i been taking naltexone 2 hous before drinking and not one hour before drinking. WHY because in roys book on page 205 it said you can take it when ever.
i emaild dr. escapa


my email to dr. escapa

On 16 September 2012 00:17, larry najor <larrynajor@yahoo.com> wrote:

Dr. Escapa the reason i was taking naltrexone two hours before drinking was becase of what i read on page 205,under dosage, in your book. THE BOOK SAYS "it can be taken in the morning(there still will be a blockade of opiod receptors that evening)".
Thank you
Larry Najor






dr. escapa emailed me back



I know .. and that should be changed .... good point ... however this statement is true to some extent but different people have varying metabolisms ... they metabolize naltrexone at different rates .. this is possible.. experience teaches after years that the 1 hour rule is best! I think we put that in because people may think they should tale naltrexone if they drink in the am , afternoon again another dose and evening another dose...... which is not correct.. in very serious bender drinkers who wake up and drink early in the morning and are still drinking at say 10 pm then Sinclair said to take a dose again then... of course if you were attending a TSM clinic the treatment would be more intensive and there would be counselling taylored specifically to your needs (as at Contral.com in Finland) .. but we have to reach many people (8 million serious alcoholics in the US and18 million altogether if we consider 'problem drinkers') through a book. This is the first book on TSM - a daunting task - and I wish others would write more .. books, manuals..... nevertheless at the time of publication in 2008 it was estimated that at least 70,000 patients had been through TSM in Finland where it can be free on National Health (or that was the case) -- and they had a choice of going to 'A' Clinics which use traditional abstinence based (AA, faith based, psychotherapy group, and individual therapy with addiction counsellors) ....


So I understand why you thought that 2 hours before was fine. However, lets stick with Dr Cox's and other doctors findings.






I HOPE IT STILL WORKS FOR ME.

Larry, just follow the Golden Rule

Nal+1 hour+Drinking Don't think about it or analyse it, just do it.

Curi

Yeah Larry, that should be fine. a 50 mg dose should cover you for at least 8 hr (it's in your system longer, but I find that it's not very effective after 8 hours) so it doesn't REALLY matter if you take it 1-2 hours beforehand.