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Posted by den2 on April 6, 2003, at 7:35:53
Anti-depressants are the first line treatment in substance induced mood and anxiety disorder. For other substance related disorders such as substance induced persisting dementia(alcoholic), amnesia and delrium disorders, what would be the effective treatment?
Posted by Larry Hoover on April 6, 2003, at 10:05:41
In reply to treatment for substance related disorders, posted by den2 on April 6, 2003, at 7:35:53
> Anti-depressants are the first line treatment in substance induced mood and anxiety disorder. For other substance related disorders such as substance induced persisting dementia(alcoholic), amnesia and delrium disorders, what would be the effective treatment?
You really need professional support during this time. Alcohol abuse leads to massive deficiencies in riboflavin, niacin, folic acid, B-6, B-12, and particularly, thiamine. Also, loss of magnesium and zinc in urine, and defects in vitamin A-dependent metabolism. Scurvy is a very real possibility (vitamin C deficiency).
Many of the symptoms of chronic alcohol abuse are really signs of complex malnutrition. You really ought to be supervised by someone knowledgeable in the medical complications of substance abuse and rehabilitation.
Proper diet and supplementation is probably the most appropriate care available. It can take months for the symptoms to begin to clear.
Lar
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