Question by davegesprek: Is there any medications to help recovering from damaged brain by the alcoholism?
It looks like my brain may have been damaged by alcoholism.
Is there any medication to help repairing my brain?
What are the names?
Or do you suggest any vitamins?
Thanks!
Best answer:
Answer by dwp_hornblower
There are no medications that help repair damaged brain.
The best way to help yourself is to stop ingesting alcohol. There are drugs that can help you stay off alcohol however.
Vitamins are always good, but I don’t think you need any mega-doses, just the amout a body needs.
What do you think? Answer below!
Unfortunately, no, there are no meds. Most damage done by alcoholism is irreparable. Whether its your brain or liver, etc. Alcohol is pure poison. It is the only substance we ingest that does not work on some existing chemical in our body. If you haven’t already, stop drinking.
Alcoholism can cause B12 deficiency, which impairs your brain. You might want to take a good daily multivitamin that has B12. Sometimes in severe cases of alcoholism, doctors will administer B12 shots directly into the bloodstream. See link to Korsakoff’s Syndrome.
Treatments for alcoholism are quite varied because there are multiple perspectives for the condition itself. Those who approach alcoholism as a medical condition or disease recommend differing treatments than, for instance, those who approach the condition as one of social choice.
Most treatments focus on helping people discontinue their alcohol intake, followed up with life training and/or social support in order to help them resist a return to alcohol use. Since alcoholism involves multiple factors which encourage a person to continue drinking, they must all be addressed in order to successfully prevent a relapse. An example of this kind of treatment is detoxification followed by a combination of supportive therapy, attendance at self-help groups, and ongoing development of coping mechanisms. The treatment community for alcoholism typically supports an abstinence-based zero tolerance approach; however, there are some who promote a harm-reduction approach as well.[3]
Effectiveness
The effectiveness of alcoholism treatments varies widely. When considering the effectiveness of treatment options, one must consider the success rate based on those who enter a program, not just those who complete it. Since completion of a program is the qualification for success, success among those who complete a program is generally near 100%. It is also important to consider not just the rate of those reaching treatment goals but the rate of those relapsing. Results should also be compared to the roughly 5% rate at which people will quit on their own.[15] Based on information from Dr. Mark Willenbring of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the February 2007 issue of Newsweek reported that “A year after completing a rehab program, about a third of alcoholics are sober, an additional 40 percent are substantially improved but still drink heavily on occasion, and a quarter have completely relapsed.”[16]