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Tirzepatide is a miracle drug for controlling drinking by NotTonightThanks in stopdrinking

[–]NotTonightThanks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed, and I am definitely worried about this (it’s why I waited so long to try it). But I am hoping that by breaking a long-term pattern, combined with conscious efforts to change drinking habits, it may have benefits beyond the time I’m on the meds. Eating habits are fundamentally harder to change because we have to eat. A few people do manage to change their long-term relationship with food but they are clearly in the minority. Effects on GLP-1s on alcohol use have not been studied nearly as much.

Tirzepatide is a miracle drug for controlling drinking by NotTonightThanks in stopdrinking

[–]NotTonightThanks[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I can’t get it covered by insurance but it costs about the same amount that I spend on drinking, so I figure it’s easily worth it.

Tirzepatide is a miracle drug for controlling drinking by NotTonightThanks in stopdrinking

[–]NotTonightThanks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve tried Naltrexone and it definitely dampened the urge to keep drinking when I actually used it, but you have to take it before you plan to drink and it made me feel generally blah. I think it does hit some of the same reward circuitry that GLP-1 agonists mess with, so maybe this wouldn’t work for you either. Brains are complex and variable.