5 Months and 5 Days: More And More Alcohol Free Days

Well its 5 months and 5 days in and I am seeing major improvements. Every week I am seeing alcohol free days. This week so far (it's Thursday), I 've had 3 alcohol free days! Before I started this program I drank 7 days a week, most of the time it was a fifth or more a day so that is big change. So I am seeing the cure ahead although I don't think I am there yet. Even though I don't drink as much I still drink more than I should I think. So if your wanting to quit drinking or at least slow down drinking I would start the Sinclair Method as soon as you can.

4 Months and 25 Days In....Major Progress!

Well I am in my fifth month of the Sinclair Method and I got major progress since the last time I wrote. I don't know what happened exactly but all the sudden my desire for the drink has drastically changed. I have had 4 days of alcohol free this week and three the week before! I will admit I did get shit tanked Monday night but 4 alcohol free days for an alcoholic is big news. I feel that I am finally regaining control of my life again and I didn't have to go to rehab or  A.A. All I have to do is take a little pill an hour before I drink. I am starting to believe I have found the cure for my alcoholism.

4 Months Into The Sinclair Method

Well guys I am 4 months into The Sinclair Method today. I actually went back and read my first post, I have made some changes although I still drink way more then a non addicted person would. Last night I drank half a liter of Jager which isn't normal for me to be honest anymore. Although for the most part I remember going to bed at night now and I don't drink in the mornings anymore. I feel better mentally then I have in long time too. So things are getting better. I know I couldn't drink a fifth of whisky no more like I used to at least the 80 proof stuff Jager has less alcohol  then whiskey(if your reading this you probably already know that :)  ) I do take the pill everyday and I do have alcohol free days but not often. I know when I went out with the fellas to Philadelphia  couple weeks ago they was laughing about me drinking a whole fifth of Jack Daniels and passing out. The funny part is I bought some beer at the show (probably about 8) and I bought two pints of Jack at the hotel and I didn't even finish the first one! So I know there is improvements I just hope they keep going in the the right direction. Thanks for following!

Day 105: Starting to See Major lmprovements

Well it's day 105 I'm on the road traveling  with some friends. The past week I've been drinking more beer than anything which is good. I've haven't downed a fifth in a while and I am remembering going to bed every night which is awesome with me . The medicine seems to be winning for now

94 Days IN....Not Independent Yet But Getting There

Well July 4th makes 94 days for me...The Sinclair Method is supposed to be in full force by the 4th month and I gotta say I am not drinking that much right now..  Actually last Friday I took the night off the next night I got pretty loaded but after that I've not even got drunk maybe a buzz but I've cut my drinking in half since I've first started so that is a good thing. The other good thing is I didn't spend $30,000 on rehab to slow down and I didn't need to go to a meeting. So I didn't embarrass myself or my family. I know I am not cured yet though. The thought of drinking still consumes me but when I do drink it's not the same thoughts or feelings I had before I started drinking so I don't nearly drink as much. I can't wait to wake up and no longer think how I am gonna get a drink tonight. I am getting there slowly...Like they say Rome wasn't build in a night...

Drinking Today But Not As Bad

I am drinking right now..I thought it would be a good ideal not to paint a picture of "I am not addicted no more and I am cured" . I am still drinking the only difference is I am "trying to drink" right now. I don't really want to drink but my mind doesn't want to stop. So I continue to fight...I know it sounds crazy but I continue to take meds and drink ...I know what drinking is doing to me, I hate what it does to me, but  I continue to do it...although I do feel like I am getting better. I know sounds crazy but thought I should post....I forgot to take nal an hour before but I still took an hour after I started drinking...

