Eskapa's Book, The Cure for Alcoholism

[BecomingMeAtLast]

Eskapa's Book, The Cure for Alcoholism

I'm with wippy all the way on this one. Drinking and driving is not a good idea in any circumstance. And to do it with innocent children in the car is unimaginable to me. What's the priority here? Alcohol or the children's safety? They don't mix well.

[SpringerRider]

Eskapa's Book, The Cure for Alcoholism

marbella;564163 wrote: I had to look the word 'sagacious' up so I guess that means I am not very sagacious at all...



Good luck with the Nal.

2 a: of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning b: caused by or indicating acute discernment

I can't think of anyone more sagacious than you.

[BecomingMeAtLast]

Eskapa's Book, The Cure for Alcoholism

I just ordered the book and can't wait to read it, I'm a big reader and study of alcoholism and addiction. The more I read about this book, the more I want to read it!

[happy4once]

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Franco - you can't drive while drinking + Nal

Francophone,

To answer your question - they specifically mention in the book that you should not drive if you are taking Nal...it is suppose to mess up your coordination even more than normal drinking & driving. So, whether or not you are really safe now picking up your kids while drinking, I would say there would definitely be a concern if you added Nal to the mix.

Please think about it and see if you can just wait a few hours in case there is any chance that you think you are ok to drive but actually are not...hopefully the Nal will help you.

Best of luck to you.

[bloggy]

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SpringerRider;564357 wrote: I can't think of anyone more sagacious than you.

LOL, you are fairly sagacious too you know. :H

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happy4once;564792 wrote: Francophone,

To answer your question - they specifically mention in the book that you should not drive if you are taking Nal...it is suppose to mess up your coordination even more than normal drinking & driving. So, whether or not you are really safe now picking up your kids while drinking, I would say there would definitely be a concern if you added Nal to the mix.

Please think about it and see if you can just wait a few hours in case there is any chance that you think you are ok to drive but actually are not...hopefully the Nal will help you.

Best of luck to you.

I take the Nal because I fancy a drink (I am just starting week 4) but then I just seem to forget about it, and usually well over an hour has passed when I realise I have had Nal but no drink- I just seem to forget about drinking after taking the tablet now.

Franco, Maybe you wont find that happens in the first few weeks, but it is happening to me just about everyday now, so eventually you will probably find it gets later and later in the day before you actually want to take a drink. When I first set out I was having the first drink around 4pm or sometimes a lot earlier, yesterday it was well after 8pm, and I am really feeling a bit annoyed with myself because I could have just as well done without- well I guess that day will come soon

[gyco]

Eskapa's Book, The Cure for Alcoholism

hi all.marbs i find the same as a none drinker,i took a pill Monday and havent had another pill since,not that there hasn't been thoughts of having a drink,the thoughts aren't as harsh,if that makes sense,im actually scared of having another pill,its kinda [the pill]gives me,an i dont care feeling, but im not intoxicated,and ive been very tired lately,maybe the pill lets you catch up on sleep to,last night i slept at 7 pm till 1110pm was up for 45 min went back to sleep till 5am yikes,i to of late had studied a lot on a addiction,its been an interesting week,have a good weekend all, gyco

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I got that same 'I dont care feeling' at first gykes, but now I don't seem to get it- or if I do, I don't notice it.

Its great that your cravings have gone down, bloody well done to you for getting through them.

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marbella;565006 wrote: LOL, you are fairly sagacious too you know. :H

But it counts more when you are so sweet.

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Gyco;565028 wrote: hi all.marbs i find the same as a none drinker,i took a pill Monday and havent had another pill since,not that there hasn't been thoughts of having a drink,the thoughts aren't as harsh,if that makes sense,im actually scared of having another pill,its kinda [the pill]gives me,an i dont care feeling, but im not intoxicated,and ive been very tired lately,maybe the pill lets you catch up on sleep to,last night i slept at 7 pm till 1110pm was up for 45 min went back to sleep till 5am yikes,i to of late had studied a lot on a addiction,its been an interesting week,have a good weekend all, gyco

Hi Gyco,
I am trying to figure out why you are following us. If out of curiosity that is OK. If you are alerting us to be cautious, that is equally OK. But if you are completely happy with your brand of sobriety, we may not be the best topic of discussion.

