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Old 01-11-2010, 09:43 AM
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Campral compared to Naltrexone

Rather than hijack the thread about the Natrexone and the "Sinclair Method," I thought I'd ask here whether anyone has experience with Campral, or can compare it to Naltrexone? Anyone care to comment on that?
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Old 01-11-2010, 09:53 AM
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I have taken both and they both work very well for cravings. Campral does not not have the sexual side effects if you know what I mean.

Naltrexone is a lot cheaper though. My copay is $15 versus $60 on Campral.
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Old 01-11-2010, 09:54 AM
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I've never been on Naltrexone, but I was on Campral. It did nothing for me. I continued to drink the whole time I was on it, so I guess there was really no reason to even keep taking it (it's expensive!) I was truly hopeless at that time in my life. What did end up working for me was 100 mg a day of Librium (to detox) and finally getting serious about getting sober. Good luck to you
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Old 01-11-2010, 10:14 AM
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The meds are supposed to be used in conjunction with a program of recovery. They won't just turn off the urge to drink on their own. You have to want to quit and be willing also.

I was on Campral for 3 months.
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They put me on Campral after my first inpatient detox, and as far as I could tell it didn’t do anything for me. I was not a daily drinker though, so I’m not sure if I was a good candidate or not. I was (am) a binge drinker, and it really didn’t do anything to fend off the ridiculous notion that just this time I could drink like normal people.
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We have had threads about both ....you could do a
SR Forum Search

and Google might also be useful.

I quit drinking before either were marketed
so I have no experience to share.

Hopeing everyone can find their way
to a sober healthy future....
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Old 01-11-2010, 03:56 PM
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I def think it depends on the person so taking a poll as to which worked better might not give you the best data for you.

But naltrexone is much cheaper because it is generic. Since I was uninsured for so long and basically still am (I mean if you call a $15,000 deductible insured) I also go for the cheap option first.
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Old 01-11-2010, 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by MyPaperAnchor View Post
...the ridiculous notion that just this time I could drink like normal people.
This pretty much sums up every drinking escapade I've had.
Your words there just really caught me, and I said..."Yes. That."
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Old 01-12-2010, 06:33 AM
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I've taken both. Campral did nothing for me. However, Naltrexone worked very well and I recommend you ask your MD about it.

Each drug works differently on the brain. Campral reduces anxiety associated with not drinking; Naltrexone reduces the craving for alcohol. Many addiction specialists have patients take both at the same time, which is what I did.

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Old 01-13-2010, 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by bananagrrrl View Post
The meds are supposed to be used in conjunction with a program of recovery. They won't just turn off the urge to drink on their own. You have to want to quit and be willing also.

I was on Campral for 3 months.
Exactly...you have to want it...pills can't do all the work for you. The truth is that when I was on Campral I really just wasn't ready to get sober yet.
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Old 01-13-2010, 06:43 PM
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I was perscribed Campral in early recovery,
but I was SO sick -
I can't say if it was the drug,
or the fact that I fully and completely committed
to the Program of Alcoholics Anonymous

or if it was the combination...

I WANT to think it was my inner committment ... LOL!

One thing for sure -
like Lost said -
there's no pill that's gonna make 'it all go away'
like a headache. Period.

Campral's paperwork says right on it that
Campral is to be used along with a program,

and that's what I did.
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Old 01-14-2010, 06:56 AM
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I've been on Campral for almost a year. And did exactly the opposite of what the instructions called for. I drank on it (which renders it ineffective), did not take as directed, and did not fully commit to recovery.

I've been on Naltroxone for almost 6 months. And did exactly the opposite of what the instructions called for. I drank on it (which renders it ineffective), did not take as directed, and did not fully commit to recovery.

I've taken them together, as directed for 2.5 months, haven't had a drink in 69 days, and am fully committed to recovery.

Now whether they are working, or my commitment is working I don't know. I guess I will find out once I ween off of them.
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Old 01-14-2010, 10:01 AM
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I was on Campral for the first 6 months of my sobriety. It helped immensely with reducing the anxiety related to cravings.

But as others here say, a pill alone will not get you sober. It takes behavioral changes, social networking, etc to make it happen.
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Old 01-17-2010, 10:29 AM
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The point with Campral is that it is not able to help everybody. Some people respond to the treatment and really feel that the craving is reduced, while the other experience nothing of this kind. It all depends on the individual. I guess, it is the matter of heredity and individual "body chemistry".
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I agree
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