Alcohol Detox

Alcohol Detox

As harsh as it may seem, alcohol withdrawal symptoms can be severe, and in some cases fatal. If you are a daily drinker, a heavy drinker or a frequent binge drinker, suddenly quitting may produce an extensive range of symptoms. Some of the symptoms are feeling of edginess, apprehension, shaking, anxiety, depression and fatigue. A smaller amount of people could experience brief seizures and hallucinations.

At TTP Detox there is help available for people trying to give up alcohol, even after a lasting duration of heavy drinking. There is treatment available that can greatly reduce or eliminate most of the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal. In most cases detox involves taking a short course of a medicine which helps to prevent any withdrawal symptoms when you stop drinking alcohol. The most commonly used medicine for detox is benzodiazepine. This medication does not make addicts stop drinking, users need determination to stop. The medication simply helps addicts to feel better whilst the body readjusts to not having alcohol.

However, we do address every aspect of the reasons behind the alcohol addiction. For this, we have a team of people available 24/7 to deal with every facet of detox, and for this our competent, qualified and experienced team will help addicts through to the next stage of sobriety.