According to the latest data, in a country where half a million people die from alcoholism every year, more than from natural disasters and epidemics. These shocking statistics point to the need for early action. Many people are aware of this, but only 1, 7% of alcoholics seek medical help. The remainder did not want to be treated in specialized centers or tried to quit at home.
Alcohol detoxification method
For the treatment of alcoholism at home, special drugs, folk recipes, automatic training and other techniques are used. The main thing when choosing is to use only methods that are typically the least risky.
Using medicine and folk remedies has the following goals:
- cleanses the body from harmful substances;
- eliminates the main symptoms of alcohol withdrawal (headache, nausea, tremor, etc. );
- prevents recurrence.
Folk remedies
Traditional medicine has many recipes to help you quit drinking at home. They help to cleanse the body from toxins, develop an aversion to alcoholic beverages and boost the immune system.
The following tools are commonly used:
- Excellent water from St. John's wort. Dried grass (4 handfuls) poured with 1 liter of boiling water, brake in a water bath for half an hour. Do it twice a day for two weeks;
- marigold flower broth with oats. Water (2 liters) is poured into a container and the unrefined oat seeds are poured over a third of the dish, then boiled over low heat for 15-20 minutes. Calendula flowers (100 grams) are added to the filtered broth. After that, the container is well insulated and left for 11-12 hours. Drink the obtained drink once a day, 250 ml before eating;
- bear broth. Leaves (40 grams) pour with water (1 cup) and boil for 15 minutes. Take 20 ml, 6 times a day;
- herbal infusion. Mix equal parts of dried herbs (chamomile or wormwood, thyme and honeysuckle), pour in boiling water and leave for 3 hours. The filtered infusion was carried out at 40 ml 3 times a day.
The healers can also recommend to the patient the decoction, after using the drug, vomiting and alcohol aversion will occur:
- roots and laurel trees are crushed and poured with vodka, infused for 14 days;
- European chrysanthemum leaves are poured with boiling water and left for 2 weeks in a dark place. The resulting tincture is mixed in equal proportions with vodka and given to the patient in the morning and at lunch, and in the evening the person is poured pure vodka.
The above decoctions should only be used after consulting a doctor, as there may be contraindications to the use of certain herbs. If you don't take them into account, you can harm the body, not the good.
In order for the folk remedies to work as desired, you will have to take them for a long time (at least 2 months). You should also douche, drink more water and shower more.
Drug
You should not choose your own medicine, for this you need to contact a self-scholar. He will prescribe a suitable remedy, taking into account the individual characteristics of the organism.
Normally, people who want to quit drinking can recommend:
- sorbent (for removing residues of ethyl alcohol and its breakdown products from the intestine);
- diuretics (for cleansing the body);
- antihypertensive drugs (hypertension);
- sedative (in the case of pain in the heart area);
- sleeping pills (for insomnia).
Arousal suppressants can be used when drinking to stop alcohol. As a result, relaxation and euphoria do not happen, but only negative consequences, making the cravings for alcohol gradually weaken. A special class of drugs that cause an aversion to alcohol. Such drugs do not have a long-term effect, which is why they are used in long courses. The need for hospitalization is determined by the doctor.
Use hypnosis
Currently, recommendations can be found on the Internet for conducting a home hypnosis session. This method does not require much time (5–10 minutes per day is sufficient) and costs money. Dependents should not know about him. The downside of this approach is that it takes a long time to influence psychology (several months, in some cases a year). To save time and avoid negative influences, it is better to prioritize medical care when using an amateur approach.
In general, there are a few rules to follow when doing home hypnosis:
- this session is performed during a deep sleep phase (during which time the body is resting and the brain is still active and receptive);
- when the patient sleeps, you should stand near the head of the bed and repeat prepared phrases to promote quitting in the right intonation; The text
- must contain an affirmative alcohol disclaimer (for example, "alcohol disgusts you");
- you cannot use the "not" particle, as the result will be the opposite (human consciousness is not aware of the negative particle);
- you are not allowed to use incentives ("give up alcohol"), you need to replace it with a confirmation of the results ("you can easily give up alcohol");
- believes in results.
Disadvantages of home therapy
It is difficult to quit drinking at home and it is important to follow some rules.
- Effect of remedies is possible if the disease is in an early stage. In the severe stage, physical and psychological disorders are observed that only a specialist can deal with.
- Patients should want to get rid of bad habits on their own. Forced, one will not be able to give up alcohol. In this case, there is only a temporary effect.
- The most comfortable conditions should be made by protecting the patient from stressful situations that often cause breakdown and support.
- You will need to give up alcohol entirely.
However, the fight against home alcohol rarely ends with 100% success. This is due to the following reasons:
- lacks the necessary qualifications and enough experience that the doctor has;
- has a high risk of failure;
- no persistent motivation in an addict (in the clinic, better understanding of the dangers of alcohol and the need to quit bad habits);
- lacks psychological support (even if a patient's relative tries to help him sincerely, they cannot instill confidence in him that he will be able to quit drinking. there is a therapist who can instill such belief in him).
Besides, they are often addicted to alcohol to distract from the reality around them and forget the problems. In such cases it is necessary to find out the cause of alcohol addiction and its elimination, which is only available to a specialist.
Since you need to stop drinking all of a sudden, another home treatment problem is not being able to fully support your drunkenness. These negative consequences include:
- high blood pressure;
- arrhythmia;
- heart failure;
- digestive system problems;
- emits delirium (in extreme cases).
A specialist will prescribe antidote for such cases.
Not worth risking a loved one's health. Helping with alcohol withdrawal means going to a specialist clinic where the patient will be provided with qualified medical care.