Day Four on Camparal

[tyaribbon]

:new: This is amazing that I found this site! I was looking for reviews of camparal and this link was posted. I am on day four without a drink with the help of camparal (it really sounds weird for me to say that) and with a half bottle of wine staring at me. I did not go five days without a drink which I guess is recommended but my physician did not mention this to me. Surpringly, I have not really had the urge to drink much but I've been under the weather too. I am looking forward to being strong and emotionally right again.

I have a couple of questions. Is there anybody taking the vitamins prescribed on the MWO website and what do you think of hypnotherapy (tapes vs. real live person?)
~Ty

[propartychief]

Day Four on Camparal

Ty,
Welcome you have found a wonderful place in MWO !
I to am taking Campral.
It has been a wonder drug for me !!
I have been a drunk for 32 years and now I have no cravings !!!
I also take all the supps that RJ recomends.
I now have 27 days AF !!!!
That is the longest since I was 11yo!
Thank God for RJ,MWO,and Campral !!!!

Much Love and Peace to you !!

Bob :h:h

[tyaribbon]

Day Four on Camparal

Sheri and Bob,
Thank you for the reply. Sheri believe it or not I have been relatively healthy eating wise and started working out again, did my first triathalon this summer, all while drinking almost everyday. I have never taken vitamins because I really don't like taking pills. That's why I thought that Camparal might be tough to take but so far so good. Did you notice your thought processes changing after you quit drinking for a few days?

Bob, 28 days, Wow- this must feel like a accomplishment! Have you noticed a difference in your life already? Are you doing the hypnotherapy? My doctor was a bit reluctant to prescribe the Campral to me because of my lack of support system. I guess I just found my new support system.

Not sure how this really works but I am sure glad it is here. I don't feel so out of the norm. I couldn't get into going to AA meetings it seemed like such a struggle and really depressed me more than anything.

Thanks again, guys.

[chopper]

Day Four on Camparal

Hi! I have a week up, and am taking campral - I think it is helping as my cravings are a lot less compelling.....but in the past I have drunk while on it, usually because I start to feel better and drop off the three times a day schedule and the craving returns.
vitamin B1 is the minimum vitamin you should take as alcohol destroys it and the body can't make it. Vitamin B1 deficiency is the main cause of brain damage in alcoholics. In saying this, though, a good multivitamin as well as betamin and evening primrose oil or cod liver oil is the way to go.
Good luck!
Choppy.

[tyaribbon]

Day Four on Camparal

Chopper,
Thanks for advice. I purchased a package of vitamins that have a multivitamin, B-Complex (is this the same as B1?) Calcium Magnesium and Vitamin E. and I just purchased milk thistle (I figure this can't hurt). I, too, have felt like maybe I can cut back since I'm doing o.k. and perhaps I don't need 6 tablets a day. I have 6 days AF!

Perhaps, I have been blessed because I have been sick with a cold since I started taking them. I haven't had the urge or the energy to drink. I still have that bottle looking at me and have not succumbed to her. I think I will pour it down the sink tonight.

Do you feel your thought processes changing with alcohol out of your system for a week?
Thanks again,
Ty

[tyaribbon]

Day Four on Camparal

Day & AF and on Camparal! Woohoo

Sheri,
My thoughts are becoming a bit clearer but not at the pace I expected. I have filled myself with such negative self-talk and am really working on changing that. I am using visualization and meditation techniques. Also, lots of journaling and exercising.

I started dating after 8 years of self-imposed seclusion from the dating world and thought that I found this wonderful man but it didn't work out after six months. He was in a different place. This has been difficult for me to not think that it is all about me. But for the first time in my life I actually made the decision to end it because it wasn't going in the direction that was healthy for me mentally. He didn't not want to be in a committed relationship and that was just not good for me after six months. So I'm proud of myself but wonder if I made the right decision and it keeps coming back to me that I did because I need to work on myself.I need to find the woman that I am supposed to be.

Last night when I got home I felt like I wanted a drink for the first time. For some unknown reason, I suddenly got in this horrendous mood. I had a meditation class that I was going to, which is ironic because I was anything but calm. I went and found it very difficult to concentrate but it did relax me and the need to have a drink subsided.

I don't know I'm waiting for this cloud to suddenly lift and the world to see a bright and robustful world full of joy. I think being sick has definitely hindered my positive outlook. I am looking forward to feeling good when I wake up. I don't have headaches from drinking a bottle of wine. I guess things will progress at the pace they are supposed to .

Sorry, I am rambling. Thank you for your responses.:thanks:
~Ty

[brightlite]

Day Four on Camparal

Ty,

I'm sure you made the appropriate decision. Follow your instincts/intuition. I went to my first meditation class the other evening and we were supposed to focus internally and you know when your mind is in a whirlwind everyday, you lose track of your inner spirit and physical being. When I focused, I actually could feel that I was sick in mind, body and spirit. I have not paid attention to myself (on that level) I have been living on a more superficial level, I guess you could say and really haven't paid attention internally. Anyway I'm thinking that meditation will be very helpful to me in the healing process. I hope that made sense.

