I finally stopped being a pussy and started my naltrexone yesterday morning. I'd been drinking heavily all weekend so I had severe withdrawals once the naltrexone kicked in. Unfortunately this occurred while I was driving to work. I had to pull over on the highway and throw up for a while, I was shaking too much to drive so I just had to sit there with the air con blasting at me and ride it out.
Got to work late, had to make up some lame excuse, while I'm standing there shaking and all hunched over...suspiscious much?!
Had a few more spews but eventually settled down by about 1pm. This morning I took the naltrexone at 4am and slept through the withdrawals so I'm fine today.
It was amazing though, I'm still not sure if it was a placebo effect but yesterday I DID NOT CRAVE ALCOHOL ALL AFTERNOON/EVENING!!! I seriously cannot remember a single day of my adult life that I didn't crave alcohol. It was amazing. I was on a complete high purely from the happiness of not craving alcohol. I even went for a run and had a salad for dinner.
I was thinking about it later in the evening, and whilst I was still THINKING about drinking and how it would feel to have a drink, I wasn't physically craving it, and didn't want a drink. Very cool.
This evening will be interesting, if the same thing happens I will be ecstatic.
Got to work late, had to make up some lame excuse, while I'm standing there shaking and all hunched over...suspiscious much?!
Had a few more spews but eventually settled down by about 1pm. This morning I took the naltrexone at 4am and slept through the withdrawals so I'm fine today.
It was amazing though, I'm still not sure if it was a placebo effect but yesterday I DID NOT CRAVE ALCOHOL ALL AFTERNOON/EVENING!!! I seriously cannot remember a single day of my adult life that I didn't crave alcohol. It was amazing. I was on a complete high purely from the happiness of not craving alcohol. I even went for a run and had a salad for dinner.
I was thinking about it later in the evening, and whilst I was still THINKING about drinking and how it would feel to have a drink, I wasn't physically craving it, and didn't want a drink. Very cool.
This evening will be interesting, if the same thing happens I will be ecstatic.
