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I don’t live my life based on yours or anyone’s life advice, opinions and beliefs because IT IS NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY TO LIVE UP TO ANYONE’S EXPECTATIONS.
This woman had me glued from the first minute. She is me. I was on Naltrexone, figured, eh, I quit, and now I'm back on it. It's so much better now because I'm more educated about how to approach it. I'll have a glass of wine or a beer, but then I'm done - I don't want to make it 3, 5, 8, whatever! And this time I plan to STAY on it. Thank you both!! Hopefully I lose my love handles too :)
My god, she is so charming. I related to this quite a lot. Naltrexone is powerful. Samantha is a badass. Thank you Samantha for being so willing to talk about this.
You're 4 months older then me. I was nearly dead from alcoholism I'm completely sober now and recently started my journey on Naltrexone thanks to a very smart VA pharmacist. She saved my life. Thanks for sharing your story.
Out of all the people you have interviewed that I have watched - this amazing lady is me in a different body. I can so relate. Taking my first half tablet of nalmofene today
On the one hand I admit I'm quite skeptical, but on the other hand I had a similar experience to quit smoking by transitioning to vapes and then to nothing at all. It's been years since I've had any smokes and I can't even stomache the taste now. It almost feels like cheating and somehow I should have to suffer to actually quit drinking. That said if there is an out I'm gonna try it. I'm so tired of my own BS.
Hello "Sam"; Been on Naltrexone for ONLY 5 days and all i can say is "BABY....where you been all my Life!!!"....Going to my AA meetings; eating well again and HAPPY for the first time in a LONG time!!! On this long weekend what am i doing thats "EXCITING" today??.... my laundry..cleaning my kitchen and watching your video.....BORING EH? NO...its a great day...Blaaaahahaha!...XOXO Francis
I am delighted to share with you that my GP supports TSM albeit she cannot prescribe Naltrexone. I have been referred to my local addictions clinic who will be facilitating the prescription of Naltrexone plus Acamprosate via CPN/psychiatrist. Due to work load, this will be prescribed next week & that is when I start my treatment. I will keep you informed!!
Samantha...so spot on about sleep!!! I thought I was trying to numb out, or helping to sleep (blackout)....WRONG! we struggle under so many misconceptions it is not funny. another great interview. I relate a lot to Sam, similar age and a similar I think relationship and experiences with alcohol.
Yes! She articulated the experience so well... it's so easy to relate to her. We are so appreciative of her authenticity in this interview. Thanks for watching!
I just fell in love with Samantha Harris . What courage! What a fighter! How brutally honest! Glad you made it thru the fire honey. I am starting Naltrexone this week at Kaiser Permanente. Wish me luck.
I think out of all the stories that I've been hearing and watching about this type of treatment yours is the one that has resonated with me the most. 😍❤ thank you so much for sharing your experience.
This is amazing, and I can see how it can be looked at as too good to be true...Alcohol is one of the most poisonous substances know to man kind... and its about time something like naltrexone came along.
Thanks for sharing Sam. It took me a year and a half before I didn't think about drinking. Now I drink 1 drink, usually not even the whole glass. I hardly think about it anymore.
How random to see someone on a panel and go isn't that Samantha I used to know from Shea Hampton's acting class? Anyhow, congratulations! Sounds amazing how you've come through this so successfully. I've dabbled with naltrexone for like a decade now but have never really committed to it. Maybe I heard about the Sinclair method like an over decade ago but the only way I could get the drug was ordered it from India lol. So glad things have changed. My doctor has no problem prescribing it. I've dabbled, I know it works, its incredible, but for whatever reason didn't take it often enough . Probably figured Oh I'm strong enough, I can restrain myself without any help lol. Needless to say that's completely delusional. So up and down with the alcohol abuse at times but now I am done. I'll be completely devoted and probably will for the most part consider myself a non drinker but maybe occasionally allowing myself while taking it. Thanks for these videos and Sam for sharing your story. Nice to see you and you're a great inspiration.
Thank you for this incredible and very informative interview! Super courageous of her to speak about this publicly for the first time. Mad props! Good lord I've learned so much from these interviews and really feel like it's giving me a huge roadmap for success. It's crazy how much info I've gained from UA-cam alone. It all started with Claudia's Ted talk, then some research on C3 website, and I got a prescription for Naltrexone the next day. It's that easy to get help.
That's amazing to hear. We loved speaking with Sam, her authenticity and courage shine through... she has an awesome attitude about it all. Big well wishes to you on this journey as well!
Excellent, thank you for sharing your experience. I sound pretty similar, I want to stop alcohol but couldn't stop however I couldn't get on Naltrexone because I had to get into a course so I ended up on Antabuse, so I havent had anything to drink for well over a month which I could never have done with out the threat of feeling sick so Im happy with my state so far. However I'm looking at staying on this for 6 mths and then try again to get onto naltrexone because I really want my brain to decide it doesn't want to drink rather than my fear saying you cant drink, but we will see, I might just decided never to drink again as I am now seeing alcohol for what it really is but I still get the cravings etc, maybe they will go away over the 6mths. What ever the case what you are saying about not drinking is so true, my sleeping is much better, a bit too better but that might be the normal withdrawal or antabuse side affect, dont know. Anyway great to here your story of getting your control back, I look forward to the voice in my head forgetting to remind me about having a drink :)
I do like this idea with the sinclair method, and I have Naltrexone. What I like is that when my brain is completely set on, I'll never drink again, becoming sober can be very depressing. When my mind is set on I can pour a glass of wine after the pill/1 hour, It's easier to handle. And what I do is, say I drink half the glass, I pour sparkling water in to refill it. So in my mind i'm still drinking, but it constantly is less and less.
Ria, good work on the education "sample" covered the bases. Good for you Woman! Interview....great speaker! Samantha, thanks for your sharing your story. and recommendation!! Glad I watched.......To be continued..........
