OK, new here but read quite a bit over the last two years and have tried a few options. Quick list
Nal pills - serious GI issues (like not being able to finish a meal with out having to run to the bathroom)
6 months on Vivitrol -drastically reduced my daily use (from 6-15 down to almost never more than 3 drinks a day).

Problem was almost never went AF in the whole six months, had two workout injuries that could not be treated with any pain medication nor schedule surgeries to fix.

Went off the Vivitrol about three months ago and drinking progressively climbed back up to old levels. I am trying the pills again but the side effects are really taking a toll. I also have foot surgery scheduled for Sept so can't necessarily go back on the Vivitrol for more than a month and I am back to riding my motorcycle daily. The idea of having a low or high side and possible ER visit with no ability to kill pain for a month scares the crap out of me.

So here is my thought. Narcan has a half life of 1 to 1.5 hours. It can be administered vial nasal spray (to Opiod ODs). Theoretically you could use the same system litteraly minutes before you drank to get the same results. You could easily "boost" if you continued to drink. The effects would be mostly gone by the next day so no more painful workouts, ruined sex or fear of painful injuries/accidents. Theoretically, since I didn't have any side effects with the Vivitrol, I shouldn't have any GI issues with the inhaled version.
Couple things, seems like the versions I've seem are big volume (2ml), obtaining it (some states are letting you buy it via a "save the OD friend" program) and ability to carry it/preserve it if you don't have to use all 2 ml
Thoughts ?

Hi there - when I check this site I usually click on 'view new posts' and yours was not there - am not sure how I eventually found it - and am wondering why it wasn't under 'new posts'. The point I am trying to get to is that I hope someone else sees your post as I have NO idea how to answer it !!

Good luck with it anyway - hopefully someone else will come along with more knowledge than me.....

Hugs, Maggie

I heard that a group in London were developing a nasal spray to use with overeaters, same principle blocking the endorphin receptors.

I contacted them a while back (eating became my thing after alcohol) but they didn't respond.