I've placed my nal order online from alldaychemist and am anxiously awaiting my order. I have been seriously concerned about my drinking for years now, even though I "only" drink 8 beers (my usual dose) per night, and usually just on Fri nights. Having lived through tremendous stress for the last 5 years now, I occasionally will also drink Sat night, and if at a party will sometimes have a bit more. What has been recently concerning was a 3 week abstinence followed by a weekend of 20 drinks. This is leaving me tired, irritable, depressed and fearful well into my work weeks, even though my favorite part of each week is downing that first Belgian, Rogue or Sam Adams on Fri night. This is inevitably followed by 7 more, throughout the evening. On those few nights when I drank during the work week, I could hold it down to 2-4 with self-discipline, knowing that more would leave me tired, irritable and shaky at work the next day.

So I'm a binge drinker. And I now know that I definitely experience the ADE! I'm praying that I'm in the 80% that find a cure with TSM, and am very grateful to have found this site and for all of you wonderful posters that have shared so much of yourselves. Thank you.

Is there anyone out there with a similar drinking pattern? Am I more or less likely to respond with an average consumption of 8 beers/week? I'm 51, and have coped thus far with spiritual pursuits (not AA) and Moderation Management.

spinedoc99

Welcome aboard. I drank about double of what you drank or better. I am pretty sure the quantity has nothing to do with wether or not it will work for you. My cure/control happened very qickly by the standards and benchmarchs on this forum. I would say be patient with the process and prepare yourself for 4-6-9 months for a cure/control, if it happens sooner it's a bonus. If you haven't already I would suggest getting a copy of The Cure to Alcoholism by Roy Eskapa...it will give a lot of info on TSM in conjunction with this forum.

I hope you get the results a lot of us have gotten..good luck in your fight.

Hello SD99 (we are so cute at finding abbreviations for everyone's names! LOL)

Welcome and I too, hope you are in the top % of the successful ones. Let us know! You are doing the right thing and at least are here, trying to find a "cure" for yourself. Feel good, relax, take NAL 1 hr before and keep track of your drinks. See what happens.

Good luck and I have high hopes for you!

Thanks for your replies. I'll keep you all posted.

Welcome.

You are a binge drinker and TSM definitely works for binge drinkers. Crown and I were bingers -- but I binged on more like 50 per week at the end of my drinking career.

I have a theory that no doctor has confirmed: the longer you drink and the more you drink, the longer it will take for extinction to occur. If this theory is correct, you should see results sooner than the hardcore boozers like I was. It will be interesting to see how it works for you.

But you will probably find an immediate reduction from your usual eight -- than a renewed interest -- then more and more control, followed by no obsession at all to drink. That's the typical pattern for those who have been cured by TSM.

Good luck.

PS take 25 mg the first time to minimize nausea and take it on a full stomach. Go to 50 mg when the side effects go away, which they will, after a few sessions, assuming you have them.

Waiting like a kid on Christmas for my nal. Severe AL deficiency symptoms and, like a robot, am starting in on my usual F night 8 beers. Have been reading some posts and am amazed at what others have been through, and how they have been helped. Ordered 40 more pills from alldaychemist.com. Thanks, everyone, for your communications.