I tried Naltrexone was very good but eventually I went back drinking without it , I recently had a bad blackout experience on booze just before xmas 2019 , I have managed to stay off it cold Turkey due to basically accepting I cant drink anymore if I want to live a long healthy life ..
If, in the future, you need support to help you with The Sinclair Method, try a few sessions here: yoursinclairmethod.com/ It's not expensive and they can help you overcome the main reasons people quit way too early with TSM. Good luck, abstinence is a great thing.
Fabulous talk. Thanks so much for rockN ur authentic self with us. So mind blowing to see person after person basically cured from their heavy drinking days with a safe drug treatment. The science is there backed up my numerous studies… it’s MALPRACTICE that doctors don’t prescribe TSM! Thanks again you two for the really insightful talk. 🙏💕😄
i think i have found what im going to do tomorrow (my detox facility has this, i chose not to take it yet, I have just completed 7 days of detox of 20 years alcohol use....thanks so much for this video, i've got this thing i know it....:)
Great interview. Sam actually sounds a bit like Claudia Christian. I am soooo happy I found TSM around a year ago. Nowhere near extinction yet, but working on it.
I think the C3 TSM app. Helped me. It cut out the faulty memory, not remembering exactly what time I took the naloxone. And you can look back to see your progress.
@@michaeloakes2200 it did so for me, but I sincerely think you should consult a medical professional about this, preferably one that is well versed in TSM. Wishing you all the best.
You have done a hugely supportive thing by making this video Samantha. You have really put the Naltrexone message out there. Will work for some and not for ihers. But it is a possibility. Maybe be even more effective, if used in parallel with some kind of counselling or therapy. Look at the underlying problems as well. I am certain, like you Samantha that Science is going to make some great discoveries and find highly effective treatments for addiction in the next ten years. Just carry on with what you are doing. You know what is best fir you.. Keep us all updated on your progress Fare ye well As us Brits would say. X I couldn
Thank you for this wonderful video. I have just very recently discovered this method and I have just begun my journey. I am so grateful for you brave women bringing this method to the world. I cannot believe that it seems to still be a secret. Thank you Thank you Thank you Xxxx
It shouldn’t even require a prescription! Naltrexone is a much safer medication than Tylenol, Advil, Robitussin, aspirin and many other common OTC drugs. There is no valid medical or scientific reason why Naltrexone shouldn’t be available everywhere over the counter, or at very least behind the counter.
Question 👋I’ve heard from a woman that tried it a couple of hours before drinking, but it didn’t kick in for after she took it daily for 6 weeks, she’s been on it for a year and it’s working very effectively. What is your opinion?
Rewatched today! Great stuff. Making my way through the beginnings of this new lifestyle and a new relationship to alcohol. Our mothers should meet lol.
Love her in supernatual. Hearing her stories is like an aa meeting. glad I've been able to stay sober without attending those, actually its exactly 4 years today.
I don’t need to be nice to people who tell be your be nice because it’s not my responsibility to live up to anyone’s expectations - i do stalk people online to see what people post w/out having to follow anyone - mind your own life and embrace your own life - how others live their life should never be yours or anyone’s concern
Addiction is when you think about it obsessively & compulsively when you’re NOT doing it but refusing to acknowledge that that’s what you’re doing! It’s a crazy self perpetuating cyclical madness.
Hey Sam, I saw you a long long time ago at an AA meeting and was impressed with your share. Don't worry I never gave your identity up. But your story always resonated with me. I've been going to AA for close to 30 years and I'm in the middle of a humdinger of a relapse. My friends won't talk to me anymore and I'm really depressed. How does this method work. I'm like at the end of my rope, I really don't know what to except to is check into the Psych Ward. I don't want to die and I have 2 kids and found out 2 weeks ago I'm a Grandfather now. This disease disease is an effing bitch. I've really enjoyed your work on the Telly over the last 20 years or so. Just wondering what this method is about. Tommy from the East End. Take care.
I'm sorry to hear about your reaction from AA. I too had that same experience. I lost 4 family members in 2 years, the last on the 8th of this year. What I feel is I want to say that I apologize to you on their behalf. don't believe the lies and gaslighting from them about you should be the one calling. That phone rings both ways. I am on naltrexone, and it is working. There is a huge stigma associated with a way that is different, and I found it is not my place to try and convince them in any manner. this is my journey. As she is saying, this is individual, and I am amazed that I haven't lost everything due to the crutch of trying to deal with grief by using alcohol. Don't give up, look for help, and if you want to try naltrexone, do it .
It works! Never thought I would ever say anything worked.. Thos works.. I just have absolutely no cravings at all,in fact it's repulsive! I love it. So far 3 weeks fantastic!!! Do it,is all I can say.. what do you have to lose? Try!
Hello. Does the method work for weekend binge drinkers who would like to slow down and drink more socially? Also, any reliable online pharmacies to order as finding a doc to prescribe can be difficult. Thx
Hello! We have seen this method work very well with various types of drinkers, including binge drinkers. It's best to work with a physician who can help tailor your dose and treatment in a way so that it is most effective for you. You can schedule a free consult with Ria Health member.riahealth.com/how-it-works/ or visit cthreefoundation.org. Hope that helps!
Yes, IMO bingers can be helped more easily because they already have healthy alcohol-free days, which is the first goal of daily drinkers. The Sinclair Method cures AUD and works for 3 out of 4 people. Here are a few very candid alcohol recovery stories from people having great success with TSM. optionssavelives.freeforums.net/board/20/reached-pharmacological-extinction
You will find that the naltrexone makes you want to puke if you try to force the booze down , you'll also find that after a while the insidious drink will make you skip it eventually because you want to drink without the sick feeling naltrexone gives you which tends to spoil the alcohol buzz , I also found that the Medication actually turned me off the need to booze , I'm off the booze now by choice because my binges started to get very bad again in a dangerous way blackouts waking up the next day in very embarrassing state . I'm also at an age where you should not be drinking to blackout stage so Im off the booze 3 months now and trying to develop myself as a person without the booze , the booze stops your growth as a person IMO
Naltrexone shouldn't make you sick. Most have few to no side effects. Naltrexone simply dulls the reward system. You take one pill, wait one hour, then begin drinking, slowly & mindfully. You only need to drink one drink for it to begin the job of reducing cravings. If it disgusts you, you can stop right there. You don't have to force alcohol down until you get sick. Read the reviews for Dr Eskapa's book, The Cure ...
