Thanks everyone. Totally zonked is about how I feel even with 6 to 8 units. No real buzz, just a blown out feeling. If I'm planning on drinking less, say 2 to 3 units, can I drop to 25 mg NAL as opposed 50? Or is 50 the Golden Rule? Will the NAL fatigue me on it's own, or is it alcohol plus NAL which is causing such fatigue? It's my girlfriend's birthday weekend, and I'd like to try some moderate drinking with NAL; I just don't want to go back to the hotel and collapse.

Alcohol might provide a temporary endorphin induced "euphoria", but in the long run it's a depressant.

Just food for thought here, but maybe the "blown out" feeling you are experiencing is the simply the low end without the high, in which case it sounds like the Nal is working the way it should.

I'm just in my first week but I can tell that my "alcohol euphoria" is being curtailed. I can still feel the drunk feeling, but the way I am thinking is "more sensible". It's hard to describe......I'm not bi-polar, but my thinking could get pretty "manic" with too much alcohol, and that seems to be controlled with Nal. I can only assume that that is a good sign.

Anyway I'm rambling, but if I was you I'd stick with the 50 mg dose. It's been tested with thousands of patients, and it sounds like you're making progress.

Hi Retread, it is my understanding that you do NOT go to 25 mgs since you have acclimated to 50. Apparently it makes the urge to drink past the NAL that much stronger. I have got myself into trouble not complying with the Golden Rule because I wanted to be fully present during festive occasions and have had to start over. May I suggest you up your Vitamin supplements and make sure you are fully hydrated instead. Besides, your girlfriend will benefit from you getting your consumption under control much more than if you deviate fron TSM just to have a fun filled, energetic weekend. Good Luck, Keek

P.s. I'm off to Vegas this weekend and am already fortifying with extra vitamins and water just so I don't talk myself into going without the NAL. I've decided that I AM going to crash if I get tired because my extinction process is MY priority right now.

kekede, you meant to say 25, right

Hi retread, I feel the same way as you with Nal + Alcohol but maybe that is Nal's way of working? Who knows but as others have said "Trust the Science" and definitely don't screw around with the mg's. I for one want this TSM thang to work sooner than later so I am Trusting that it will be Cure me!
Stay the course!!!!

Ok everybody I get it. I'm going to take my normal 50 NAL, hydrate, vitamin up, have a few drinks and then hopefully just have a great evening with my birthday girl. I think maybe I'm just overthinking this. Golden rule it is!
All The Best,
Retread

Yes. This has been the case for me too. Worried that I drink too much, worried that I drink to little to encourage extinction, worried I am forcing AF days, worried that I am forcing myself to drink. Blah. Just finished week 8 and bottom line no matter how much I think about it, alcohol is simply not agreeing with me like it did and it is an amazing phenomenon. I still look forward to that first beer as the reward system has not quite accepted the message that alcohol is not providing it, but it does pretty much nada and zonks me out completely. Very little desire to drink more than 1-2. I still need to be wary of slipping loose pours of vodka on a whim in to whatever I am drinking in the evening as the drink count can shoot up pretty fast .. but its just not the same.

Hey thanks everybody. My units have stayed in the mid 30's down from the mid 40's. Last week I had 3 AF days. I have to remind myself I'm only starting month 2. I drank for 40 years so I would think the cure is going to take a while.
All The Best,
Retread

How did the AF days go? Any craving or did they just happen?

Hi again Retread, and All41, yes, I meant 25 not 50. Oops! Anyhow, Retread I am happy to see that you are trending down on your alcohol consumption. In regards to the fatigue, I noticed that I am also a bit more tired on the Nal, so I assume it is a side effect. Take care, Keek