80 Days: Things Are Getting Better

I am not going to lie I still drink way more then I should and I am still at levels that are unhealthy but the good part is I am starting to slow down even more. Last night I went to bed after a few drinks!! I didn't feel the need to polish the bottle off because I couldn't get enough. My thought was like what the hell stay up and drink all night or go to bed I believe I will just go to bed. That is very unusual for this ol drunk so I am starting to feel the improvements. It's really simple as one comment said just take a pill an hour before you drink. My girlfriend thinks the only reason I am still drinking is because it's a control thing. The one thing I thought I could control is if I drink or not(which is obviously a lie) so it's the one thing I keep trying to do but I am just enjoying it less as each day goes by.

75 Days: I Am Starting To See Improvements

Well, I guess can say I've been improving since the last time I wrote on here. I've had a few days where I went way over board but for the most part I am slowly drinking less and less. It's almost weird because half the time I don't feel like drinking but I still do for whatever reason but when I do its like I don't feel like finishing what I started if you know what I mean. So I will have me a few drinks and call it quits. I am a big guy so it takes a lot to get me hammered so when I have a few mixed drinks I don't really feel nothing its like I am doing it to comfort myself. I hope I can get to the day where " I don 't need a drink" ..which I feel is right around the corner

Sixty Days-The Half Way Point

The Sinclair Method says it takes up to four months to see progress. So I am at the halfway point. I have my good and bad days. Last night I almost drank a whole liter of yeager and I blacked out but there is some nights I do really well though. The way I see it is at least make to to four months and see what happens. The great part is I no longer crave drinking in the mornings which is a life saver. I guess in a nutshell I am saying I've saw improvements but I am not where I want to be.

Almost at The Sixty Day Mark

Well its day 58 for me I think if I am adding correctly.  ....Well I went to Albany, New York last Tuesday and got home on Memorial Day (yesterday May 27th, 2013) The whole time I was there  I drank more then I normally have been. I lost my Naltrexone one day so I didn't take it one day. The next day I did take it though. I did a drinking contest called the "Power Hour" where you shot one ounce a beer a minute. Which is only 4 beers but me being a show off shot a few shots of Irish whiskey with it to. Which was not bright . I threw up which is abnormal for me  but I did the last the longest (53 minutes). I haven't threw up drinking in a long time and I drink a fifth or more a day. I also read a book by Ozzy Osbourne I Am Ozzy . I thought I was a drinker it almost made me feel like I am a normal drinker...Sometimes I think I read books like that to verify with myself that it is alright to drink like a fish but never the less I love Ozzy and his music and I highly recommend it. It also gave me hope because if someone like him can come through it so can we. Anyways  last night when I got home from the trip (I took my Nal..bout an hour before I got home :) ) I drank a tequllia and lemonade drink and I opened a beer. I didn't finish neither..so I went to bed sober which was great on my part and I feel like being sober today. I don't wanna get my hopes up but I feel like the Nal maybe starting to make that switch within me. I can only hope.... 

Still Holding On and More Nal Ordred

I am still drinking heavy but I am still holding on to hope that this will work. It says give it 4 months, I am in my second month, so I still have a while to go. I am only half way there. I don't have insurance right now so I don't have enough money to go to a Dr. So I went through AllDayChemist.com they are the cheapest place to get Nal. It does take a few weeks for it to get in  I am not running low yet but I wanted to make sure I had a steady supply ready  so I went ahead and ordered more and its in. So I have enough to do me for six months if I drink everyday. Hopefully I break the disease. The will is there I know. 

Been Slacking on Keeping Up On This

Well its been about 15 days since I have wrote on here which is inexcusable on my part so I apologize. Lately if I was not working I was traveling but I will tell you I have slowed down a little but not a lot. I've polished off a fifth a few times during these 15 days and I have took two days off drinking so I guess that is better then drinking a fifth a day. I've cut back on my smoking grass because I seem to eat the whole kitchen when I am in that state. I believe its working but it can't happen soon enough. I will try to get on here more often and update. 