I have the naltrexone after detox and rehab and started again worse. My fear is the the dangers of serious alcohol withdrawal symptoms? I heard possible seizures and even death.
You're absolutely right to be concerned. Alcohol withdrawals are something that should be taken very seriously and ideally would be medically supervised. If you did want to talk with someone from the Ria team about our program options for helping someone through withdrawal, you can schedule a free appointment here: member.riahealth.com/member/register/start/info
@@RiaHealth Thank you. I've been tapering off to be able to quit at a low level of alcohol. I was hospitalized with acute pancreatitis and a damaged liver. I'm so disappointed in myself and scared. Thank you for responding.
Hey Sam. Maybe a bit late as last comment was years ago, but wow! Your explanation of justifying through denial (but all the while knowing) really hit a note with me. My first prescription is in the post just now, so should be starting my new life in next few days. I have to say, our lives probs couldn't be much different, but story so similar...I am a guy from Glasgow, in Scotland. Real drinking culture here, but that wasn't to blame for me...I just feel bit different, not weak, cause I did well in life, but just susceptible to alcohol!! It grabs me in just the right way. Really looking forward to trying TSM...if it doesn't work I'll keep going, but haven't even tried the AA route as I never really thought it would help. Science is hopefully the answer, as it is with so many other afflictions. Thanks to you and the interviewer for such a motivational film! Ps...I had already gone down TSM route, but while waiting for first pack of tablets to arrive thought I would have a look at what others were saying..and found this message...amazing!
I’m glad I watched this. I just started naltrexone, thinking it’s not helping....but now I know to give it time. And what happens or does it not work when you don’t wait an hour before drink?
Yes, don't just start this Rx with a whole pill; likely to have nausea, dizziness, disorientation. She mentions starting with a 1/2 pill around the 13 min. mark. Something like 5-10% of everyone taking this have such severe side effects that they end up discontinuing the med.
Agree, always start with 25mg dose for a week or two with food and water, until your body gets used to naltrexone. Then bump up to 50mg. This process can take 4-12 months, but it works.
@@mjp96 , some people get bad side effects, so they start with 25mg, taken with food and water, every day, for a week or so until most of the side effects resolve. Then they go to 50mg using just the TSM protocol.
Coming hi Samantha you don't know me obviously my name is Rodney, I live on the island of Puerto rico, born and raised in Southern California. not to drag this out too long but your story hit me at home base . I left California permanently 13 years ago to help care take my parents I was so 5 years in the states through AA, sober. Unfortunately especially here on the southwest side of the island there is no support or AA that I knew of,, and well met somebody and she took me out for dancing and it just took one shot of tequila and the rest is history as years as years passed lots of family members are gone now my mother's in the nursing home at the age of 99 God bless her, and I'm here alone drinking and it's doing some damage. So I'm trying to find help and so I'm Came Upon a news briefing about Naltrexone , lucky enough I had my cell phone in hand and I took a picture, very excited started looking into it online I've been through five doctors here , unfortunately. they are not licensed to prescribe Naltrexone , today I signed up at the hospital San Juan Capistrano in my local area . Speaking to the psychiatrist being checked out by nurses and finally sitting down the doctor Who even called other doctors on her cell phone talking about this and again she had said I don't know what the dosage would be to give you if I were to even be able to get it but regardless they're not licensed either. Sadly they give me something different and I see that the side effects of these other drugs if I were to slip and drink could be fatal I really don't want to f*** with it. And closing it's just good to hear someone is speaking out, Puerto Rico , it's flooded with alcoholism here with this deadly poison.. and of course among the rest of the world. I'm going to keep trying I'll look into these Sinclair method. And I thank you for you putting out the word. take care stay sober.
BWAAHAHAHAAAAAA my Dr. just prescribed Naltrexone and I took one 50mg pill and I got SO SICK! nausea, depression, shakes, insomnia, cried for 2 days. I tried it AGAIN a week later, and same symptoms. NOW my doctor said "hey, try HALF a pill" so that's happening next monday. Four years later, this video is still super useful! I didn't KNOW it was common for folks to have trouble on a whole pill. Also, this video is really hyping me about my chances of being a social drinker!
I didn't like one pill, either. I cut them now, and it has really helped. I don't know about you, but I felt so full, belching, bloated etc. Which kept me from drinking, but still didn't feel healthy. Everyone's different! Best of luck.
I create twitter accounts just to see what people tweet w/out having to follow anyone-Mind your own life -how others live their life should never be yours or anyone’s concern -let one be in control of their life and not others to control one’s life
Samantha Ferris is coming from a real place, she seems to understand what it is to an Alcoholic....she's keeping it real, some people think its easy to stop at 1-drink, let me tell you....it ain't!!!
If you have had serious issues with alcohol in the past, you must be very careful obviously. If having a beer is that important to you, I would first study up on TSM, and naltrexone. I would watch the documentary One Little Pill on Amazon Prime. There are many people who have done what you asked but with great care so not to get readdicted. You can search this forum optionssavelives.freeforums.net/ for this experience.
At Ria, we provide medication treatment for alcohol use disorder - including naltrexone. riahealth.com/sinclair-method/ Please let us know if we can help!
I create twitter accounts just to see what people tweet w/out having to follow anyone -mind your own life and embrace your own life -how others live their life should never be yours or anyone’s concern
She’s had a drink before this testimony. I’m 4 months into it. I’ve got ADHD and can ramble on at the same rate but it gets this expressive the night after a swill. I hope she’s got to extinction by now ❤
If you self medicate with alcohol to treat anxiety, then I don't think this will work. You will be more likely to panic that alcohol won't work in panic attacks and freak out more that there's no quick fix. The best thing to do in this case is tapering or safely detoxing and using therapy along side SSRIs.