I like you Gyco. You disagree respectfully. I am not a newbie to the recovery thing. I did sobriety for 12 years the AA way. My previous posts tell it well. What I am trying to say is that if you are doing well in your program, Sinclair is not the channel you should be watching. We are one of those slippery places you have been told about. In the 12 step world, your state of mind counts alot. We are that whore house for someone who is only looking for a kiss. See what I am saying?

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This was posted by Dr. Roy Eskapa.

A MEDICAL CURE FOR ALCOHOLISM

A medical cure for alcoholism - without abstinence, detox or rehab - but which gradually removes the craving for alcohol, is being hailed as a life-saver for millions of alcoholics.

DALLAS—Each year, 105,000 Americans die from alcoholism, 18 million have their health damaged by it and the cost to the nation approaches $200 billion. The cure for this terrible affliction is revealed in a definitive and ground-breaking new book by Dr Roy Eskapa - The Cure for Alcoholism: Drink Your Way Sober Without Willpower, Abstinence or Discomfort - which rejects the pervasive belief that alcoholism is incurable without total abstinence. Instead, this authoritative book publishes a detailed account of 70 major clinical trials which prove beyond doubt how a treatment known as the Sinclair Method removes the underlying biological cause of craving and compulsive drinking. The treatment has an outstanding 80 % success rate and offers a safer, kinder and far more cost-effective solution than previous techniques. The Sinclair Method is the definitive medical answer to the medical disease known as alcoholism. Dr M Panos, a renowned gastric and liver specialist, suggests that the discoveries in the book are of such importance in treating addiction that they are worthy of a Nobel prize.
The Sinclair Method involves always taking a safe, non-addictive, FDA approved opiate blocking medication called naltrexone before actually drinking any alcohol. It is widely accepted that alcoholism is the result of the combination of a natural genetic predisposition for alcoholism combined with learning the addiction over years of drinking. The addiction occurs as a result of endorphins – the brains own opiate or morphine-like substances – being released in the brain each time alcohol is consumed. Each drinking session releases endorphins which in turn reinforce the behavior. The result is super-strengthened opioid pathways in the brain. These addictive pathways become biologically permanent and cause an increase in craving the longer alcoholics attempt to abstain from alcohol. The longer alcoholics abstain the more they crave alcohol – which explains why 85 per cent of alcoholics relapse within a few weeks of standard abstinence based treatments.
Dr. David Sinclair and his team of neuroscientists working for the Finnish government discovered a way of physically removing the addictive pathways in the brain. The discovery, known as pharmacological extinction, took thirty years worth of research before reaching patients in need. By using naltrexone to block the effects of endorphins released when alcohol is consumed, the addictive pathways in the brain are gradually removed. Eventually, after several weeks of treatment the pathways are trimmed back so that both craving and actual drinking levels are naturally reduced and control over alcohol is restored. Since the biology of the addiction is reversed, the problem drinker is then able to either choose to continue drinking within safe limits, or to abstain altogether. Dr. Eskapa’s book presents the formula for de-addiction as: Naltrexone + Drinking = Cure - a revolutionary concept supported by extensive clinical trials. This is contrary to the way in which naltrexone is normally prescribed – with abstinence. If naltrexone is taken with abstinence it results in abysmal failure – as over 35 clinical trials showed.
The book presents a five-step method for the reader and offers a chapter for doctors showing how to prescribe naltrexone with specific instructions not to abstain. The Five Steps presented in the book equip the reader with a blueprint to break free from compulsive drinking. Dr Eskapa says, “Curing your addiction and regaining control over alcohol is not complicated. It does not require abstinence. But it does require meticulous preparation before, during, and after treatment. The Five Steps do not demand complex psychosocial therapy or an examination of the past to find out why control over alcohol was lost. Unlike standard rehab treatments, there is no insistence on intensive psychotherapy, the trauma of inpatient detoxification programs, withdrawal, or white-knuckling it through arduous abstinence for the rest of one’s life.”

The Five Steps guide the reader through the de-addiction process as follows:
? Step One-Understand and think about addiction in an entirely new way.
? Step Two-Check the severity of the problem and find out if help is required.
? Step Three-Working with a physician to obtain a prescription for naltrexone.
? Step Four-Learn about alcoholic beverage measures and keep a record of drinking and craving as the journey through de-addiction begins. Now the patient is taking naltrexone before drinking alcohol. As he or she become de-addicted craving and drinking levels gradually and automatically decline.
? Step Five- The cure takes about three months. Now the goal is to stay cured once the program is completed. Remember the Golden Rule: ‘Never drink alcohol without first taking Naltrexone. If you do, you could become readdicted within several weeks.’

