Posted by Hugh on September 10, 2013, at 10:45:34
In reply to alcohol withdrawal induced depression, posted by sebastian flyte on September 10, 2013, at 3:48:25
Read The End of My Addiction by Olivier Ameisen. Crippling anxiety drove him to drink. After many failed attempts at rehab, thousands of AA meetings, many trials of benzos and antidepressants, he was still drinking heavily. Then he discovered the muscle relaxant baclofen, which took away his anxiety, and his craving for alcohol.
Another effective treatment for alcoholism is neurofeedback. A study done at UCLA found that 77% of alcoholics who received neurofeedback were abstinent one year later, compared to 44% in the control group.
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