Campral Dosage Modifications?

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CAMPRAL Anyone have experience taking LESS than the prescribed 6 a day dosage? My Dr gave me samples for 2 weeks and then an RX. I'm wary of diving in full dosage at first. Is the stuff weight/mass sensitive...thus a small person would take less than a much larger one? Cheers ....today I have 31 days abstaining and hoping to make it a permanent life style. Dr. prescribed it as a "slip" preventative. Thanks for a great forum. PB :new:

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I just got my Campral from the Dr yesterday, doseage depends on weight - I am just on the 60kg fence so going to be taking 4 each day. Presume you are over 60kg hence higher dose?

I am 31 days AF too, 10 days out of rehab and just wanted something to help with the strong cravings I get.

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hmm when i got my campral it never went by my weight, i take 666mg 2 tabs 3 times a day. im just lower in weight than u uk. when i first tried campral couple of years ago i was just on the 333mg 3 times a day 2 tabs. weird. the higher amount for me has helped me greatly this time.

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Interesting - I read the leaflet in the box and that gives dosage related to weight too. I am on the 333mg tablets.

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Well,,,I'm going against Dr. Rx, and am going with 1 333mg 3 times daily. I have always tried to use the least amount of medication/pills possible. I seem to be sensitive to medications anyway, so gradually starting up will be the direction I take. The literature I was given from the company, seems to indicated a fairly forgiving medication in regards to relapses....starting and then stopping...restarting.....so I will try the 1/2 dosage to see if it prevents cravings ...if they come, then I'll go to the recommended dosages. I hope I can get benefit with a smaller dosage...AND Congratulations and cheers to you for being AF for 31 days too... Paul:goodjob:

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beer/wine/spirits row....I avoid places and situations where I used to drink (I end recreational motorcycle rides at a bakery for pie, instead of a bar for a drink)...I even fly a different regional airline (my old one served complimentary beer/wine!!!) After reading so many great entries in MyWayOut, I think there is no single "magic pill"...just putting a large number of smaller pieces into play that add up to a complete program of AF. I'll add to my own post if I make 60 or 90 days. Paul

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I messed up the last entry, so I'll correct it. I had said that the half dose of campral had worked for me in eliminating the craving. Also I had changed all the old habits that seemed to allow a chance for the first drink....passing a favorite liquor store, in the supermarket I avoid the beer/wine/booze row, changing friends that have drinking problems and encourage me to join them drinking. Then finding an AA meeting with people I feel comfortable and can identify with.

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I was lucky that most of my drinking 'friends' were only there for that - drinking and more often than not used me for money, drinks and an ego boost. My social life had stopped revolving around drink when I stopped being a social drinker.

I just don't bother with pubs unless there is a reason - like having a pizza in the bar part of the cinema/arts centre and then it's with friend who also doesn't drink.

Campral working well right now - 2 x 333mg am, 1 x afternoon, 1 x evening. I have had a couple of migraines since starting but not sure if it's simply a normal stress response now the booze is gone or the meds.

I have decided to carry on since not having a drink is the most important thing in my life right now and it's worth the risk.

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I was interested that you take 2 in the am and then 1 for the other two doses. I really am excited how interest in drinking has seemingly left my mind. I spent the day repairing and improving the wooden steps in front of our house....my usual practice after a day of hard work was to have a "B & B" ....beer and a bath. Now that I am AF, I got so much more work done AND had a relaxing bath with a glass of lenonade.....and I wasn't thinking of dashing back to the refrig to get another beer. So I sure believe in Campral. Since we both have the same number of days AF...I'm cheering for you and hope you do the same for me!!! I honestly think that the social network of people supporting us is important. If we believe we will be disappointing someone...then we have one more tool of sobriety. I have another Dr. appointment (my Dr. is a close personal friend) every 30 days so I will be forced to tell someone I have made it ...or admit I've slipped and am starting again. Anyway UKblonde, you have at least one person cheering for you....me! Paul

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db, my Dr said the lower [weight] dose is 3 x 333mg spread over the day and the higher 6 x since I am borderline he decided to add an extra one in the morning. I asked if timing of the 2 makes any difference - he says no.

Anyway I am noticing in the last few days the compulsion and cravings are also going. Not sure if that's length of time AF or the Campral. Maybe both.

I was told by my counsellor in rehab that when you first take the drink away you are still close to the bar. After a week or two you are still within arms reach, but as the months go on you get further and further away until the bar is way out of reach.

A very good analogy I think.

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UK and DB,

I love this post!! You both are one the same time table and can be a great support for each other.

BTW, welcome DimBulb, when you get some time AF and feel more secure in your journey, you will probably become a beacon!!

My understanding is that Campral acts to help reduce the "feel good" memories our brain uses to get us to keep drinking. I also think it is supposed to help with PAWS (Post Acute Withdrawal Syndome) that some people get as they go AF.

Either way, it has worked very well for so many on this site.

Since I am taking Antabuse and Gabapentin, I do not want to throw Campral into the mix, but if I find cravings don't fade over time, I will ask about it, too.

Oh, and today I am on day 31 myself and find the cravings are definitely getting less and less. I have been here before but never with this resolve, so my attitude is that if I have any slip whatsoever, it will not deter me. I will never let a slip turn into a relapse, if you know what I mean. I hated my life as a drunk Cindi and love my life as a sober Cindi.

Like you, DB, I find I am getting more done than before, I am there for my grandchildren, who adore me, and I can handle some serious stresses that are in my life so much better without AL to "help" me through.

Good luck to all of us as we head into a great life AF!!

Love,
Cindi
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Cindi/UKblonde....isn't life great!!! Years of....what was not so great. Had I known being AF would feel so good, I would have stuck to it as I white knuckled it in the p;ast. Yet this time it is different. I am ready./ Before, I always felt I would moderate the inflow.....naw....it would creep up on me...kind of like baggy underwear! Last year I kept a journal of what it felt like as I tried moderated or AF living. Each time the patter;n started . Then the entries would stop when I went back to abusive drinking. Since the pattern was the same all 5 times....dah....would the light bulb please come on/? (that's why I'm "dimbulb") Paul

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Hey all, I was on Campral twice and it seemed to work. However I was getting terrible gas and bloating. Anyone else experience this ? and what did you do ?

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Kat20,

I did take Campral when I first left rehab in Nov. I also got gas.

I farted. :H

Not much else to say....

Love,
Cindi
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Just kidding, you know.

I never found anything that alleviated the gas but it wasn't really that much of an issue, I have had gastric bypass and have that issue anyway.

Had to post the last one, though, it tickled me. I am probably just so exicted because I got my daughter into rehab and I am giddy.

Love,
Cindi
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