I pledge not to drink today!

Who's next....

I'm not going to tonight, either. Nice calm Saturday night.

Hi Rich and Barry,

Good for you on your AF day. I'd love to join in but I'm just not quite there yet. Best of luck to you both!!

Cindy

Thanks Cindy!

Managed to make it and gave myself an AF. Had a few triggers that usually set me off but managed to put them aside for the day.

Today is Sunday and I'm "home alone" which is a HUGE trigger for me. Can't fight AB today so i popped my trusty Nal and will/am planning on getting one 750ml bottle of wine - which I will promptly consume. I usually take 25ml (1/2 a pill) but I upped it today to 3/4 pill just for kicks. One good thing since I started this is I have managed not to buy any hard liquor (the rum). I really want to stay away from that stuff and am hopping that if I can that it just gives me a little more stopping power.

Had a good conversation with my wife yesterday while we walked the dogs in the park. Explained how I perceive alcohol when not on the Nal then when on the Nal. Interestingly she could not relate to the "rush" I get when drinking, especially the sudden intensity of it. She says it doesn't rush her like that and it's a more slow process for her whereby she feels more under the influence and knows to stop whereas I don't feel the under the influence as much and drink more for the rush.

Anyone else find that to be the case with a loved one or friend that you discussed this with?

Best of luck to everyone today!

Rich

This is how it always was for me pre-TSM. When I've spoken to normal drinkers they say they mostly feel tired, sleepy, under the influence.

One thing that prompted me to chose to go AF long term(if 13 days 13 hours can be called long term yet!), was the fact I wasn't feeling the effect of alcohol, I could pour it down me not feel any buzz, tired or even under the influence - and then it would catch up and hit me like a train. That worried me so I decided to stop, full stop.

Full stop - nice! I really should go in that direction also.

Hi Rich. Before I started this process I could feel the first sip right down to my tippy toes! And it never took very much to get me drunk. I guess I'm one of those women with none of the enzymes to metabolize booze at all. I'm also very slim with not much body fat - bad if you're a boozer!!

But when I take a naltrexone I don't feel much of anything except I can feel the build up of alcohol in my system which I really don't like at all. So the drug really does work as advertised for me. Now if I could just stop pouring that first drink I'd be all set

I have not discussed this process with my husband but he drinks daily and now that he's older he gets tipsy on very little and sees that as a good thing.

sounds like you are doing very well - and welcome!!