Hi all!

New to TSM and it's going pretty well. Had a thought though- has anyone considered injecting Naltrexone to avoid the one hour rule? It seems in certain situations it would be more convenient to take a quick shot (at around half dose from my reading) when unexpected drinking sessions catch you by surprise and you don't have an hour to wait. Thoughts?

I hadn't heard of that - only the injection that lasts a month (or whatever). What I can say is that if I was starting this again, I would actually consider doing the month shot for the first month and then going to the oral after that, just because I barely had any AF days anyway so it was a moot point. It may just be easier, depending on how hard you find it to wait. You may also just want to take it every day an hour before you may drink, and not worry about it - just keep an eye on the time and be sure to take a 'top up' dose if you go longer than 10 hours between your Nal and when you stop drinking.

Bottom line - looking back I would do whatever is easiest and most effective at first - the finessing can come later.



Jephiner

Mike, I don't know of any way of injecting it other than Vivitrol, which is the month long dose. I would only do that if I was not able to wait the hour. So far, although at times I am for sure watching the clock I have been able to wait. Early on I just took the pill pretty early in the afternoon (like before I left work) so that I was covered. These days I hope for AF and nal free days and so I try to wait longer.

Whatever works for you is for sure the best method. Nal on!! Newlife

I also think that waiting the hour helps retrain yourself into waiting before drinking, which then helps with regaining some control.

Yes, my thoughts are the same. Just additional re-training.