Nalmefene

[buddabelly]

Good news today.

It's been on the news here this am that a new drug has been licensed for the treatment of alcoholism.
I don't know whether anyone on here has experience of it, but it's the first new drug for alcoholism to be licensed here in the last 15 yrs.
It is apparently much more effective than Naltrexone. It has a 61 % sucess rate.
I'm not very good with technical info, but any advances are much appreciated

Lea

[YouKayBee]

Nalmefene

Yeah

I'm sure I made a post or thread about this some months back. The drug is supposed to work better, with less side effects than Naltrexone. My Dr has asked if I specifically wanted to use it but I'm ok with Naltrexone.

Just found it https://www.mywayout.org/community/f2...ies-71480.html

Also found some media articles thanks to a post on the Sinclair Forum Daily Star: Simply The Best 7 Days A Week :: News :: Miracle pill to help alcoholics booze less is being offered by NHS New drug to help problem drinkers cut back on booze - General news - Yorkshire Post

Hopefully this will bring a lot of relief to alcoholics in the UK, so many people have asked me why the method I've used isn't more widely used, well no excuses now.

[buddabelly]

Nalmefene

Hi UK

Hi will have a good look at your links later.

I'm seeing Proff Chick in June. He normally likes to prescribe Naltexone with Bac. Maybe I will be able to get this drug instead.Timing as they say is everytjing.
I will take all the help I can get in what ever form
This dis-ease or affliction has dominated my life for too long. I really feel some hope now.

UK I will pm you soon.

Lea

[YouKayBee]

Nalmefene

buddabelly;1502087 wrote: Hi will have a good look at your links later.

I'm seeing Proff Chick in June. He normally likes to prescribe Naltexone with Bac. Maybe I will be able to get this drug instead.Timing as they say is everytjing.
I will take all the help I can get in what ever form
This dis-ease or affliction has dominated my life for too long. I really feel some hope now.

UK I will pm you soon.

Lea

I'm glad you are going to see him, getting a prescription and guidance from him will give you the best chance.

[john doe]

Nalmefene

Does Dr Chick have to inform your GP if he prescribes to you? I'd be interested in getting a Bac script if touch wood I have success but I don't want my GP to know. I always worry about my med's being stopped by customs. Especially with Bac.

[JoanC]

Nalmefene

Hi JD

No, Dr C will contact your doc only if you want him to (e.g., it might be cheaper that way in the long run for you) but his consultation fee includes repeat scripts if you don't want

[buddabelly]

Nalmefene

See, JD I want Prof Chick to get my GP to prescribe Bac. Where she might not do it by herself, under his guidance sihe may. The only way I can truly give myself over to the program is to have a consistent reliable source of the drug. I can't afford it otherwise. I spent ten months sober on it then stopped and drank again.
I also would feel a lot happier with medical guidance whilst taking it. I must say though, I think most doctors are bloody idiots when it comes to addiction. They waver around the moralistic
staince, if you just tried hard enough, you could stop. This is total rot. Maybe it's their sense of helplessness. No matter what they do they can't cure us. Alcoholism is a total body, mind and spirit ailment. what do they have in their precription pad that will deal with that ?

Lea

[buddabelly]

Nalmefene

Where do you live John ?
Lea

[john doe]

Nalmefene

Belfast Lea.

I understand you wanting to get your GP on board though. From memory I believe Dr Chick is in Scotland? I'd happily get a flight over. My plan is, if successful with Bac and if I can get my maintainence dose down, I'd like to be able to have a script. and not have to rely on internet supply.

I have a long record of drug abuse with my GP and I just don't really want him knowing I'm using meds for my problem as I think he might be a bit suspicious.

[YouKayBee]

Nalmefene

john doe;1502157 wrote: Belfast Lea.

I understand you wanting to get your GP on board though. From memory I believe Dr Chick is in Scotland? I'd happily get a flight over. My plan is, if successful with Bac and if I can get my maintainence dose down, I'd like to be able to have a script. and not have to rely on internet supply.

I have a long record of drug abuse with my GP and I just don't really want him knowing I'm using meds for my problem as I think he might be a bit suspicious.

Dr Chick is in Edinburgh

[buddabelly]

Nalmefene

Hi john
My Doc I'm sure will be just as suspicious. I'm an addict therefore I must be likely to become addicted to anything, mustn't I ?
I kow what it feels like
Lea

[YouKayBee]

Nalmefene

buddabelly;1502199 wrote: Hi john
My Doc I'm sure will be just as suspicious. I'm an addict therefore I must be likely to become addicted to anything, mustn't I ?
I kow what it feels like
Lea

Mine was ok once she saw the results.

[Juan BH]

Nalmefene

This is an interesting development. I attemted TSM without success for about 14 months and gave up at the beginning of this year to try Baclofen. I have been having good results with the BAC so far, but have yet to find the "switch". It is early on still though and I am enjoying the anxiety relief

One of the things that worried me most about NAL was it's potential for liver damage, especially since I kept drinking a lot. If I remeber correctly, Nalmefene does not share this property with Naltrexone, but I think that they are both opiod antagonists and function the same in that manner. I will be keeping this in mind for the future. I wish we had a Dr Chick here in the States!

[Juan BH]

Nalmefene

BTW budabelly- I think it is impossible to get addicted to an antagonist like Naltrexone or Nalmefene. They form a protective cap on your opiod receptors so that nothing can stimulate them. I hear you on not wanting to get your GP in the mix though. These things can be so difficult and pople just aren't ready to accept that this is truly a disease. It's kind of like when some people didn't want to hear that the earth was round! We will see a change in our lifetime I hope.

[buddabelly]

Nalmefene

Hi Juan.

I think the Doc that I hear most about on here is Dr Levin. Would you have acess to him ?

My opiate receptors certainly need a cap on them. I've been looking a lot on You Tube. There is a wealth of information on there about the nature of and brain chemistry of addiction. It's fasicinating stuff. I'm reading a book at the moment called ' In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts '
by Dr Gabor Mate. His whole take on addiction and addicts and the way society treats them is totally different from the official line.

His understanding and explantion for the developmentt of addiction in an individual makes perfect sense to me. There are lots of his talks on You Tube and he is certainly worth listening to. If you do have a look I'd love to know what you think. I believe he deserves a Nobel prize and would love to see him more widely known and talked about in the media.

There's also a Video on there that shows the effects of Baclofen iquitening down the opiate receptors of a cocaine addicts brain. You can actually see that their brain does not light up as much when the Baclofen is present. The whole GO system of the brain is calmed down. So baclofen is not just a theory it can be demonstrated in brain scans to work.

I belive in Baclofen. I can feel my level of anxiety decrease dramatically when I take it. I'm lucky so far I've had no SE's. Even if I did I think I'd persevere. For me the payoff is worth it..

Found the link http://youtu.be/oZ-FAX4Pz8I[/video]]

http://youtu.be/byain0Vo5mo[/video]]Baclofen dramatically reduces cocaine craving - YouTube