I began taking Naltrexone 50mg 24 days ago. Its been a game changer.
I've been on Naldextrone for over three weeks and have not relapsed once. One time this last week I did glance a porn site, but shut it down easily and quickly. other than that I have been completely PMO free. I'm nearly ready to call this a wonder drug.
I talked to my psychiatrist about it in our follow up appointment yesterday. I was asking him why he isnt giving this to every person who has an addiction. I think the trick is that you have to really want to quit for it to work. Its a decision every morning when I take the pill. The pill has effected other things too. I don't enjoy drinking or smoking weed. I also don't enjoy staying up late. Coffee isn't as good either.
All and all these are positives. Ive quit drinking, smoking, and staying up late. I've even started being more active to fill up the space and burn nervous energy. But its an adjustment. My friends basically think ive gone sober. Which... maybe I have? Not committed to that at this point.
I don't want to over sell this. Withdraw is still there, but its already fading a bit. I get hit with waves of depression that are pretty bad. I just feel like an anchor in my bed some mornings. Overwhelmed. I have moments of pretty extreme irritability. And its especially bad when I'm alone for any amount of time. I get very very lonely. Im still not sure what to do with all that. The shrink is suggesting SSRIs or mood stabilizers. I'm not sure I want to mess with the system any more - so might just try to ride it out a bit longer to see where this goes.
As I said in previous posts - this drug does not do all the work for you, but it does make the work much much easier. In my case, I was never able to go more than a few days without falling apart and relapsing. If you are struggling with quitting, dont feel like you have to suffer. This might work for you. I tried to quit more times than I remember and failed. Each time had severe withdrawal. Aching groin, mood swings, anxiety, depression, jonzing out, the cravings. and then the inevitable relapse binge which didnt even feel good. So far barely any of that. Its like the withdrawal volume has been turned down to 1 when its normally at 11.
If you're interested, you should know it was very easy to get. I have insurance, which helps. I looked up in-network psychiatrists, made an appointment, and was in a week later. In our first meeting I laid out my situation, told him i was very interested in trying this, told him PMO was interfering with my work and relationship. He said he had doubts but wrote the script... and here I am.
feel free to hmu with questions. feeling very positive.
40 mwm 2 kids, US, middle class , educated, freelance, work at home on the computer. Daily PMO habit for the past 5 years - 3+times/day ~3+hrs/day often accompanied with smoking pot and staying up very late, . used porn since 12yo.
week 1 entry here - https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.p...gonist-trying-a-new-approach-to-nofap.238549/
week 2 entry here
https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.p...2-naltrexone-50mg-dopamine-antagonist.239466/
I've been on Naldextrone for over three weeks and have not relapsed once. One time this last week I did glance a porn site, but shut it down easily and quickly. other than that I have been completely PMO free. I'm nearly ready to call this a wonder drug.
I talked to my psychiatrist about it in our follow up appointment yesterday. I was asking him why he isnt giving this to every person who has an addiction. I think the trick is that you have to really want to quit for it to work. Its a decision every morning when I take the pill. The pill has effected other things too. I don't enjoy drinking or smoking weed. I also don't enjoy staying up late. Coffee isn't as good either.
All and all these are positives. Ive quit drinking, smoking, and staying up late. I've even started being more active to fill up the space and burn nervous energy. But its an adjustment. My friends basically think ive gone sober. Which... maybe I have? Not committed to that at this point.
I don't want to over sell this. Withdraw is still there, but its already fading a bit. I get hit with waves of depression that are pretty bad. I just feel like an anchor in my bed some mornings. Overwhelmed. I have moments of pretty extreme irritability. And its especially bad when I'm alone for any amount of time. I get very very lonely. Im still not sure what to do with all that. The shrink is suggesting SSRIs or mood stabilizers. I'm not sure I want to mess with the system any more - so might just try to ride it out a bit longer to see where this goes.
As I said in previous posts - this drug does not do all the work for you, but it does make the work much much easier. In my case, I was never able to go more than a few days without falling apart and relapsing. If you are struggling with quitting, dont feel like you have to suffer. This might work for you. I tried to quit more times than I remember and failed. Each time had severe withdrawal. Aching groin, mood swings, anxiety, depression, jonzing out, the cravings. and then the inevitable relapse binge which didnt even feel good. So far barely any of that. Its like the withdrawal volume has been turned down to 1 when its normally at 11.
If you're interested, you should know it was very easy to get. I have insurance, which helps. I looked up in-network psychiatrists, made an appointment, and was in a week later. In our first meeting I laid out my situation, told him i was very interested in trying this, told him PMO was interfering with my work and relationship. He said he had doubts but wrote the script... and here I am.
feel free to hmu with questions. feeling very positive.
40 mwm 2 kids, US, middle class , educated, freelance, work at home on the computer. Daily PMO habit for the past 5 years - 3+times/day ~3+hrs/day often accompanied with smoking pot and staying up very late, . used porn since 12yo.
week 1 entry here - https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.p...gonist-trying-a-new-approach-to-nofap.238549/
week 2 entry here
https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.p...2-naltrexone-50mg-dopamine-antagonist.239466/
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