Posted by JohnL on February 21, 2000, at 5:18:08
In reply to miracle drug! (revia), posted by ryan_s on February 20, 2000, at 4:02:37
Indeed the personal responses concerning Naltrexone look pretty awesome. I wish I could share similar success stories.
I tried Naltrexone twice, as an augmenter to Prozac. The first trial was 7 weeks at 25mg. I felt a little better after a couple weeks, but nothing spectacular. Strangely, any minor benefit actually pooped out in a few days. I gave up broken hearted at the failure of my new found miracle drug. The second trial was for three weeks at 50mg. I figured maybe 25mg wasn't enough. This time Naltrexone again seemed to help somewhat for a couple days, but then pooped out. 50mg seemed no more than a sugar pill to me.
All of our metabolisms and chemical imbalances are so unique, and that's why some things work and others don't in various people. The doctor who first pioneered Naltrexone augmentation has treated over 200 patients successfully. Of those he claims remarkable results 10% of the time and marked results a good 75% of the time. He does admit failures as well. Unfortunately I fall in the 25% nonresponder broken-dreams group.
I was a chronic marijuana abuser for decades. But I never had any alcohol abuse. These days I drink perhaps three or four glasses of wine a year. The last time I had a glass was in a fancy restaurant. I was very much looking forward to the tipsy buzz I get from just a glass of wine. But nothing. The wine was like kool-aid. I was quite disappointed and puzzled. It was only later that I realized, ahhh, it was the Naltrexone!
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