Microsoft word - alcohol withdrawal patch product sheet for release.doc

seek out alcoholic beverages to feel normal. Alcohol works to simultaneously tranquillise by WITHDRAWAL
enhancing gamma amino butyric acid (GABA) and blocking glutamate activity whilst mimicking the action of the brain’s natural opiates (neuropeptides) which lift the “brake” on dopamine release (the PRODUCT SHEET
brain’s “pleasure transmitter”) in the reward circuit to temporarily alleviate these unpleasant emotional symptoms. But over time it desensitizes the GABA Type Of Patch:
system and over-activates the Glutamate system resulting in symptoms of anxiety and overarousal. It also depletes the brain’s supply of neuropeptides Indication:
and repeated use eventually desensitises dopamine release in the reward circuit even further creating The Alcohol Withdrawal Transdermal Patch tolerance to its effects, dysphoria and dependency contains a balanced formula of plant extracts, amino acids, vitamins and minerals to help alleviate the withdrawal symptoms resulting from chronic The Alcohol Withdrawal Transdermal Patch alcohol abuse. It is used as an adjunctive therapy to contains non habit-forming tranquillising nutrients support conventional pharmaceutical drug-based alcohol detoxification and to mitigate alcohol withdrawal symptoms in serious cases of chronic benzodiazepine-like Salvia miltiorrhiza sp. (with a alcoholism. The Alcohol Withdrawal Transdermal dual GABA-enhancing and Glutamate-blocking Patch may entirely substitute for drug therapy in action) which together heal the imbalance between milder forms of chronic alcoholism and binge GABA and glutamate in the brain responsible for many of the alcoholic withdrawal symptoms that occur like anxiety, sweating, nausea, racing heart, Mechanism of action:
hallucinations and convulsions. It also provides dimithyaminoethanol (DMAE) and cofactor vitamin Alcoholics may suffer with a genetically under- B5 to activate the calming branch of the automatic active “reward circuit” in the brain called Reward nervous system and lower levels of the “stress Deficiency Syndrome (RDS) which may cause transmitter” norepinephrine further easing them to experience lifelong symptoms of anhedonia (“emptiness” and inability to feel pleasure), impulsiveness (criminal, antisocial behaviour), The Alcohol Withdrawal Transdermal Patch compulsiveness (substance abuse, overeating, contains a unique ingredient dextro-Phenylalanine gambling, promiscuity) and dysphoria (irritability, which inhibits the enzymes that break down brain tiredness and depression) which encourages them neuropeptides prolonging their life and restoring levels back to normal. This lifts the brake on methylcobalamin, coenzyme folate as folinic acid, dopamine release naturally in a sustainable way R-alpha lipoic acid, and minerals like zinc and which together with the glutamate-blocking and chromium known to be depleted in alcoholism. tolerance-blocking effects of Salvia miltiorrhiza sp. Deficiencies of these nutrients are responsible for a restarts dopamine release in the “reward circuit” variety of alcoholic symptoms like impaired thereby reversing tolerance, helping to alleviate carbohydrate metabolism, slowed production of the withdrawal symptoms and, by speeding up the “energy molecule” ATP, lactate and acetaldehyde brain’s neurological process of “forgetting” of drug poisoning, skin conditions, polyneuropathy, memories, counteracts longer term RDS-based alcoholic pellagara, anaemias, neuropsychiatric cravings and relapse which follow when drinking symptoms like ataxia, anxiety, depression, paranoia and Wernicke-Korsakoff’s syndrome, major organ The Alcohol Withdrawal Transdermal Patch is the first patch of its kind to contain the drinking Administration -
inhibitor or anti-dipsotropic agent Pueraria lobata sp. which delays the absorption of alcohol from the We are currently supplying dosages which require stomach lessening its effects and slowing down the morning and evening application of a fresh patch. body’s metabolism of alcohol which reduces As an adjunct to drug therapy in chronic alcoholics consumption protecting major organ systems like or as a monotherapy in less serious cases of chronic the brain and liver from alcohol damage making it alcoholism and cases of binge drinking apply the useful to those individuals who are still dependent patch to the shoulder area, exchanging a fresh patch on alcohol. P. lobata sp. also contains active every once in the morning upon rising and once in principles which block oversensitive serotonin the evening on retiring, ensuring the area is clean receptors in the brain to lower craving and and dry. Leave each patch on the skin for 24 hours, so you should alternately replace one patch at a time. Vary the location where you place the patch It also contains Sesamum indicum sp. lignans which by applying to a different area of the skin each day. restore alcohol-depressed brain prostaglandin E1 The 24 hour transdermal delivery system will levels back to normal to help lift chronic depressive transfer the patch ingredients slowly through the skin ensuring the abstainee is supported around the clock. An additional patch may be applied at any The Alcohol Withdrawal Transdermal Patch time if regression in symptoms occurs. In all cases supplies a comprehensive array of activated transdermal patch therapy should continue long vitamins like coenzyme vitamin B1 Thiamine term after primary alcohol detoxification has been pyrophosphate, coenzyme vitamin B2 Riboflavin-5- completed until neurotransmitter and vitamin levels phosphate, coenzyme vitamin B3 Nicotine Adenine have stabilized, especially where an underlying Dinucleotide, coenzyme vitamin B6 pyridoxal-5- anxiety or major depressive disorder is suspected. Warnings -
Avoid if suffering with phenylketonuria as this product contains D-phenylalanine. Take with caution if suffering with bipolar manic depression, epilepsy, have a history of convulsions, after having received surgical coronary stenting or if taking prescription anticoagulants (e.g. heparin, warfarin), anti-platelet drugs, antiarryhthmic agents, antidiabetic drugs, diuretics or any of the following drugs: digoxin, methotrexate, mecamylamine, phenobarbital. May have additive effects with tranquillizers, sedatives, hypnotics, MAOI’s, levodopa or decrease the effectiveness of

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