Topic: Are There Drug Options for Gamblers' Disorderlyness? (Read 345 times)

Hopefully to see drugs for anxiety and depression control handling this current situation of a friend. Thanks for all who contributed to this helpful thread, alot of teaching and recommendations has been made and will implement. Keep safe and don't get addicted becasue of it danger.

I am not a hundred percentage sure what it means, but there are drugs that help you to clear your mind and concentrate. These drugs are not directly for gambling but for kids with concentration deficits. A good friend of mine was using Ritalin before big exams in university. I never tried it myself but he said it helped him a lot. For me the best was just coffee or energy drinks. Maybe also a bit more sleep could help.

Yes there are prescriptions drugs for gamblers it is to control anxiety and depression, but it should be prescribed by professional doctors, there is no over the counter medicines, your friend should seek help from doctors who can give him drugs to calm his nerves, his issue is not isolated, there are many gamblers who suffers from this and are now cured.

He needs to help his friend before it's too late to do because his friend conditions can become worst if it is not get help as soon as possible. I am afraid that his friend can become crazy because of his problem and it can attract his friend to do the worst thing that we do not know what is the impact. I hope he can control the situation of his friend and bring him to the psychologist at the right time.

Getting someone who have a much wider knowledge regarding to your friend's issue is far better than trying to help him out without any ideas,

medications are being recommended by those who knows the problem that well.
Addictions or stress coming from this kind of problem mostly healed by the person's self-will.

No drugs or anything that will going to work without the determinations of the person who are infected by this issue, you can help by keep guiding him/her not to fall for more.

No, mental help is what he needs. Ask for a psychologist help because it's the one that your friend needs to have. Those professionals in that line knows how to deal with what your friend's problem.
They're specialized in that kind of help.

Contrary to what many have said here, I can say, that there actually is a drug option for gambling addiction, which is called psychedelic therapy, but in many countries it is prohibited.
I should note, that psychedelics aren't something, that directly cures gambling, but rather they reduce any kind of addiction. Many have said here, that addiction is a psychological problem and it is correct. But it is a misguess, that only things like psychotherapy can help here. Psychedelics interfere with peoples' mental condition, and that's exactly why they have an effect (unlike many psychotherapy treatments, which have no long-term effect).
Now, I don't know what can be said about the legal state of such substances in your area, but at least you should know, that this therapy is being under active research, including research center at Johns Hopkins University for the last 5 years and many findings prove its efficiency.

I am not a medical expert nor have I studied medicine. Based on what I read, this is a "gambling addiction/disorder". This has often happened everywhere related to various gambling addiction problems, maybe we can even find a rehabilitation place for gamblers.

In this condition, they usually cannot control themselves to continue playing gambling, emotions, and their addiction to gambling is excessive. Even they can't get away from gambling, even until they've lost many times they can't control themselves to stop. Even worse, they lost property, owed debt, and caused various other problems because of this gambling.

Maybe it would be better if they had entered the addicted or disorderor phase, they should start to do some treatment. Even though this might be difficult to do, it is not impossible.

Try checking the link here, there is some information related to treatments to treat gambling disorder both in rehabilitation and medical treatment. Indeed, there are several drugs that are specific to them, but of course this is not only limited to drugs such as antidepressants, Opioid Antagonists, Mood Stabilizers, and so on. It will but also need rehabilitation so that they are not only based on drugs as well but are really trained to let go or control it, both emotionally and socially.

Sources:
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2014/537306/
https://www.healthline.com/health/addiction/gambling

According into this article: https://www.ukat.co.uk/gambling-addiction/can-gambling-addiction-really-treated-drugs/

doctors believe that gambling addiction – which is usually a behavioral disorder rather than an overtly chemical one like alcoholism or drug addiction – can be helped by drugs,

Simply tells that there are no drug options for this kind of addiction.This one seeks out professional help when someone gets addicted to gambling.

