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[USMgirl]

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Forgot to mention that used Kudzu forthose 2 days and am still using it now with my Campral....app.1800mgs/day.

[peacenik]

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thank you!

[Skinned Knees]

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Hi Peace .... I didn't wait. My doc said to go ahead and take them. So after the last night I drank, I started the Campral the next morning. It still worked. I don't take anything for cravings except Campral. It has worked so far.

[stepintime]

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My doc told me, to .... 'go an buy my 'last' bottle of wine, ... enjoy, and then start the campral'. Sadly it wasn't my last bottle, and so consequently I found no benefit from the campral, what so ever. I understand you should have stopped drinking for a few days before stating Campral. If you do, it's a very successful drug.
Oh, would just like to add, I had absolutely NO side effects. Not one.

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[USMgirl]

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Day 3

Day 3 on Campral.....DAY 5 AL FREE!

Day 3 on med has gone very well. I've had absolutely no desire to drink and can say have NO WAY craved it!!!!
I slept well last night, got a cardio work-out in this morning, came home early afternoon and did some weight training and ab work. It's almost 6pm my time and I'm looking forward to cooking supper with my husband and taking a hot lavendar bath!!!
I watched Oprah's first show in her BestLife series today while I was working out and she said something that made me cry. And she said it over and over....which just made me just boo-hoo!
She said "no matter what I was doing (wrong) to my body this past year, IT STILL WORKED FOR ME.".......
That just moved me so, because it is so true, for all of us......
I'm really looking forward to taking better care of my body...it has taken care of me through hell and back.

Note: Still no GI distress, even though I have had a ton of fiber today in my diet....I'll let yall know if that changed tonight! :H

[USMgirl]

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Day 4

Day 4 went well! Day 6 AL Free!
I worked from home today, ran some errands, worked-out and watched Oprah!!!! MAN!!! That sounds so "normal!"......I've often thought, "I just want to be like normal people." ha...
That will probably never happen, but I liked being that way today....it feels so good to not be drinking at this time of the day.
I'm still not having GI distress and I started a Whole Body Cleansing program where I am taking alot of fiber, and still not experiencing a problem.

I don't have a desire to drink today. Period.
I hope this helps someone.
:h

[debruce]

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Hi all,
Well I don't thing that Campral is working with me. Still craving a drink and have had a few tonight. I don't think anything will work with me, hopeless case.
Maybe I will try naltrexone again, or maybe I will try nothing and stop being such a loser and a failure.
xx

[USMgirl]

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Bruce, please don't give up hope.....
We are all different.....what works for one, may not work for others....but you must keep on trying if you WANT to get better.

I think with anything that we try to help us keep from drinking, we have GOT to stay so present in every moment and every thought of drinking/using, that we know exactly what we are going to do INSTEAD of drinking/using.

Do you have a plan other than the meds? What other meds/supps are you taking, if any? Do you have someone close, face to face that you can count on for support?
I truely believe that success in any program depends on the plan....we/you must know what you are going to do when cravings erupt, to keep from doing it.

Please, stick it out. You drank, so what? Who hasn't fallen off before?
Get back on and give it more time. Think about your plan.
I'll be thinking of you today. :h

[Skinned Knees]

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Bruce ... Don't beat yourself up! I have an idea that has worked for me. It takes AT LEAST a week, sometimes two weeks (and even longer in some of the cases with certain meds that I take), for the Campral to fully take effect. I said to myself "I'm not going to drink for a week to see if this med works. I can always drink after that." I know I can pick up the bottle anytime I want to, so what difference does it make if I don't drink for a week? The AL will always be there at the liquor store. It's not like the liquor store is going to run out and I absolutely have to drink tonight before they run out. So I am forging ahead and really giving it a chance. I did have a bad craving yesterday, but picked up a book and before I knew it, the craving passed.

I agree with USM. Try to develop a plan for when the cravings hit. Make sure it's something that will fully occupy your mind and not just your body. It could be something like reading, playing games on the computer, popping popcorn and watching a good movie, or anything that you might enjoy.

We're here for you, hun ... :l

SK

[Cinders]

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Skinned Knees,

I love it!! What a great attitude and very helpful advice.

I try using distraction and that helps many times but in your case, it is simply delay. And, we know if we delay long enough, the craving will pass. Your method takes the white knuckle down a notch because you are saying, "I can if I really want to but I can wait a while before I do."

Another great idea from one of our MWO friends!!

Love,
Cindi

[USMgirl]

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Sk, and Cinders, you two guys are great!
Thanks for posting and motivating us all!!!!
:thanks:

[debruce]

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Thanks guys, you are all great, and the support here is fantastic.
I am really feeling like I am not getting this at all though. I know I shouldn't have 1 drink as I always want more....and that is what happened. I can't even have that first one, but I know that and my head knows that but I keep on doing it. I don't think any amount of medication is going to help me and I really don't know where to go from here. I have been trying to do this for so long and its just not working. I do admit that it has definitely slowed down, but thats not the answer for me. It seems pills are not a quick fix and somehow I have to get my head together and stop relying on other things to make me stop.
PS my name is Deb, debruce is just my log in name, so feel free to call me that.
:thanks:

[USMgirl]

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Hello Deb, nice name!!!

No, pills can't be a quick fix, but they are medicine for people with illness and disorder...
HELLO!!!! Are we not all disordered by AL?????
Please give the medicine time. I understand that it is working to 're-wire' my brain, and hell, I've spent YEARS trying to 'UNWIRE' it!!! :H
You know????? It will probably take some time to get better...you didn't get this way in a few days, so please, just have faith and hope that this may acutally work...

What would you tell a family member if they wanted to stop taking their medication and just give up????....
I thought so......

So don't give up, hon....give it some time.
You are SO WORTH THAT!!
Just ask anyone who LOVES you......:h

[debruce]

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Thank you so much for your reply. You are inspiring me and no I won't give up on the medication. Have just popped my 2 pills for the morning, just hope that my little burst hasn't ruined any effect I would have been having.
I am starting again today on Day 1, and yes I am so worth it and I can do this!!!!!
Thanks heaps again
:l

[USMgirl]

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Good luck shuga'......(southern term for 'sugar') :h
We're all in the same damn boat! Just put your life-vest on get back in!!!God Bless!