Now for relapse prevention for alcoholism there are some now that been used that works very well. The old school medications that most people think of when they hear about medication for treatment of alcoholism is antabuse that is the one if you drink it makes you very sick. Basically it blocks an enzyme in the metabolism of alcohol and if you drink alcohol a toxic metabolite will build up and make you very sick, often times will put you in the hospital can be dangerous so it’s not the best medication of choice to start with most people. Naltrexone and naltrexone base medication such as vivotrol are more commonly used and work very well and are a lot safer than antabuse. There is also campral which is used to reduce cravings, the more popular one now a days is vivotrol which is naltrexone in the form of a shot that last a month and it does work better than the pill naltrexone, it helps relapse prevention if somebody drinks they don’t really get sick but they don’t feel great and they tend not to get the pleasure they use to get from drinking so it helps discourage more drinking. Relapse rates are lower on these medications and they are fine choices for use on most patients. Raul J Rodriguez MD, a double Board Certified Psychiatrist and Addictionologist, discusses medications used to treat alcoholism. delraycenter.com Video Rating: 0 / 5
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Question by bluepanda: mom used to be an alcoholic and had seizures. Sober for a few years but spaces out and repeats u sometimes…?
My mom used to be an alcoholic and had a few seizures in the past when she was coming down. She has been sober for a few years but once a year or so she will have these episodes where she spaces out, and can’t talk. When she is able to talk she will repeat you if you say something to her. She eventually clears up but it is extremely scary. It’s almost as if she is about to seize, but doesn’t. She doesn’t remember doing it and repeating you. Has anyone had any experience with this?
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Answer by mcdannells Hello,
One never is a ex alcoholic once a alcoholic always a alcoholic.
Sounds like she also has seizures.
Has she had the eeg done? A MRI to see if there is no growth that could be messing with her brain?
Alcohol and seizures do not mix.
Talk your mom into going and seeing the doctor, a neurologist if at all possible. Seizures are not a hundred percent understood and not all seizures show up on a eeg machines.
Wish your mom well!!
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Question by wormhole4travel: Naltrexone used for treatment of Sexual Addiction?
My doctor just prescribed Naltrexone for me in attempt to treat my sexual addiction problem. Does anyone know about how successful this medication works for the treatment of sexual addictions? The drug is really used for Alcohol abuse treatment and people addicted to Heroion.
I checked the net but could not find anything that mentioned specifically of its use to treat sexual addictions.
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Answer by rdalemd The person to ask is your Dr. have him to explain the chemical and neurological processes involved in both your addiction and why he thinksthe drug will treat it.
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I had a student that was trying to get a D.O.T. medical card, and was having problems because he had been on methadone for a long time unrelated to drug use.
I don’t think heaven k understood the question. sounds like she’s on drugs!!
Read her answer…
motivation behind him fessing up to this? I mean, yeah, it might sell some books, but it’s not like he needs the money, he made like 50 million during his career. Why admit to something like this and tarnish your legacy?
Wouldn’t people get addicted to methadone too? I know people started out believing that heroin is some kind of treatment for morphine addiction. What if methadone is the same way? I’m just really curious.
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