The problem of alcoholism touched to one degree or another almost every family. Today, ethanol has the status of a legal drug. Everyone drinks: teens, women, men. A lot of drinks with ethyl alcohol content from 5 to 45% - beer, wine, tequila, vodka, cognac ... People get drunk imperceptibly, and when it comes time to sound the alarm, a drug called "Teturam" comes to the rescue.
The composition of the drug and the form of release
Teturam is a pill to prevent relapse of chronic alcoholism. The main active ingredient is disulfiram.
Instructions for use with "Teturam" reports that one tablet contains 150 mg of disulfiram. This dose is sufficient for daily use by a person weighing 45-65 kg for a therapeutic effect while taking it with an ethanol-containing drink.
The principle of action of disulfiram
This substance is not compatible with alcoholic beverages. It is used in narcology when all other methods have exhausted themselves and the patient drinks, no matter what. Usually this is a confident second stage of alcoholism.
Two to three days after the last binge, the drug begins. The instruction to Teturam warns that no ethanol decomposition products should remain in the blood. Two days after the start of the intake, the blood already contains a concentration of disulfiram incompatible with alcohol. If the patient decides to drink, then he will feel the following symptoms:
- a rush of blood to the upper body and head;
- jumps in blood pressure up to loss of consciousness;
- severe dizziness, fainting;
- palpitations, arrhythmia (in some cases, the combined use of alcohol and disulfiram can trigger a heart attack);
- digestive upset.
The pressure drops can be so strong that the patient feels the proximity of death. Thus, a conditioned reflex of aversion to alcohol is formed. The instruction to Teturam warns that drinking alcohol while taking the drug can be deadly. The patient can not be left alone for a long time, you should look after him.
Independent application
Instructions for use with Teturam and reviews of this drug report the possibility of successful self-treatment of chronic alcoholism. What to do if a sick person does not have relatives and relatives who would look after him, but really want to get out of the quagmire of alcoholism? Can I take Teturams without permission?
Of course it is possible. But before you start taking it, you should turn to a paid narcologist (they are registered in the budget psychoneurological dispensary of alcoholics, this can negatively affect the future of the patient) and get advice and a prescription for the drug from him. If the doctor is convinced that the patient’s state of health allows such treatment, then therapy can be carried out independently.
Disulfiram encoding
If the patient is not eager to get rid of a bad habit, coding will come to the rescue. All narcologists warn: you can not encode a person by force, this can lead to death. An alcoholic to spite the whole world will certainly drink, and a disulfiram reaction will occur. Instructions for use with tablets "Teturam" warns of such a course of circumstances.
So, in order to be encoded, you need to turn to paid narcology. The cost of the procedure (depending on the clinic) is from five to twenty thousand rubles. Sometimes this price includes a conversation session with a therapist. Also included in this price is the special Teturam or Esperal ampoule, which is carefully sutured to the patient in the gluteus maximus muscle or under the shoulder blade. After such a manipulation, a sick person will face a choice: drink or die.
If you can always stop taking pills, then it’s so easy to not get rid of a sewn-in ampoule. This is the basis for the principle of coding with disulfiram drugs.
Stages of chronic alcoholism
Narcology distinguishes three stages of the disease:
- First, the patient does not go into binges, the use is rare. But a sick person cannot control the amount of alcohol consumed; he always gets drunk before a hangover syndrome. Every holiday he is looking forward to drink. At the end of the first stage, many patients begin to drink "quietly, with themselves." They no longer need a company. The instruction to "Teturam" states that the treatment will be as effective as possible in the first stage.
- The second stage is characterized by short binges of two to three days. Memory lows progress. Many adequate people understand that they are rolling into the abyss, and are making desperate attempts to stop the development of the disease. But to cope with the disease at this stage is almost impossible.
- The third stage is characterized by the fact that ethanol is built into the metabolism. The patient has long been sick of large doses, he no longer needs a company to drink. He is not interested in the family's opinion of his lifestyle; he is losing his job. Complete degradation begins.
Reviews of people taking the drug
Before you begin, you should carefully read the instructions for the "Teturam". The reviews of the people who took it indicate that this drug literally saved the lives of some. Patients understood that they were falling to the bottom of life, but could not do anything, the disease progressed.
Teturam tablets have helped stop and take control of your life again. Feedback sites are full of grateful feedback about this cheap and effective tool.
Analogues of the drug "Teturam"
On the pharmacological market, there are the following analogues of this drug:
- "Lidevin" is a disulfiram-based drug. It is completely identical to Teturam, but it costs more due to the addition of B vitamins (pyridoxine and nicotinic acid) to the main composition.
- Esperal is another disulfiram-based drug. Sold in tablets and as ampoules for encoding.
- "Antabus" - a drug in the form of drops, causes a similar disulfiramic reaction when taken with alcoholic beverages.
- "Colme" - drops to cause aversion to alcoholic beverages. The main active ingredient is cyanamide. The form of the release in the form of drops attracts many wives and mothers who hope to secretly drip the drug into food for their husband or son. In no case should this be done.
Medical Tips
The instruction for tablets "Teturam" warns of all side effects that occur when taking ethanol during treatment. If this does not stop the patient, the case may be fatal. Therefore, it is imperative that the treatment initiative comes from the alcoholic himself. If you treat it by force, the case can end up extremely bad.
Instructions to "Teturam" and narcologists warn: the drug is toxic to the liver! If the patient already has the third stage and fatty degeneration of the liver has begun, and he continues to drink, do not start disulfiram therapy. This will only worsen the condition of the liver and provoke the development of cirrhosis.
A person with chronic alcoholism must abide by three rules: not to be lonely, tired and lonely. These are the golden rules of psychotherapy for treating people with addiction. A lot depends on the patient himself: those who really want to recover are sure to achieve this. It may take years to recover, but remission is bound to come.