I'm one week in and this fits me very well. It's like I start my routine daily binge, I know exactly when it should start to rush and I get right up to the edge, and then I just sort of even out and don't ever take off. As I drink, I feel the physical impairment start to rise and it's still kind of an escape, but mostly it just makes me uncomfortably tired much sooner. I can see where it might become much less appealing.

Of course I also just tallied up my drinks for Nal Week 1 and I'm around 59 US. So I guess it's not that unappealing yet. Shocked the hell out of me. Never honestly counted drinks before. I had no idea how much I've been drinking since "going out" and leaving AA a couple years ago. Been a long two years looking for other answers.

Actually it can lead to an indifference to Alcohol eventually which is a great solution. You find you don't really care if you drink, and realize it's not something you're supposed to do EVERY DAY.

Hang in there, long term habits don't change overnight

Hi everyone,
I would like to share my thoughts and questions on this topic. I'm approaching the end of my second week of drinking while on Nal. The first week I definitely noticed a significant effect from the Nal in terms of reducing the euphoria, making the alcohol taste different, and making me a little queasy when I drank. As a result I drank a lot less than I normally would in a drinking session. In my second week I feel as though I've adjusted to what it feels like to drink on the medication and I'm drinking a bit more than I did in week one (but still not binging anywhere close to the extent that I used to). But I'm a little worried because I am still enjoying the feeling of being intoxicated even though I'm taking the Nal exactly as I'm supposed to. The first few drinks don't provide quite the same rush that they used to, so there is definitely an effect, but once I get up to the 5-10 drinks range I do feel a pleasurable, buzzed sensation that makes me want to continue drinking, and so I still look forward to drinking at night. Should I be worried about this? I wonder if I will ever be able to not want to drink if I still enjoy it. Maybe this is just the end of the honeymoon period and nothing to worry about, or perhaps I should consider an increased dose of Nal on the theory that maybe my receptors aren't fully blocked by the 50 mg dose if I'm still getting a high? I appreciate any thoughts!