Starting out dose
56yo female drank for most of my adult life apart from a dry year 2023. Usually start around 5pm but it’s creeping earlier in the day sometimes. I average about 10 units a day mainly premixed cocktails (damn those things) wine and beer.
I’m waiting on a prescriber appointment with my local alcohol service and I’m sure they will prescribe me naltrexone.
Thing is I’m currently on a short break so I ordered some naltrexone from an online service before I went. They gave me 4.5 and 25mg capsules.
I had one 4.5 mg last night and drank 2 mojitos. Didn’t want anything else afterwards which is good. But I’ve been reading up and think this is a very low dose. Was thinking of taking 2 or 3 x 4.5mg tablets today.
I want to crack this whilst I’m away so if I suffer any slight withdrawals I’m just chilling with no demands. Only here until Saturday. I’m not sure if I’ll be totally alcohol free by then but I’d like to have made some decent progress.
Any advice welcome about starter doses.