Guys, As you know I declared myself cured earlier last week and felt very good about my progress. However, last night I drank a couple of beers before dinner with the intention of stopping after a glass of wine with dinner and then proceeded to drink the whole 1.5 liter of wine watching the Patriots put away the Ravens. I drank the wine all the way up until midnight which well past the half life of the 50mg Naltrexone tablet. Of course I am never going to give up the fight and I don't consider this one battle the whole war but, I must say that my behavior is a bit disconcerting and demoralizing. I am curious whether any of you on the "cured" list have any experience with regression like this. Your candid feedback is appreciated.

I was very hesitant to call myself cured for that reason.

Anyway, ups and downs happen. The longer you stay compliant, the fewer cravings and incidents happen.

Cured ?

My sentiments exactly Guapo. My view of cured is not necessarily AF but, being able to take or leave it and I thought I was there.

Thanks sideeffect2. Excellent reference. How long have you been running on NAL?

Exactly , it will happen

Been since Oct 2013. I think I have only had maybe 6 pills total, so that makes me a fast responder. Havent had a drink in months, might be a long time before I do again.

Still, took me almost a year until I have not had any real cravings. If you want all the details, I have a very detailed thread in the weekly progress section.

You might want to file this lapse under "triggers".

Before NAL, NFL Playoffs were always triggers for me. I could count on being hungover after every Playoff Week until at least Wednesday, more likely Thursday. Fortunately, now I never drink at all while watching them.

Add to that the fact that the Patriots/Ravens game was one of the most exciting playoff games ever (all the more so if you are a Pats fan), and you might have just encountered the perfect storm. If so, you now know, and forewarned is forearmed going forward!