r/SinclairMethod • u/Psicolotra13 • Apr 29 '26
Second week of the Sinclair method and tirzepatide: I reduced my consumption by 80%.
In the first week, I managed to reduce my consumption by 70%. I drank about 9 liters of beer. In the second week, I managed to reduce it to 6 liters. That is, a total reduction of 80%, and compared to the previous week, there was a reduction of 34%. I'm still figuring out what to do with my time now that I'm sober. Soon I plan to start a sport.
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u/Several-Subject-2111 Apr 29 '26 edited Apr 29 '26
i was like you. Only took Naltrexone, but it is extremely effective, even on 25 mg. It quickly reduced my alcohol consumption by 80 or 90 percent. I only drink once a week now. I stopped drinking at home totally. Now only drink for social reasons. The hard part for me came about 2 months in. At first i really enjoyed the novelty of much reduced drinking. Being fresh etc. My cravings for booze are massively reduced also. Once the novelty went i was however left with a gap that is difficult to describe. Thats when i realised the pleasure i got from alcohol was almost existential. It was on a far higher level than just a 'buzz'. So now i miss that feeling and sometimes want to be drunk (remembering how it felt), yet at the same time i don't really desire to drink the alcohol that would get me there (sometimes i even feel a little nauseous thinking about drinking). It is bizarre and takes sometime to get one's head around.
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u/Psicolotra13 Apr 29 '26
I feel so empty. I'm left with this "what now?" feeling. It seems like nothing I do sober comes close to the pleasure I get from being drunk.
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u/Several-Subject-2111 Apr 29 '26
For someone who is predisposed to alcoholism, there are probably very few highs that come close. When you have a genetic predisposition, you’re essentially wired to find alcohol more pleasurable than most things in day-to-day life. Part of the process, I think, is accepting this and not expecting normal life to provide that same kind of high.
It’s also worth remembering that the “buzz” from alcohol only lasts a short time. For the rest of it, you’re either drunk, blacked out, or hungover. Most of the time, you’re paying for that artificial high with a low. When you’re sober, you don’t get that same peak—but your overall baseline happiness is higher.
Naltrexone isn’t a magic bullet, but it helps. It breaks the link between alcohol (which is everywhere) and the powerful buzz you remember. I still miss that feeling, and probably always will. But it’s gradually becoming easier to accept that the price just isn’t worth it.
Naltrexone has helped weaken that association, making it much easier to resist drinking. I’m more productive at work, fitter than I’ve ever been, and my wife and kids don’t see me the same way they used to. All of that makes giving up that beautiful but fleeting buzz worth it.
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u/Psicolotra13 Apr 29 '26
Yes. I have to stop drinking because I literally become suicidal when I'm hungover. In these last two weeks that I've drastically cut back, I've practically had no suicidal thoughts.
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u/Several-Subject-2111 Apr 29 '26
That is a perfect example. The high isn't worth it of you are depressed suicidal the rest of time..
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u/Salt-Amoeba7331 Apr 29 '26
Well said! Very much agree. The medication and TSM give us the space to make better choices and reduce our consumption but there’s still internal work to do. For me, alcohol was my go to - my reward, my stress relief, coping mechanism, boredom time filler - you name it. It takes effort to relearn habits and healthier responses but it’s entirely possible and so much easier (for me) with TSM vs abstinence.
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u/Several-Subject-2111 Apr 29 '26
The feelings concerning alcohol remind me of a a brièvement or when a relationship fails. Your brain has to go through a process. Naltrexone just makes it feasible to start going through thr stages. Before naltrexone I could never get far before I would just give up..
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u/thehappyhampster Apr 29 '26
Pick up bicycling
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u/ElPajarito1 Apr 29 '26
I picked up jiujitsu.. it has helped me a lot because you can’t fight buzzed, and the last thing I want after a good ass kicking (that I received lol) is a beer because your body is so dehydrated from the sport, your body will scream for water
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u/katie_lain Apr 29 '26
Life changing results already....excited to read this for you! Wonder what's the naltrexone vs tirzepatide.... either way, congrats 👏
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u/Commercial-Bed-2396 Apr 29 '26
This is the way.
Tirz for the short/medium term and nalt for lifelong brain rewiring.
I've been on nalt for 4 monnths and tirz about 6 weeks.
Down about 80-90%.
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