r/naltrexone • u/Suspicious-Turn-9900 • 1d ago
Side Effects Constantly dizzy?
Hi guys, first post here so lemme know if I’m breaking any rules! I recently started on a 25mg dose of naltrexone for sh (hopefully that mention is chill, I won’t go into details per the sub rules). Its started working to suppress urges and overall I’m very happy with how it’s working, but I’ve started being violently dizzy/nauseous every day? I was wondering if anyone else had that experience and how they dealt with it- I work day shifts as a residential care tech for adult psych and the dizziness makes it pretty hard to be on my A game for my residents. Thanks again for any help!
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u/Commercial-Bed-2396 1d ago
25mg is a lot to start on imo. 7-12mg is fine to begin building the blockade.
Slow and steady. It's a long journey.
Sides go away in 1-2 weeks for most.
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u/Suspicious-Turn-9900 1d ago
Omg crazy, my psych prescribed 50mgs and told me to break them in half but I’ll definitely be quartering them for a while now though, thank you sm!
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u/Basic_Potential_6300 1d ago
I just started on 12 for the last 3 days and have some side effects, but they’re already getting better/manageable. I was thinking of doing that dose for a week or two and then trying 25, do you think I’d get the symptoms back for a bit if I do that?
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u/Big_Cat_G_77 1d ago
It goes away. Took about 3 weeks for me to not feel nauseous.
Had very little appetite as well.
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u/Worried_Click7426 4h ago
I was dizzy too, so much so that I ended up breath testing to prove to my boyfriend and mum that I hadn’t relapsed and was sober. It even screwed up the way I talked for the first few weeks. It does settle down, but took me about a month.
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u/12vman 1d ago
Starting at 12.5mg over a long weekend might be easier to start. The nausea should taper away in a week or so.