wednesday AF
thursday AF

i should be now im the receptor upregulation period. feeling good so far, craving seems less currently.

summary

Week 1
........Mon, 20.04. pre-SM AF
........Tue, 21.04. pre-SM AF
........Wed, 22.04. pre-SM AF
........Thu, 23.04. 5.7 units (SM Start 25mg Nal)
........Fri, 24.04. 6 units
........Sat, 25.04. AF
........Sun, 26.04. 5 units

........Total units : 16.7 units
........AF days : 4
........avg. units per drinking session : 5.6

Week 2
........Mon, 27.04. 5 units
........Tue, 28.04. AF
........Wed, 29.04. 5 units
........Thu, 30.04. AF
........Fri, 01.05. AF
........Sat, 02.05. AF
........Sun, 03.05. 1.5 units

........Total units : 11.5 units
........AF days : 4
........avg. units per drinking session : 3.8

Week 3
........Mon, 04.05. AF
........Tue, 05.05. 1.5 units (switch to 50mg Nal)
........Wed, 06.05. AF
........Thu, 07.05. 1.5 units
........Fri, 08.05. 1 unit
........Sat, 09.05. AF
........Sun, 10.05. AF

........Total units : 4 units
........AF days : 4
........avg. units per drinking session : 1.3

Week 4
........Mon, 11.05. 1 unit
........Tue, 12.05. AF
........Wed, 13.05. AF
........Thu, 14.05. 3 units
........Fri, 15.05. AF
........Sat, 16.05. AF
........Sun, 17.05. 5 units

........Total units : 9 units
........AF days : 4
........avg. units per drinking session : 3.0

Week 5
........Mon, 18.05. AF
........Tue, 19.05. 1 unit
........Wed, 20.05. 4 units
........Thu, 21.05. AF
........Fri, 22.05. 4 units
........Sat, 23.05. AF
........Sun, 24.05. AF

........Total units : 9 units
........AF days : 4
........avg. units per drinking session : 3.0

Week 6
........Mon, 25.05. 5 units
........Tue, 26.05. AF
........Wed, 27.05. AF
........Thu, 28.05. AF
........Fri, 29.05. 4 units
........Sat, 30.05. AF
........Sun, 31.05. 4 units

........Total units : 13 units
........AF days : 4
........avg. units per drinking session : 4.3

Week 7
........Mon, 01.06. AF
........Tue, 02.06. 5 units
........Wed, 03.06. 4 units
........Thu, 04.06. AF
........Fri, 05.06. 3 units
........Sat, 06.06. AF
........Sun, 07.06. AF


........Total units : 12 units
........AF days : 4
........avg. units per drinking session : 4.0

Week 8
........Mon, 08.06. 4 units
........Tue, 09.06. AF
........Wed, 10.06. 4 units
........Thu, 11.06. AF
........Fri, 12.06. 5 units
........Sat, 13.06. AF
........Sun, 14.06. 5 units


........Total units : 19 units
........AF days : 3
........avg. units per drinking session : 4.5

Week 9
........Mon, 15.06. AF
........Tue, 16.06. 5 units
........Wed, 17.06. 4 units
........Thu, 18.06. AF
........Fri, 19.06. 6 units
........Sat, 20.06. 7 units
........Sun, 21.06. AF


........Total units : 22 units
........AF days : 3
........avg. units per drinking session : 5.5

Week 10
........Mon, 22.06. 6 units
........Tue, 23.06. 5 units
........Wed, 24.06. 5 units
........Thu, 25.06. AF
........Fri, 26.06. AF
........Sat, 27.06. AF
........Sun, 28.06. 5 units


........Total units : 21 units
........AF days : 3
........avg. units per drinking session : 5.3

Week 11
........Mon, 29.06. 5 units
........Tue, 30.06. 6 units
........Wed, 01.07. AF
........Thu, 02.07. 4 units
........Fri, 03.07. 4 units
........Sat, 04.07. AF
........Sun, 05.07. 5 units


........Total units : 24 units
........AF days : 2
........avg. units per drinking session : 4.8

Week 12
........Mon, 06.07. AF
........Tue, 07.07. 6 units
........Wed, 08.07. 5 units
........Thu, 09.07. 5 units
........Fri, 10.07. AF
........Sat, 11.07. 3 units
........Sun, 12.07. AF


