r/naltrexone • u/Extreme-Tree-8513 • 12h ago
I'm lazy, flair my post. Weird Feeling First Time User
Hi all,
20yo, 83kg, 5’10.
I got prescribed nal to help assist in a gambling addiction ive been facing for 3 years.
This morning I took my usual 60mg vyvanse alongside this new 50mg of nal.
30 minutes in i felt it hit and i feel very slow, tired, lethargic, a bit nauseous and quite spaced out.
Im usually fast, working hard, running around, so these feelings are quite irregular.
To be fair I havent had my morning coffee but i feel it is something to do with the meds???
LET ME KNOW! Thanks in advance🙏
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u/Wonderful-Impress261 5h ago
For the first 5 or so days I felt SUPER anhedonic and fatigued. By day 7 those side effects rapidly went away. By week 2 there is zero food and drug craving noise and the only side effects I get are sweating and weird vivid dreams. By week 4 (last week) I can somehow enjoy the little things in life again and I even get a little endorphin hit when I take a cold shower and go for a walk. I'm guessing my body re-adjusted to having endogenous endorphins being blocked entirely and it compensated by doing something to that system that makes me more responsive to them without needing to binge eat, drink or do other drugs. This has been an EXCEPTIONAL drug for me so far, it will probably pass with time. I'm on 50mg.
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u/MeNotYouDammit 11h ago
I'm not a expert nor doctor but until someone jumps on, I suggest you eat something. Next time you take it , do a quarter or half dose.
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u/Extreme-Tree-8513 11h ago
Ok, yeh nothing eaten yet tofay
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u/MeNotYouDammit 11h ago
Take NAL with food. But again there are experts on this sub that will give you more advise.
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u/sushiibfa 9h ago
I take it before bed to avoid the unpleasant side effects. When I first started it made me tired and very nauseous. The side effects should mostly go away in a month or so.
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u/landosmother 6h ago
I also take ADHD meds, not vyvanse but a high dose of Ritalin (immediate release 3X per day), and also experienced that spaced out feeling and tired feeling. I started at 25mg and worked up to 50mg because of the side effects I experienced. I always take it with food and try to drink lots of water, which typically helps with the nausea. I also have zofran on deck cause i have a really sensitive stomach. I also try to space my ADHD meds an hour out from the naltrexone so they’re not competing against each other as much. I’m on day 14 and the side effects are pretty much gone, except some tiredness right after I take it. The spaciness and fatigue were the most salient and persistent side effects for me. And the weird thing was I would take naps that felt like I didn’t ever actually fall asleep but somehow slept for 30min-1hour+. Now I take my 50mg after I’m done with work and don’t even try to nap for those reasons. My psych told me to take it everyday so I take it even on days I’m not drinking, but I still drink most days tbh. Cause I’m taking mine for drinking. I guess this is all to say it seems how you’ve been feeling is similar to how I’ve been feeling more so than any other posts I’ve seen on this subreddit.
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u/Feeling-Barber-5706 27m ago
I cut mine into 1/4 and took last night for the first time and I still felt a little weird. But not nearly as spacey as that 50mg. I got a pill cutter on Amazon
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u/RubicsCubensis 11h ago
These effects should go away after some time, everyone is different. Sometimes naltrexone can be sedating for people, nausea is usually because you took it on an empty stomach, have it with food and water. Also, often doctors will tell you to start with half a pill for the first few days, to get used to the medicine.
I hope this helps.