Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 36061

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I have a question for you all

Posted by Audrey on June 4, 2000, at 23:31:14

I am on Zofloft 50 mg, Trilifon 4 mg, and I just started
Naltrexone 50mg and I am really sick. Is this normal?

I take Naltrexone to stop cutting myself.

I would appreciate feed back.

Re: I have a question for you all

Posted by JohnL on June 5, 2000, at 5:31:59

In reply to I have a question for you all, posted by Audrey on June 4, 2000, at 23:31:14

> I am on Zofloft 50 mg, Trilifon 4 mg, and I just started
> Naltrexone 50mg and I am really sick. Is this normal?
>
> I take Naltrexone to stop cutting myself.
>
> I would appreciate feed back.

I've taken Naltrexone before, and a very common early side effect is feeling like you have the flu. Sickly feeling. Nauseated. However, this does COMPLETELY go away. I know it's hard to believe right now, but it really does go away. About a week to two.

What worked for me was this: I broke the 50mg tab into tiny chunks of roughly 6mg sizes. Use a sharp knife or even a hammer.(Each tab broken into about 6 or 8 chunks) Take just one chunk a day for a couple days. Then take two little chunks, one in a.m. and one in afternoon. Then after a few days, three chunks. Keep going. Before you know it, you'll be up to the full dose at which time you can take it all at once daily and not even feel it. Really.

You may or may not know this, but Naltrexone added to any SSRI (includes Zoloft) has been the magic potion to cure longstanding stubborn depressions for some people. So you may get more benefit from it than was planned. Cool, huh?
JohnL

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