........Total units : 19 units
........AF days : 3
........avg. units per drinking session : 4.7


Week 13
........Mon, 13.07. AF
........Tue, 14.07. 6 units
........Wed, 15.07. 5 units
........Thu, 16.07. AF
........Fri, 17.07. 6 units
........Sat, 18.07. AF
........Sun, 19.07. AF


........Total units : 17 units
........AF days : 4
........avg. units per drinking session : 5.6


Week 14
........Mon, 20.07. 3 units
........Tue, 21.07. 4 units
........Wed, 22.07. 1.5 units
........Thu, 23.07. AF
........Fri, 24.07. 2.5 units
........Sat, 25.07. 3 units
........Sun, 26.07. 2 units


........Total units : 17 units
........AF days : 1
........avg. units per drinking session : 2.8


Week 15
........Mon, 27.07. 6 units
........Tue, 28.07. AF
........Wed, 29.07. 3 units
........Thu, 30.07. 3 units
........Fri, 31.07. 2 units
........Sat, 01.08. 4 units
........Sun, 02.08. 4 units


........Total units : 22 units
........AF days : 1
........avg. units per drinking session : 3.6


Week 16
........Mon, 03.08. 4.5 units
........Tue, 04.08. 3 units
........Wed, 05.08. 3 units
........Thu, 06.08. 4 units
........Fri, 07.08. 5 units
........Sat, 08.08. 4 units
........Sun, 09.08. 4.5 units


........Total units : 28 units
........AF days : 0
........avg. units per drinking session : 4.0


Week 17
........Mon, 10.08. 3 units
........Tue, 11.08. 4 units
........Wed, 12.08. 4 units
........Thu, 13.08. 5 units
........Fri, 14.08. 1 unit
........Sat, 15.08. 1 unit
........Sun, 16.08. 4 units


........Total units : 22 units
........AF days : 0
........avg. units per drinking session : 3.1


Week 18
........Mon, 17.08. 5 units
........Tue, 18.08. 5 units
........Wed, 19.08. 4 units
........Thu, 20.08. 5 units
........Fri, 21.08. 3 units
........Sat, 22.08. AF
........Sun, 23.08. 5 units


........Total units : 27 units
........AF days : 1
........avg. units per drinking session : 4.5


Week 19
........Mon, 24.08. 5 units
........Tue, 25.08. 4 units
........Wed, 26.08. 5 units
........Thu, 27.08. 5 units
........Fri, 28.08. 5 units
........Sat, 29.08. 2.5 units
........Sun, 30.08. 3 units


........Total units : 29.5 units
........AF days : 0
........avg. units per drinking session : 4.2


Week 20
........Mon, 31.08. 5 units (switched to 75mg)
........Tue, 01.09. 5 units
........Wed, 02.09. 5 units
........Thu, 03.09. 5 units
........Fri, 04.09. 5 units
........Sat, 05.09. 7 units
........Sun, 06.09. 5 units


........Total units : 37 units
........AF days : 0
........avg. units per drinking session : 5.3


Week 21
........Mon, 07.09. 5 units
........Tue, 08.09. 5 units
........Wed, 09.09. 5 units
........Thu, 10.09. 5 units
........Fri, 11.09. 5 units
........Sat, 12.09. 5 units
........Sun, 13.09. 5 units


........Total units : 35 units
........AF days : 0
........avg. units per drinking session : 5.0


Week 22
........Mon, 14.09. 5 units
........Tue, 15.09. 5 units
........Wed, 16.09. 5 units
........Thu, 17.09. 5 units
........Fri, 18.09. 2 units
........Sat, 19.09. 3 units
........Sun, 20.09. 1 units


........Total units : 26 units
........AF days : 0
........avg. units per drinking session : 3.7


Week 23
........Mon, 21.09. 5 units
........Tue, 22.09. 5 units
........Wed, 23.09. 5 units
........Thu, 24.09. 5 units
........Fri, 25.09. 5 units
........Sat, 26.09. 5 units
........Sun, 27.09. 5 units


........Total units : 35 units
........AF days : 0
........avg. units per drinking session : 5


Week 24
........Mon, 28.09. 5 units
........Tue, 29.09. 5 units
........Wed, 30.09. 5 units
........Thu, 01.10. 5 units
........Fri, 02.10. 5 units
........Sat, 03.10. 5 units
........Sun, 04.10. 5 units


