tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post4768928309074478336..comments2024-03-27T00:48:06.021-07:00Comments on Mummy was a Secret Drinker: Beating CravingsSoberMummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09149651295183331661noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-80874256019459859562017-09-07T13:32:17.777-07:002017-09-07T13:32:17.777-07:00I'm so glad i have found this blog, i have bee...I'm so glad i have found this blog, i have been a binge drinker since i was 15. I am now 24 with a six month old baby boy, I didn't drink throughout my pregnancy which is the longest i have gone. I plan on getting sober after recently feeling a bit out of control and scared, I need to do it for my son and to be a better girlfriend! I am sick of drinking and convincing myself that I can just have one! I've never been willing/cared about giving alcohol up as I was very self destructive before my baby came along, I now have so many reasons. Ive never admitted to anyone (including myself!) that I see my drinking is a problem, first time for everything, haha. Fingers crossed this works! <br />Thankyou very much for this blog, I plan to read it alot in the next few weeks!Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10107368086878713533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-81040043487141891082017-08-15T07:39:30.660-07:002017-08-15T07:39:30.660-07:00Hurrah! Please can you let us know how you get on?...Hurrah! Please can you let us know how you get on? Best of luck! XxxSoberMummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149651295183331661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-31406115361483315292017-08-15T06:30:38.683-07:002017-08-15T06:30:38.683-07:00Well, I called my GP today and asked for Compral. ...Well, I called my GP today and asked for Compral. I too quit smoking using nicotine patches and it really did work for me (quit over 15 years ago and wouldn't start again even if they forced me to). Anyway, I was a bit scared cause doctors in Holland don't give out medication easily. But he could see in my file that I'd already tried and online course by a well known Dutch anti drug and alcohol facility. It was odd, because I got a bit emotional telling him how long I've already struggled with alochol and how done I am with it. So, to cut a long story short, I am getting the meds! I am going on holidays for 2 weeks this friday and I return on the 1st of September, and that will be my quitting date. I already was very much looking forward to that because for the past years I've been quitting and starting again, never been able to quit for more then 19 days in a row. But now...I am sure I can do it. Thanks so much for your post sober mummy. Stokkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02735501822834904122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-8044314680549706822017-08-14T21:59:57.390-07:002017-08-14T21:59:57.390-07:00Here's a better review - technically a meta an...Here's a better review - technically a meta analysis - which looks at all published data and studies and draws conclusions. Of particular interest to me was the distinction between "reward drinkers" and "relief drinkers" something I'd not read. The studies suggest that acamprosate might be more effective for "relief drinkers" and naltrexone for "reward drinkers". Also that acamprosate is most effective after a person has had a period of abs/detox and most likely helps reset some of the chemical imbalances in the brain that excessive drinking may have caused. The drug is generic so if someone is looking for assistance in maintaining abstaining - it would seem worthy to have a discussion with your health care provider. Here's the link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3565569/eeyore.modhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17878586242292184206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-82436767804930608752017-08-14T21:56:33.813-07:002017-08-14T21:56:33.813-07:00The reason it is not advertised is because it has ...The reason it is not advertised is because it has lost its patent - so there is no commercial interest in the inventor to promote it. It is available generically. Now a good question might be why it's not discussed in medical circles. eeyore.modhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17878586242292184206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-44702531611058587822017-08-14T20:18:47.146-07:002017-08-14T20:18:47.146-07:00Thanks for that link - odd it was approved in the ...Thanks for that link - odd it was approved in the EU in '89, but 15 years later in the US. Here's a US review link: http://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0815/p645.htmleeyore.modhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17878586242292184206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-59892762527695404622017-08-14T08:39:52.513-07:002017-08-14T08:39:52.513-07:00What I mean about the fence is that once you know ...What I mean about the fence is that once you know for a fact that it is not switched on, you can touch it.Midlifecrisishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00480083841595444048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-77153934906684275572017-08-14T08:39:06.258-07:002017-08-14T08:39:06.258-07:00I think it is worth a try. My doctor recommended ...I think it is worth a try. My doctor recommended it and said there were not really any side effects which I found to be true. But... for me it was a bit like an electric fence, and thinking it's on when it's not. I'm still not alcohol free. Campral worked for eight or nine days and then at my mother's funeral sitting at a table with a bottle of wine in front of me and thinking "why not?". I think it worked on the chimp brain, and then my "rational" (well, ha!) brain took over.<br />Midlifecrisishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00480083841595444048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-73501252333406857252017-08-14T03:34:23.131-07:002017-08-14T03:34:23.131-07:00If is sad to say but if it works then it's bad...If is sad to say but if it works then it's bad for Big Alcohol's business and that's probably why you've never heard of it. I've found that nicotine patches and gum can help with quitting but they don't stop the cravings completely. Drugs go further and will actually block the cravings, some even making you physically sick if you go backwards. gaigaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12875918930531595927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-37607076592029711892017-08-14T03:01:03.207-07:002017-08-14T03:01:03.207-07:00I wrote the above, but should have said December 2...I wrote the above, but should have said December 2015.Sakaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11615588614790468560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-29261321067358463502017-08-14T02:59:12.962-07:002017-08-14T02:59:12.962-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sakaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11615588614790468560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-25980613247779249352017-08-14T00:47:48.756-07:002017-08-14T00:47:48.756-07:00Thanks SM. I will be sharing this on AF Loud and ...Thanks SM. I will be sharing this on AF Loud and Proud and Soberistas. For some reason I have not experienced cravings but am only too aware that many do and suffer countless returns to Day 1 as a result. This is really helpful. NT xNana Treenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17203966903382481034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-46605248630229055332017-08-13T20:58:24.254-07:002017-08-13T20:58:24.254-07:00Adding...there is a book by a US actress and her s...Adding...there is a book by a US actress and her struggles with alcohol and how she used naltrexone to quit. It is called "Babylon Confidential." It was a really interesting read. It's what made me try the naltrexone.Sober at 53https://www.blogger.com/profile/01854891164320066847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-41040858664736055912017-08-13T20:55:39.801-07:002017-08-13T20:55:39.801-07:00I used the drug naltrexone. It's supposed to ...I used the drug naltrexone. It's supposed to stop cravings. It Did not stop mine. There is always a debate between naltrexone and acamprosate. Here is an interesting article on the differences: http://alcoholawareness.org/alcoholism/naltrexone-vs-acamprosate.htmlSober at 53https://www.blogger.com/profile/01854891164320066847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-62499168972509917242017-08-13T16:03:45.519-07:002017-08-13T16:03:45.519-07:00This is a wonderful post SM
It's not advertise...This is a wonderful post SM<br />It's not advertised as for the many reasons why no one wants alcohol to be a bad word. I wrote about that earlier today.<br /><br />The more people understand there is hope when the world is shouting "drink" "drink" "its the best" and they are lying in bed crying - the better <br />Michelle xxGiving Up Drugs and Alcoholhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581973427285667217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-23170172474483690782017-08-13T11:14:50.396-07:002017-08-13T11:14:50.396-07:00I received this comment from S in an e-mail: I was...I received this comment from S in an e-mail: I was prescribed Campral by my GP as if standard when I stopped drinking in December 2016. My GP insisted I took it for a whole year (3 times a day) which I duly did. I don't know if it worked or if I had finally reached the point of enough was enough after years of excessive drinking. I have not drunk again. (Amazing to write that.) My only support was reading Soberistas daily (and you). <br />I complied with taking it for a whole year, even though I did not know whether it was helping at all, because my GP was very supportive, plus I needed her help in getting my driving licence back. I don't think it harmed me!SoberMummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149651295183331661noreply@blogger.com