Hey, stranger, you usually are active on this site. I hope you are doing ok. Hang in there friend.

Hi Meggie - I am fine thanks - just lots of stuff going on. Only had one AF day this past week though which I need to try and improve upon ! How are you doing ?

Hugs, Maggie x

No alcohol free days but I have had one drink the last 3 night. I was diagnosed with the flu today and I am living on aspirin. I took the pill just in case I wanted a drink. I feel like crap. I would love to have a week with a total of 7 drinks.

Meggie - so sorry you are poorly. But good going on the one drink for the past three days - that is wonderful! Was it 'cos you weren't feeling good or is the Nal actually doing it's thing ? Whatever reason - I am so pleased to hear it ! Hope that you feel better soon,

Hugs, Maggie x

I took the pill in case I wanted the one drink. My first AF night in a long forever time. I am hoping the medication is working. I don't know if I was sick Thursday, Friday but I started to get sick on Saturday. It hit like a ton of bricks. I still need to get the flu shot because they said there are 4 strains. I am usually healthy, I got food poisoning and the flu last year. It really stinks getting older. I have been teaching for 30 years and have never got it before.
As stated, I will take one day at a time. I just didn't want a drink, I just slept.
How is the new house, have you done lots of renovations? Hope all is well, you are a wonderful support.

Hi Meggie - hope that you are feeling better .....

Well, month 11 and I feel despondent! I know there are others in the same boat - but I truly do not seem to be getting anywhere ! Yes, my intake is down and yes the want to keep drinking has sort of gone - but this past week I was still having a round 4 a night. Once I have that first one I DO keep going - so although the need to keep going eventually has gone - the need to keep going after the first one is still there. I follow the golden rule all the time. The only reason I am keeping on with TSM is the hope that ONE day it will work as well as it has for others - for some (like ChrisB) it takes a LOT longer! And I KNOW the Nal cannot slap the drink out of my hand - but I do not feel much different than I did pre Nal - and the reason for starting Nal was for it to help me - if I COULD have just stopped after one, I would have done that before the Nal ! SO I just keep plodding on with it - and have hope that one day I will feel more of a difference.

Hugs, Maggie x

Hello Maggie,

just wanted to post that I am there with the frustrations, I know I am better than I was, but not as good as I was convinced I would be. I just find myself moving the end posts all the time, so I was thinking if it didn't work at 6 months.... and now I am thinking 18months to 2 years!! I have started 1.5 tablets, I did for a bit last year, but now will all the time.

Hi Maggie, I know what you are taking about EXACTLY! Why, why are we not there with all the rest that seem to have such success with TSM? We have had every good intention, positivity and have always stayed with the Golden Rule. You are at 11 months where I am over 13 months now! I have had thoughts of not purchasing more Nal while I go to Mexico as it is so expensive and I actually think I feel worse on Nal than pre TSM. I seem to feel nausea, really sleepy and the Nal Overs are brutal. Every 2 months I have to put out $350.00 on my prescription and if it worked I would not complain but the money I have spent is ridiculous on my very limited pension I get each month. I have forced 1 AF day each in the last 2 weeks cause my liver is starting to hurt me. Even though it is hurting me and I wanted an AF day yesterday I went ahead and drank. I am going to try hard today to have an AF day cause I am worried about my Liver again. I am also worried that taking the Nal+Drinking is adding to problems with my liver. Maybe I am better off that when I drink not to take the Nal???? Crap this totally sucks that we have been trying so hard and we are no better off than pre Nal.

Hugs to you!
Not sure about Nal On anymore?

Maggie and Cheetah, you can't give up, you are our hero's . I do understand Cheetah that is must be very expensive to spend 175 dollars a month on something you wonder about. I am blessed that my doctor has given me a script but I don't know how long he will do it for. Also, if something that will be lifelong I will always need the medication on hand.
I am doing well the last week but you can't help but wonder if it is because I have been sick or this does work. Are their people here that have quit and stayed quit. I am praying that this really works on my brain.
Cheetah, have you had bad liver tests? I know I am having mine checked every three months because this med can do a number on the liver. Keep up the strength and follow the magic rule.
Maggie, others, advice for these two.

Nigel and Cheeto - sorry that you are in this with me! It is really frustrating for all of us. I know there are probably folk here who are thinking that we should do more to help ourselves - but the whole idea of the Nal is that it HELPS us ! I know we still need to try and not drink - but if it was that easy then we would not need the Nal in the first place.

Cheeto - as I said on your thread, please do not give up the Nal - it will set you back SO far if you stop for a while ! I understand your liver is hurting, so maybe we can come up with a plan for cutting down the amount of AKL that you drink. When I was in UK, I stopped drinking Guinness and changed to wine - and was only having 1-2 glasses a night 'cos it just didn't do it for me like the Guinness does - so maybe I should also change my drink here too - ? Hhmmm, that is a thought ..... maybe try something else ?

Meggie - I am not stopping the Nal - even though I am feeling down about it. I am going to keep going with it - for ever !!

Nigel - have you noticed any difference at all on a higher dose ? I am sticking with the 50 for now but was curious .... I know that badger started a higher dose too and need to find out how he is doing on it.

We ALL will get there in the end - I know we will - we just need to hang in there !!

HUGS to all,

Maggie xx