........Total units : 35 units
........AF days : 0
........avg. units per drinking session : 5


Week 25
........Mon, 05.10. 5 units
........Tue, 06.10. 5 units
........Wed, 07.10. AF
........Thu, 08.10. AF
........Fri, 09.10. AF
........Sat, 10.10. 3 units
........Sun, 11.10. 5 units


........Total units : 18 units
........AF days : 3
........avg. units per drinking session : 4.5


1st day not drinking - strange feeling.
2nd day not drinking - feeling good
3rd day not drinking - feeling good
on the 4th day I felt strange and craving increased, so I drank

looking back to the 2nd or 3rd day I was in my opinion learning faster. making short-cuts faster.

I switched back to 50mg as I think it will give best benefit for the wash-out days.

Wonderful information for me especially. Reinforces that the honeymoon period really does happen - yours is so obvious on your spreadsheet. I forgot about Excel - I'm brain dead these days (just how many gray cells have I killed off anyway ) and have been trying to come up with a tracking method. I'll use your example. Thanks again!

some time since I last posted. the main difference now is that I try to make a wash-out period each week. Usually 3 days in a row and fill that with things that I like.
I enjoy it that I can watch a movie without falling asleep in the middle or without having later a mental blackout. At the same time my body still asks for the drinks. I think if I can keep this system up for the next 10-20 weeks my body is about to figure out that the one thing is worth more than the other ...

summary

Week 1
........Mon, 20.04. pre-SM AF
........Tue, 21.04. pre-SM AF
........Wed, 22.04. pre-SM AF
........Thu, 23.04. 5.7 units (SM Start 25mg Nal)
........Fri, 24.04. 6 units
........Sat, 25.04. AF
........Sun, 26.04. 5 units

........Total units : 16.7 units
........AF days : 4
........avg. units per drinking session : 5.6

Week 2
........Mon, 27.04. 5 units
........Tue, 28.04. AF
........Wed, 29.04. 5 units
........Thu, 30.04. AF
........Fri, 01.05. AF
........Sat, 02.05. AF
........Sun, 03.05. 1.5 units

........Total units : 11.5 units
........AF days : 4
........avg. units per drinking session : 3.8

Week 3
........Mon, 04.05. AF
........Tue, 05.05. 1.5 units (switch to 50mg Nal)
........Wed, 06.05. AF
........Thu, 07.05. 1.5 units
........Fri, 08.05. 1 unit
........Sat, 09.05. AF
........Sun, 10.05. AF

........Total units : 4 units
........AF days : 4
........avg. units per drinking session : 1.3

Week 4
........Mon, 11.05. 1 unit
........Tue, 12.05. AF
........Wed, 13.05. AF
........Thu, 14.05. 3 units
........Fri, 15.05. AF
........Sat, 16.05. AF
........Sun, 17.05. 5 units

........Total units : 9 units
........AF days : 4
........avg. units per drinking session : 3.0

Week 5
........Mon, 18.05. AF
........Tue, 19.05. 1 unit
........Wed, 20.05. 4 units
........Thu, 21.05. AF
........Fri, 22.05. 4 units
........Sat, 23.05. AF
........Sun, 24.05. AF

........Total units : 9 units
........AF days : 4
........avg. units per drinking session : 3.0

Week 6
........Mon, 25.05. 5 units
........Tue, 26.05. AF
........Wed, 27.05. AF
........Thu, 28.05. AF
........Fri, 29.05. 4 units
........Sat, 30.05. AF
........Sun, 31.05. 4 units

........Total units : 13 units
........AF days : 4
........avg. units per drinking session : 4.3

Week 7
........Mon, 01.06. AF
........Tue, 02.06. 5 units
........Wed, 03.06. 4 units
........Thu, 04.06. AF
........Fri, 05.06. 3 units
........Sat, 06.06. AF
........Sun, 07.06. AF


........Total units : 12 units
........AF days : 4
........avg. units per drinking session : 4.0

Week 8
........Mon, 08.06. 4 units
........Tue, 09.06. AF
........Wed, 10.06. 4 units
........Thu, 11.06. AF
........Fri, 12.06. 5 units
........Sat, 13.06. AF
........Sun, 14.06. 5 units


........Total units : 19 units
........AF days : 3
........avg. units per drinking session : 4.5

