Here is more on medicinal treatment for stimulant addiction and its side effects.
Stimulant Addiction
If someone suffers from certain mood disorders, stimulants such as amphetamine and methamphetamine, cocaine, and diet pills may seem to help them maintain alertness or feel energetic. However, using cocaine and other stimulants in combination with mood disorders can produce vastly distorted thinking and behavioral patterns. Issues of false confidence and impaired judgment can alter your decision making and increase your risk of behavioral changes that will negatively influence your daily life.
With continued abuse of stimulants like cocaine, a mood disorder will worsen and an abuser may begin to experience anger and violent ideations. Patients with a mental health disorder and stimulant addiction may exhibit the inability to receive, process, store, and remember information; mood changes can occur as early as within the first month of use.
Some substances of abuse (such as marijuana, cocaine, and other stimulants) may actually induce panic attacks during periods of acute intoxication. Several reports have noted that both marijuana and cocaine can precipitate panic attacks in patients without previous panic disorder.
Medicinal Treatment For Addiction to Stimulants
Drug rehab can help stop addiction to stimulants and clarify a mental health disorder. Medication to address the symptoms of a mood disorder or another mental health disorder can alleviate the rationale for self-medicating and arrest the progression of addiction. Treatment for stimulant addiction in a drug rehab facility can include these medications:
- Baclofen (Lioresal)
Baclofen is a GABA receptor antagonist that inhibits the release of several neurotransmitters such as dopamine, glutamate, and noradrenaline. It works by diminishing the reward effect or positive sensations associated with cocaine. - Disulfiram (Antabuse)
This drug is commonly used to treat alcohol withdrawal symptoms and can make a person sick if even a small amount of alcohol is consumed. It has been used to treat cocaine withdrawal symptoms but not amphetamine or methamphetamine withdrawal symptoms. - Desipramine (Norpramin)
Desipramine is one of the medications known as a tricyclic antidepressant. It has been widely studied and found to have positive results for cocaine addicts. It was found to be helpful in maintaining abstinence but not for initiating abstinence from cocaine.
At Asana Recovery, we understand how difficult recovering from these addictions through our daily work to help those struggling most from this disease. While some may believe they can make it alone, rehabilitation programs are essential in the fight to break dependency. The road ahead is not a smooth or easy one, but you can traverse it if done so with the support of the right team. Counseling and aftercare processes can assist you by addressing the psychological facets that led you to addition and help you build a structure from which to better cope with life without succumbing to addiction.
The supervised detoxification and residential treatment programs at Asana Recovery are offered in a supportive, relaxing, and inspiring environment. We’re deeply committed to ensuring your long-term recovery, and guiding you on your path to a healthier and happier future. There is no better time than now, and we’re always available to speak with you. Call us at (949) 438-4504 to learn more about our comprehensive drug and alcohol addiction treatment program today.
