| Alcoholism medical treatment has expanded in recent | | | | taking this alcoholism medical treatment as scheduled. |
| years. New drugs have been found, through study and | | | | Once-a-month injections seem to cut down on |
| testing, that help people as they quit drinking. These | | | | compliance issues. Another problem is that naltrexone |
| medications are making it easier for people to become | | | | can cause some liver problems, depending on the |
| alcohol-free. Antabuse, or disulfiram, is the oldest | | | | dose. Nalmefene is another alcoholism medical |
| alcoholism medical treatment. It causes people to have | | | | treatment that works much like naltrexone. It has a |
| an intense reaction when they drink while on the | | | | few advantages though. It does not cause the liver |
| medication. If you do this, you could experience | | | | problems naltrexone does. Also, the drug is stronger |
| vomiting, sweating, throbbing headaches, chest pain, | | | | and lasts longer. Campral, or acamprosate, is another |
| low blood pressure, and other symptoms. If your | | | | alcoholism medical treatment. It works to cut down on |
| dosage of Antabuse is strong enough, and you have | | | | the physical misery and uneasiness that occurs when |
| had a large amount to drink, the consequences could | | | | people stop drinking. This is not referring to withdrawal |
| be dire. You could have a heart attack, convulsions, or | | | | symptoms, which usually only lasts a week or so. This |
| you could even die. You should be very sure you are | | | | refers to the time when your body is getting back to |
| ready to quit drinking before you begin Antabuse as | | | | normal, which can take a very long time. In fact, |
| an alcoholism medical treatment. Antabuse, although a | | | | Campral is generally prescribed for a year after |
| proven alcoholism medical treatment that works for | | | | stopping drinking. Its side effects are mild, so this is |
| many people, is not a wonder drug. It does not stop | | | | possible. It cannot be used to help you stop drinking. It is |
| you from craving alcohol. Neither does it help with | | | | not that kind of alcoholism medical treatment. |
| withdrawal symptoms. However, it can help you to get | | | | Topamax, or topimarate, is an anti-seizure medication |
| into the habit of not drinking. Naltrexone is a drug | | | | that has recently had success as an alcoholism |
| marketed as Revia or Depade as an alcoholism | | | | medical treatment. Unlike other treatments, it can be |
| medical treatment. It has an extended release from | | | | started while the person is still drinking. In a study, |
| called Vivitrol. This drug has been used when people | | | | heavy drinkers given the pill were six times less likely |
| have stopped drinking to help them to continue their | | | | to drink while taking it than were the ones who got the |
| sobriety. It blocks the pleasure people get from drinking | | | | placebo. Alcoholism medical treatment is important to |
| alcohol. Yet, there are some people who experience | | | | many people. One reason is that more people go back |
| the opposite effect because they have a different | | | | to drinking within the first few months after quitting than |
| genetic makeup. The drug causes them to crave | | | | any other time. Alcoholism medical treatment can help |
| alcohol. There has been some problem with people | | | | with this problem. |