ive heard of kudzu. i know it was originally imported from japan and that it grows and spreads like wild fire.
ive never heard of the medicinal properties.
ill have to check that out.
i took melatonin before to help me sleep in past attempts at sobriety, but thats all.

wow pretty interesting

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu

nope never heard of it.... and don't ya think someone would have if it helps with cravings... wouldn't try it myself

I read about Kudzu after googling Alcoholism - Symtems and" Cures"....It was a legitmate site. Talked about Naltrexone, etc.

well whoohoo...no cure for me.. just a daily reprieve if i don't pick up one day at a time.... keep coming back.. this site will help if you let it... it did me..

It may well help - new discoveries are made all the time but I don't really like to take anything unless it is restorative.

I would rather having something I can rely on without having to go out and buy it - recovery through the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous.

BTW - if anyone does try it and finds it works please do tell. It could be worth it initially.

BRAN5,I used valerian herbal remedy to help me sleep when I first stopped drinking, did the melatonin prove effective?

Gaily with all due respect in what you are saying you still have to buy the books. I doubt the supplement is a cure all but why not if you can afford it use it with the AA program if it does help the cravings.

BRAN5,I used valerian herbal remedy to help me sleep when I first stopped drinking, did the melatonin prove effective?
Gailly
yes it helped me in the beginning until i was better able to function and work hard enough on my job to fall asleep from exhaustion.
before that i took diphenhydramine. that made me feel groggy. never felt that way on melatonin.

Tried it. didn't work at all. The theory was that it is supposed to get the alcohol into your blood stream quicker, so you stop drinking quicker, as you feel pissed. Now at the time I thought this sounded logical and tried it. Nothing happened. I now realise I am an alcoholic, and have started the 12 step program.
Only an alkie could think that getting the alcohol into your system quicker was a good idea and spend a fortune trying it!!
Don't waste your money.

I don't have craving's anymore. Cravings were just one of about 20 symptoms, that I have to work through on a daily basis. I practice the AA program, to deal with everything as a whole.

nada. i tried this in 1994! even flew to chinatown to buy it. i was on the cutting edge of easy, softer ways, it seems. along with this i took part at baylor colledge of medicine in research studies for anti cravings meds. nada. asked for ect--electric convulsive shock treatments--but my physician said i'd only forget how to get to the liquor store for a short while but eventually i'd remember again. doing aa and the steps now.

In the next 10 years there should be something that will actually work, since they found the addiction gene.

you are so right, anh minh,but the alcoholic will have to know and accept that he/she is an alcoholic to want to take such pill whenever it's available so i imagine we will still see some brou ha has in the world.....

Works well for me on most days. Its cheap and worth a try,