Barbiturates Addiction Questions

Dear IWJWKW,
Taking risnia plus will NOT interfere with your brother becoming father. But how effective is the treatment of schizophrenia, does he earn money to support a family, does he know his responsibilities of becoming a father, etc should be the deciding factors.

You should consult Dr. there are so many substitute for any substance use disorder and med should be for both anti craving and detoxification.

As a doctor, I must emphasize that crystal methamphetamine is an extremely hazardous drug with a high potential for addiction, serious health problems, and overdose. The risk of overdose depends on several factors such as weight, tolerance, purity and potency of the drug.
Even small amounts of crystal meth can have severe health consequences, including heart attack, stroke, and seizures. Furthermore, it's important to note that crystal meth is illegal, and its usage, possession or distributi...more

Levonorgestrel has a success rate of around 85-95% if taken within two days of unprotected intercourse.
Even though it nausea/vomitting can be one of the side effects related to levonorgestrel. It might not have anything to do with it working or not.

His seizure was probably related to his alcohol use, it is quite common to have seizure in alcohol users especially while they abruptly decrease the quantity of alcohol use or completely stop taking alcohol suddenly. It can also happen during alcohol intoxication though it is rare. It is in your best interest if you take him to a addiction psychiatrist who will opine the best regarding his condition and management. In the mean time continue librium and decrease the dose of anxilor-2 to half and ...more

The test of bacterial culture test can be altered if the patient has already been taking antibiotics at the time of taking sample. Because if you are already taking antibiotics the bacteria may not grow on culture. So, you should interpret the results of test in context of the patient.

There are no healthy medicines. Please be specific while asking question. What kind of medicines are you referring to.

Hi lybrate-user,
dexona has nothing to do with alcohol addiction treatment. Its not advisable to take any medicine without a clinician's advise. Please consult an addiction psychiatrist nearby, who can help you quit alcohol with safer and effective medications.

Hi Lybrate user,
appreciate that you are able to acknowledge your addiction and aware of the medicine which is working for u. Please don't switch over from medicine to medicine and try to adapt to the same medicine which is suitable to you irrespective of side effects, with the consultation of doctor. Meanwhile, try to keep your lifestyle active, consult a psychologist and work on your emotions. Join yoga and work on your breathe. This will help you in the long run. All the best.

Dear Ashika,
Your husband needs assessment, just like any other addiction. Then he needs to undergo motivational enhancement therapy for at least 12 weeks. If he has any psychiatric disorder along with this addiction, it has to be treated simultaneously. After that, he needs long term follow up to prevent relapses. Finally with the help of both the families, see that all his financial dealings are from joint accounts with you.