I read the following at a medical site:
"Kudzu works to reduce the levels of acetaldehyde in the blood, thereby reducing the toxic effects of alcohol. Kudzu causes the acetaldehyde to collect and remain in the system longer - in hopes that the sickness from the toxicity will keep the person from drinking further. Obviously, the thought of voluntarily doing something that allows a potent toxin like acetaldehyde to collect in your body (when there are other, safer ways to curb drinking) is highly questionable."
Personally, I have not found that any supplements help deal with urges. Not even Topamax or Campral. The only thing that works for me is self-motivation and those periods are few and far between but when they kick in, I stop out of the blue--sometimes for days, sometimes for months, sometimes for years. I always seem to relapse, however, since the issues that make me drink: social awarkdness, desire to fit in, need to feel comfortable, even release from sleepiness and/or boredom, eventually regain the upper hand.
We're all different. What helps one person may not help another. For me it's conpletely a "head game" that comes from within. The hypno CDs are simply too boring. The ones sold by Wendi Friessen are much better, but I can't wade through those either.
I think we're all left to our own devices to find what works and what doesn't--and unfortunately most times it seems to be the latter.
-Mike
"Kudzu works to reduce the levels of acetaldehyde in the blood, thereby reducing the toxic effects of alcohol. Kudzu causes the acetaldehyde to collect and remain in the system longer - in hopes that the sickness from the toxicity will keep the person from drinking further. Obviously, the thought of voluntarily doing something that allows a potent toxin like acetaldehyde to collect in your body (when there are other, safer ways to curb drinking) is highly questionable."
Personally, I have not found that any supplements help deal with urges. Not even Topamax or Campral. The only thing that works for me is self-motivation and those periods are few and far between but when they kick in, I stop out of the blue--sometimes for days, sometimes for months, sometimes for years. I always seem to relapse, however, since the issues that make me drink: social awarkdness, desire to fit in, need to feel comfortable, even release from sleepiness and/or boredom, eventually regain the upper hand.
We're all different. What helps one person may not help another. For me it's conpletely a "head game" that comes from within. The hypno CDs are simply too boring. The ones sold by Wendi Friessen are much better, but I can't wade through those either.
I think we're all left to our own devices to find what works and what doesn't--and unfortunately most times it seems to be the latter.
-Mike
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