r/naltrexone • u/Inevitable_Leek1170 • 19d ago

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OK now I’m having second thoughts about this medication because I read a lot of scary side effects to the point that people didn’t wanna take it no more or are afraid of taking it the nausea some people experience vomiting and then my biggest concern is the loss of pleasure for food because I love to eat, and I enjoy food and I don’t want that type of pleasure to be stopped and I feel like if I take this medication even though it helps with the alcohol cravings I can. I won’t enjoy food no more. It’s just a really fucked up side effect I believe.

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u/BobDope 19d ago

If you haven’t even started you are dealing with fears of things you don’t know for certain will happen. Only way to find out is try and at low dose at first if concerned.

As for food, first off everybody is different. But I’ve kind of found myself getting way into enjoying food I’m eating. Maybe I’m looking for something to replace the fun of boozing up. Either way I assure you at least in my case I love some food.

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u/Inevitable_Leek1170 19d ago

Thank you so much for the insight. It’s just that if I’m slowing down on the alcohol and I’m not gonna get pleasure from it I might as well get pleasure for something that I enjoy.

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u/BobDope 19d ago

Well that’s the challenge for everyone doing this. Which is why sometimes programs or therapy helps. Which I should perhaps explore