The main thing that works for is to get busy. I know that isn't always Possible for whatever reason, but it works. AA meetings or working the phone lines for your local clubhouse ,helping out at at local nursing home,etc,sometimes when it use to get really bad ,I had to just go to bed. this disease is so cunning what helps one day may not the next. good luck

Take one day at time! Join AA meeting, keep busy and have the serenity prayer as your mantra.

Thank you for the suggestions! I guess I should have added something else to my original message...my husband has my car keys and my purse.

Get involved in AA meetings they are what helped my Father and Friend through their recovery. My Father is sober 13 years and my my Friend 5 and they both still attend AA meetings 2 a week :c) Stay Strong!

You may feel the desire to drink but the craving starts after you take the drink. So for an alcoholic that is why its important we dont pick up that first drink.

I thought when I stopped drinking things should have got better but for me they got worse so alcohol was but a symptom of the disease I had alcoholism. And thats what I treated at meetings with a 12 step program

You have been to AA in the past and it must have worked for you but when we stop going and are not around positive people that stinking thinking comes back.
Stinking thinking leads to drinking

I would suggest you get back to meetings. You may not be able to find the time its a very elusive thing .You may have to make time to go.

I was told when that desire for alcohol or the sugar in it comes up to have a chocolate milkshake or two you wont feel like a drink after that also a chocolate bar when the mood swings start the body is after the sugar that is in alcohol. That is why some of us get the electric fleas the inching on or arms and other parts of the body. The nerve endings are drying up.

You may put on a little weight with the chocolate but it helped me get through those early stages.

These are only suggestions that worked for me.

You are in my prayers. God Bless
Lionel

I don't have cravings anymore, I went to alot of meetings, everyday when i did have them.

Cravings is one thing....obsession is another.

To take care of your cravings eat some ice cream. I prefer rocky road. :) Or if you have some honey in the house...eat a teaspoon.

Later,
Guru

I get cravings every day, right after work. I find that eating dinner earlier helps, as I'm too full to want to drink then. I always drank on an empty stomach.

Hi

Campral worked for me, but as you say may not have the same result for all, it does take 2 weeks to kick in, how long have you been taking.

Cravings are a nightmarte, even after 22 months I get the odd one, we just have to get through them, do something els, anything, just try to get your mind of them, they say that a peak of craving lasts about 2 minutes then they gently subside, stupid things, brisk walk, call a friend, read the newspaper any small distraction will do.

I would suggest keep taking the Campral, you may feel its not helping, but the cravings might be even worse without, and of course get as much support as you can.

They will pass so hang in there

Trickey

My exp is the same as sober2days is it was thru the 12 steps that the obsession for the booze left and hasnt returned in over 6 1/2 yrs. The BB said thru the steps the obsession gets removed as was my exp.