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Naltrexone (self.stopdrinking)

submitted 8 hours ago by Outtatime to c/[email protected]

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Has anybody here had experience with naltrexone? I recently started taking it because the cravings were so strong I couldn't take it anymore. My only side effects have been mild muscle and joint pain, slight nausea, and decreased appetite. Also, I tried to drink a beer while on it and it just made me feel sick so I threw it away. I got sober last June and I slipped up a few times since then, but this medicine has helped me a ton. Curious if anybody has had a similar or different experience.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Not me but it sounds like it's working wonders on you. I would advise to make a plan to get rid of it though, otherwise you'll just replace one addiction with the other.

Do you take it incidentally or structurally?

[–] Outtatime 1 points 1 hour ago

It's once a day. It's not a controlled substance. And isn't habit forming. My life coach told me about it. She said it worked great for her and got her to stop drinking forever.