I got my NAL and took half of a 50mg pill. went out with some friends and had about 6 beers. about half what I would normally do. I feel tired, partially because I didn't sleep well last night because I got trashed on St patty's day and slept all day yesterday. and I worked all day today, and partially from the NAL side effects i think.
I know the sick feeling because I was given a Vivitrol shot about 10 months ago with instructions to abstain and keep up the AA and I remember feeling sick for a week. I drank (partially out of curiosity about whether it would keep me from getting drunk like the shrink said it would, and partially because i felt weird) 4 days later and considered it a failure in my program. it pissed me off and i wouldn't let the doc do that again. I beat myself up like a true AA "chronic relapser" I will see her again mon for the first time in a long time and ask for Nal prescrit for sinclair method.

does this really work or does it just make you too tired to drink a lot? I know it's my first night and i only took half, but I am already having trouble with people telling me it won't work. so many people I know are into the AA thing and don't get it. but it seems I have to tell them i am doing something about it and not just drinking and fooling myself after all i've been through. Some chick I met who had been in NA and still drinks tried to help me tonight. I am so tired of people trying to save me from this thing. that's how my marriage was. that's the biggest thing. I get into a relationship with someone who thinks "he's a nice guy and I can help him" well I want this TSM to work so I don't need to be helped. I should keep my mouth shut about TSM, but keeping my mouth shut has always been a problem. damn. I really hope it works faster than it does for most. I am an everyday drinker at 33 and have been for 14 years, so I will be taking NAL and drinking nightly. does that help it happen faster? because if i get into trouble people will be all over me to go back to AA and **** and i may succomb again to a program (and i worked it honest) that didn't work for me. I worry because this forum is small, and I see only a few who have succeeded. and it seems most of the posts are from a year or 2 ago. does it work?

It worked for me (from a bottle a day to two glasses of wine a week). It will require patience and persistence. You're on the road. Stay strong, take the long view.

It works. And it has worked for the majority on this board. Many people gain control and don't post about it. It takes persistence and time. Hang in there. I'm cured and so are many others here.

EDIT: Check out Zebron and DOMD for very recent TSM success stories.