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Achohol addition quit treatment...
Visited a govt psychiatrist today ...for alcohol addiction quit treatment...he asked my the amount of alchohol and how many years of this addiction and prescribed medicine..are the below medicine are ok or I have to see a private doctor??
1.sertraline 50
2.trihexyphenidyl hydrochloride 2mg
3.clobasum 5mg
4.risperidone 2 mg
These medicines for 1month ...after that review...my age is 32..male,since last 15 yrs I have taken alcohol...since last month I have taken 15 days in a month...before that almost regular..reason for quiting is many gastro and ortho problems occurs ...2 doctors from practo suggests me after paid consultation that you have to see a psychiatrist...
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Dr. Pranav Pohane
Addiction Psychiatrist
12 yrs exp
Nagpur
If you have taken alcohol for last 15 days regularly then for withdrawal management you need another medicines.
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Medicines in case of alcohol Addiction are prescribed based on severity of dependence and withdrawal symptoms. you need to provide some more details before coming to the conclusion that the medications prescribed are ok or not. You can consult a Psychiatrist for the same.
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