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Alcohol My Doctor gave me Naltrexone to help curb my cravings for Alcohol. Will smoking meth still be enjoyable

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My Doctor gave me Naltrexone to help curb my cravings for Alcohol. My main concern is Will smoking meth still be enjoyable while taking this medication?

I asked my doctor if it's safe to use stimulants like speed, ice, ecstasy while taking Naltrexone and he said there's no noticeable side affects when combining these drugs. The doctor told me this combo is safe.

A bit about my background, I'm a 45 year old male alcoholic who also enjoys smoking meth. I've been a functional alcoholic for 20+ years and a somewhat functional recreational user of crystal for the past 11 years. When i say I use meth I smoke 0.3 of a gram of tina once every 4 days so i get the full cycle of meth addiction in that i feel great for 2 days and then I feel the withdrawals from meth that manifests in myself drinking 6 to 12 bottles of beer. You know to take the edge off and settle my nerves. Sometimes i might go 5-6 days without meth and that's when i really get stuck into the grog.

I understand poly-drug use is not a good thing but from a harm reduction and healthy lifestyle point of view I am more concerned about drinking 12 bottles of beer in a day on multiple days than smoking the 3 points of meth.

I don't use heroin or opiates at all.

So my main question is will i still feel pleasure from smoking meth in my current regime of at least 2-3 days off the meth while on Naltrexone?
 
Another question: is naltrexone actually helping reduce your alcohol use? I found it to be totally useless for that purpose. Do you get any physical withdrawals from the drinking?
 
Naltraxone for me didn't make any effect on trying to curb cravings for alcohool. They say it works for tabaco too. Didn't make any effect either.
 
Another question: is naltrexone actually helping reduce your alcohol use? I found it to be totally useless for that purpose. Do you get any physical withdrawals from the drinking?
Yes I went 31 days without a drink. No WDs I was only drinking beer. I lost a bit of weight too, but I am taking ozempic
 
Another question: is naltrexone actually helping reduce your alcohol use? I found it to be totally useless for that purpose. Do you get any physical withdrawals from the drinking?
I took naltrexone for drinking and in my case it was a magic pill. I took it the first day and never thought about beer once it was incredible for me.
 
Yeah it kinda makes meth feel flat, idk it's still fun but it just feels like it's missing something. Im not sure if this makes sense but i started with pressed amphetamine pills and switched to meth since it's got that edge and now that i am on naltrexone it makes meth feel like i am just taking those pressed amphetamine pills again.
 
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