If after curing yourself of the alcohol addiction using TSM you still experience anxiety and panic stacks, seeing a doctor and getting an appropriate medicine for anxiety would better than relying on alcohol. Alcohol actually amplifies and worsens anxiety. Most drinkers start off because of teenage social anxiety which is a shame because that anxiety is perfectly normal and passes with maturity for most people. Completing TSM can heal so many bodily ailments caused by the alcohol itself. Alcohol can ruin a life in so many ways. Stick to meds specifically designed for anxiety.
Guys my brother used to drink alcohol with coldrink.. He is not regular drinker but this habit can harm him.. I was very much stressed about this.. Doctor prescribed me naltrexone but he is not ready to take the medicine plz suggest me how I will give him Medicine in food or any other method plz guys help me plzz support
Wow!! This seems like it works. I have had some Naltrexone in medicine cabinet for a year now and have shied away because the monster has been stronger than anything else. This morning I will start thanks to hearing this story. I hope to hear a reply and would like to share my trail to sobriety🙏
@@rosbergs3 you can take it every day or say 15 days a month helps with cravings even if you are not drinking that day. I take it one hour before I drink and on days I MAY drink. I have cut way down but not quit yet.
Only while people likes Taylor swift - I hate Taylor swift but Thankfully it is not against the law to hate people because it is not one’s responsibility to like everyone in this world
as a leader of my life, I don’t listen to yours or anyone’s life advice, opinions and beliefs because IT IS NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY TO LIVE UP TO YOUrS OR ANYONE’S EXPECTATIONS.
thanx for alternative way to cure. coz AA doesn't work for me. AA wazza nightmare. now we have science. too many suicides in AA, +their rehab recycling animal farm! I love there's new alternatives! Thanx billions 💕
Funny stories. I remember my first time, I was also fourteen, and it was rum from my grandpa's cabinet. I only took a few gulps and I thought it was nasty. It was awful 😖. So, to make a long story short, I went and laid down on the carpet infront of the TV set. I was watching Hispanic comedy shows. Everyone was asleep in the house. I could not feel a thing until the moment I tried to stand up. 😕 everything went round in circles and I felt euphoric and dizzy at once. I was young and innocent, . I thought: WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME!!😵💫. I Immediately went to mom and pop's room and banged on the door. I tell my ol' lady: ma, I think I'm dying. I went on to tell her what I had done. She was mad 😠.; stupid child' you are drunk!! Go to sleep, it'll pass. Tomorrow you, me and your dad are going to have a serious talk. THE END
I don’t live my life based on societal expectations because it’s not my responsibility to live up to anyone’s expectations and also I call the shots in my life.
I create twitter accounts just to see what people tweet w/out having to follow anyone -mind your own life and embrace your own life -how others live their life should never be yours or anyone’s concern I create twitter accounts, Instagram
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I don’t live my life based on yours or anyone’s life advice, opinions and beliefs because IT IS NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY TO LIVE UP TO ANYONE’S EXPECTATIONS.
I stalk everyone online because stalking online is seeing what EVERYONE around the world post w/out following anyone
You talk as if you are better than everyone when you should know no person is better than anyone
I stalk you on twitter
I enjoy stalking on twitter
This woman had me glued from the first minute. She is me. I was on Naltrexone, figured, eh, I quit, and now I'm back on it. It's so much better now because I'm more educated about how to approach it. I'll have a glass of wine or a beer, but then I'm done - I don't want to make it 3, 5, 8, whatever! And this time I plan to STAY on it. Thank you both!! Hopefully I lose my love handles too :)
My god, she is so charming. I related to this quite a lot. Naltrexone is powerful. Samantha is a badass. Thank you Samantha for being so willing to talk about this.
Just took my first full dose an hour ago wish me luck!
You're 4 months older then me. I was nearly dead from alcoholism I'm completely sober now and recently started my journey on Naltrexone thanks to a very smart VA pharmacist. She saved my life. Thanks for sharing your story.
Out of all the people you have interviewed that I have watched - this amazing lady is me in a different body. I can so relate. Taking my first half tablet of nalmofene today
She is wonderful!
On the one hand I admit I'm quite skeptical, but on the other hand I had a similar experience to quit smoking by transitioning to vapes and then to nothing at all. It's been years since I've had any smokes and I can't even stomache the taste now. It almost feels like cheating and somehow I should have to suffer to actually quit drinking. That said if there is an out I'm gonna try it. I'm so tired of my own BS.
Hello "Sam"; Been on Naltrexone for ONLY 5 days and all i can say is "BABY....where you been all my Life!!!"....Going to my AA meetings; eating well again and HAPPY for the first time in a LONG time!!! On this long weekend what am i doing thats "EXCITING" today??.... my laundry..cleaning my kitchen and watching your video.....BORING EH? NO...its a great day...Blaaaahahaha!...XOXO Francis
I just took my first dose 2 hours ago
oh my goodness, this is the best thing I have ever seen to help me with my problem! Thank you!!!!!!
I am delighted to share with you that my GP supports TSM albeit she cannot prescribe Naltrexone. I have been referred to my local addictions clinic who will be facilitating the prescription of Naltrexone plus Acamprosate via CPN/psychiatrist. Due to work load, this will be prescribed next week & that is when I start my treatment. I will keep you informed!!
Thanks for your honesty! Naltrexone week 3 going well.
Great to hear!
I stalk everyone online
Could you tell us how are you now ? Did u have succes with it?
I love these testimonials! I don’t feel crazy. It’s been 5 years since this interview. Wondering how she is doing
Samantha...so spot on about sleep!!! I thought I was trying to numb out, or helping to sleep (blackout)....WRONG! we struggle under so many misconceptions it is not funny. another great interview. I relate a lot to Sam, similar age and a similar I think relationship and experiences with alcohol.
