Acamprosate is used together with behavior modification and counseling support to help a person who has recently quit drinking alcohol continue to choose not to drink.

Acamprosate is believed to stabilize the chemical balance in the brain by blocking glutaminergic N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors and activating the gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptors.

Major & minor side effects for Acamprosate

• Diarrhea,
• Abdominal pain,
• Nausea,
• Vomiting,
• Decreased libido,
• Itching,
• Flatulence,
• Impotence
• Severe depression
• Fear
• Extreme feeling of sadness or emptiness

Acamprosate is not likely to be helpful if you have not already quit drinking or undergone detoxification. It may not help you if you are also addicted to other substances besides alcohol.

This medicine does not relieve alcohol withdrawal symptoms and does not prevent the harmful effects of continued alcohol abuse.

Talk to your doctor if you notice sudden mood changes or develop suicidal thoughts.

It will take time, support, willpower and determination to readjust to not drinking and learn to live without alcohol.