Researchers at University of Minnesota in the US found that shopaholics given the medication spent less time shopping and cut the cash they squandered on impulse buys.
Psychiatrists have struggled to come up with effective treatments for compulsive shoppers who just can't resist their urge to buy and often end up in buying things they don't need and can't afford. Over four out of five sufferers are women.
In the new trials, the researchers tested a medication called memantine, normally prescribed to prevent deterioration in patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer's. Results showed that after eight weeks, men and women taking the pill reduced the amount of time shopping and the amount of money spent. Overall, the researchers said, symptoms were halved, with less impulsive buying and improvements in brain function linked to impulsive urges, thoughts and behaviour, the Daily Mail reported.
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