what's wrong with me?

[lesliejane]

I'm on day 6 of the program. I've been doing it by the book- supps, topa, cds, exercise- and my desire to drink hasn't diminished at all. Has this happened to anyone else? I'm hoping that tomorrow, when I up my dosage of topa, it will do something???

[cv1]

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Hi there...How has your diet been? Have you been eating a lot of sugar and drinking caffeine and smoking? I know these are all triggers too, and they cause your body to crave the sugar that the drinking was giving you. I know that cravings can be a nightmare. If you are okay on the topa, you may want to go up by 25 mg and see if that helps.

[YoungAtHeart]

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Hi, LeslieJane,
Some people respond to the topa right away, but others don't respond until a somewhat higher dose. You are doing great by following through with everything else. I hope you start to respond at 50 mg. Many people really start to notice at 75 to 100 mg, though. That is when I started to notice that my drinking dropped by about half without my really even trying.
Try not to get discouraged! There's NOTHING wrong with you!
Take care!
Kathy

[lesliejane]

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Thanks for the responses. My diet is actually really healthy and I excercise regularly anyway.

That's so encouraging that some people don't respond to the topa right away. I start the 50 mgs today so maybe I'll feel a difference. The supps make me feel better though so it motivates me to keep it up.

Thanks again!

[InnerStrength]

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Yes dont worry

I am just now starting 75 mg of the topa and am now starting to notice a real difference but I think I will keep going up because the cravings are still there - not that i expect it to be a magic bullet or anything like that!!!
I know it still takes work!! (does it ever )
Anyways, remember, the lancot study stated under Discussion that the self-reported real decreases in drinking which were supported by the really noticeabel effects in brain chemistry happened - on average - -around the 150-200 mg point of topa - so keep your chin up and keep on going, girlfriend!
Hugs
Jen

[lesliejane]

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The people on this site are the nicest! The words of encouragement are so helpful. I was getting down b/c in the book RJ felt a difference on the first day. I will NOT give up.................

[trying again]

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Glad to hear I'm not nuts. This is my first day on 50 mg of topa and needless to say the cravings are still with me. Can you still drink and take topa? I'm doing this with my dr's permission but can't call him on a week-end. This is the 1st time i've taken a morning dose. thanks for any help.

[InnerStrength]

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Yes you can drink and still take topa. Have you read the lanclot article. Check under Research on the forum board....