I have ordered some Naltrexone from alldaychemist, and I bought Roy Eskapa's book. Is that a good starting point?
I just typed out a big introduction and it got deleted once I hit post, and I don't have time to redo the entire thing...
I will say that I am a mom, and my drinking fairly recently became a big problem- in the last 9 months or so. I'm still able to care for my little one all day, get up at 5 am every morning, and I work from home. But I am drinking up to a whole bottle of wine about 5-6 nights per week after putting the baby to bed. It's a destructive cycle of being lonely and overwhelmed, drinking too much, overeating crappy food because of drinking, feeling fat and ashamed the next day so I don't get out and connect with others, and then back to feeling lonely and overwhelmed. I have always been an anxious person, but since I've gained 40 pounds, the insecurity is crippling. My husband works loooooooong hours so I have almost no help ever with the baby, and we have suffered some major financial and health blows recently. I guess the stress is just too much, and a part of me feels like alcohol is my only release.
I need to break this cycle and reclaim my life. I saw a counselor through my health insurance who was useless. She offered no advice other than AA, and accused me of endangering my daughter by insinuating that it was a matter of time before I got behind the wheel and got in a wreck. I just answered- look, I'm not here to defend my actions. I know that this habit is not good for my child, but I have never considered drinking and driving. And I know that an entire bottle of wine is an awful lot, but I don't get belligerent or dangerously drunk.
That encounter just confirmed the fact that AA is not for me. I have plenty of guilt and shame of my own- I don't need theirs heaped on.
So, here I am! Any advice is needed and welcome. Just no insinuating that I am not a fit parent

actually I pretty much did end up retyping the whole thing. haha
Sorry it's so long- it all seemed pertinent...

Hi there - thanks for telling us all what is going on. The best thing you can do is to read the book - I didn't really understand it all until I did and it explains it very well - it is quite repetitive but definitely worth the read. Are you in USA ? Sorry about all the trouble you have going on. That does not help with the AL, I know. Neither do folk like the person that you spoke with. It is good that you are trying to stop this cycle now - you are still very young so to sort it now would be really good !

Keep us posted !!

Hugs, Maggie x

Thank you for responding Yes, I am in the USA- hard to believe this method is so unheard of here, as it seems to be working for so many!
I am hoping and praying that time is on my side. I feel like there is hope to turn it all around and be like a 'normal' person, still. Which is the exact opposite of the "once an addict, forever an addict" stuff they teach in AA- probably the main reason I will not go there.
I can't wait to get going on the book- I'm going to start it tonight after little one goes to bed!

Welcome Gdmcf! Lot's of great posts to read over on this Forum. Keeping track of your drinks and checking in here has been very helpful to me so hope that will work for you too.
Nal+Drink+Patience=Cure
Nal On!

First of all your not alone. I'm new here as well but much more farther down the line than yourself after 20 something years of drinking. Did AA for 9 years, did Celebrate Recovery of 10 years, and did a bunch of binge drinking through all of it. I have more 30 day, 60 day, 90 day.. etc coins that I could probably build a small shack of of them by now.

Yes read the book, watch the movie One Little Pill. (click on the link as it is the trailer off of YouTube. Claudia Christian did a wonderful job producing this film about Naltrexone and the Sinclair Method.

I had to convince myself that this was going to work even before I ever went to my doctor; which for the record I ended up having to convince him into prescribing me naltrexone. But I had done my homework.

I literally just got through writing my Uncle and Aunt about my new found miracle hoping that they would be able to bring this to others as well. My aunt use to be a Senator in Ark. back when Clinton was Gov. so I figure she still knows some people that knows some people.

Keep up your chin, love on your daughter, believe that you are not a bad person, and embrace what is about to be your new journey into FREEDOM!

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I'm going to share with you guys my email to my Aunt and Uncle because I think that you guys might be able to use some of the references that I found. They can be very useful when trying to talk to your doctor about Naltrexone. Its really, really hard for a doctor to rebuff sound medical evidence. Oh.. and a added tip.. make sure you show your doctor the Combine Project study. I have it in my references below. It was the largest study done, with the conclusion that Naltrexone + drinking = success.
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Uncle Sam & Aunt Charlie,
As you guys know I've struggled in my battle with Alcoholism for years now. I've had semi-success with periods of 6 months, 1 year to 18 months of abstinence, but due to the nature of the addiction, was never able to totally break the cycle. Through my last relapse, after much research, I discovered a little known FDA approved medication that has been out since 1996. It is and will be a a game changer for me, and I was literally shocked that doctors, treatment centers, and health officials aren't even aware of it.

