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I have a typical problem and need your help. I am prone to alcohol and have been a regular drinker since the last 12 years. My consumption is heavy sometimes half a bottle (375 ml) a day. I had gotten the USG done for my liver and found fatty liver grade 2, whereby I take a tonic Essentiale L, two times a day. However, my drinking continues...and so does the tonic. Please suggest to me the following : 1. How much of alcohol is safe for me on a daily basis. 2. What medicines would you recommend that would reduce the urge for alcohol. 3. Are there any medicines / tonics that would reverse or stop the damage done to my liver so far. 4. How do I get rid of this habit for good. I need your help very badly, as I have two young kids and a beautiful wife to look after. I sincerely want to come out of this habit and live a healthy life.
Expert Answer
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Dr Bert PepperMay 19, 2003
Psychiatrist,
Blauvelt, New York
Blauvelt, New York
Given the fact that you have liver damage, no alcohol is safe for you to drink from this day onward. Your liver may recover if: 1. You stop drinking altogether, and 2. You maintain a healthy diet and take extra vitamins, especially B complex, to help your liver heal itself. Naltrexone, 50 mg. daily, would probably help to reduce your desire for alcohol. In the United States there are self-help groups known as ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, that help persons like yourself to maintain abstinence from alcohol. See if you can find such a group, join it, and become active in your own recovery.
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