Strictly Sinclair: Naltrexone Done Right

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Strictly Sinclair: Naltrexone Done Right

Bob,
Take 50 mg , that's what's normally done . Go easy on those poor overworked young doctors !

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Strictly Sinclair: Naltrexone Done Right

Bob, Ocean is trying a something slightly different- she is on Nal and Baclofen together, and drinks if she gets a bad craving- she has documented what she is doing on the Sinclair board, and also here I believe.

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Strictly Sinclair: Naltrexone Done Right

Hey guys,

I am in the over the honeymoon doldrums of week 3 but somehow managing to stay positive.

Pre Nal ? 55 ? 60 units
Week 1 ? 22 units
Week 2 - 42 units
Weel 3 in progress

But I am really confident that we will all get there. The stats prove most of us will be successful if we just stick to the Nal 1 hour before drinking.

So I look forward to seeing an improvement in week 4 as most on the Sinclair Method forum say will happen. I have had no free NAL/drink days as yet but am just going with the flow. I know they will come and lets face it ? no other method is this dam easy is it.

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Cash

I didn't have my first AF until the very last day of week 4. Then during week 5 and 6 I have had 5 more- 2 more in week 5 and 3 in week 6. Today is the first day of week 7, so hopefully there will be at least 3 this week- this is all without trying, I am just going with the flow.

Many of the days that have not been AF have just been 2 drinks.

Good luck, just keep following the golden rule!

[Sillygrits]

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I know that I am only in my 3rd week of the program but it seems like I'm drinking more than I was before taking the Nal. My sister and mom are giving up hope and saying they don't think this "plan" is going to work. Im devasted. I cant stop drinking until I blackout but I was like that pre SM. I always follow the golden rule...always...1 hour before drinking. When will I start noticing some results. I'm losing my support system at home and I don't really believe this is going to work. Im starting to feel hopeless....

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Oh Sillygrits - I'm so sorry you are having a tough time and not feeling support at home. It has to be very difficult for you, as well as them when all they want to do it see you get better.

Keep the faith in yourself and the program. The other board has some very encouraging stories of progress - but yes, with some bumps along the way. Just stay with the rules and ride them out I suppose.

And know you have support on these boards, even if it is failing a bit at home. I feel for you.

[Sillygrits]

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Thanks so much for your words of support. I just desparately want to fast forward to the part of my life where I forget about my beer and let it get hot because I don't want it. Wow...that seems like a dream come true...but who knows....maybe...just maybe....

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Strictly Sinclair: Naltrexone Done Right

Sillygrits
i hope you did show your mum the testimonies in the book or also you could show her the positive posts on the other forum (like marbella's ) .
As much as you can do use your own breaking efforts , start drinking later and taper off .have a pause as best you can . But keep with it , you're certainly not alone .

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SillyGrits and Sillygrit's Mum,

It is normal for during the second and third week of the Sinclair program that drinking often goes to levels even higher than pre-sinclair- many people do experience this, and Dr. Eskapa does mention it in the book.

Just hang on in there! This is a program where you may not see any results at all until you are a few months in- you had to learn to drink like this, and you have to unlearn the process at a similar rate- you did not become such a hardened drinker overnight!

Just make a big red circle on your calender, 5 months from now- that is the day to evalulate if it is working- not now!

In the meantime just follow the one golden rule, if you feel you are going to drink, take 50mg of naltrexone. If you aren't really bothered about having a drink- don't take it.

It is that simple- you cannot possibly know if this is working yet- I CANT!

It doesn't really start 'working' until we are at least 2 months in- prior to this we may see good or bad results, but it is too early for it to have really taken effect.

Just keep at it- and have faith

[bob3d]

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WaitingToExhale;579356 wrote: Bob -

I think what Ocean was saying is that she had tried Nal, using it in a different format prior to learning about the SM.

Oops. Yes. Upon rereading it, I see that now.

Thanks. I retract my comment to Oceana.

Regarding dosages: I have tried 50mg Nal and 100 mg Nal with no noticable differences at all. 25mg Nal is not effective enough, but its a good stepping stone to get through the acclimation phase of taking Nal.

7 units yesterday on 100mg Nal, 4 units today on 50 mg Nal. Sort of counterintuitive.

Bob

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Niether Dr Sinclair or Eskape mention any other dosage other than the 50 mgs- it IS advisable yo start on 25mgs though, and go too 50 after a few days- some people have become quite ill after jumping in at 50mgs.

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hi all,nice to see its working,almost tempting to go get drunk, lol,well,as you all no,i dont drink,but ive tried the naltrexone way,without the booze,march2/09and mar6 /09,it did help with the cravings,but i do beleive it could like anything else I do,become a habit,i no someone will answer this for me,i dont beleive i have an addiction to AL,but more so,like all i do,i prefer HABIT, i also beleive it helps to say no,in my case since my last dose,i havent wanted anymore nal,thot about taking it,but didnt,but i have wanted Al,but i havent had it either,nal also gave ne the no feeling , feeling,but not like Al did,or other drug,Valium and so on,im not a doctor,but it is quite interesting,next week should be interesting for me,i have family coming down,only for 3 days there staying,call it as you may,a crutch,[naltrexone]or not,i don't have a problem stopping,staying stopped is the question,yes ,isn't it nice to finally have an option gyco sure hope this does not offend anyone

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Strictly Sinclair: Naltrexone Done Right

Marbella - you bring up a question that has been rattling around in my brain:

Why the same dosage for everyone? As a female who weighs 120#, why would I take the same dose as a guy that weighs perhaps twice as much as me, or more?

Not sure you can answer that, but perhaps that question has come up before and Dr. Roy has?

PS: I am "one of those" who got REALLY sick jumping in at 50mg.

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Waiting- I only know what I have read on the boards, but it seems that at 50mg the opioid thingies will definitely be blocked, whereas at 25mg it is debatable. I actually think 25mg would have done it for me, because I stayed at under 50mg for about a week, and hardly drank anything at all that week, but I guess seeing as 50mg doesn't seem to do any harm (once you are used to it) one might as well take 50mg just to be sure.

I also suppose (this is only me supposing I could be completely wrong) that seeing as the Nal is targeting these little things in our brains, it might not make much difference if we weigh 250lbs or 130lbs? As the brain things are probably around the same size for everyone?

I am just guesing there of course- it is an interesting question, I suppose Dr. Sinclair did experiment with different dosis during his trials, and if he thinks the same dose is ok for everyone, I guess it is.

I see no harm in waiting a bit longer to go up to 50mg for those of us who are sensitive though- it does not seem to have affected my progress in anyway.

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bob3d;579247 wrote: Uhhh. oceana, that doesn't sound like the Sinclair Method from what I am reading in the book which I have been reading vehemently since yesterday when I finallly recieved it.

The idea is to take Naltrexone one hour prior to imbibing. That does not sound like what you have done.

I still would like to know what dosage to take; 50mg, 75mg, 100mg? I can pretty much get any precription out of my psychiatrist since I'm quite manipulative by nature, but I mix it with so much truth and openness that it is hard for professionals to detect. Regardless, I want to be cured. So, what dosage is the right dosage???

Bob

What the problem is for me, I am a 24/7 drinker, so I do not have an "hour" before drinking.


I do have a question in for the Dr. about the timing of my med so we will see what he says, (in the sinclairmethod.com forum)

And I asked him about dosages also.