Yes! She articulated the experience so well... it's so easy to relate to her. We are so appreciative of her authenticity in this interview. Thanks for watching!
@@RiaHealth agreed! My substance isn't alcohol but I can still relate SO MUCH to everything!!
I just fell in love with Samantha Harris . What courage! What a fighter! How brutally honest! Glad you made it thru the fire honey. I am starting Naltrexone this week at Kaiser Permanente. Wish me luck.
I think out of all the stories that I've been hearing and watching about this type of treatment yours is the one that has resonated with me the most. 😍❤ thank you so much for sharing your experience.
This is amazing, and I can see how it can be looked at as too good to be true...Alcohol is one of the most poisonous substances know to man kind... and its about time something like naltrexone came along.
I stalk everyone online because stalking online is seeing what EVERYONE around the world post w/out following anyone
Thanks for sharing Sam. It took me a year and a half before I didn't think about drinking. Now I drink 1 drink, usually not even the whole glass. I hardly think about it anymore.
That's incredible...what a life-changer. We're grateful to Sam for sharing too. She's a gem.
Thank you for sharing your story and thank God for Ria Health. I can’t wait for my story of victory 🎉
How random to see someone on a panel and go isn't that Samantha I used to know from Shea Hampton's acting class? Anyhow, congratulations! Sounds amazing how you've come through this so successfully. I've dabbled with naltrexone for like a decade now but have never really committed to it. Maybe I heard about the Sinclair method like an over decade ago but the only way I could get the drug was ordered it from India lol. So glad things have changed. My doctor has no problem prescribing it.
I've dabbled, I know it works, its incredible, but for whatever reason didn't take it often enough . Probably figured Oh I'm strong enough, I can restrain myself without any help lol. Needless to say that's completely delusional.
So up and down with the alcohol abuse at times but now I am done. I'll be completely devoted and probably will for the most part consider myself a non drinker but maybe occasionally allowing myself while taking it. Thanks for these videos and Sam for sharing your story. Nice to see you and you're a great inspiration.
I LOVE HER ATTITUDE!!!!! AMAZING!!!! I needed to here this desperately 🙏🏻
Isn't she just amazing?
It's not every day someone can you blow you away on UA-cam. She is like a book you can't put down! Thank you!
I really appreciate the honesty and vulnerability of this interview. This is really helpful for me.
Thank you for the advice! You are an inspiration.
Thank you for this incredible and very informative interview! Super courageous of her to speak about this publicly for the first time. Mad props! Good lord I've learned so much from these interviews and really feel like it's giving me a huge roadmap for success. It's crazy how much info I've gained from UA-cam alone. It all started with Claudia's Ted talk, then some research on C3 website, and I got a prescription for Naltrexone the next day. It's that easy to get help.
That's amazing to hear. We loved speaking with Sam, her authenticity and courage shine through... she has an awesome attitude about it all. Big well wishes to you on this journey as well!
@@RiaHealth Authenticity, honesty, you name it!
Wow! What an incredibly modest and down to earth lady. Really glad I stumbled upon this interview 😊 v cool chick 💖
Glad you enjoyed it!
Her story sounds just like mine.
Excellent, thank you for sharing your experience. I sound pretty similar, I want to stop alcohol but couldn't stop however I couldn't get on Naltrexone because I had to get into a course so I ended up on Antabuse, so I havent had anything to drink for well over a month which I could never have done with out the threat of feeling sick so Im happy with my state so far. However I'm looking at staying on this for 6 mths and then try again to get onto naltrexone because I really want my brain to decide it doesn't want to drink rather than my fear saying you cant drink, but we will see, I might just decided never to drink again as I am now seeing alcohol for what it really is but I still get the cravings etc, maybe they will go away over the 6mths. What ever the case what you are saying about not drinking is so true, my sleeping is much better, a bit too better but that might be the normal withdrawal or antabuse side affect, dont know. Anyway great to here your story of getting your control back, I look forward to the voice in my head forgetting to remind me about having a drink :)
I do like this idea with the sinclair method, and I have Naltrexone. What I like is that when my brain is completely set on, I'll never drink again, becoming sober can be very depressing. When my mind is set on I can pour a glass of wine after the pill/1 hour, It's easier to handle. And what I do is, say I drink half the glass, I pour sparkling water in to refill it. So in my mind i'm still drinking, but it constantly is less and less.
Thank you for sharing, Samantha. This is an important piece of the puzzle, and the more we talk about it, the more credible it becomes.
We're so grateful to her sharing her honest experience! So many people can relate.
Lovely video, so helpful starting in 2 days excited 💗
Ria, good work on the education "sample" covered the bases. Good for you Woman! Interview....great speaker! Samantha, thanks for your sharing your story. and recommendation!! Glad I watched.......To be continued..........
I'm starting it today hoping for the best
From Ria Health, we wish you the best of luck on your journey! You got this!
Best way to explain may be that it's like a long use of Chantix for drinking! Thanks for the video!
Yes that's certainly one way! Thanks for your comment.
I tried Naltrexone was very good but eventually I went back drinking without it , I recently had a bad blackout experience on booze just before xmas 2019 , I have managed to stay off it cold Turkey due to basically accepting I cant drink anymore if I want to live a long healthy life ..
If, in the future, you need support to help you with The Sinclair Method, try a few sessions here: yoursinclairmethod.com/ It's not expensive and they can help you overcome the main reasons people quit way too early with TSM. Good luck, abstinence is a great thing.
I love the honesty in this interview. I have just bought The Sinclair Method.
Fabulous talk. Thanks so much for rockN ur authentic self with us. So mind blowing to see person after person basically cured from their heavy drinking days with a safe drug treatment.
