You'll be sorry if you drink while you're on this medication.

works great for me I experienced no side effects. I believe this is the only way I would have been able to achieve anytype of prolonged sobriety. According to the pharmacist, it takes 2 weeks for all of the antabuse to leave your system so you can drink without a reaction. That is a good amount of time to think about wether you really want a drink. Over time I have lost the urge to drink because I know it is not a possibility--I just don't think about it much. I am not saying there is not the occassional urge to drink, but they grow further apart every day I take the antabuse.

I have tried counseling, A.A., been to rehab 4 times and nothing worked until I started taking antabuse. I suggest antabuse AND individual counseling.

WHEN TAKEN IN THE MORNING , I'VE HAVE REMOVE ANY DOULT THAT MAY NOT DRINK FOR I WILL BECOME PAINFULLY ILL AND COULD BE HOSPITALIZE. SO I D'ONT EVEN THINK ABOUT ALL.

When I first started taking Antabuse I was very Scared. My first week of body adjusting made it even more scary;brain pains,wheezing,nose bleeds and made my ulcer flare up.My second week all those side effects but also extreamly sleepy and no energy now I'm on week 3 and I have all the above,and have wanted to drink for the last 3 day's,but will stick to my goals and continue to go to my out-patient groups and keep appointments with my Doctor. Nobody said it's going to be easy,But don't make it harder either. Good-Luck!!!

Weekly Meetings? Until I Die? No Contest. A choice between Antabuse or a lifetime of weekly-plus AA meetings and war stories - until I die? Are you kidding me?............13 years ago, I left my prior 10-12 hour per day job after I had settled my family's auto accident case for an amount which made it possible to walk away from work and take a few years off. I soon dedicated myself to fixing up a rental home we owned which needed much work. I was a one-man show, and I thought it would make what could be very tedious and lonely work a little more fun if I had a few glasses of wine in the afternoon as I was painting or rebuilding etc. Soon, 1-2 glasses/day turned into 4-5 glasses a day. My wife, who continued her day job, knew that I was making money for the family which we would realize when we sold the rental, but she was quite envious of the time flexibility which my work provided me compared to her's as a speech pathologist at an elementary school. So, knowing that she would be furious if she learned not only that I was working as I pleased but also drinking as I did so, I was careful to stop my drinking about 3 hours before we would see each other at the end of the day. This of course required me to start in a little early to get my bottle of wine a day done before 2-3 p.m. Since I was no handyman, it did not phase her when the job I thought should take about 2 months extended to 5,6,7 maybe 8 months. But I did eventually finish, and we sold the house for a good profit. By then, I was ready to get back into professional life, but this time on my own instead of working for a large city firm. I eventually opened my office, resolving that my afternoon drinking was over with. And it was for the 6 or so months I was able to keep the doors to my business open. But then I had another serious car accident.

One of the things about people who have suffered from a TBI (traumatic brain injury) is that they tend to digress, which is what I'm about to do here. Sk

thius medicine will make you sicker than a dog...if you continue to drink alcohol...

This is not an experiment to see if one can get over on the med. A sincere desire to stay sober is required. I am happy to say I have had no ill side effects. I recommend this drug to people who truely want to live a sober life, and deal with lifes issues as they are dealt to us. Using a recovery program is also a priceless tool.

this drug works only because of my FEAR of the sickness that occurs when you mix it with alcohol. currently on this for over 90 days, haven't had a drink in over a year. but Man, i'm thirsty, i just can't trust myself on the juice anymore and the temptation is too grteat so i had my Dr. put me on antabuse.

The thought of being so ill with alcohol addiction scared me into eventually asking the addiction unit to prescribe me disulfiram. I very nearly lost my job as a nurse when a combination of depression and alcohol addiction took hold. My whole life fell apart. Went to AA, which was not for me, too religious. Did a couple of home detoxes with chlordiazepoxide and campral which worked for a short time until I got so depressed all I could do was drink. Drinking whilst on antabuse is lethal. I tried it once, I thought I was going to die. I looked horrendous, my whole face, neck and upper body went purple, my eyes were so bloodshot I looked like a drug addict. I am ashamed to admit that I am an alcoholic, but just being open about it helps.

The only noticeable side effect was the nasty taste in my mouth but with time this went away. It did help with my cravings because I knew of the consequence if I drank therefore chose not to drink.

The fatigue I experience on a daily 250mg dose is only one-half of one percent better than a hangover. With a hangover, I need one nap. On Antabuse, I need three naps. I can take Antabuse less than one day after drinking, but I get flushed if I drink within 3 days of taking Antabuse. If I take it, I don't drink.

The fact that it dissolves in water is good. I cant pretend to take it and then spit it out. It has made me give up alcohol completely since 2nd April this year as the side effects are too unpleasant. I had been a very heavy drinker for 26 years.