I just started on this medication called Naltrexone this past week and I can tell you first hand that it 100% works. I'm so amazed that I didn't know about this 10 or 15 years ago. I've spent over 7 days doing my own research and reading on the subject and have even taken it upon myself to go back to some the actual published papers on the various trials that were conducted on the program to find out for myself what the official conclusions were on these studies. The program or method of this from of treatment is called the 'Extinction Method' or as most refer to it 'The Sinclair Method'. (TSM). The method is actual counter intuitive but the science behind is proven by US Medical research and research done in the UK.

I guess the reason that I'm telling you guys all of this is that if you guys are interested, I enthusiastically suggest that you guys watch the movie (One Little Pill) and even better read the book The Cure for Alcoholism: The Medically Proven Way to Eliminate Alcohol Addiction which can be gotten off of Amazon. You guys are such awesome influence-rs that I wanted you guys to know all about this with the hopes that you can also share this type of information to those that might either benefit or can help spread the word. I wish someone would have told me about this so long ago that it pains me to think what my life could have been like if I could have skipped some of the awful destruction that alcoholism has brought to my life. The truth is that most doctors don't even know about Naltrexone even though over 238 case studies have been done about it involving over 23,000 participants over the past 20 years. The evidence for Naltrexone was even so compelling when the first studies came out about it that California amended on one of its own bills to include using Naltrexone in the court system as it relates to additional methods to provide treatment for individuals with alcohol related crimes:

California Assembly Bill: AB 3316 (04/23/1996)
Use of Naltrexone for use by the courts: Enacted on a Majority vote -- An act to amend Section 11837 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to alcohol and drug programs.
ftp://www.lhc.ca.gov/pub/95-96/bill/asm ... _comm.html
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/95-96/bil ... oduced.pdf

Okay.. I'll leave you guys with this last thought: A study done from 2006 - 2010 by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) estimates that over 88,000 people die annually in the US due to alcohol consumption. That means that every hour 24 American people die due to over consumption of alcohol. In other words, by the time I get off work, over 192 lives will be lost to this horrible disease. Breaks my heart now that I know that there really is a hard line solution to the problem. This can be totally avoided.

Seumas

One Little Pill
Trailer of the movie on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPiiNvlFXa0
Official teaser for the documentary film One Little Pill, starring Claudia Christian.

One Little Pill - The documentary (Movie)
http://www.onelittlepillmovie.com/watch.html


Good info on Naltrexone without getting too technical:
NY. Times - Jan 1, 2014 - Cold Turkey Isn't the Only Route
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/02/opini ... .html?_r=0

Larry King – Rethinking Alcoholism:
http://www.ora.tv/larrykingnow/rethinki ... 0_yp29h9ox

Naltrexone
a. Naltrexone
"The main use of naltrexone is for the treatment of alcohol dependence. Naltrexone was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of alcohol dependence in 1994, following publication of the first two randomized, controlled trials in 1992. Since then a number of studies have confirmed its efficacy in reducing frequency and severity of relapse to drinking. The multi-center COMBINE study showed the usefulness of naltrexone in a primary care setting, without adjunct psychotherapy" Wikipedia

Testimonials comments from people who have used it: http://www.drugs.com/comments/naltrexon ... dence.html

Pharmaceutical extinction: Dr. Sinclair explains it best in his own words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnrQUU_7EHk

Great wealth of info and support from the Sinclair Method Forum: http://www.thesinclairmethod.net/commun ... 8b1de086dc


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References:

Combine Study: An Overview of the Largest Pharmacotherapy Study to Date for Treating Alcohol Dependence
May 3, 2006, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2945872/
http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/ ... erview.htm

Naltrexone for Federal Probationers
National Institute of Justice
https://www.crimesolutions.gov/ProgramD ... spx?ID=101

Evidence for the Efficacy of Naltrexone in the Treatment of Alcohol Dependence (Alcoholism) -- (PDF) good read but long
http://www.dpt.samhsa.gov/pdf/NTXWPFinalPDF.pdf

Journal of the American Medical Association: May 14, 2014 -- Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorders in Outpatient Settings
http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.asp ... id=1869208

Medical Journal of Australia (June 2002). "Naltrexone in alcohol dependence: a randomized controlled trial of effectiveness in a standard clinical setting". Med J Aust176 (11)
https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2002/176 ... s-standard

Anton R, Oroszi G, O’Malley S, Couper D, Swift R, Pettinati H, Goldman D (2008). "An Evaluation of Opioid Receptor (OPRM1) as a Predictor of Naltrexone Response in the Treatment of Alcohol Dependence". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2666924/