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Drugs used in alcohol dependence
- Topiramate is also sometimes used for the management of alcohol dependence and for the treatment of binge eating disorder and essential tremors (a movement disorder that causes involuntary shaking, especially in ...
- Disulfiram is used to treat chronic alcoholism. It causes unpleasant effects when even small amounts of alcohol are consumed. These effects include flushing of the ...
- Fluoxetine is also sometimes used to treat alcoholism, attention-deficit disorder, borderline personality disorder, sleep disorders, headaches, mental illness, posttraumatic stress disorder, Tourette's syndrome, obesity, sexual problems, and ...
- ... opiates or street drugs, or people who have used opiates within the past 10 days. Naltrexone is in a class of medications called opiate antagonists. It works by blocking activity in the limbic system, a part of the brain that is involved in alcohol and opiate dependence.
- ... emotions); anxiety (excessive worry). Trazodone is also sometimes used to control abnormal, uncontrollable movements that may be experienced as side effects of other medications and for the management of alcohol dependence. Talk to your doctor about the possible risks ...
- Acamprosate is used along with counseling and social support to help people who have stopped drinking large amounts of alcohol (alcoholism) to avoid drinking alcohol again. Drinking alcohol for a long time changes the way the brain works. Acamprosate ...
- Citalopram is also sometimes used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder ... fear with no apparent cause), premenstrual dysphoric disorder (a group of ...
- ... or use street drugs during your treatment. Drinking alcohol or using street ... is suddenly stopped or used in smaller doses), especially if you use it ...
- ... or use street drugs during your treatment. Drinking alcohol or using street ... is suddenly stopped or used in smaller doses), especially if you use it ...
- Diazepam is used to relieve anxiety and to control agitation caused by alcohol withdrawal. It is also used along with other medications to control muscle spasms ...
