational Recovery', and, for women, 'Women for Sobriety' Pls, pardon any typos, this is too long to corret them and still get this answer to you in a timely manner.
2007-02-13 12:25:14 · answer #1 · answered by kitttyinct.@sbcglobal.net 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
AA has shown to have a relatively low success rate. But you should try to incorporate amino acids into your diet. That has shown to diminish cravings. The reason is because the brain needs it's dopamine boost it gets from alcohol. Once you quit your brain neurotransmitters are diminished resulting in cravings and urges that are hard to ignore. You can google Truth of Addiction for that website as it has incredibly useful information about quitting drinking (if you do not mind a sales video). Anyway, alcoholism can be cured but you should treat the desire, not necessarily the behavior.
2015-08-22 03:46:40 · answer #2 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AA is a great place that welcomes all comers. You learn the reasons that make you a drinker. It's like theraphy for free or a buck or two. Lots of people not drinking together. I am happy to not have to drink anymore.
2007-02-13 12:00:38 · answer #3 · answered by charlie at the lake 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I tried Anitbuse for several months and it only slowed my drinking down but it was very effective in makeing me very sick when drank anything with alachol in it. But if your anything like me and can't go through the day without drinking unless you vilently shake and all of you insides feel like they are caveing in you need to check into a De-toix center right away.
2007-02-13 12:06:21 · answer #4 · answered by drunkendwarf4327 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The drug mentioned above is called Anitbuse, and when you take it and drink alcohol you get really ill.
2007-02-13 11:58:26 · answer #5 · answered by KJ480 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes... a pill that makes you sick when you drink. google it.
If you don't really want to quit, nothing will help. If you are totally serious, your will to quit will be strong and help a lot.
2007-02-13 11:57:18 · answer #6 · answered by ~blessss♫☼ ♪♥ ☼ ♠♫ ♣☺☻ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all begins with you join AA Alcaholics anonymous or other support groups.But first and foremost you have to seek help.
2007-02-13 11:57:31 · answer #7 · answered by Jose P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do make a pill that will make you sick if you drink with it.It is by prescription and it only works if you take it.
2007-02-13 11:57:14 · answer #8 · answered by justme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No,I really don't think there is.U culd talk 2 yur Dr.I think it really boils dn 2 will power.
2007-02-13 12:12:11 · answer #9 · answered by Joyful 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wish there was a magic pill! So many in my family could use it. Good luck to you.
2007-02-13 11:55:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