Hello all,

It's January 2, 2009, and I found this site only today. I've been on Vivitrol for about one year. That's a monthly injection of naltrexone. I'm active in AA and have been for a few years. I tend to get myself into trouble when I isolate, am not accountable, don't have recurring contact with others, and become pessimistic. AA is just the fix for those four symptoms. I didn't feel like going to my Saturday AA morning meeting today, so I went. I know that if I don't feel like going, that's when I need to go.
I think that I understand the chemical and pyschological manifestations of naltrexone. That being said, I was a terrible alcoholic. I got drunk every night. I drove drunk. I never went to work drunk, but my active alcoholism cost me my career. The miraculous thing for me is this: as I said, I used to get drunk every night. I could not imagine not having alcohol in my system, and there was never enough. Having experienced withdrawl siezures twice didn't prove to be enough to make me stop. I could not stop. Not by myself. Onto the point. I don't crave alcohol any longer.
I believe that for me, alcohol seeks to isolate me and take its toll on my life. Recovery, on the other hand, requires reaching out for help and reaching out to help. I believe that I need AA, therapy and naltrexone. There is a way out.

I'm pleased to have found this site and look forward to participating.

Todd

I guess that this is a chat room. I don't know how it works. Nonetheless, as folks report their use, they use the currency of x units/month or week. What does that mean?

Todd