I do not post often, but read posts just about every day. At this point I have about 2 af days a week, and had an effortless 14 af days a few months ago. The most I will drink at any given time is 8 units, where pre TSM the number was 12. In many cases I will have 4 light beers and call it a day, so there has been progress. I am convinced however, that I could greatly reduce or eliminate drinking if I chose to. I have kept the same drinking buddies, and have not made much of an effort to reduce my drinking further or just stop altogether. As a result I am neither cured nor a raging drinker, somewhere in between. I am going to embark on an experiment, and try abstinence for as long as I can and see what happens. My incentive in the side effects I experience from NAL. I have to take it with an antacid or I get very nauseous, and I always get night sweats from NAL which robs me of a good nights sleep and generally causes me to feel lousy in the morning. More so than heavy drinking did. So, wish me luck and I will let you know how I am doing.

Interesting post. Thanks for sharing your experience.