Drinking Alcohol with LDN

[purplejuicy]

Hi, newbie here...i've been taking LDN for about 6/7 weeks now and up to 4.5ml which i take every night around 9pm.

I'm not a heavy drinker as such but i have had a history of binge drinking at the weekends which i stopped when i was diagnosed with hashimoto's in march 2016. during my time on LDN i had one daytime drinking session but i did my research before hand and didnt take my LDN dose the night before and although i did blank out at various stages of the day, i was in good spirits and had a great time with everyone. However, on sunday i went to a BBQ and hadn't planned to drink much but i was so nervous (meeting the bf's friends for the first time) i drank a bottle of rose over a few hours and completely blanked out from 5pm-11pm when i woke up projectile vomiting, terrified not knowing where i was, alone in a dark room without a phone and i completely lost it. i threw stuff around crying for help and getting angry. i found my way out of this room and fell down some stairs which shocked me into sobering up a bit to realise i was in my partners flat the whole time. he walked in the door and lost it with me. the police were called because of the noise and i had apparently done a fair bit of damage. i'm so embarrassed and ashamed but i've never ever in my life been like this, i've always been a fun drunk and enjoy myself. this was like i was possessed. i've lost my partner and now him & his mates probably think i'm a pyscho.

I realise binge drinking or heavy drinking is dangerous and i had no intention of doing this, just felt like i got super drunk super quick and had no time to really stop myself or get in control of myself which never usually happens. I'm done with drinking like that, i'm sticking to one or two drinks with a meal now and again and that's it. I'm also seeking help for suppressed anger that seemed to have come out for no reason but i wanted to share my story and to see if anyone had a similar problem or experience as me with alcohol as i'm a complete mess, still feel very bad almost 3 days later.

[aredtigress Administrator]

We all have different responses to LDN and alcohol. Some folks see no difference in their reactions, some (like me) are fine with a couple of drinks - more than that and I get drunk fast. Some can't tolerate alcohol at all. Unfortunately, there is no way to tell ahead of time how you will respond.

My heart goes out to you, to have this kind of repercussion on your life is awful! Your resolution is a good one, I have to do the same. Feel free to share this, if you think it could help!

Michelle

[purplejuicy in reply to aredtigress]

Thanks michelle, it does seem it varies quite a lot from people to people so I guess I'll just take my experience as drinking more than a few is not a good idea. Like you I got seriously drunk, very quickly. Hated that feeling and never want it to happen again. Lesson learnt.

I did do some research after this and saw a few other people had an extreme reaction like myself but skipping the dose 2 days prior to drinking seems to be ok, not that o will be doing that anytime soon!

Thanks for your response and kind words. I appreciate it x

[Nickysj]

Thinking of drinking tonight seeing this has freaked me out. Maybe just 1 or two it looks like..

[harislender]

I have to make this quick. I will be back later. I LOVE my vino and with the LDN was getting horrible headaches. I switched to taking it in the morning and voila! I can drink again. Though I will say I have cut back a lot. So it's all good!

[ulek]

Sorry to hear what happened to you.Over time I have noticed with age my alcohol tolerance is less. binge drinking accelarates the process.

LDN if anything flattens the response to Alcohol.(see uses full dose Naltraxone)

I have been on LDN for 3/12 and have noted that after 4 units I seem to loose interest in having more wine- I should state that this is personal experience only.