no experiences with it. Have had an interest in giving it a try, but can't find anywhere closer than Florida that'll do it

Ohhhh, Florida isn't an option for me either. Do you know what it involves?

Here's what I found on Wikipedia.

The Sinclair Method is a treatment for alcoholism that involves the use of opiate antagonists such as naltrexone or nalmefene while continuing normal drinking habits in order to decrease the craving for alcohol over time. It relies upon a mechanism called pharmacological extinction, which works by blocking the positive reinforcement effects of ethanol-triggered endorphin in the brain.[1][2] Proponents claim that thousands of patients have been cured by the Sinclair Method since the early 1990s.[3]

Sounds like more money in the bank for the pharmaceutical industry.

One thing I treasure about sobriety is the process that got me here. I've grown up so much in the past ten months. I am not the same person, I feel steadier, stronger and more joyful, and I have more patience and make better decisions. I'm glad I accepted the responsibility of poking around in my own brain and soul.

Wow! Thank you Lucy. That is definately food for thought. Is AA your way of maintaining sobriety?

Run a google search for more info Beth and also ask your Doctor about it. It appears to replace alcohol with drugs for a period of time, but I don't know about it and don't know anyone who has tried it.

The Sinclair method sounds scary to me. Lucy87 thanku for the info. Ill stick to AA at the moment. good luck bethmach if you give it a go. Be intrested how you get on.

I agree with Lucy, What I discovered using the 12 step I don't believe the Sinclair Method could give me. There was nothing in the explaination which addressed the way I think. This is disease of mind body and soul. i have meet a few people who have stay sober through other methods. None, not one has the peace, hope and serenity I have found in recovery. I do believe I have found the easier softer way to stay sober. I wonder what the Sinclair Method would cost? Probably a far cry from what I willing give in meeting when the basket is past. Bethmach I pray you find the relief you seek? I found it in AA.

Hi bethmach,

No, I'm not an AAer, but I have a lot of respect for their program and think some of their ideas are real keys. The Rational Recovery book had a big influence on me and also reading about addiction. Then I had to admit I had a problem, and as control was not possible it was either quit completely or suffer and keep heading downhill. I feel like I have a program and tools that fit me.

Life is so much better sober! Who would really want to be a slave?

I did not try the Sinclair method -- it does not scare me, I did not know about it. Because of how dependent I was on alcohol, I am not sure how it would have worked, but from what I have read, it's success rate is not bad.

Basically you take a drug that makes the brain not enjoy drinking. You can still drink -- you just don't really want to. To me that sounds a bit nuts -- I was so wired to wanting drink after drink after drink, but the medication knocks that brain-wired desire out of commission.

Here is one quote I read from someone who uses it, "Oh yes, I still enjoy good wine. I savour wine. But there's no craving.

Apparently it is effective, but there is a pretty big catch. You have to take it before you drink -- every time -- or you will back where you were, but worse off.

But that also seems to me to be the case for people who quit drinking totally and then try it again -- that you are worse off than you were before.

Apparently it is successfully used for addictions other than alcohol as well.

I don't have any experience with it. I didnt want to trade one drug for another as I believed then, and definetly believe now, that I needed to treat the causes of my alcoholism. And for me, the cause was and is a spritual malady that no drug is going to help with ++ a physical addiction ("alergy" in the big book") and a mental obsession. Other drugs can treat the physical but they arent going to let me live in a way that will give me serenity, and a connection with a god of my understanding.
So no, no experience and no desire to experience any kind of medicated "recovery."

if it actually decreases the rewards of alcohol in the brain sounds good - but I am seriously skeptical about the pharmaceutical industry. If something could reduce the cravings or need for alcohol it would be a bloody miracle.

if it actually decreases the rewards of alcohol in the brain sounds good - but I am seriously skeptical about the pharmaceutical industry. If something could reduce the cravings or need for alcohol it would be a bloody miracle.

if it actually decreases the rewards of alcohol in the brain sounds good - but I am seriously skeptical about the pharmaceutical industry. If something could reduce the cravings or need for alcohol it would be a bloody miracle.

if it actually decreases the rewards of alcohol in the brain sounds good - but I am seriously skeptical about the pharmaceutical industry. If something could reduce the cravings or need for alcohol it would be a bloody miracle.

if it actually decreases the rewards of alcohol in the brain sounds good - but I am seriously skeptical about the pharmaceutical industry. If something could reduce the cravings or need for alcohol it would be a bloody miracle.