The science is there backed up my numerous studies… it’s MALPRACTICE that doctors don’t prescribe TSM! Thanks again you two for the really insightful talk. 🙏💕😄
Thank you so much for sharing this.
i think i have found what im going to do tomorrow (my detox facility has this, i chose not to take it yet, I have just completed 7 days of detox of 20 years alcohol use....thanks so much for this video, i've got this thing i know it....:)
Congrats, seven days is a huge milestone! Naltrexone is such an excellent option for many people. We're cheering you on!
Great interview. Sam actually sounds a bit like Claudia Christian. I am soooo happy I found TSM around a year ago. Nowhere near extinction yet, but working on it.
Us too! Wish you the best. We loved speaking with Sam. She's a very special woman and we're grateful to her for sharing her story.
I think the C3 TSM app. Helped me. It cut out the faulty memory, not remembering exactly what time I took the naloxone. And you can look back to see your progress.
will this med take away the shaking hands and anxiety
@@michaeloakes2200 it did so for me, but I sincerely think you should consult a medical professional about this, preferably one that is well versed in TSM. Wishing you all the best.
I have AUD, and I've been drinking heavily for 35 years. I'm going to do this method and get on the Naltexone.
I stalk everyone online because stalking online is seeing what EVERYONE around the world post w/out following anyone
@@Fht9 Why do you use that word over and over? It's disturbing as hell. You used it twice here. Stop it.
So much of her story sounds very familiar to me for sure! Thanks for this great interview!
Thank you! So grateful to Sam for sharing so openly. Many have responded saying that they can also relate to her :)
Great interview
You have done a hugely supportive thing by making this video Samantha.
You have really put the Naltrexone message out there. Will work for some and not for ihers. But it is a possibility.
Maybe be even more effective, if used in parallel with some kind of counselling or therapy. Look at the underlying problems as well.
I am certain, like you Samantha that Science is going to make some great discoveries and find highly effective treatments for addiction in the next ten years.
Just carry on with what you are doing. You know what is best fir you.. Keep us all updated on your progress
Fare ye well
As us Brits would say.
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This was a really wonderful talk. So candid and loving. Thank you very much.
Thank you for this wonderful video. I have just very recently discovered this method and I have just begun my journey. I am so grateful for you brave women bringing this method to the world. I cannot believe that it seems to still be a secret. Thank you Thank you Thank you Xxxx
Glad it was helpful!
I helped a friend after discovering the sinclair method. It is life changing!
SO GOOD! Thanks to both of you. I am a few days in and I already feel a difference. Persevere!
It is crazy & insane that medics will not/ cannot prescribe this medication!!
It shouldn’t even require a prescription! Naltrexone is a much safer medication than Tylenol, Advil, Robitussin, aspirin and many other common OTC drugs. There is no valid medical or scientific reason why Naltrexone shouldn’t be available everywhere over the counter, or at very least behind the counter.
My doctor did. He sounded sceptical…..but he prescribed it for me.
My doctor did right away. She's great and knows my past. Good luck.
Question 👋I’ve heard from a woman that tried it a couple of hours before drinking, but it didn’t kick in for after she took it daily for 6 weeks, she’s been on it for a year and it’s working very effectively. What is your opinion?
Rewatched today! Great stuff. Making my way through the beginnings of this new lifestyle and a new relationship to alcohol. Our mothers should meet lol.
Mine too… shes 80 and has a 2-3 beers followed by 2 brandy’s nightly… and she’s a total flipping hoot!
Love her in supernatual. Hearing her stories is like an aa meeting. glad I've been able to stay sober without attending those, actually its exactly 4 years today.
thank you guys. thank you very much
I don’t need to be nice to people who tell be your be nice because it’s not my responsibility to live up to anyone’s expectations - i do stalk people online to see what people post w/out having to follow anyone - mind your own life and embrace your own life - how others live their life should never be yours or anyone’s concern
Addiction is when you think about it obsessively & compulsively when you’re NOT doing it but refusing to acknowledge that that’s what you’re doing!
It’s a crazy self perpetuating cyclical madness.
Hey Sam, I saw you a long long time ago at an AA meeting and was impressed with your share. Don't worry I never gave your identity up. But your story always resonated with me. I've been going to AA for close to 30 years and I'm in the middle of a humdinger of a relapse. My friends won't talk to me anymore and I'm really depressed. How does this method work. I'm like at the end of my rope, I really don't know what to except to is check into the Psych Ward. I don't want to die and I have 2 kids and found out 2 weeks ago I'm a Grandfather now. This disease disease is an effing bitch. I've really enjoyed your work on the Telly over the last 20 years or so. Just wondering what this method is about. Tommy from the East End. Take care.
I'm sorry to hear about your reaction from AA. I too had that same experience. I lost 4 family members in 2 years, the last on the 8th of this year. What I feel is I want to say that I apologize to you on their behalf. don't believe the lies and gaslighting from them about you should be the one calling. That phone rings both ways.
I am on naltrexone, and it is working. There is a huge stigma associated with a way that is different, and I found it is not my place to try and convince them in any manner. this is my journey. As she is saying, this is individual, and I am amazed that I haven't lost everything due to the crutch of trying to deal with grief by using alcohol. Don't give up, look for help, and if you want to try naltrexone, do it .
Thank you
I’d like to see how she’s doing now
Has anyone gone through the ria program that she is endorsing?
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It works! Never thought I would ever say anything worked.. Thos works.. I just have absolutely no cravings at all,in fact it's repulsive! I love it. So far 3 weeks fantastic!!! Do it,is all I can say.. what do you have to lose? Try!
Hello. Does the method work for weekend binge drinkers who would like to slow down and drink more socially? Also, any reliable online pharmacies to order as finding a doc to prescribe can be difficult. Thx
Hello! We have seen this method work very well with various types of drinkers, including binge drinkers. It's best to work with a physician who can help tailor your dose and treatment in a way so that it is most effective for you. You can schedule a free consult with Ria Health member.riahealth.com/how-it-works/ or visit cthreefoundation.org. Hope that helps!
