I am 37 year old male and has been dealing with alcohol abuse disorder from last 10 years. I can go sober on and off but can't control my drinks when I start. Sometimes I can control too the amount but eventually it ends up in binge drinking. I want to try out sinclair method and want to use naltrexone before I drink. Please let me know if it can prescribed to me.
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It can be prescribed, provided you get a latest liver function test, hemogram and ultrasound abdomen done. It is likely to benefit your type of alcohol consumption behaviour. Good luck.
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Sir, it's good to know that you have identified your addiction and willing for the treatment. However it is best to see some psychiatrist in clinic, rather than online consultation for addiction. You might as well need few other medications for deaddiction depending on your liver and mental health. So see a psychiatrist in clinic rather than going for online consultation.
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Hi, alcohol dependency can be a problematic as you can think you r in control of alcohol but on contrary its alcohol is in control of you. You can try sinclair method which can help reduce craving but in addition you may need talking therapy or psychologist input to keep you motivated. Would advice to try for complete abstinence rather than trying to stop cravings.
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First of all symptoms of withdrawal should be treated, afterwards depending on your liver function ,decision for naltrexone or other molecule can be taken.
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Dear lybrate-user, congratulations for deciding to stop alcohol abuse. You may be having a co morbidity like major depressive disorder or bipolar mood disorder along with alcohol abuse. Both need to be treated for both simultaneously. So, consult a psychiatrist or deaddiction centre nearby. Anyone can prescribe naltrexone for you. But you need to be counselled about the dose and duration of naltrexone. You need to know what naltrexone can do and can not do. Along with it, you need to learn relapse prevention techniques also.
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This is good that you have decided to stop taking alcohol and seek treatment. Thats the first step in deaddiction which you have achieved. And regarding your alcohol binge drinking problem and loss of control, you can consult and start treatment and there are many treatment options which are safer than nalteexone and also choice of medicine depends from patient to patient .it will be good to consult a doctor and start treatment.
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