Curi, I feel for you being hungover after 3 years abstinance. I too find that if I take my nal at least 2 hours prior to drinking I have near full control and get that ' I couldnt touch another drink' feelling- stick with it and dont overthink it

Thanks, Mario. I think that had it not been for your experience, I'd not have tried TSM

I tried 25mg 2 hours before drinking, again tonight and again, I felt better, I had about 3 units and stopped quite easily. I did feel some slight nausea this evening after taking the Nal but that could have been hunger too, not sure

I feel much better again this morning. I'm going to experiment with taking 25mg 2 hours before drinking and see if I don't feel better on that. I really was feeling bad on 50, generally tired and queasy any timeI drank, obviously more with more alcohol. There is a possibility that I am just sick at the moment which might explain why I am not feeling too great, so if it is that, I might be back to 50 mg again, we'll see.

Anyway, for the mo it's 25mg 2 hours before drinking.

After comfortably "cured" months ago, I decided to cut my dose in half. I noticed no obvious increase in my alcohol consumption/frequency. I then dropped down to 12.5 mg, at this point I noticed a gradual increase in my units. I quickly returned to full dose (50mg) for two weeks (maybe 4 sessions) and quickly got back on the path. Since then, I have gone back to 25mg and have had continued with great success. My frequency is still declining and I have no cravings whatsoever. I am careful to only drink within a 4 to 6 hour window. Your own response to Nal may be different than mine, but let your cravings, your units, and SE be your guide. Nal on!

I had 3 units tonight 2.5 hours after taking 25mg of Nal. I felt fine and stopped easily, when I was offered the 3rd glass I almost said no, I drank it but was glad to be finished...

Thanks for that Digetic, it's good to know that I'm not alone trying 25mg. I think it was Mario who tried to drop down to 25mg but she found her that consumption increased.

50mg doesn't take body size into account, surely someone who weighs 9 stone needs less Nal than someone who weighs double that? What about male V female? If we are on other medication, how much we drink... so many factors, it's hard to know. The book says that no tests were done with any other dosages.

I have to note though, that the last 3 nights that I have drunk it's been with food, my next experement will be to try it on an empty stomach, hunger always made me drink more... and then I'd eat less In fact, I have really noticed this, I eat a lot less at meals now that I am drinking again, as if I were trying to compensate with food before.

I am curious about dosage as well, as 50mg seems to often have toxic effects on me. But I think for the sake of TSM it's best to be cautious and stick with the program...

Hi Curi

After reading your posts I am going to try waiting 2 hours after taking nal before drinking where possible. It worked for me on Sun night - I had 3.5 units.

I am light too - 8 stone. I don't have any side effects so will stick to 50mg, but might halve it later like Mario.

Nal on!
Sticky

Hi Curi, You might find that its much easier to over drink when you are hungry. If I ever get gatty now its because Ive started drinking on an empty stomach- nal or no nal alcohol is going to effect one more.

The two hours before rule worked like a charm for me last night! I actually took it more like 3 hours before and although about an hour later my stomach started knotting up and feeling gross, since I had no booze in there yet, it passed. I was able to have four drinks and nachos without any nausea or vomiting woohoo! Thanks for the tip Curi.

Hi EL, Sticky and Mario, and thanks for your encouragement!

The last three nights (out of four) that I drunk, it was on an empty stomach, I drank double ! This isn't really a surprise to me, drinking on an empty stomach was always a recipe for trouble for me, probably for most of us, so this is something I need to be careful of, having said that though, I think the Nal still is working, once I start eating, a dl or 2 of wine is enough for me, I do get that feeling of enough and I am usually pretty buzzed. Another experiment might be to not eat at all and see where my cut off point might be, would I still feel like I have enough at 6 units or would it feel like more?

Looking at my stats, I am making steady "progress" my consumption is going up by 4 to 5 units a week, I really dread the thoughts of going back up to 40-60, before, hopefully, heading in the other direction.

I took 25mg of Nal 2 to 3 hours before drinking, all last week (Fri 22-Thu28.07) I will continue like this for the moment because I feel quite ill all the time, taking more Nal might only make me feel worse, I have been experiencing nausea, bloating, light intestinal cramps, pressure in my ears, a general feeling of tiredness and depression, I have also not been sleeping well.

Curi