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(Message started by: kcopelin on Mar 12^th, 2006, 9:07am)

Title: Anyone heard of using Campral?
Post by kcopelin on Mar 12^th, 2006, 9:07am

Someone just told me she thought she'd seen some cross-over uses for Campral. Campral is a drug used for alcoholics and apparently acts to balance neurotransmitters. Anyone have any info on it?
kathy

Title: Re: Anyone heard of using Campral?
Post by nani on Mar 13^th, 2006, 12:34am

I've never heard of it, kathy. :-[
One thing does strike me though. Hallucinogenics and kudzu are being tested for addiction treatment.
One of those things that makes me go http://bestsmileys.com/thinking/5.gif

Title: Re: Anyone heard of using Campral?
Post by Bob P on Mar 13^th, 2006, 10:08am

Interesting that it is an analogue of taurine, the stuff in Red Bull that people say aborts their attacks.

Quote:

Acamprosate calcium is a synthetic compound with a chemical structure similar to that of the endogenous amino acid homotaurine, which is a structural analogue of the amino acid neurotransmitter γ-aminobutyric acid and the amino acid neuromodulator taurine.

Title: Re: Anyone heard of using Campral?
Post by kcopelin on Mar 14^th, 2006, 2:57pm

Hmmm indeed. Related to taurine, indeed....hmmmm. I haven't touched alcoholin almost 9 years, wonder if my doc would be willing to Rx this ...will let you know.
kathy