Week 9
........Mon, 15.06. AF
........Tue, 16.06. 5 units
........Wed, 17.06. 4 units
........Thu, 18.06. AF
........Fri, 19.06. 6 units
........Sat, 20.06. 7 units
........Sun, 21.06. AF


........Total units : 22 units
........AF days : 3
........avg. units per drinking session : 5.5

Week 10
........Mon, 22.06. 6 units
........Tue, 23.06. 5 units
........Wed, 24.06. 5 units
........Thu, 25.06. AF
........Fri, 26.06. AF
........Sat, 27.06. AF
........Sun, 28.06. 5 units


........Total units : 21 units
........AF days : 3
........avg. units per drinking session : 5.3

Week 11
........Mon, 29.06. 5 units
........Tue, 30.06. 6 units
........Wed, 01.07. AF
........Thu, 02.07. 4 units
........Fri, 03.07. 4 units
........Sat, 04.07. AF
........Sun, 05.07. 5 units


........Total units : 24 units
........AF days : 2
........avg. units per drinking session : 4.8

Week 12
........Mon, 06.07. AF
........Tue, 07.07. 6 units
........Wed, 08.07. 5 units
........Thu, 09.07. 5 units
........Fri, 10.07. AF
........Sat, 11.07. 3 units
........Sun, 12.07. AF


........Total units : 19 units
........AF days : 3
........avg. units per drinking session : 4.7


Week 13
........Mon, 13.07. AF
........Tue, 14.07. 6 units
........Wed, 15.07. 5 units
........Thu, 16.07. AF
........Fri, 17.07. 6 units
........Sat, 18.07. AF
........Sun, 19.07. AF


........Total units : 17 units
........AF days : 4
........avg. units per drinking session : 5.6


Week 14
........Mon, 20.07. 3 units
........Tue, 21.07. 4 units
........Wed, 22.07. 1.5 units
........Thu, 23.07. AF
........Fri, 24.07. 2.5 units
........Sat, 25.07. 3 units
........Sun, 26.07. 2 units


........Total units : 17 units
........AF days : 1
........avg. units per drinking session : 2.8


Week 15
........Mon, 27.07. 6 units
........Tue, 28.07. AF
........Wed, 29.07. 3 units
........Thu, 30.07. 3 units
........Fri, 31.07. 2 units
........Sat, 01.08. 4 units
........Sun, 02.08. 4 units


........Total units : 22 units
........AF days : 1
........avg. units per drinking session : 3.6


Week 16
........Mon, 03.08. 4.5 units
........Tue, 04.08. 3 units
........Wed, 05.08. 3 units
........Thu, 06.08. 4 units
........Fri, 07.08. 5 units
........Sat, 08.08. 4 units
........Sun, 09.08. 4.5 units


........Total units : 28 units
........AF days : 0
........avg. units per drinking session : 4.0


Week 17
........Mon, 10.08. 3 units
........Tue, 11.08. 4 units
........Wed, 12.08. 4 units
........Thu, 13.08. 5 units
........Fri, 14.08. 1 unit
........Sat, 15.08. 1 unit
........Sun, 16.08. 4 units


........Total units : 22 units
........AF days : 0
........avg. units per drinking session : 3.1


Week 18
........Mon, 17.08. 5 units
........Tue, 18.08. 5 units
........Wed, 19.08. 4 units
........Thu, 20.08. 5 units
........Fri, 21.08. 3 units
........Sat, 22.08. AF
........Sun, 23.08. 5 units


........Total units : 27 units
........AF days : 1
........avg. units per drinking session : 4.5


Week 19
........Mon, 24.08. 5 units
........Tue, 25.08. 4 units
........Wed, 26.08. 5 units
........Thu, 27.08. 5 units
........Fri, 28.08. 5 units
........Sat, 29.08. 2.5 units
........Sun, 30.08. 3 units


........Total units : 29.5 units
........AF days : 0
........avg. units per drinking session : 4.2


Week 20
........Mon, 31.08. 5 units (switched to 75mg)
........Tue, 01.09. 5 units
........Wed, 02.09. 5 units
........Thu, 03.09. 5 units
........Fri, 04.09. 5 units
........Sat, 05.09. 7 units
........Sun, 06.09. 5 units


........Total units : 37 units
........AF days : 0
........avg. units per drinking session : 5.3


