I definitely agree that you have to have a solid recovery plan to back up the medication, and be really ready to get and stay sober. I took antabuse for a while, then I started testing it. I found I could take a sip or two of wine. Then I figured if nothing happened with that, I'd go for a half glass. Not much happened. So I went for a full glass. I turned a little red in the face and neck but not much else. So I gave two glasses a go and found I could pretty much handle that. I turned very red and my heart started racing a bit.
************PLEASE NOTE. According to the specialists at the outpatient center, my ability to drink that much on antabuse without severe reaction is an anomaly. Sometimes antabuse doesn't "work" the way it should for certain people. But you don't know. And drinking while on antabuse can be life-threatening. I was playing with fire by testing it. You would be too, so don't do what I did. Note that I also had this reaction up to two weeks after stopping the medication, it stays in your system for at least that long.