[tyaribbon]

Day Four on Camparal

Day 9 AF!

brightlite;752577 wrote: Ty,

I'm sure you made the appropriate decision. Follow your instincts/intuition. I went to my first meditation class the other evening and we were supposed to focus internally and you know when your mind is in a whirlwind everyday, you lose track of your inner spirit and physical being. When I focused, I actually could feel that I was sick in mind, body and spirit. I have not paid attention to myself (on that level) I have been living on a more superficial level, I guess you could say and really haven't paid attention internally. Anyway I'm thinking that meditation will be very helpful to me in the healing process. I hope that made sense.

Brightlite,
Meditation is great! It ebbs and flows with me. These past few days it has been hard for me to quiet my mind. But when I was trying to make sense of this relationship with this man, I meditated quite a bit and felt that God (for me) or wise woman voice was speaking to me. He/She said that I was making the right decision and that I needed to work on myself and that He had my heart in his hand and would take care of me. I also felt this real sense of calm like a light was enveloping me. I am eager to get back to that place but it has escaped me.

I agree that when we drink we lose track of our inner-self and it is great to explore this once again. I wish you the best of luck in your meditation practices and in healing. We can do this!
Namaste,
~Ty

[tyaribbon]

Day Four on Camparal

Day 9 AF!

Sheri;753023 wrote: Hy Ty,

Congratulations for recognizing the problem in your relationship and making the decision to take care of yourself. Breakups are very hard, but so are relationships, especially when the two people involved have different expectations. I think it's also hard (nearly impossible) for anyone to be fully committed to a relationship when they have a dependency on alcohol, so you are very wise to take this time to heal yourself.

Sounds to me like you are doing everything right by using all the tools in your arsenal, and that's exactly what it takes. I had to also keep in mind that I didn't get here overnight, so it makes perfect sense that I'm not going to be fixed overnight either. Truthfully, the first 30-90 days is all about getting the alcohol out of our systems and allowing the healing to take place. I'm almost 8 months sober and still healing, and evolving as a person, and learning how to live alcohol free, and that's OK for me, because it takes as long as it takes.

You're doing great, so try not to let the slow pace get you down, and focus on all the little accomplishments each day because they do add up! And, when all else fails, sometimes we just have to act "as if" when we don't feel very positive. That's what I do and it really does help, but so do my supplement friends.

:goodjob:

Sheri

Sheri,
I know all the books that I have read have stated not to enter into a relationship for the first year of sobriety but that seems soooo long especially after abstaining for so long. I know that in the past I have thought if only I was in this relationship then I would be happy. I now understand that I need to be able to find my own joy (i've known that for awhile actually). The other realization that I have recently come to is that I have sabotoged a lot of my relationships subconsciously.

For some reason, I have thought that if I have a couple of drinks before I see him then I can be more myself which as we both know isn't true. I am not a shy person actually my job is outreach and I am comfortable speaking to most people but in social settings I have felt that I am not good enough or a drink would loosen me up and make me more fun. This has led to people not really getting to know me. It's as if I have a mask on all the time. Do you feel like my therapist? I'm not sure where all of this is coming from but it feels good to talk about it. I have not told anybody about my problem so to be able to voice what I am thinking and have feedback is very cathartic.

But taking your advice by focusing on the little accomplishments is something I intend to do. My accomplishments thus far is I have lost 8 lbs and I have been more present with my daughter (still not great but working on it). Thanks for listening.
~Ty

[brightlite]

Day Four on Camparal

Wow, Ty....we sound very similar in that I've been single for awhile and have thought many times..."If I can only find someone then....." Then I try to date, but I think that I subconsciously sabatoge my relationships too. Also it is so hard when you are trying to moderate or abstain from drinking. Many times when dating, they want to meet for drinks or a fun date around here is go wine tasting at the local vineyards. It's sooooo hard. The last couple of relationships I've been in, there was so much drama...and not on my part. Maybe it's my age where the men are going through mid-life crisis or divorces dealing with ex's and kids. My life is very well contained and I can't invite all of that crazyness into it.

Well, I don't want to ramble on about my love life or lack of it. Yes, the answer is to work on ourselves and do the things that we like to do and make us happy. I will be going to the meditation group on Thursday...I check back on your thread then.

Namaste

BL

[tyaribbon]

Day Four on Camparal

BL,
You are not rambling at all. Glad to hear that you can relate to my craziness. I am reading a book on visualization and it says to visualize the exact type of person you want. I wrote down all of the qualities that I am looking for and found that the man that I ended it with really didn't have many of them. Then why do I get so sad when they are not around? I guess it was a nice distraction but I was not ready for committment even though I continually say I am. My realization, I can visualize it and prepare them to come into my life when I am ready and well. Instead my visualization is for me to be a strong, confident and AF healthy woman! Then all else will fall into place?

[brightlite]

Day Four on Camparal

Hi Ty,

How's the Campral working these days??

[CeeCe]

Do I have to stop drinking for a certain period of time before taking Camparal?

[CeeCe]

Do I have to quit drinking for a certain length of time before taking the drug?

[abcowboy]

Hi CeeCe, welcome to MWO! There is a new forum, Forums - The End of my Addiction , dedicated to getting and staying sober and it is based on medications but everyone who is trying to quit is welcome there. You might find help on your med's questions from one of their members. But MWO is also a great place to get help and support to beating your drinking habit!