Going, that is fantastic.

My story is the same, heavy daily drinker, who managed very very few AF days in the past decade, and they were a nightmare.

The other day when I did not drink, as you said I hardly noticed it. Also in the past if I have managed and AF, it is quite counter-productive as the following day I would be gagging for a drink, and drink double as a 'reward' for being so 'good' the day before.

Yesterday, the day after being AF, a huge trigger hit about 5pm- it is something that has not happened for years, but was the start of my addiction becoming really bad, I won't go into it here, but I would say it is my worst trigger of all.

I took the nal at 7, had a beer at 8, then one more an hour later. I took another home with me, but did not drink it. Unbelievable.

Onwards and UP!!!

Had a few beers today and feel bloody awful for it! Skipping booze again tomorrow. That will be 3 days in a week

I know I'll get over this feeling but drinking on Nal (despite the desire to beforehand) makes me feel awful at the mo. Just sick and...erm...tired.

Upwards and onwards though!

Well. . .I did start craving by mid-afternoon. Took my Nal, and a half hour later poured a glass of wine. Drank it. Felt more buzzed than usual. Reisisted the second glass - so far.

Waiting for sweet S.O. to come home from work, and will probably have one (or three) more. Still: progress, of a sort.

One month seems to be a milestone for most of us whereby we see the first noticeable drop in craving and consumption. Congrats.

I know it sounds counter - intuitive but I think the trick here is to surrender to your desire to drink. Listening to Sinclair's PODcast, he talks about how he instilled addiction into the rats. It was only by denying them the alcohol once they started to drink that they became addicted. IOW, I would not spend to much time resisting drinking. Let the loss of desire come at its own pace.

That is my take of it all.

One month today and celebrating by not drinking (really really don't fancy one).

I'm absolutely gobsmacked. Three days in one week not drinking- pretty effortlessly. I've been through rehab, to countless AA/NA meetings, worked the steps, etc but it's always been bloody hard work. Never knew it could be so simple!

Only down 10% on pre Nal levels which reflects my weekend binge!

Thanks, SR. The only reason I resisted the second glass was because the first glass of wine got me 3X more buzzed than usual, and I didn't want to be blotto when my darlin' man got home from work. As it was, I ended up drinking 4 glasses, but for some reason got pretty snockered - it would usually take me two full bottles to get that drunk. I haven't had the pleasure of being a 'cheap drunk' for several years - in this economy, Naltrexone can have a double benefit, it seems .

I had one glass b/4 S.O. came home, one more at home, and then two moderate glasses when we went out for pizza. That's less than one full bottle, altogether. (Maybe my pizza addiction will disappear? That would be a triple benefit. . .LOL.) We came home fairly early and turned on a movie - and I didn't feel at all like drinking any more, so got out a bottle of fortified water. Now THAT is unheard of, for me.

What's funny is that when I first started (yesterday I began week 4), I was more clear-headed than usual when drinking. Yesterday, after having only one AF day, the booze affected me as though I were normally a very light drinker. Anyone else notice similar affects?

I have noticed feeling drunk quite quickly on the odd occasion since starting, but then it seems to normalize again- there do seem to be odd days when odd things happen- I guess it is just part of the process.

Isn't it nice to sit and watch a movie instead of just crashing out comatose?!!

I had hoped to have another AF today. . .but when S.O. called to say he would be very late coming home (a usual trigger: being alone in the evening), I took the Nal, rather than resist the sudden craving. I actually drank very heavily thru the weekend, less yesterday. . .sigh. Was hoping to feel a noticeable difference on a consistent basis by now. But then: I haven't finished week four until Thursday.

Patience. . .patience. . .patience. . .

I'm in the same boat, and I'm praying that it will work, but just might take longer for some people. I still haven't started a thread on my progress. I'm having trouble estimating my weekly craving, since it often fluctuates a lot from one day to another. I'll get going on that though - probably tomorrow.

Since it's St. Patrick's Day, and a friend offered to take me out, I know I'll be drinking tonight! I actually haven't had a craving yet today, but I'm just coming off from several days of heavy drinking. I think after a while of that, my body begs for a break.

Anyhow, I have faith that we'll both be reporting good progress eventually!