selincro/nalmefene and alcohol
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I drink between 1 and 2 bottles of wine a night. Took my first selincro tablet yesterday afternoon and genuinely didn't feel like I wanted any booze, not sure whether this is psychological or not but who cares, it seems to work. Unfortunately I took the tablet when picking my daughter up from school as I didn't see anywhere that they cause drowsiness so I drove home feeling really spaced out, not good, in fact probably more dangerous than driving after a couple of glasses of wine. I virtually had no sleep last night also. Is anyone else having similar problems?
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christian26980 jan12
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PaulJTurner1964 christian26980
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erica_88480 jan12
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judy33152 PaulJTurner1964
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e63196 jan12
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Bigbee e63196
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If you see my postings on here ,I have taken a third twice and had very bad diarrhea for hours and felt really ill. None of these side effects are the " normal " ones Have you not had any baf effects?
Paul suggests the pills shouldnt have their film broken
bunter492 jan12
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Bigbee jan12
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PaulJTurner1964 Bigbee
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I am going to raise the issue of side effects with Dr David Collier who did the clinical trials of Nalmefene, on Radio 5 Live on Monday afternoon (3pm to 3.30pm). The show will be on iPlayer after it has been broadcast so it may be worth listening to see what Dr Collier has to say about it.
I should also add that, while there are some very trustworthy practitioners online who can offer private treatment, there are others whose most important question in their assessment is 'What are your credit or debit card details?' These companies are unsafe to buy drugs from. They are not properly regulated and should be avoided at all costs. You can't even guarantee that you are getting what you order.
janz70 PaulJTurner1964
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Hi Paul, "I was out of it" the 1st time I took Nalmefene,, this time I have ony taken 1/2 a tab and it woked well with little side effects and still had the curbing effect. I have tried this after having my ffrst full tab, i would not recomend anybody going anywhere or doing anything as I was completey out of it , stoned if you will!
When you suggest taking them for 7 days to allow the body to ,do you recomend drinking with them as well (even just a few) to reinforce the negative effect of alcohol
PaulJTurner1964 janz70
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Yes Janz, better to only take a pill before you drink. I have to mention that Nalmefene is enteric coated so shouldn't be split but I have no desire to tell to stop doing something that works. It may be a good idea to try and get naltrexone prescribed instead as people report fewer and less severe side effects. They can also be split in half without an issue.
janz70 PaulJTurner1964
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I tried my GP, they said only alcohol support can issue, so the next day I saw my alcohol support worker and they said it was to be trialed then it never happened ad they only perscribe for abstinance.
Everyone passing the buck as they dont want to pick up the bill due to gov cutbacks
PaulJTurner1964 janz70
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The bill for naltrexone is much smaller. The issue is that, unlike nalmefene, it is licenced for use with abstinence, which is nonsense because that doesn't work.
LondonIan PaulJTurner1964
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They have no problem at all prescibing Naltrexone in Wandsworth. You do have to go to alcohol counselling services. There are a couple hoops but then you can get Naltrexone and see the key worker every couple weeks.
They do prescribe it as the label indicates - take a pill every day and abstain. That doesn't mean you have to take it that way. You can choose to follow TSM if you want.
PaulJTurner1964 LondonIan
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That's good. At least people get a chance to try TSM there.
nicko70915 PaulJTurner1964
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Hi Paul, are you able to recommend someone online. Don't want to go through go and worried about being ripped off.
PaulJTurner1964 nicko70915
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I can't, unfortunately. This site doesn't allow such things. However, you should be aware that most reputable clinicians would not simply send a prescription, they would need to see you and offer a full package of care including the ongoing support. They risk their licence if they don't as naltrexone is licenced for use with abstinence in the UK which means it needs to be prescribed 'off-licence' (unfortunate term in the circumstances!). It is perfectly legal and acceptable to prescribe off licence and and many drugs are prescribed this way, but the prescriber has to be able to justify it, if ever asked questions.