Day 31: Got Plastered

Well I took my nal like I should've and a few drinks later it was five o clock in the morning and the misses was getting ready for work and I woke up wet on the couch from spilling my drink on myself (I don't think it was urine). I've noticed I am drinking more right now. I drank two shots of yeager, shot of 90 proof beam, and a half bottle of Wild Turkey 101 and a few beers with that. Seems like I am back to normal as far as drinking goes. Although I am much drowsier  I think because of the naltrexone. Im going to try to start updating daily again. 

Day 25-30: I am Drinking More Right Now

Sorry I haven't updated in a while. Been super busy with work and drinking. I am still taking my Nal like I should (an hour before drinking). I have saw an increase in my drinking which from what I understand is what is come to be expected. I just keep holding on to hope I will wake up and not care about the drink anymore. All I can do is keep pounding the booze and taking my nal. I am drinking less then I used too though. I am drinking more beer and less liqour which is a good thing. Probably about 5 beers a day and little under half a fifth of 80 proof. 

Day 18-24: Going Hard...

I haven't been able to update a lot lately been really busy with work and life. I been drinking more it seems. I guess the honeymoon stage is over now. I was expecting that though. I been pounding close to a fifth a day. The important part is I am still taking my nal an hour before I drink as the sinclair method suggest. I guess I got a few months to go....

Day 16-17: Got A Good Buzz But Still Not Drinking Like A Used Too

It's funny remembering going to bed while drinking with me but days 16-17 that is exactly what I did. On Wednesday I drank a few mixed coke and jack drinks but the funny thing happened. I looked up at the clock realized it was getting late and I decided to go to bed. A few weeks ago no matter how bad I would've wanted to go to bed I wouldn't be able to control my impulse to drink. Now it seems like I have more power to do that. Thursday I was working on the house and decided that I wanted some beer so I took my naltrexone and an hour later I started drinking. I drank all day but I controlled it more then I used to. So by 8 at night I had small buzz but I was still  in my right mind at 9 I decided I was very tired and ready for bed. So it seems this stuff is really working for me..

Day13-15: Two Alcohol Free Days!

Day 13 I drank a beer and a coke and southern comfort after I got home from a long day at work. After those two drinks I was ready for bed. Day 14 I busted by but all day long and thought I deserve a beer but by the time I got home I didn't feel like drinking at all. So I had one alcohol free day!! Then on day 15 I worked my ass off had a huge job I thought while I was at work I was going to want to tie one on but by the time I was driving home I had no desire to drink. So now I have two alcohol free days under my belt. It might be a combination of the naltrexone and vitamins I am taking I don't know but I find this pretty impressive not having a desire to drink. Who knows I might be in a honeymoon stage. I will keep  ya updated.
Vitamins used: I take all these first thing in morning. B Complex, Milk Thistle,Men's Daily Multi Vitamin,St Johns Wort,Gultamine

Day 12: Another Night Of Just A Few Drinks

I went to a Beatles tribute band concerte with my business parter and girlfriend. The venue didn't serve alcohol which I thought was kinda of a drag but oh well I guess it did me well. By the time I got home it was 1030pm . I popped my nal and then a weird thing happened I laid down. But I started getting a little nancy so I got back up watched a documentary on Christianity for whatever reason and I had a few drinks. By 2am I was tired so I laid back down. The amazonment in all this is I remember what time I went to bed and I know I only had  a few drinks big steps for me...real big.

Day 11: Two Drinks and Thats All

So I got back home late in the evening around 930. I took my nal on the road around 830 so when I got in I sipped around on a vodka and cola. By the time it was ready to go to bed I remembered everything. Including the fact that it was 1 am and I've only drank 2 drinks! That is big improvement. I was stoked about that but I feel like shit right now I believe I am trying to catch a cold.

Day 10: Little Travel with Yeager

Had to travel out of town but I made sure I took my naltrexone and I got a bottle of yeager. It took me forever to find the local liqour store where I am at but I found it. I feel like I am more hungover then what I should be. 

