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Anyone have any thoughts/experience regarding Antabuse? *DELETED*
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Re: Anyone have any thoughts/experience regarding Antabuse? [Re: Anonymous #1]
#7738865 - 12/09/07 11:56 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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While I don't know much about Antabuse, it doesn't sound like that hot of an idea to me. It won't take away the wanting or need to drink, just make you insanely sick every time you slip up and have alcohol.
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Re: Anyone have any thoughts/experience regarding Antabuse? [Re: WakeboardrB]
#7739218 - 12/10/07 04:20 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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I do drug and alcohol research for my job and I just finished a study comparing antabuse with naltrexone for quiting alcohol and antabuse was much better than naltrexone. The best bet (works for the greatest number of people) for alcohol is some brief counselling + some sort of medication like antabuse. There is a type of counselling called motivational interviewing that is good for helping with giving up most drugs including alcohol so if the person doing the counselling knows how to do that type of therapy, that is a good thing. Motivational interviewing is very popular in drug and alcohol counselling, so there is a good chance whoever you see - if they have an idea about drug and alcohol counselling - will practice it. If you don't want to go to a counsellor for a couple of sessions, I could find you a good motivational interviewing self-help page on the net, if you like. Good luck Congratulations on making the decision to do something healthy for yourself.
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Re: Anyone have any thoughts/experience regarding Antabuse? [Re: enotake2]
#7739911 - 12/10/07 10:37 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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isnt naltrexone, and nalexone, the same anti opiate overdose drug?
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Re: Anyone have any thoughts/experience regarding Antabuse? [Re: ZippoZ]
#7740678 - 12/10/07 01:33 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Capatalistc nomad said: isnt naltrexone, and nalexone, the same anti opiate overdose drug?
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Naltrexone is an opioid receptor antagonist used primarily in the management of alcohol dependence and opioid dependence. It is marketed in generic form as its hydrochloride salt, naltrexone hydrochloride, and marketed under the trade names Revia and Depade. In some countries, an extended-release formulation is marketed under the trade name Vivitrol. It should not be confused with naloxone, which is used in emergency cases of overdose rather than for longer term dependence control.
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Re: Anyone have any thoughts/experience regarding Antabuse? *DELETED* [Re: WakeboardrB]
#7743070 - 12/10/07 10:28 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Re: Anyone have any thoughts/experience regarding Antabuse? [Re: Anonymous #1]
#7743620 - 12/11/07 01:15 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Sounds like it's worth a shot then. Sometimes a little negative reinforcement is the best way to remap your associations with a shitty compulsive behaviour. Good luck!
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Re: Anyone have any thoughts/experience regarding Antabuse? [Re: NiamhNyx]
#7744226 - 12/11/07 09:15 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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hynotiq robotic? godiva? rain? these over for ant torture? /sigh
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Re: Anyone have any thoughts/experience regarding Antabuse? *DELETED* [Re: machination]
#7756329 - 12/13/07 10:27 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Re: Anyone have any thoughts/experience regarding Antabuse? [Re: Anonymous #1]
#7757898 - 12/14/07 11:00 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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The thing is, if you want to drink badly enough, what's going to stop you from taking Antabuse?
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Re: Anyone have any thoughts/experience regarding Antabuse? [Re: Rekkuzo]
#7758077 - 12/14/07 11:52 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Rekkuzo said: The thing is, if you want to drink badly enough, what's going to stop you from taking Antabuse?
Exactly(I think you meant to say whats going to stop you from NOT taking the antabuse). I have taken it before and it is really easy to just stop taking and go out drinking. Though, it takes about 2 weeks to clear out of your system completely, so it will give you time to re-evaluate your choices and decide not to drink.
When I took it, I was on a really low dose, only taking it twice a week (which is how it was prescribed, not sure why), so i could if i wanted to, have a drink without too much uncomfortable feeling, and then if i had 2 or 3, i would break out in hives.
In the end, I just stopped taking it...and then a while later decided to stop drinking because it wasn't worth the bullshit of getting in trouble anymore. I think that antabuse is a good way to help stop drinking, but it isn't a long term solution. Counseling as suggested above or group meetings can also help a lot. But in the end, it is up to you, and when you are ready, willing, and able, you will be able to stop...if thats what you really want...however you do it though is up to you. I am sure a lot of people have had lots of success with antabuse and lots have failed on it. Some people that have had problems can quit on their own willpower...so you will just have to figure out what works for you. I got extra help (since goin off antabuse and then stopping drinking),and I haven't really had too much desire to drink, though I am not really sober either...just not drinking, so it isn't as high and mighty as it sounds. I am just staying out of trouble and hopefully I can continue this, but it isn't exactly the best situation to be in. Its just that when I drink I tend to lose all control...so I just stay away.
I think I have read that statistically, all ways of stopping drinking(and probably any drug) are about even, despite what is said by the people touting the different methods, so its just a matter of figuring out what works best for you, whether completely cold turkey on your own to AA/NA to a long term inpatient to jail to whatever.
Anyway, good luck, I wish and if you have any questions about antabuse, feel free to send me a pm or something.
p.s. I did meet one person who had an allergic reaction to antabuse after being on it for 6 months, so watch out for that and call your doc if you have any trouble. Also, make sure you read all the instructions because a lot of other non-drinks can cause problems like rubbing alcohol or other hygene products with small amounts of alcohol in them.
p.p.s. Will I ever drink again...I don't know, but if you don't worry too much about the long term not drinking and worry only about not drinking right now, then it is a little easier.
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