Thanks, EL, I think that's great advice and I'm going to try 12.5 mg on a night I know there's not much danger of me drinking too much. Knowing that I can take another 12.5 mg if I feel things are getting out of control is reassuring.

I just love what TSM is doing for me. I usually have 3 units on Friday, Saturday and Wednesday nights. This weekend was different, I had an event on Friday that meant no drinking, this didn't bother me in the least. During my pre-TSM drinking days this would have been a huge problem for me, I would have either tried to get out of it or would have found a way to sneak some drinks, the only other reason not drinking that night would not have bothered me would have been because I had a hangover.

Saturday night I went to a party, it was a drinks only night, I went there hungry expecting food and there were only nibbles and and wine, nothing else, during my pre-TSM drinking days I'd have gotten very drunk, but with TSM I only had 4 units, I was fine with that, I felt no compulsion to drink more, actually, I wanted coffee or something else as I'd had enough wine.

I love, love, love TSM!

Curi

YAY!!!!! Such positivity on the board today, it's great.

Hi Curi

Again congratulations on your fantastic progress and positivity about TSM. About the orgasms - it makes sense that they are more pleasurable on AF days. Another bonus of TSM!

Nal on
Sticky

Well, I continue to have nothing but good thing to say about TSM!

The last 2 times I drank I took approximately 12.5 mg, I say approximately because I have to bite the pill into quarters. I didn't drink more, I didn't feel the effects of alcohol any more than usual and the real bonus is no more nausea, ear pressure or feeling sleepy or spaced out, so all good so far.

I have a boozy night coming up on Thursday, I'm tempted to try 12.5 mg instead of 25, I may or may not do that depending on how I feel on the night.

I love, love, love TSM!

Curi

The boozy night turned out to be a moderate night and I had my usual 3 glasses of wine and had enough. However, I drank for 3 nights in a row and really felt the worst for wear! the first night I took only 12.5 mg and I felt the effects of the alcohol more than usual, however, it was that time of the month and I wonder if it had not been, would it have been different.

I'll try again this week and see how I feel.

Curi

Great to hear it's still all good news Curi!

So, I have arrived at the end of my 16th week on TSM and still have nothing but good to say about it. I love, love, love TSM!!

I no longer feel any side effects, no nausea, no feeling spaced or sleepy and no pressure in my ears, yay! Though that has only happened in the last couple of weeks or so, so for me, the SEs did last quite a long time, about 12-14 weeks.
There are times when I feel more hungover the next day despite having drunk the same quantity, this is probably due to how I am feeling myself- tired, time of the month or if I drink a few days in a row... so I think it's fairly normal.

I have experimented a few times with taking just 12.5 mg (underlined numbers), the results are inconclusive, I am always nervous when I do that and I think I feel the effects of alcohol more, so is it in my mind or reality? I don't know, but I tend to enjoy my drinks less on those occasions, however I am always able to stop drinking, though I think that's more out of fear than anything else. I am reassured because I know that 25 mg does the job so that is my safety net but I am still tempted to take just 12.5 mg because I'd rather have less Nal in my body, than more, if I can ...

I love how TSM has freed me from alcohol, some of you might say that I was free already, given how long I was abstinent, and it's true, I didn't miss drinking and I most certainly no longer craved it, but "it" was always there, sometimes at the back of my mind, sometimes at the forefront, this feeling of there's something wrong with me and especially the fear of drinking again, I really hated that fear, I hated knowing that it would only take 1 drink and I would have lost everything, I'd be back to square one. That fear has totally disappeared, it's such a weight off my shoulders!!

Curi

Numbers to date:

50 mg Naltrexone

1 - 24-30 Jun - 1 5 0 0 0 3 3 = 12
2 - 01-07 Jul - 0 0 0 0 4 8 4 = 16
3 - 08-14 Jul - 6 8 0 5 0 0 0 = 19
4 - 15-21 Jul - 8 0 0 6 8 0 2 = 24

25 mg Naltrexone

5 - 22-28 Jul - 3 3 4 6 6 0 6 = 28
6 - 29-04 Aug - 4 3 3 0 3 1 3 = 17
7 - 05-11 Aug - 3 3 3 3 3 0 3 = 18 holiday 4-18/8
8 - 12-18 Aug - 6 0 3 0 4 0 2 = 15

09 - 19-25 Aug - 4 3 0 0 3 3 0 = 13
10 - 26-01 Sep - 5 2 0 0 0 3 0 = 10
11 - 02-08 Sep - 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 = 7
12 - 10-15 Sep - 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 = 8

25 mg or 12.5 mg Naltrexone (days I took 12.5 are underlined)

13 - 16-22 Sep - 0400030= 7
14 - 23-29 Sep - 0200033= 8
15 - 30-06 Oct - 3000030= 6
16 - 07-13 Oct - 2000130= 6

That loss of fear is obviously such a great release! Congrats!!

Thats exactly how I felt as well while being abstinant. It didnt bug me daily but the fear of relapse was always there. Its a great feeling knowing that Im not going to go back where I came from all because of a little pill called nal.

Such amazing numbers Curi! You really give great hope to people who don't want to remain abstinent forever.