Day 9: Drank Most of The Day

I guess its where I didn't go into work but I drank most of the day. The good part is I didn't get tanked early on. I took my time. I paced myself which is unlike me so I guess that is improvment. I took two naltrexone just because I drank for so long. I didn't get two messed up but I am feeling it right now..

Day 8: Thought I Drank More Then I Did

I had a really good day. I woke up without a hangover. For the first time in a long time I wasn't obcessed with alcohol. I don't know what made me do it that evening but I got drunk I felt against my will. I drank less then what I thought I drank though which is good I guess..Oh well still sticking to the treatment. I drank probably about 5 shots of Jack and a beer..

Day 7: drinking seems to be slowing down

Sunday was a pretty good day for me. My craving wasn't too bad today. I knew I couldn't drink this evening because I was attending a wrestlemania party at a non drinking friends house. I did know the party would be over round 11 so I took a naltrexone around 930. When I got home I drank a coke and southern comfort and a
Beer. I did smoke Marijuana though. I don't find it addicting and it helps control my drinking . Once I quit or get to the point I no longer crave alcohol I will probably quit it too.. I've only been smoking for about a month now .. The important part is improving quickly..

Day 6: Went Pretty Well

It was my Saturday to work. I went in at 10am and closed at 9pm. I took my Naltrexone at 8 because I knew when I got home what I was going to do. I did feel less of an urge to drink today. I took my vitamins as usual. When I got home a poured a mix drink of Southern Comfort 100 proof and diet coke.  After downing the first cup I went out side and smoked a little weed. I been smoking pot to fight off getting so drunk. By this time it was around 11:30 I ate a little bit but I went to bed with the miss. That is big change for me. Usually I can't fight the urge to drink it overwhelms me and I stay up until whenever getting hammered. I didn't this night..Had a good night's rest and got up feeling the best I have in sometime...

Day 5: I Got DRUNK!

Last night was a haze I don't remember going to bed. I drank about a fifth and I feel disappointed and maybe the medicine is not working properly but The Sinclair Method says it works after four months so my patience is being tried but I am going to continue to stick with the program...wish me well.

Day 4: Drank Some But I didn't Get Sloshy

I bought me two fifths to better judge how much I am drinking usually I just buy a half gallon but I wanted to see where I was going with this. I only drank a half fifth of vodka and I acutally remember going to bed!! That is a change for me.I am getting really excited about the prospects of this working.....

Three Days In and I got Drunk.....But on Less!

Three days in and I got drunk. I got up real early yesterday(5am) also I didn't get much rest due to not drinking that much the night before I so was very restless. I had a busy day at work by the time I got home it was 430 first thing I did was pop naltrexone and almost nooded off. But I got going round 530 and Thought I would drink some Vodka and Coca Cola....I got drunk quick ....went to bed around 9......To my suprise though only drank probably half a fifth.....

Day 2: Big drop in drinking

Well I been taking vitamins for a while now. Short time before Christmas I started taking Moder8 a supplement that is said to help you quit or moderate your drinking. After doing a little research it seems that Moder8 is more or less a B complex vitamin  so instead of paying big bucks for Moder8 I went ahead and just started taking B complex vitamin and men's daily vitamin along with St. John Wort for depression. So on a day 2 I took my vitamins as usual and at around 430 I took my naltrexone(I usually start drinking around 5-530).

I don't know if it has something to do with my vitamins and the naltrexone combined but my urge to drink really decreased. I drank like two beers and two cokes mixed with George Dickel's Whiskey. I didn't even finish the second glass. I actually went to bed with my girlfriend, that was a change for me. I did however go through slight withdrawals because my drinking was significantly decreased.  I tried to take a few drinks while I was in bed of my george and coke but I really didn't have the want to, to do it.

So from my usual fifth or more a day, I was down two two beers and a cup and a half of george and coke. Not bad for the second date, I hope its not a honeymoon period. I guess we will see soon...

