Alcoholic wants to quit?!
Alcoholic wants to quit?
Anyone know something about the pill that makes you quit drinking?Any info will help.
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The new research on medications that alleviate the urge to drink is very interesting. You might try searching Medscape to learn more. There have also been reports on NPR about it. My understanding is that these medications take away the urge to drink, and it is certainly something you can speak with your physician about.
However, many many people over many years have found that while stopping drinking (or using) is challenging enough, even harder is dealing with the feelings that you have been using drinking to manage. There is no medication that is going to help you with that. What people have consistently found is that a support group (like AA) is what helps. This is not something that you can do on your own.
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I am a clinical social worker in private practice.
there is no friggin' pill that's going to make you quit being an alcoholic, now there may be pills to help you stop drinking the alcohol but whether or not you're still an alcoholic is quite the different story.
you need help and moral support to truly get over being an alcoholic but mainly you're just going to have to accept that you have an addictive personality and learn how to live your life with what you do have
Just made up your mind to quit drinking alcohol with determination. Four or five times you will have to divert your desire with strong determination & you will be succeeded in quitting it. No pills are required to be taken.
There are different types of these medications. One is antibuse which makes you physically ill if you consume alcohol after taking it.
For most of us in the recovery world (I am a recovering alcoholic, 5.5 yrs. of sobriety), they're are frowned upon. If you are an alcoholic, self will gets you nowhere. For the majority, support ,among other things, is essential. Alcoholics Anonymous has saved thousands upon thousands of lives since the 1930's. (Look for a local chapter in your yellow pages).
After all, how much sense does it make to take one drug to stop using another (alcohol is considered a drug)?
Good luck!
You may be thinking of Antabuse (disulfiram). It doesn't stop the cravings, but if you drink within a week of taking this medication, you will become ill:
http://www.doctordeluca.com/documents/so...
Other medications, like naltrexone (Revia/Trexan) and Acamprosate (Campral)
help with cravings but will not stop you from drinking if you've got your mind made up to drink.
All of these require a prescription, best to talk with a doctor and try to figure out what's right for you.
It's called antabuse and can be prescribed by your doctor. This is a pretty serious drug as far as keeping you off the alcohol.
Nobody likes a quitter.