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MD - Psychiatry

Psychiatrist•Chennai
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It s helpful, it s an anti deterrent agent. Avoid exposure to anything and everything which has alcohol, u can develop severe reaction
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Psychiatrist•Bangalore
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Dear lybrate-user,
Many psychiatrists are trained in addiction medicines. It is better that you consult one of them.
First 1-2 weeks, focus will be on assessment or body health, motivational level, admission to hospital and treatment of withdrawal symptoms.
Then for next 9-12 months, he will be given anti-craving medicines and focus will be on prevention of lapses and relapses.
For Disulfiram, you need to take him into confidence and take his consent. Alcohol disulfiram interacti...more
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Psychiatrist•Bangalore
Dear Neeraj,
It is nice that you get disulfiram reaction on you face itself. It is a good aversion for you not to drink alcohol. For that benefit only, disulfiram was given originally.
Disulfiram has a long half life - that means, after stopping disulfiram, for it to leave your body it takes time. So it is possible for you to have its reaction, even without disulfiram.
It takes more time to leave your body, if your liver has not improved after stopping alcohol. Disulfiram gets digest...more
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General Physician•Aurangabad
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As such no side effects but should never be given in person who is intoxicated with alcohol.in that case it can cause serious side effects. It can be fatal in some cases of disulfiram-alcohol reaction.
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MD - Psychiatry

Psychiatrist•Chennai
Disulfiram reaction is a medical emergency which needs to be treated in hospital icu set up. Do not try home remedies, and rush to nearest hospital with facilities. Good luck.
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Psychiatrist•Chennai
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Kindly go to emergency medicine department and get observed for next 24 hours for chances of circulatory collapse. They would know how to stabilise and resuscitate you. It is life threatening to get exposed to alcohol after disulfiram. Good luck.
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General Surgeon•Delhi
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Avoid outside spicy and fried food.
Walk about 3-5 kms daily.
There should be gap of 2hrs after dinner and sleep.
Small and frequent meals is of help.
Keep your blood sugar controlled.
Raise your bed about 4" from headend side.
Get your gastroendoscopy done.
Tab nexpro-l 1 tab empty stomach.
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Psychiatrist•Mumbai
Your husband may not only require medications but may require him to be in a program which involves understanding the harms and problems associated with alcohol and nicotine use. It involves dealing with the symptoms that he may experience as a result of stopping these substances and giving him enough reasons to quit and to stay quit. Dizone is disulfiram which is prevents one from drinking alcohol because it reacts with alcohol to give unpleasant feelings like increased heart beats, tremors, re...more
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Psychiatrist•Jaipur
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It is due to you drink alcohol with dizone that leads disulfiram reaction. Aversion therapy for you for deaddiction. So don't take liquor with this drug. Good drug for treatment but take it undersupervision of psychiatrist/addiction psychiatrist.
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Psychiatrist•Udaipur
Disulfiram is a good friend. He ask you daily don't take alcohol as disulfiram is with u. For smoking cessation such aversion phenomena is not seen with medicine but many other options available. Like nicotine patch, vernicline tablet, nicotine replacement lozeng.
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