by Roger Thompson, Rog : Fluoxetine hydrochloride (Prozac) is an antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class. Fluoxetine is approved for the treatment of clinical depression (including pediatric depression), obsessive-compulsive disorder (in bot...
by Johnny Jenkins, Joh : Katherine was a 19 year old freshman at large university out west. She was a busy young person who wanted to become an engineer when she graduated. She worked partime in an establishment near campus to take care of her extra expenses. She routinely w...
by Ed Philips, Ed : The majority of people who stop drinking alcohol with immediate effect will go onto suffer from mild to moderate alcohol withdrawal symptoms due to the body reacting to the cutting off of a substance that it had become dependent on. Alcohol withdrawa...
by Roberta Groche, Rob : Alcohol addiction is one of the serious social problems of the society. It affects not only the addict but all his family members. In this article you will find some methods which can help in getting rid of this serious addiction. Keep on reading thi...
by J.j. Yong, J.j : Smokers who are undergoing the process of smoking cessation may experience some side effects on their bodies. These side effects are actually showing a positive sign in which they are heading back to a healthy state of body. These side effects are no...
by Barney Garcia, Bar : An addict is a person who has an uncontrollable compulsion to repeat a behavior regardless of its negative consequence. There are many drugs that can lead to a condition recognized as addiction. The common symptoms are a craving for more of the drug,...
by Katie Kelley, Kat : Popular serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant drug Paxil has been linked to SSRI Discontinuation Syndrome, a severe and sometimes life-threatening condition that occurs upon withdrawal from the drug. This is just one of many recent Paxil...
by Will Jones, Wil : You would be aware of the fact that most of the smoking addicts will not wish to overcome their habit of smoking for a reason that they will be put to face many withdrawal symptoms. In fact, every smoker would have at least tried once to quite smokin...
by Christy Smith, Chr : Some might say that getting rid of a habit is very hard, and it certainly is the same thing with smoking. There are several people who have been successful with their attempts to finally bid goodbye to cigarettes because of the dangers that they may ...
by Sacha Tarkovsky, Sac : Nicotine withdrawal symptoms are one of the major challenges for anyone who wants to give up smoking. If you can cope with them your chances of quitting go up dramatically. Let's look at the best ways of coping with nicotine withdrawal symptoms. The ...
by Mike Singh, Mik : For some people, taking a pill is easier than using the patch or trying to quit cold turkey. Taking a pill is easy as drinking a glass of water with the medicine. Two popular anti-smoking pills are Zyban and Wellbutrin, with Zyban a top choice as i...
by Sandra Kim Leong, San : If you are suffering from alcohol withdrawal symptoms while trying to kick your habit, making some dietary changes can also help you during this process. These changes may sound pretty common sense but they are nonetheless important, so that you can ...
by Heather Colman, Hea : As a narcotic analgesic, Methadone is a synthetic pain reliever used to treat various conditions and relieve pain, as well as treating the addiction of heroin in users. Methadone is comparable to the characteristics and effects of morphine; in fact, ...
by Jeff Stevens, Jef : Making the decision to quit drinking is one of the best decisions you could make for yourself. However quitting alcohol is not easy and sometimes it is not something that you can do alone. Be prepared to go through alcohol withdrawal, which is the ch...
by Tony James, Ton : "No problem, I could quit anytime I want to". That is the case for many smokers who believe they can quit anytime they want to as though they believe they had a magic switch to turn the nicotine off. But when you ask them why they are not quitting, i...
