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I have tried both ways. Cold turkey jus t about killed me. hi blood pressure and all. Had 15 yrs clean older now lots of medical issues. Used1 1/2 yrs my fear of withdrawl kept me out that long. Then I heard of suboxone gave it a try clean 2 months no major issues no cravings. Still need to work at it but able and happy every day gets a little better.
YES!! I would because I've been on Suboxone, which has Naltrexone in it and it helped me not drink. I think you have to HATE alcohol and HATE yourself using alcohol to finally come to the realization you should be taking a pill cause you can't control yourself. This is from a girl living in an alcoholic situation where being around drinking causes me to drink and I hate it. It leads to stagnation in life, never moving forward, loss of motivation to change, loss of motivation to recover, and denial about your situation. If you could give a drunk ANABUSE for 6 months they couldn't drink, maybe they'd have some time to acutally think about a future or a life or living it.
I am on Naltrexone and it was not working when I took it at 7am because I was more of an afternoon craver. After I started taking it at 2PM, it worked much better. I would recommend this to anyone with a craving problem. It is non habit forming and does not change the way you think or feel, but it does block the pleasure cascade and helps to take away the "magic" of alcohol.
How mentally healthy is it to replace one "crutch" with another? Having experienced med recovery and AA 12-step, it is great to recover with a mind not altered by medication. I seem much farther from relapse with a clear mind than I did with meds.