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TEB

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Sat Jan 19, 2019, 05:14 AM Jan 2019

Naltrexone for alcoholism [View all]

Last edited Sat Jan 19, 2019, 05:59 AM - Edit history (1)

No bragging five months eating this pill daily for my disease. One bender maybe three weeks into it, my doctor asked yesterday do you think your ready to give it a try without it I said no. Monthly blood test my liver function is cool I guess they have to check it on this medicine. In my job as union teamster I work nights maybe 12 hours on a turn and AA meetings never worked for me.

What works is this naltrexone or revia it says on bottle. I do not know how it works let me say this twice this week I thought about stopping to have a few but I went straight home I wasn’t obsessing thinking about beer. I told doc let’s just keep on this medicine it works I have peace. So I’m putting this out in case it may help others who suffer.

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good for you.... bobGandolf Jan 2019 #1
Thanks TEB Jan 2019 #3
Whatever works! bif Jan 2019 #17
Many roads to get there. safeinOhio Jan 2019 #2
Thank You TEB Jan 2019 #4
I also take it Freddie Jan 2019 #5
And you as well my friend TEB Jan 2019 #6
Awesome that it's working for you! mr_lebowski Jan 2019 #7
Whatever works, I'm glad you found it. mountain grammy Jan 2019 #8
I'm very happy for you TEB irisblue Jan 2019 #9
There is a long acting monthly injection Naltrexone RockCreek Jan 2019 #10
And the VA will give it to you too Victor_c3 Jan 2019 #13
Hang in there. You can do it. sinkingfeeling Jan 2019 #11
Just an FYI Victor_c3 Jan 2019 #12
So what does it do for the little woman in the boat? irisblue Jan 2019 #14
My guess is that it will increase sex drive. Victor_c3 Jan 2019 #15
I did a quick citation check... irisblue Jan 2019 #16
You fucking rock. stevil Feb 2019 #18
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