Hey! Great to see you, EL and Congratulations on your 30th!!

I often wondered if 50 mg was too much for you, we reacted very similarly to Nal but I dropped very quickly to 25mg and as soon as I did, my units dropped, I wonder if it might not be the same for you? I really do think that some of us don't need that much Nal and that others need more. It might be something to think about.

Curi

Hey Curi, unfortunately that was with only 25mg...I've been taking only 25 mg for a while because of the side effects. I think I might have to move to 12.5 like you!!

Hey El: Happy 30th. It's such a drag that Nal has so serious side effects for you. But it's also clear from what you write that TSM has made a big difference for you.

Congrats on all levels. Be well.

Hey, EL, and a BIG Happy3-0 to you! You've had quite a life already, and the best is yet to come. I've missed your posts but I understand your moving on. I'm glad to hear things have been going so well for you and VERY relieved that there's been no unsafe behavior for a LONG time, sounds like...Keep dropping in when you get the chance (so you can lay some more wisdom on me!)

xoxo, Chrissie

Try it, you know you can go back up to 25 again if you feel it's not working or that you can handle more.

Curi

Hi there EL,

First off - a happy 3-0 to you, young lady! Glad to hear everything is going well with you, but it sucks that you're still saddled with those terrible side effects. I hope 12.5 mgs works for you - at the very least, a slightly nauseous feeling should keep your intake down, whether or not the Nal itself is actually doing much at such a low dosage.


The exact same thing happened to me and a lot of the other members that were very active last fall. I agree that it's a positive sign that we are moving on, but I think some of it has to do with the fact that it can be overwhelming to think, analyze and post about drinking for such a long time. Most of us already spend a lot of time thinking about alcohol as it is, and the forum can burn us out a bit. Plus, I think it's important to let some younger members grow into the mentor role.

Anyway, thanks for checking in. I'll be down in your neck of the woods next week, so hopefully I'll survive the surly city.

Best,
H

Thanks everyone for the birthday and well wishes! I'm glad to hear others are doing well also. Basically I think Hesster's right - I think I burned out on counting drinks, posting all the time and thinking about alcohol ALL the time. I am not at my lowest consumption patterns right now, as opposed to when I exercised fulllll control, but I think I'm doing all right. Basically, the big difference is that ever since I've decided to start training for a triathlon, I've been incorporating a LOT more exercise into my life. It's had a two-fold (or possible three-fold) effect. First, exercising makes me feel good, and then I don't necessarily want to drink. Second, I want to exercise and feel good after it, so it sometimes helps me not drink too much the night before a big planned bike ride, for instance. Third (and however), there are plenty of times where I drink, am hungover the next day, but NOW, I still make myself do the planned exercise (most of the time...). This is very new for me and it's a positive thing, because it helps me dust myself off and not dwell on the fact that I drank too much, AGAIN. It does good things for my body and mind and I think in the long run will continue to help me cut down.
That being said, I'm back on the nal and hating the side effects. Last night had one drink at a group dinner and then threw up ALL of my BBQ meal when I got home. One drink for christsakes. I'm gonna try 25 mg tonight again as I'm going to a happy hour thingy but then if I throw up AGAIN, I'm going down to 12.5 (with trepidation, as I have a big celebratory event on Saturday - birthday-meets-phd-exams party for a couple friends of mine, who are BIG drinkers). We'll see! Oh the fun of nal.... :/

My sympathy! I've started started and I'm struggling with severe side effects. I'm going to 12.5 also.

Hi El: I've also been a lot less active on the board for many of the same reasons. I'll post an update in my own thread about it. Just sending best wishes.

Happy belated birthday EL. The big 30! Wish I was back there. I'm just curious, do you eat when you take nal? I find that it makes quite a difference for me anyway. So, when is your next big race? Are you training for something now?

Regards,