Yes, IMO bingers can be helped more easily because they already have healthy alcohol-free days, which is the first goal of daily drinkers. The Sinclair Method cures AUD and works for 3 out of 4 people. Here are a few very candid alcohol recovery stories from people having great success with TSM. optionssavelives.freeforums.net/board/20/reached-pharmacological-extinction
You will find that the naltrexone makes you want to puke if you try to force the booze down , you'll also find that after a while the insidious drink will make you skip it eventually because you want to drink without the sick feeling naltrexone gives you which tends to spoil the alcohol buzz , I also found that the Medication actually turned me off the need to booze , I'm off the booze now by choice because my binges started to get very bad again in a dangerous way blackouts waking up the next day in very embarrassing
state . I'm also at an age where you should not be drinking to blackout stage so Im off the booze 3 months now and trying to develop
myself as a person without the booze , the booze stops your growth as a person IMO
Naltrexone shouldn't make you sick. Most have few to no side effects. Naltrexone simply dulls the reward system. You take one pill, wait one hour, then begin drinking, slowly & mindfully. You only need to drink one drink for it to begin the job of reducing cravings. If it disgusts you, you can stop right there. You don't have to force alcohol down until you get sick. Read the reviews for Dr Eskapa's book, The Cure ...
Michael . . . Are you replying to me Michael ?
I have the naltrexone after detox and rehab and started again worse. My fear is the the dangers of serious alcohol withdrawal symptoms? I heard possible seizures and even death.
You're absolutely right to be concerned. Alcohol withdrawals are something that should be taken very seriously and ideally would be medically supervised. If you did want to talk with someone from the Ria team about our program options for helping someone through withdrawal, you can schedule a free appointment here: member.riahealth.com/member/register/start/info
@@RiaHealth Thank you. I've been tapering off to be able to quit at a low level of alcohol. I was hospitalized with acute pancreatitis and a damaged liver. I'm so disappointed in myself and scared. Thank you for responding.
So you started drinking heavy again even when taking naltrexone?
Thank you!
Hey Sam. Maybe a bit late as last comment was years ago, but wow! Your explanation of justifying through denial (but all the while knowing) really hit a note with me. My first prescription is in the post just now, so should be starting my new life in next few days.
I have to say, our lives probs couldn't be much different, but story so similar...I am a guy from Glasgow, in Scotland. Real drinking culture here, but that wasn't to blame for me...I just feel bit different, not weak, cause I did well in life, but just susceptible to alcohol!! It grabs me in just the right way. Really looking forward to trying TSM...if it doesn't work I'll keep going, but haven't even tried the AA route as I never really thought it would help. Science is hopefully the answer, as it is with so many other afflictions.
Thanks to you and the interviewer for such a motivational film!
Ps...I had already gone down TSM route, but while waiting for first pack of tablets to arrive thought I would have a look at what others were saying..and found this message...amazing!
I stalk everyone online because stalking online is seeing what EVERYONE around the world post w/out following anyone
I’m glad I watched this. I just started naltrexone, thinking it’s not helping....but now I know to give it time. And what happens or does it not work when you don’t wait an hour before drink?
Yes, don't just start this Rx with a whole pill; likely to have nausea, dizziness, disorientation. She mentions starting with a 1/2 pill around the 13 min. mark. Something like 5-10% of everyone taking this have such severe side effects that they end up discontinuing the med.
Agree, always start with 25mg dose for a week or two with food and water, until your body gets used to naltrexone. Then bump up to 50mg. This process can take 4-12 months, but it works.
How should be taken naltrexone? Take everyday or only before everytime to drink?
One pill, one hour before drinking & only on drinking days.
@@Michael-tr7uq My doctor told me to take it on non-drinking days, to get used to it. But that doesn't seem to make sense to me.
@@mjp96 , some people get bad side effects, so they start with 25mg, taken with food and water, every day, for a week or so until most of the side effects resolve. Then they go to 50mg using just the TSM protocol.
What happens when i drink without the Naltrexone after i feel my brain is retrained? Will i still be able to drink less even without the pill?
Ironic that opiate overdose is treated with Naltraxone / Narcan . ETOH chronic use is helped with Narcan too.
Coming hi Samantha you don't know me obviously my name is Rodney, I live on the island of Puerto rico, born and raised in Southern California. not to drag this out too long but your story hit me at home base
. I left California permanently 13 years ago to help care take my parents I was so 5 years in the states through AA, sober.
Unfortunately especially here on the southwest side of the island there is no support or AA that I knew of,, and well met somebody and she took me out for dancing and it just took one shot of tequila and the rest is history as years as years passed lots of family members are gone now my mother's in the nursing home at the age of 99 God bless her, and I'm here alone drinking and it's doing some damage. So I'm trying to find help and so I'm Came Upon a news briefing about Naltrexone , lucky enough I had my cell phone in hand and I took a picture, very excited started looking into it online I've been through five doctors here , unfortunately. they are not licensed to prescribe Naltrexone , today I signed up at the hospital San Juan Capistrano in my local area . Speaking to the psychiatrist being checked out by nurses and finally sitting down the doctor Who even called other doctors on her cell phone talking about this and again she had said I don't know what the dosage would be to give you if I were to even be able to get it but regardless they're not licensed either. Sadly they give me something different and I see that the side effects of these other drugs if I were to slip and drink could be fatal I really don't want to f*** with it. And closing it's just good to hear someone is speaking out, Puerto Rico , it's flooded with alcoholism here with this deadly poison.. and of course among the rest of the world. I'm going to keep trying I'll look into these Sinclair method. And I thank you for you putting out the word. take care stay sober.
BWAAHAHAHAAAAAA my Dr. just prescribed Naltrexone and I took one 50mg pill and I got SO SICK! nausea, depression, shakes, insomnia, cried for 2 days. I tried it AGAIN a week later, and same symptoms. NOW my doctor said "hey, try HALF a pill" so that's happening next monday. Four years later, this video is still super useful! I didn't KNOW it was common for folks to have trouble on a whole pill. Also, this video is really hyping me about my chances of being a social drinker!
