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    Topa Friday

    Hey guys and gals. I hope you all have a great weekend! I'm on day 4 of 50 mg of Topa Dopa. I'm enjoying the effects (I've got to tell you... I like the feeling of it - hello mellow).

    But anyway, I just felt like giving you and update on how I'm going with it and to save me from reiterating, I just thought I'd copy and paste the email I've just sent my sister re Topa.

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    Bizarre!! Twilight zone ~~~

    Mick and I just got back from dinner…. Mick drove there… I drove back!

    Here’s the story – we dropped Chris to his school disco (dressed as the cutest pirate you’ve ever seen – although he out right refused to let me put smudged mascara and draw eyeliner on him --- god damn it!) and so then Mick and I went to our favorite thai restaurant via the bottle shop for a bottle of white vino. As Mick poured the second glasses, I realized I *really* did not feel like drinking any more… *hello* lol this is me talking here!! But of course me being me… I persevred! Lol… but I also ended up pouring most of it back into the bottle as we signed the bill to leave, so we could bring it home… you know… just in case we wanted some later. It was a $35 bottle after all.

    So I’m sitting here with the reconstituted glass of wine in front of me! But it is only my 2nd glass on a Friday night… and even though it is chemically induced moderation I’m pretty damned happy about it. We went for a run at 6pm so that would’ve helped too )
    :heart: Sobriety - Keep it simple :heart:

    #2
    Topa Friday

    Way to go....chemically induced or not..take it!

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      #3
      Topa Friday

      lol... thanks Luv. I'm not aiming for abstinence just yet, so I'm happy with just the 2 glasses. More than happy actually! And I've got to tell you... Mick (Future Mr Scooby) was really shaking his head at me and laughing as I was pouring the wine back in the bottle in the restuarant :H Shocking!

      Scoob
      :heart: Sobriety - Keep it simple :heart:

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        #4
        Topa Friday

        Way to go Scoob--I'm currentlyl on 50 mg too. I am not quite feeling as strong of an effect as you but I have definintely felt less cravings. I am looking forward to "pouring the wine back into the bottle." Are you having any side effects? I am experiencing some tingling in my arms and legs.
        AF Since April 20, 2008
        4 Years!!!
        :lilheart:

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          #5
          Topa Friday

          Good Stuff Scoob !!! I can really see you smiling as you typed that.. Have a wonderful weekend yourself !

          ~ I hear a whinny on the wind~

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            #6
            Topa Friday

            Hiya Mom... good to hear about the reduced cravings! I haven't had any strong side effects. A little mild dopa ie loss of articulation but I've been able to manage that. I had a meeting today that required my attention all day so I just took the topa tab when I got home. I honestly wouldn't be concerned about the tingling. Mr Scooby and I have done a considerable amount of our own research into Topa Dopa and what we have concluded is to increase water intake and be mindful of any pressure behind the eye (could be a sign of glaucoma, and is a rare reported finding)... all drugs have potential side effects.

            Mr Scoob was telling me an interesting fact about Dopamines over dinner tonight, and how they act with chocolate etc. He was explaining that they act the same way in the brain with alcohol as they do with chocolate. This whole conversation came about because I was telling him how, a few nights ago, I felt like a glass of wine but eventually had some chocolate instead and my craving for that wine almost immediately vanished after I had the choccie. Food for thought (no pun intended! lol)

            Scoob
            :heart: Sobriety - Keep it simple :heart:

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              #7
              Topa Friday

              Thanks Niblet And thanks again for your sweet PM earlier today too xo
              :heart: Sobriety - Keep it simple :heart:

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                #8
                Topa Friday

                good news

                It's great to hear the topa is working for you as I know you have been struggling with various approaches.

                Very happy for you and hope it continues...

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                  #9
                  Topa Friday

                  Great to hear that topa works....have been waiting for over a month for my order to come in. Great going Scooby...that was my son's favorite character. I even made him a costume one year for halloween !!!

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                    #10
                    Topa Friday

                    I'm assuming you started on 25 mg and are now on day 4 of 50 mg. I'm asking because I'm starting 50 mg today after a week of the 25 mg. I know everyone's bodies react differently, but I'm curious. It sounds like you're having great success in moderation, which is also my current aim. Is this something you just started to feel with 50 mg dosage or were you feeling some success with the 25? Congratulations!

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                      #11
                      Topa Friday

                      Nancy thank you. I always really enjoy your posts. I always really appreciate your insight!

                      Ame, I started the first day on 25mg without any side effects, so the second day upped the dosage to 50mg (I have read other doctors prescribing initial dosage of 50mg) and haven't had any issues, so all is well for me.

                      I am viewing this Topa exercise as a short (ish) term plan while I get my head around my pysche and re jig myself to weekends without intoxication.

                      Scoobs
                      :heart: Sobriety - Keep it simple :heart:

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                        #12
                        Topa Friday

                        Good for you. It sounds like you're well on your way. Thank you for your insight.

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