Campral for Alcoholism

Campral is basically acamprosat calcium. This medication has gained in popularity recently especially in the United States for treatment for alcoholism. In Europe this medicine has been in use for quite some time now.

What campral actually does is that it balances and replaces certain chemicals in the brain which had been disturbed due to alcohol abuse. This helps people keep away from alcohol as their brains start functioning normally. Campral is also very effective for treatment of withdrawal symptoms. It relieves drinkers from extreme discomfort and emotional upheaval during his or her withdrawal period.

Campral is a time release capsule which comes in a concentration of 333 mg. This medicine is prescribed to be taken thrice a day. People suffering from other ailments need to adjust their dosage after consulting their physician. Being a time release capsule, campral should only be swallowed whole and should not be broken or crushed at any cost.
Duration of medication is usually twelve months as this tablet is not addictive and its side effects are very mild. Side effects include dry mouth, headache, itching, loss of appetite, sweating, insomnia, diarrhoea, dizziness, etc.

Very rarely do people taking campral experience severe side effects like feeling nervous and anxious, feeling a tingling sensation in their arms and feet, feeling depressed and suicidal, urinating less often, experiencing pain in the chest, etc.

This medication should be taken by people who have given up the habit of drinking. It does not work for people who are drinking in the sly or continue to drink in public. If a person is suffering from any kind of a kidney disease, has suicidal tendencies, has an allergy to sulphites, is pregnant or breastfeeding, etc he or she should not take campral to treat the condition of alcoholism.

Campral is more effective when taken combined with other forms of treatments like therapies, counselling, etc. Like every other drug, campral is more successful and effective in some than in others.