Hi, I have been lurking for a while but haven't posted. I tried mods, AA, and just attempting to control it by myself and this summer spun out of control - up to two bottles of wine ( and once, 2 and a half) a night, at least half of which I drank alone ( meaning after I got home or after people went to bed - not that they helped me kill the 2 bottles- did that all by myself). Its been pretty awful, never remembering what happened past 10 pm, every morning feeling HORRIBLE and promising no more, until the evening, when - well, you know the drill.
So I ordered naltrexone online after reading up on it, particularly on what Dr. Sinclair in Finland has to say on how its best used for mods, not abs ( look up "sinclair method" on wikipedia and you'll see what I'm talking about).
So I went on it three days ago and all I can say is WOW. Wow wow wow wow wow.
I know it doesn't work for everyone but so far it is working for me. First night on it at 50 mg I felt flu-ey and fatigued yet insomniac- really worried me as I thought "Oh NO!! - I'm not reacting well!!" But I wasn't so ill I didn't go out on a date- during which I drank two drinks only, neither of which had the slightest effect. Just didn't want more. Home to bed by midnight. Last night I went to a party, this time on 25 mg to see if I could reduce the chance of insomnia, and had zero side effects. Was only able to down one drink over the course of an hour at the party. Since i was sober (the one had no effect either) and don't know how to socialize very well stone-cold, I left, but there I was, at a party, being more of a social drinker than most of the "normal" people there!!
Tonight ( its the weekend) I am having some people over. They are heavy drinkers so am going back up to 50 just to be sure, but I am really confident they will comment on how little I am drinking because I am confident I won't even be able to drink much!!
Its so exciting!!!!!!!!! This must be what its like to be a social drinker!!!!!!
Will keep you all updated (and will post this in the drugs thread) but for the first time in forever I HAVE HOPE!!!!!!!!
Anyone else have this experience?
So I ordered naltrexone online after reading up on it, particularly on what Dr. Sinclair in Finland has to say on how its best used for mods, not abs ( look up "sinclair method" on wikipedia and you'll see what I'm talking about).
So I went on it three days ago and all I can say is WOW. Wow wow wow wow wow.
I know it doesn't work for everyone but so far it is working for me. First night on it at 50 mg I felt flu-ey and fatigued yet insomniac- really worried me as I thought "Oh NO!! - I'm not reacting well!!" But I wasn't so ill I didn't go out on a date- during which I drank two drinks only, neither of which had the slightest effect. Just didn't want more. Home to bed by midnight. Last night I went to a party, this time on 25 mg to see if I could reduce the chance of insomnia, and had zero side effects. Was only able to down one drink over the course of an hour at the party. Since i was sober (the one had no effect either) and don't know how to socialize very well stone-cold, I left, but there I was, at a party, being more of a social drinker than most of the "normal" people there!!
Tonight ( its the weekend) I am having some people over. They are heavy drinkers so am going back up to 50 just to be sure, but I am really confident they will comment on how little I am drinking because I am confident I won't even be able to drink much!!
Its so exciting!!!!!!!!! This must be what its like to be a social drinker!!!!!!
Will keep you all updated (and will post this in the drugs thread) but for the first time in forever I HAVE HOPE!!!!!!!!
Anyone else have this experience?
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