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Posted: October 12, 2016, 12:30 AM
My Son is in treatment for the 4th time.
He is pondering the idea of trying Vivitrol. He says he heard it will stop the alcohol craving and maybe opiate craving. But he thinks it won't stop the psychological cravings. Any advice? | ||
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Posted: October 12, 2016, 8:13 AM
It's probably time your son quit "pondering" and started doing what the AA oldtimers did to get and stay sober. -------------------- Serenity Prayer God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference. Free copy of AA's Big Book on-line: http://www.aa.org/pages/en_US/alcoh...olics-anonymous Free copy of NA's Big Book on-line: Copy & Paste coastalcarolinaarea.org/literature/books/b_t.pdf AA's HOW IT WORKS: Copy & paste www.aa.org/assets/en_US/p-10_howitworks.pdf NA's HOW IT WORKS: http://www.na.org/admin/include/spa...0it%20Works.pdf ---------------------------------------------------------------- --- driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking, and self-pity. ---there are those too who suffer from grave emotional and mental disorders but many of them do recover if they have the capacity to be honest. ... I need AA more than it needs me. --- I fight recovery tooth and nail.... I'm not used to being sane, it just doesn't seem natural. ...... According to the great spiritual teachers, ignorance does not result from what we don’t know; ignorance results from what we think we do know. ---Some think that 2+2=5 and believe it. Some know that 2+2=4 and can't stand it. --- I didn't have a very happy childhood but I sure am having a long one ! ---Dry since 1989 working daily on getting/staying SOBER. ---If you want to drink, that's your business ...If you want to quit, that's AA's business. ... Tell me, I'll forget; ... Show me, I'll remember; ... Engage me, I'll understand. ---Most problems are psychological. Most solutions are spiritual . "If we try to change our ego with the help of our ego, we only have a better-disguised ego." --Richard Rohr WWBWD (What Would Bill W. Do) | ||
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Posted: November 9, 2016, 2:34 AM
I also heard about Vivitrol and would appreciate if anyone has experience.
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Posted: November 19, 2016, 2:20 PM
I took naltrexone (the generic name for Vivitrol) for about a year. It helped dull the psychological urge, but didn't kill it completely. It made it a whole lot easier to stay sober. I ended up having to go off it because I had to have back surgery and needed to be able to have meds be effective after. It can be a huge help in the process. I hope this helps.
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Posted: March 5, 2017, 3:08 PM
No, I didn't but hear that Vivitrol is not good enough for stop smoking. The signs of alcoholism is not properly stopped by taking Vivitrol.
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