As with smoking cessation there may be relapses. Not getting there the first time does not mean that you will never get there, but rather that if you have managed to last several days, weeks or months “without alcohol”, it is already a good start. . You get to know what caused the relapse and the next withdrawal will be more likely to be successful. We must therefore keep courage and motivation with the idea of ​​giving up alcohol. In addition, to increase your chances of no longer succumbing to alcohol, solutions exist such as being followed by your doctor or an addiction specialist and why not join a movement of former drinkers. 

The doctor may prescribe medication to maintain withdrawal:

– Treatments that are already old, such as acamprosate or naltrexone,

– A newer treatment, baclofen allows some to reduce consumption without feeling the lack of it and therefore, to find a social and professional life.

– An anticonvulsant seems to help reduce consumption,

– An opioid receptor modulator acting on the brain structure of the reward, making the thirst for alcohol less urgent, etc.

And research continues on the side of transcranial magnetic stimulation, which involves stimulating brain cells via a magnetic field.