01-22-2018, 08:30 AM
Hi MrFussBudget1
I came across your post about Naltrexone, and it immediately caught my eye and I felt the need to read about more into what you are going though and a few other posts on this page. It seems this is from a couple months back, so I would love to see how this has worked out for you! Some people have had mixed reviews with this drug (even myself) Originally trying the drug at about 25.. I did not find it to do much. I truly believe this was because I wasn't ready to quit drinking. Then fast forward to about 3 years ago when I gave it a shot again, but I used it alongside with antabuse (not many like it, but I felt I needed an extra safety net to make sure I didn't let me fall into a mistake in those moments of craving. This time; the two together helped change my life. After a few months, I got off the neltrexone because I found my cravings were under control (still stuck with the antabuse another half of a year (why not?? I understant it isn't good for the liver but it is weird better than alcohol lol.). plus, they check your ALT/AST each 1-2 visits and mine were a-ok each time. After about 8 months, I was off those, and have been alcohol free for almost 3 years now. It is a lot of willpower of course!! but I can't picturing it without naltrexone and antabuse
I came across your post about Naltrexone, and it immediately caught my eye and I felt the need to read about more into what you are going though and a few other posts on this page. It seems this is from a couple months back, so I would love to see how this has worked out for you! Some people have had mixed reviews with this drug (even myself) Originally trying the drug at about 25.. I did not find it to do much. I truly believe this was because I wasn't ready to quit drinking. Then fast forward to about 3 years ago when I gave it a shot again, but I used it alongside with antabuse (not many like it, but I felt I needed an extra safety net to make sure I didn't let me fall into a mistake in those moments of craving. This time; the two together helped change my life. After a few months, I got off the neltrexone because I found my cravings were under control (still stuck with the antabuse another half of a year (why not?? I understant it isn't good for the liver but it is weird better than alcohol lol.). plus, they check your ALT/AST each 1-2 visits and mine were a-ok each time. After about 8 months, I was off those, and have been alcohol free for almost 3 years now. It is a lot of willpower of course!! but I can't picturing it without naltrexone and antabuse
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