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Posted by greenline on January 27, 2007, at 16:02:00
Hi, I have a question for anyone who has ever been prescribed Campral. Have you ever heard of it being prescribed to help get off benzo's? I went to a new psychitrist lately and he gave me a prescription for Campral. I DO NOT have a drinking problem. In the first place he told me it was something like a food supplement and that it would help my brain receptors recover from the amount of Ativan I have been taking (prescribed). I HATE being lied to. I looked it up when I got home and saw that it was for alcohol dependance. So do you think he thinks I was just some big liar about what I drink? I am really kind of mad about this. I have been taking the stuff but it's been making me really tired and today I almost had a panic attack after I took it. I can't find anything on the net about this helping with benzo addiction what so ever. Please help! Thanks..
Posted by Declan on January 28, 2007, at 14:45:17
In reply to Campral, posted by greenline on January 27, 2007, at 16:02:00
I remember Larry Hoover saying something like Campral was just the amino acid taurine bonded to something or other so they could patent it, and I think he said that judicious dosing with taurine would achieve the same result.
That's at a tangent to your question.
You could look in the archives.
Posted by greenline on January 29, 2007, at 15:31:52
My doctor prescriped this to me today to withdraw from Ativan. I read on the internet it's for alcohol withdrawal. Does this mean he thinks I am alcohol dependant or an alcoholic? I told him that I drank socially and a bit more when I was upset. Thanks, Green
Posted by greenline on January 29, 2007, at 15:31:52
In reply to Campral, posted by greenline on January 24, 2007, at 19:40:57
Does anyone have any experience with this stuff? Anyone?
Posted by Declan on January 29, 2007, at 15:31:52
In reply to Campral, posted by greenline on January 24, 2007, at 19:40:57
You might have more luck on the Substance Use Board.
There are people around here who have used it, but I haven't.
Posted by greenline on January 29, 2007, at 15:31:52
In reply to Re: Campral » greenline, posted by Declan on January 27, 2007, at 14:46:35
> You might have more luck on the Substance Use Board.
>
> There are people around here who have used it, but I haven't.Thanks, I will try that.
Posted by ClearSkies on January 29, 2007, at 17:28:39
In reply to Re: Campral, posted by greenline on January 27, 2007, at 7:34:04
> Does anyone have any experience with this stuff? Anyone?
I take Campral. I started out at 6 x 333mg Campral per day. Now taking 2x333mg daily to help me maintain sobriety. It really let the preoccupied thinking subside.
ClearSkies
Posted by James K on January 30, 2007, at 4:12:51
In reply to Re: Campral, posted by greenline on January 27, 2007, at 15:07:31
I used Campral for a while. It was used with Naltrexone. I got the impression that the combo was being explored for all addictions or addictive behaviors. Naltrexone was not to my liking but I carried on with the Campral and did better than normal for sobriety. The complete lack of info on it felt suspicious to me.
Posted by cache-monkey on February 21, 2007, at 11:43:46
In reply to Campral, posted by greenline on January 24, 2007, at 19:40:57
Green,
My pdoc prescribed me Campral as well. This is for both benzo withdrawal and as a potential mood stabilizer (I'm bipolar II and allergic to most of the usual mood stabilizers). So you're not alone, although my situation is a little more complicated.
I've just started it (2 x 333mg) my only complaint is some tiredness and maybe a little push downward in mood. Too early to tell as far as mood stabilization.
Anyway, there's some pharmacological basis to thinking that it might be good for withdrawal/tapering of benzos. I'm going to try to cut my Klonopin a bit and see if it helps, but again it'll take a while to know whether the Campral helps.
Have you started the Campral? If so, have you been able to reduce your Ativan without major issues?
Let me know,
cache-monkey> My doctor prescriped this to me today to withdraw from Ativan. I read on the internet it's for alcohol withdrawal. Does this mean he thinks I am alcohol dependant or an alcoholic? I told him that I drank socially and a bit more when I was upset. Thanks, Green
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