I didn't like one pill, either. I cut them now, and it has really helped. I don't know about you, but I felt so full, belching, bloated etc. Which kept me from drinking, but still didn't feel healthy. Everyone's different! Best of luck.
you look healthy. That I think is the key!
I create twitter accounts just to see what people tweet w/out having to follow anyone-Mind your own life -how others live their life should never be yours or anyone’s concern -let one be in control of their life and not others to control one’s life
I love that you took a picture of your half glass of wine that you didn't drink. Great!
I leave glasses have full now. I new behavior for me.
will this medication help with shaky hands
That's a great question! Perhaps chat with a doctor about it. Naltrexone is used in varying doses for many things.
So if you drink everyday then you’d take a pill everyday?
Correct!
That was fantastic!
What book was recommended to read while doing the Sinclair Method?
A Cure for Alcoholism by Dr Roy Eskapa
You are wonderfull... Thank you♥️
Samantha Ferris is coming from a real place, she seems to understand what it is to an Alcoholic....she's keeping it real, some people think its easy to stop at 1-drink, let me tell you....it ain't!!!
Yes, yes and yes. She's a pearl of a human being!
WOW... Thank You!!
I haven't had a drink for 25 years. Could I take this and have a beer when I feel like one?
If you have had serious issues with alcohol in the past, you must be very careful obviously. If having a beer is that important to you, I would first study up on TSM, and naltrexone. I would watch the documentary One Little Pill on Amazon Prime. There are many people who have done what you asked but with great care so not to get readdicted. You can search this forum optionssavelives.freeforums.net/ for this experience.
I hope you stayed away from that beer, wish you the best
Why?
Sam is Great !!!
I was glued to my monitor!
to All, Kind heart people, someone please tell me where can i get NalTrexone? please please, thank you, All.
At Ria, we provide medication treatment for alcohol use disorder - including naltrexone. riahealth.com/sinclair-method/ Please let us know if we can help!
@@RiaHealth how much is it for a session to get prescribed the medicine?
I create twitter accounts just to see what people tweet w/out having to follow anyone
-mind your own life and embrace your own life -how others live their life should never be yours or anyone’s concern
stalker guy?
Amazing
She’s had a drink before this testimony. I’m 4 months into it. I’ve got ADHD and can ramble on at the same rate but it gets this expressive the night after a swill. I hope she’s got to extinction by now ❤
If you self medicate with alcohol to treat anxiety, then I don't think this will work. You will be more likely to panic that alcohol won't work in panic attacks and freak out more that there's no quick fix. The best thing to do in this case is tapering or safely detoxing and using therapy along side SSRIs.
If after curing yourself of the alcohol addiction using TSM you still experience anxiety and panic stacks, seeing a doctor and getting an appropriate medicine for anxiety would better than relying on alcohol. Alcohol actually amplifies and worsens anxiety. Most drinkers start off because of teenage social anxiety which is a shame because that anxiety is perfectly normal and passes with maturity for most people. Completing TSM can heal so many bodily ailments caused by the alcohol itself. Alcohol can ruin a life in so many ways. Stick to meds specifically designed for anxiety.
Guys my brother used to drink alcohol with coldrink.. He is not regular drinker but this habit can harm him.. I was very much stressed about this.. Doctor prescribed me naltrexone but he is not ready to take the medicine plz suggest me how I will give him Medicine in food or any other method plz guys help me plzz support
Do you need to drink after you take the pill?
Following the method for pharmacological extinction, a person would take a targeted dose of the medication prior to drinking.
@@RiaHealth It also works for craving so you can take it without drinking, I have done both take it about 12 times per month, helps me cut down.
Wow!! This seems like it works. I have had some Naltrexone in medicine cabinet for a year now and have shied away because the monster has been stronger than anything else. This morning I will start thanks to hearing this story. I hope to hear a reply and would like to share my trail to sobriety🙏
I thought she said Sam Harris
Did you take a pill everyday?
Only when you drink.
@@rosbergs3 you can take it every day or say 15 days a month helps with cravings even if you are not drinking that day. I take it one hour before I drink and on days I MAY drink. I have cut way down but not quit yet.
Only while people likes Taylor swift - I hate Taylor swift but Thankfully it is not against the law to hate people because it is not one’s responsibility to like everyone in this world
Get you so much
as a leader of my life, I don’t listen to yours or anyone’s life advice, opinions and beliefs because IT IS NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY TO LIVE UP TO YOUrS OR ANYONE’S EXPECTATIONS.
I stalk everyone online - Stalking online is not illegal because stalking online is seeing what everyone around the world post w/out following anyone
thanx for alternative way to cure. coz AA doesn't work for me. AA wazza nightmare. now we have science. too many suicides in AA, +their rehab recycling animal farm! I love there's new alternatives! Thanx billions 💕
Stalking online is seeing what everyone post w/out everyone post w/out following anyone
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Keep it up. Try the C3 TSM app. It helped me
Funny stories. I remember my first time, I was also fourteen, and it was rum from my grandpa's cabinet.
I only took a few gulps and I thought it was nasty. It was awful 😖. So, to make a long story short, I went and laid down on the carpet infront of the TV set. I was watching Hispanic comedy shows. Everyone was asleep in the house.
I could not feel a thing until the moment I tried to stand up. 😕 everything went round in circles and I felt euphoric and dizzy at once. I was young and innocent, . I thought: WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME!!😵💫. I Immediately went to mom and pop's room and banged on the door. I tell my ol' lady: ma, I think I'm dying. I went on to tell her what I had done. She was mad 😠.; stupid child' you are drunk!! Go to sleep, it'll pass. Tomorrow you, me and your dad are going to have a serious talk.
THE END
I don’t live my life based on societal expectations because it’s not my responsibility to live up to anyone’s expectations and also I call the shots in my life.
I create twitter accounts just to see what people tweet w/out having to follow anyone
-mind your own life and embrace your own life -how others live their life should never be yours or anyone’s concern
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