Had a really bad day. Took my nal with my first beer thinking it would kick in and curb my drinking. It didn't. Guess I'll chalk that up to learning a lesson: ALWAYS 1 hour before drinking, no matter what. Sorry guys.

Nal is not like a Tylenol, Samssonite. You can't just take one, even an hour before drinking, thinking that it will cure your immediate ills or drunks. Even if you took the Nal the proper hour before, you could have still gotten wasted. You need to fully understand the concept, scientific, medical concept of "Pharmacological Extinction" as outlined in Dr.s Escapa and Sinclair's book. If you haven't read it, you are walking a dark path without the light.

So you blew it tonight. Keep taking the Nal, at least an hour before you drink, and if you are one of the lucky many on TSM path, even you may eventually be free from the demon drink.

Frankly, a really good "Nal-over" (hang-over while taking Nal) would probably be a better teacher than tonights remorse. But, it all add's up to total freedom if you just KOKO...keep on keeping on with TSM.

Welcome to the club. Grab a seat and join us. We're here for the duration.

Take care.
P.S. Start a weekly update thread entitled something like "Samssonites Updates". The title of THIS thread you have started here is not one you want to follow you, trust me. See mine, for example..."Dab's Revised Progress". Stick to one topic/thread for your updates....makes it simpler for all of us to follow too. And the easiest way to follow this forum, by the way, is to click on the "View Active Topics" link up in the top left hand corner just below the date. It shows everything that has recent comments. Cheers.

At least you took it, so it's not all that bad but please take it 1 hour before so it's already in your system.

Not pure TSM but if you are worried you won't be able to wait take it sooner rather than later.

It happens. I think we've likely all done this at one point. As others have pointed out, you did take your NAL. As pointed out in Dr. Eskapa's book, NAL does still help even if you take it after starting to drink.

Q

As ~Q~ and UKBlonde said, we have all been there. Success comes from staying disciplined and keeping to the Golden Rule. Don't beat yourself up. My suggestion is to take these feelings and use them to implement a change in how you approach taking the pill.

Hey, I was fucked up last night as well! Great minds...

Yeah, this naltrexone thing takes a while to work, and although skipping a dose is a setback, it's a relatively small one. Best to just pick yourself up, swear to down a tab an hour before your first drink, and forge ahead. Getting to extinction is a marathon, not a sprint.