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Re:A drug that cures alcoholism may be the next anti-anxiety... by magicconch on Saturday April 16, 2022 @02:57AM (#31050216)
Another alternative drug is emoxypine [1], sold under the brand name Mexidol. It also possesses anti-anxiety effects. Rather than make the user feel terrible when they drink (as in the case of disulfiram), it has effects more similar to naltrexone: reducing the effects of alcohol so the user does not experience the feelings they usually would. I think this is a lot more humane than disulfiram.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoxypine

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Re:A drug that cures alcoholism may be the next anti-anxiety... by kraussvonespy on Saturday April 16, 2022 @09:23AM (#31052114)
I was just looking to see if someone had posted emoxypine.

I have some experience with this med and it does work as intended for alcoholism. Plus it does the job a lot more gently than what I imagine disulfiram does.

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