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Can Zolfresh Addiction Relapse Again?

hello.. i was diagnosed as OCD and am on rx with fluvoxamine, with good results. I was taking ZOLFRESH and became dependent on that for which i got admitted in NIMHANS for deaddiction. I also had two episodes of generalised seizures in pats one year. now for the same im taking divalproate 750 and baclofen 30. i want to know sine i was abusing zolfresh for almost 2 yeras and after deaddiction i have stopped it, what are the possibilitirs of relapse since craving is still there, and what are the health concern abt the abuse and any advice from urs side to make my life free from substance abuse.. thanks
Mon, 23 May 2016
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Zolfresh is a sedative and withdrawal from it is associated with seizures.
Deaddiction is not a thing. The predisposition to taking them and getting derailed on their use, that is present prior to taking them and is mostly genetic. There is the time when one is taking them, then being off of them and having withdrawal seizures, but then after that there is till the predisposition, still the changes in the brain that occurred from takign them and which predisposes to seizures in the short run and to cravings in the longer run. There is the pattern of abuse and the cravings all of which continue long after the last use. One has to learn how to deal with the cravings, etc.

Losing the ability to get them is easier than losing the cravings. Obviously do not have any around the house. Getting support through multiple areas is helpful. Thse would include but would not be limited to family, friends, 12 step programs, and individual counseling. Concentrating on how bad it is to go back to them and the positive benefits of NOT being on them would be a start, also.
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Can Zolfresh Addiction Relapse Again?

Zolfresh is a sedative and withdrawal from it is associated with seizures. Deaddiction is not a thing. The predisposition to taking them and getting derailed on their use, that is present prior to taking them and is mostly genetic. There is the time when one is taking them, then being off of them and having withdrawal seizures, but then after that there is till the predisposition, still the changes in the brain that occurred from takign them and which predisposes to seizures in the short run and to cravings in the longer run. There is the pattern of abuse and the cravings all of which continue long after the last use. One has to learn how to deal with the cravings, etc. Losing the ability to get them is easier than losing the cravings. Obviously do not have any around the house. Getting support through multiple areas is helpful. Thse would include but would not be limited to family, friends, 12 step programs, and individual counseling. Concentrating on how bad it is to go back to them and the positive benefits of NOT being on them would be a start, also.