Week 21
........Mon, 07.09. 5 units
........Tue, 08.09. 5 units
........Wed, 09.09. 5 units
........Thu, 10.09. 5 units
........Fri, 11.09. 5 units
........Sat, 12.09. 5 units
........Sun, 13.09. 5 units


........Total units : 35 units
........AF days : 0
........avg. units per drinking session : 5.0


Week 22
........Mon, 14.09. 5 units
........Tue, 15.09. 5 units
........Wed, 16.09. 5 units
........Thu, 17.09. 5 units
........Fri, 18.09. 2 units
........Sat, 19.09. 3 units
........Sun, 20.09. 1 units


........Total units : 26 units
........AF days : 0
........avg. units per drinking session : 3.7


Week 23
........Mon, 21.09. 5 units
........Tue, 22.09. 5 units
........Wed, 23.09. 5 units
........Thu, 24.09. 5 units
........Fri, 25.09. 5 units
........Sat, 26.09. 5 units
........Sun, 27.09. 5 units


........Total units : 35 units
........AF days : 0
........avg. units per drinking session : 5


Week 24
........Mon, 28.09. 5 units
........Tue, 29.09. 5 units
........Wed, 30.09. 5 units
........Thu, 01.10. 5 units
........Fri, 02.10. 5 units
........Sat, 03.10. 5 units
........Sun, 04.10. 5 units


........Total units : 35 units
........AF days : 0
........avg. units per drinking session : 5


Week 25
........Mon, 05.10. 5 units
........Tue, 06.10. 5 units
........Wed, 07.10. AF
........Thu, 08.10. AF
........Fri, 09.10. AF
........Sat, 10.10. 3 units
........Sun, 11.10. 5 units


........Total units : 18 units
........AF days : 3
........avg. units per drinking session : 4.5


Week 26
........Mon, 12.10. 5 units
........Tue, 13.10. 5 units
........Wed, 14.10. 4 units
........Thu, 15.10. AF
........Fri, 16.10. AF
........Sat, 17.10. AF
........Sun, 18.10. 4 units


........Total units : 18 units
........AF days : 3
........avg. units per drinking session : 4.5


Week 27
........Mon, 19.10. 4 units
........Tue, 20.10. 5 units
........Wed, 21.10. 5 units
........Thu, 22.10. AF
........Fri, 23.10. AF
........Sat, 24.10. AF
........Sun, 25.10. 5 units


........Total units : 19 units
........AF days : 3
........avg. units per drinking session : 4.8


Week 28
........Mon, 26.10. 5 units
........Tue, 27.10. 5 units
........Wed, 28.10. 5 units
........Thu, 29.10. 5 units
........Fri, 30.10. AF
........Sat, 31.10. AF
........Sun, 01.11. AF


........Total units : 20 units
........AF days : 3
........avg. units per drinking session : 5.0

Didn't write here for a long time, as nothing happened. I stopped counting units, and I could always clearly feel the hypersensible receptors after being off from Nal for some days. Was a great feeling, still it did not help me sufficiently.

Since Friday I have started with Baclofen with so far amazing results. Most likely the Nal Therapy itself has cured my Opiod addiction to alcohol, but was not able to cure my GABA addiction. With the first few intakes of Baclofen my craving reduced almost instantly, and I was able to drink one glass and stop.

I have started with Baclofen, and my dose is still extremely low! The more I am suprised by the results so far!

Will report more in the next weeks, these are just short term results, although very promising!

Baclofen Dose
08.01. 10mg 1.8 units
09.01. 15mg 3 units (party)
10.01. 20mg 1 unit

yesterday and today my gf drank more alcohol than me! I thought this would never ever happen!

The last couple of months there was not one drinking day where I was under 5 units a day

How much Baclofen do you take now?

So glad you found what worked for you!!

thanks lena

08.01. 10 mg baclofen
09.01. 15 mg baclofen

today 20 mg baclofen and tomorrow will be 30 mg baclofen (10mg 3 times a day)

feels a little bit like in "twilight zone" when taking baclofen. Having a little bit of very light hallucination from time to time, mussels hurt from time to time, and I felt Friday and Saturday apathetic.
I am positive that the side effects get better over time, and I do not think that 3 days of very low units and reduced craving is a coincidence.

I was reading your dates the "American way", i.e. 8.01 as Aug 1.
I assume you mean January 8?

yes I am in Europe 08.01. is Jan 8