I reached a milestone yesterday--I went to bed last night leaving 2/3 of a bottle of wine stored away for another day! I was never able to stop before finishing a bottle of before. It is something I hear "normal" drinkers do--simply stop when they have had enough and put a stopper on the bottle. "Enough" for me was never less than one bottle, and if I started a second I felt I had to finish it.

I have mixed feelings. I took Inspired's advice and bought a better wine, but I wasn't "satisfied" with the 1.5 glasses I drank--I just knew that drinking anymore would make me sick. Not a comfortable ending to a meal. In general, I have less appetite for wine and food, though they still taste good when I consume them.

Is anyone else experiencing a loss of appetite?

I too was amazed the first time I put away a half full bottle of wine (can't recall ever doing that in YEARS). I did the opposite as you, went from drinking moderately expensive wine (~$25/bottle) to cheaper wine (~$10/bottle). It all tastes slightly off to me, and I'm OK with that. I'm sticking with the cheap stuff for now unless someone else is buying!

Buy a vacuvin wine saver. It helps to keep wine tasting yummy for 2 weeks. No wasting, no vinegar taste.

I still enjoy some wines, others just don't taste good.

Interesting hey.

xx

I've noticed myself having one or two some nights and just losing interest. Lately I've only been buying the tastiest beer I can find. I still can't afford really good wine though. but I hear you about the interest just not being there some nights

I had a binge last Saturday. For me, that is a large bottle (1.5 liters) of cheap wine. I took my naltrexone beforehand, as usual, but it did not stop me from finishing the bottle. This was after a couple of nights of less extreme drinking. I have been AF since, but it's only Tuesday and I don't expect my "remorse" to last. Financial worries and poor diet probably have a lot to do with it. When stress gets too much, I still think of drinking as a way to get a break from my worries for a while. So, I'm not "cured" yet.

I, too, miss the highs! And I can't believe I just said that either!!!

Now I get no buzz, just a kind of not so great feeling when the alcohol gets into my blood stream. Many times I feel that I wish I had not had the wine at all. Not a good feeling. So strange how I used to panic if I could not get booze - all for that buzz. But that's the whole problem, no?

To be honest sometimes I feel I want to go back. Then I realize what that means - and I smarten up. We gotta find a new way to drink. For many of us that means picking the time and place, something that is going to make it worthwhile - rather than just pouring it down our throats so we can numb our anxiety or whatever our reason was.

Wonderful that we can come here and be honest about what all this means to us - and know that everyone understands.

I think the above post was meant to be elsewhere...sorry. But hope this week is a good one Adrienne, anyway

I'm certain that my binges are because of financial problems I'm having. I fall back to my old habit of wanting to black out so I don't have to worry for a while. I waste a weekend where I could be relaxing and enjoying myself because I'm too hungover to do anything and then feel guilty about it. It's a monthly cycle--based on when the rent is due!

Naltrexone has pretty much killed my association of drinking and a good time, but I'm still overpowered by anxiety and use booze to black out. My psychiatrist suggested adjusting my meds to prevent future episodes and I'm going that route. My recent crisis is past, so I'm making a determined effort never to drink alone and to save my naltrexone for social drinking.

Here to the af days before Thanksgiving!

Not that it's any consolation, but one man's binge is another man's goal I'm thrilled to go from 3 to 2 bottles in a night, I'd be over the moon to contain myself at 1.5. I'm giving myslef a year before I start thinking "cure". I know this process does take a while, we should be ready for the ups and downs. Don't beat yourself up because you are doing better than you were before!

That's funny... I was so proud of myself last night going out for Halloween, had 2 wine with dinner, 4 out at the party and then 1 more at home. Writing it sounds like alot, about a bottle and 1/2 over 7 hours or so... but I was totally in control and felt like this may be working. Nothing to drink tonight and probably will abstain this week until Friday when we have dinner plans. Slow but steady for me.