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Reviewer: Williams2626, 25-34 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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The shot hurts like a mother! This is why I gave it two stars for ease of use. However, you only have to get the shot once a month which is good. It is a pain in the ass...literally! However, it WORKS which is the important thing. The first day I came home, I had no urge to drink. I had been drinking daily about 10 beers a night and I came home after the shot and could literally take or le
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Reviewer: cheree, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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The drug was almost impossible to get approved by my insurance then to get administered by my Doctor!!! The injection site swelled up and has gotten bigger, harder, and wider every week for the last 5 weeks. Worse, the medication does not seem to be working at all! The only reason I stopped taking Naltrexone orally was due to serious stomach irritation. But at least that form of the drug was effe
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Reviewer: she ra, 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I am an alcoholic. I am also a healthcare worker and it was time to stop the insanity and gain control of my life. If you are serious about sobriety, get on your knees and pray to God. Reduce your drinking starting today, go to every AA meeting you can, call your physician and "come clean" about your addiction, get the necessary bloodwork to determine if you are a candidate for this tre
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Reviewer: free again, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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from 12-14 beers atleast every other day, from the first day of the shot I went 8 days before having another drink. The first time I drank 5 beers (that really didn't taste as good as it used to) and on the fifth beer I dumped it out cause I just didn't want anymore. In 3 1/2 weeks after the shot I may have had a total of 10 beers which before would'nt be enough for one night..the side
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Reviewer: Crystalb0903, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Absolute miracle drug. At 27 I haven'y gone without a drink for more than a few days at a time since I was 15. I manage a bar and its just always been there. This injection is amazing. I get a drink sent to me and it tastes funny. Before it tasted like heaven! (And would turn into 10 too many!)This is a miracle drug! I have no desire to drink and even if i find myself with a drink I can NOT f
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