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03-24-2009, 09:42 PM

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Katie09

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Originally Posted by sfgirl

Awesome! I take naltrexone daily. I don't know if it has helped in the sense that I don't really have a baseline of life sober without it but I figure it can't hurt. Also, if you don't have insurance I think that daily naltrexone is cheaper because you can buy it generic at Costco pharmacy (costs me $40 dollars a month—don't have to be Costco member to frequent pharmacy) than Vivitrol which I am not sure how much that costs but pretty more expensive since it is not generic.

sfgirl, Vivotrol is $750 a shot!!!! (well, the shot is $225 but they charge $750 for the Dr. to inject it) The first one is free, but I cannot afford that. So...tomorrow I am going to ask my psychiatrist for a prescription for Naltrexone. Thanks for the tip!!