Maggie1929 wrote:
Just to let you know - the nal only covers you for approx. 12 hours so if you have a dinner and take the Nal first thing, you possibly will not be covered .... and I was curious - can't you have fun without getting drunk? Although you will still get drunk if you drink enough - it just stops the buzz and you made me wonder if you REALLY want this to work? I knew that it had to work for me - so took it whatever I had going on - but you do have to be sure.......
hugs, Maggie
That's the willpower aspect I'm struggling with now. Before TSM I couldn't stop myself from drinking and more than 2 AF days in row was impossible. Now I think I am readdicted, but not quite to the same point. I struggle with the willpower to take the pill first before drinking. Having AF days is not terribly difficult.
As a result, it's those situations where booze REALLY contributes to the atmosphere that is difficult for me. Like dinners out and social settings.
I have a degree of social anxiety so the alcohol+euphoria helps me to feel better in a social setting. I actually don't have much fun without alcohol around people I don't know very, very well like colleagues. I know I can get drunk on naltrexone but that's not what's missing...it's the happy party-like feeling.
Naturally, I want this to work (I actually envision myself becoming AF in the long term), but it's these particular triggers that I am struggling with. I read a post here that suggested taking a naltrexone at the first thought of NOT taking one, and that stuck with me.