Hi all --
I was here and very active on the board some months ago, as some of you may recall, but have been "away." Am finally getting back into the swing of things, though, and am looking forward on catching up on reading some of the posts and getting to know some of you better. I see some familiar names and lots of new ones. It's exciting to see the program growing --
I had originally started the program with the idea of doing complete abstinence (used to be in AA, you know) and got a prescription for Campral. Had some success with reduced cravings but continued to relapse from time to time. The supps, hypno, etc kept it from getting too bad, though -- at least I think it kept me from slipping too far down that slippery slope. In the end, though I went off the Campral due to unpleasant side effects, and I sort of lost track of the rest of my program as well.
After I re-grouped, I decided to talk to my doc about Topamax, which I started a few weeks ago and just got up to 100 mg per day. I must say I notice a HUGE impact on cravings, and as long as I stick with beer or wine, I have no trouble drinking moderately. (I have learned, through experience, that vodka is still a no-no. Too bad I couldn't just take the doctor's word for that!)
I've gotten back on my supplements, and have started the hypno again and am starting to see results there as well.
Anyway the one part of the program I was still missing out on was the regular support and sharing, so here I am. I must say I'm happy to be back. This new format on the board is quite different so it's taking me a while to get used to navigating but I'm sure that won't take long. Anyway, I look forward to this journey with the rest of you out there.
Mike
I was here and very active on the board some months ago, as some of you may recall, but have been "away." Am finally getting back into the swing of things, though, and am looking forward on catching up on reading some of the posts and getting to know some of you better. I see some familiar names and lots of new ones. It's exciting to see the program growing --
I had originally started the program with the idea of doing complete abstinence (used to be in AA, you know) and got a prescription for Campral. Had some success with reduced cravings but continued to relapse from time to time. The supps, hypno, etc kept it from getting too bad, though -- at least I think it kept me from slipping too far down that slippery slope. In the end, though I went off the Campral due to unpleasant side effects, and I sort of lost track of the rest of my program as well.
After I re-grouped, I decided to talk to my doc about Topamax, which I started a few weeks ago and just got up to 100 mg per day. I must say I notice a HUGE impact on cravings, and as long as I stick with beer or wine, I have no trouble drinking moderately. (I have learned, through experience, that vodka is still a no-no. Too bad I couldn't just take the doctor's word for that!)
I've gotten back on my supplements, and have started the hypno again and am starting to see results there as well.
Anyway the one part of the program I was still missing out on was the regular support and sharing, so here I am. I must say I'm happy to be back. This new format on the board is quite different so it's taking me a while to get used to navigating but I'm sure that won't take long. Anyway, I look forward to this journey with the rest of you out there.
Mike
I can remember drinking it straight out of the bottle, on a regular basis, for waaayyy tooo looonnnnggg! YUCK! Don't want to go there again!
.......Welcome back & :h Hey! where's our little huggy guy?, Judie
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