No, you should not recommend any drug even if it is a nonprescriptive drug, if you think that your friend is really in trouble then look or recommend a good professional that deals with gambling issues, let the professional recommend the right medicines, and customize a plan of healing.
There are groups called gambling anonymous that can help your friend to meet a good professional and the group can also help you to moderate his gambling activity.

Your best bet is probably getting them medical professional help. A therapist, a psychologist, or a doctor dealing with mental health issues. I doubt the pharma industry will produce a "Gambler's Disorderliness" drug because gambling isn't a disease. They will most likely prescribe him general drugs they used to treat anxiety/depression /other mental health issues. Most of the time it isn't even drugs but just a session with a therapist.

On the time that yourself cant able to help out on getting rid of addiction then the next thing you should do is to seek out help from your loved ones and if this one turns out to be ineffective as well
then thats the time you do consider on finding some aid or help on a professional.This might not really able to resolved out the problem but at least there must be some counselling or some sort
which would really give out the idea on what youre currently dealing with.When you are hooked up with gambling addiction then it isnt something that you can just simply forget and
leave it just like theres nothing happen because this is some sort of problem that cant be easily get rid of,if you dont make out some self realizations
and make actions for yourself then this will really be hard to be solutioned out.

Gambling addiction is still a form of addiction, so people who feel like they need to see a professional can seek therapy for whatever it is that they are feeling. I got a few people who got into a very deep mess, loaned a hefty amount of cash and sold multiple properties just to support their addiction, where I suggested they seek medical treatment. So far they were able to come out clean as a slate and are slowly recovering from the mire they have been in the past.

Not that I know, this is a compulsion problem, basically he is unable to stop himself from doing something that he knows is not good for him, so despite the differences gambling addiction is no different than drug addiction, alcoholism and many other addictions, the only way for him to stop this is to get professional help with groups which help addicted gamblers and do everything he can to avoid gambling and at the early stages of his recovery avoid all places and people that could lead him to gamble.

Professional help is what he need.There are no drugs that been invested for such psychological type of problem because this isnt similar to drug addiction where you can take some oral medications
that would help out for such recovery but gambling addiction is a different story.

The thing you could only do is to give out some advise and at least you do show up some concern but the truth is that the only one who could only help is just himself.

He should really snap out of it if he wanted to continue a peaceful living out of the chain of addiction.He must realize things up for him to recover.

If you know someone that needs help because of his addiction then it is better to take him to a doctor or a therapist and he can prescribe some antidepressants to help him out. It is a problem some neglect to take medicine and it can create huge problems in their personal life and if he is willing to go through that then he will be fine.

and i dont think someone will give an advise here regarding meds for anxiety control. if he needs one, he needs to see a doctor first. and then addressing his gambling addiction, doesnt need drugs at all. it needs willpower to change the habits. on his own, he needs to contemplate on why he is changing his habits. no one can dictate him what to do in his life. it should be on his own decisions but he definitely needs support to achieve his objectives.

There aren't any drugs that will help one to avoid gambling. Professional intervention and help is what's usually being applied for gambling addicts to help them get up on their feet and avoid gambling. It will definitely cost a lot and there aren't any assurance that one will be able to get rid of their gambling addiction, but it's still worth a try IMO. The cost is, IMO, nothing compared to what can be lost on continuous gambling habits, especially if one is already addicted to the point that they are risking money that they don't have just to fill that gambling rush.

Ask for his/her family's stance on the matter, and advice them to seek help from psychologists regarding his/her gambling addiction.

The question can only be solved within his inner soul. There is no other way. Drugs have no use in this case or in any case that require a lot of mental strength. Or perhaps he should quit gambling forever. Tell him to think about his wife or his kids and his future. Maybe it will change his mind. Try to be close with him, too. Those people really need someone to help them get out of the slump

Changing the current habits is very hard. He needs to make a calendar for one of the biggest changes in his life. In order to do so, being strictly disciplined is obligatory.

Medications can help with anxiety control, for example, but by themselves they don't perform any miracles.
Your friend needs professional support and a willingness to change. Plus a little therapy and can even include forced computer restrictions with limited hours.

I hope he can recover and get out of it, good luck!