Where do we begin with my Alcoholism

I guess before I tell you what the cure to alcoholism is and what I've been told the cure is I will tell you a little about myself. My name is Chris. I am a small business owner in a small town. My problem with alcohol began early on in my teen life and has chased up to now. I am now 34, I'd say I was a full blown alkie by the age of 24. That is when I took a night off of heavy drinking and I noticed I couldn't sleep and I was sweating. I didn't know it at the time, I thought it was the flu or something. Only later on after having several withdrawals did I look back and realize that was what was going on.

In 2007 I decided I wanted to change after several accidents and run ins with the law. I almost lost my job a few times too for coming in drunk, over sleeping and so forth. So I went to rehab! There I took a 30 day break from ol alcohol and I learned about AA/NA. I believed I stayed sober for couple of weeks afterword, the one guy who believed in me tried to get me to go to AA but I was hesitant. I didn't think a bunch of ol men could help me stay sober. Never the less, without guidance I quickly slipped back into alcoholism(I thought I could go to the bar and just have one).

Year later I realized I was calling rehabs/hospitals for help in the middle of the night. Once I woke up out in the yard with bottle in hand! My father frustrated finally got me in the car and forced me to go to an AA meeting. The men in there told me I was a fucking alcoholic and I couldn't drink normally!

Few days after that I was drinking some beer down the tracks and realized it was time for a change. I finally got admitted to a hospital for a few days to detox and when I got out I went straight to AA! I meet a great guy my first night there his name was Jim. Me and Jim had a lot of familiar stories, so I respected his insights into alcoholism.

So except for one minor slip, the next two years were filled with the big book, god,coffee, and a lot of the same stories over and over. I have to admit I found a lot of guidance from those men but they wanted me at every meeting every where. I felt like I was staying in the problem then staying away from it because my life still revolved around drinking even though I was sober. So after two years of sobriety I felt I was well enough to leave AA.

Around that time I also started changing my spiritual beliefs too. Reading became my new hobby. I started reading about different cultures and beliefs. It became apparent to me my belief in a god was dwindling. I found myself disbelieving the book I was raised to believe was the word from god(The Bible).

So for the next few years I found myself in the best physical shape I have ever been in and the best financially. The job that almost fired me a few years ago reluctantly gave me a raise to a director. My pay increased 4x. I also went on to college too, bought a home and car and all the rest of the good stuff. Sounds great doesn't it?

Also around this time I opened a new business with a business partner. My life is turing out great. I also met a beautiful woman who I now think is the best thing that ever happened to me.


Well long story short. My business expanded and I quit my day job. The money isn't like I was projecting it to be. I started getting frustrated with business partner around this time too ( we still work together though). One day at Walmart I decided I wanted to get some beer feeling I needed an escape. When I got home I chugged beer and I even said "hell with it I am drinking beer might as well drink yegar too!"

So after five + years of sobriety  I relapsed.  I have almost kept steady drinking everyday. I usually drink a fifth or more a day. Oh yeah my health quickly declined too! I have gained a 100lb!

Which brings me to where I am now. I have been alcoholic long enough to know it gets worse with each relapse and I know what track I am on. I don't want to go to rehab for them to take 30,000 dollars just to tell me to go to AA. I don't want to go to AA because I believe the answer is in science and not a spirtual defect. It doesn't make sense that my drinking is because I am spirtually screwed up, I don't even believe I have a spirit. So out of desperation I looked on Amazon one day for the alcoholism cure and behold the first book that came up was the "The Alcoholism Cure" by Roy Eskapa.

In "The Alcoholism Cure" Dr. Eskapa showed how taking a pill  called Naltrexone an hour before you drink could deaddict you and after four months you would be able to drink responsibly .  The Method is called "The Sinclair Method" named after the doctor who found the cure.

My goal in this blog is to try to do The Sinclair Method to see if it actually works. I started on April 1st,2013. This is my second day into the method and I will be updating regulary to show everyone if it truly works.