Posted by ClearSkies on December 16, 2005, at 7:38:46
In reply to Re: Need help: Alcohol, benzos and *TRIGGER* » ClearSkies, posted by RobertDavid on December 15, 2005, at 22:32:37
There is a website by the pharmaceutical company: campral.com
I think this works on Gaba receptors to reduce the physical and mental symptoms of anxiety about alcohol - the sweating, the ruminating, the worry about the next drink. it doesn't make you sick if you drink, it does not interfere with the action of other psych meds. I still take my usual regime (Cymbalta, Lamictal, Ambien, Xanax) for my illnesses.
I take 666mg three times a day - 6 pills! I'll be on this dose for a year. It's recommended that the med be prescribed in conjunction with therapy or group support for alcohol dependence. Do AA or NA if that works for you, or any other programme that will give you the support you need. (I am in Women For Sobriety and I see a therapist.) It's critical that you don't rely on a med alone to recover from being an alcoholic. Just not drinking won't do it!
Side effects are diarreah, nausea, flatulence. Quite horrible at first but I've been on Campral since August and experience no side effects now.
Let me know how you're doing, OK? We're all in this together.
ClearSkies
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