What you’ll find in The Cure for Alcoholism:
? An insightful introduction by Dr. David Sinclair (National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland)
? The story behind how the cure was discovered - from theory to laboratory to a practical cure – and future applications against other drug and eating addictions
? Hard evidence behind the program: more than 70 proven clinical trials are summarized
? Testimonials from former alcoholics who have been cured
? Interviews with doctors and patients from clinics around the world who have adopted this method
? A precise description of the five steps toward cure
? Prescribing information about the medication naltrexone

The Cure for Alcoholism offers problem drinkers, health professionals treating alcoholics, and those families helplessly afflicted by the addiction of a loved one a revolutionary and medically proven formula for a cure.

**Full author bios enclosed**

Book Details:

Title: The Cure for Alcoholism: Drink Your Way Sober without Willpower, Abstinence or Discomfort
Authors: Roy Eskapa, PhD with a foreword by David Sinclair, PhD
Publisher: BenBella Books, Distributed by Independent Publishers Group

[nancy]

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Guess what I heard on the radio the other day? Because of all the tension in regard to the economy, the business of rehab and other "programs" are a good business to be in right now.

Just for all of us that say rehabs are a big business.:H:H:H

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Thanks for the bump Nancy. I have been travelling for business and have not had time to keep up with the boards. For those that are interested, I am approaching three months on the Sinclair Method. That is the near the initial window when the cure is supposed to take effect. I.e. we should see a significant reduction in craving of alcohol by four to six months.

I have vowed to this group that I would be intimately honest about my experience in regards to Naltrexone and the Sinclair method so here is how I perceive myself at this moment in time.

For those not familiar, I take a 50mg Naltrexone(Nal) one hour before drinking.

I find it very easy to NOT drink. I am rarely pre-occupied with the desire. When I do find myself wanting to drink, I take Nal and wait an hour. Often during the wait, the interest simply goes away but I always drink at least one for the curative purposes - sometimes reluctantly. I have several AF free days a week. I try to have two days consecutively to allow the Nal to wash out of my system. Once the Nal in washed out, I receive a rebound effect and where anything exciting is more exciting. That is a known phenomena and is a little dividend we experience from the growth of extra opioid receptors.

Now, make no doubt that I am still able to 0ver indulge and have. Nal has little to no aversion effect. If I drink hard liquor and cross the 4 drink line, I will probably end up over-indulging. If I drink only beer, that is almost impossible to do.

Another amusing observation is that if I take Nal and go out to purchase alcohol, I may come home empty-handed. It is like going grocery shopping right after eating a large meal. It is hard to feel interested in buying alcohol after I take Nal. What is more strange is that I am directed to drink after taking Nal for that is how the curing process works.

My life now and four months ago are unrecognizable. I go out with clients and never fear going out of control. What is different now is that drinking is not a very exciting activity anymore. If I go to Applebee's and order a tall beer, the last few gulps look like "just too much to swallow". That energy to "knock 'em down" just isn't there. I now understand that it was that "excitement" that made me an alcohol addict. I talk to my non-addicted wife and tell her how I now experience drinking and she says that that is how she does.

I now know what those people who used to say, "I can take it or leave it" meant. Once the addiction component is gone, drinking just isn't that big of a deal. The ultimate paradox is that now I can drink but have little desire to do so.

Do I miss that desire? Sometimes I feel a little disappointed in what a drink means to me. I will be in the hotel and think, "I am going out to a nice club and have a few". For a little while I will have that "off to the races" feeling and then I take my Nal and may find that I lost all interest in going out and may walk to the gas station next door and buy a 16oz. Coors, go back to the room, drink it and go to sleep. I guess I miss that hyper excitement some nights - but never in the morning.

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Ditto Springer- I miss that feeling of getting ready, (drinking at the same time of course) to go and meet my mates, just knowing that something wild is going to happen during the course of the evening.

I did attempt to go out once or twice after taking the nal, but it just didn't happen- bed seemed a more exciting prospect. But it is a very small price to pay for the overall benefits of taking the Naltrexone.