Posted by Tony P on February 19, 2004, at 17:56:57
In reply to Re: Antabuse users » KimberlyDi, posted by katia on February 10, 2004, at 13:54:13
I was on antabuse years ago. It was essentially useless to me - if I wanted to drink I would just stop taking it, and 48 hrs was enough to reduce the effects to close to nil. I even drank while on antabuse and the heck with the nasty effects - I was a pretty committed drinker in those days!
It also had sexual dysfunction & other side effects for me.
I think it has some limited use (like wearing a belt AND suspenders) for someone who is really committed to complete abstinence and is doing other things to maintain sobriety. But I wouldn't use it again.
There is/used to be another med with similar but longer-lasting effects - can't quite remember the name - calcimide? Anyone know?
Tony
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