Naltrexone side effects
I see a lot of posts about naltrexone causing nausea or lightheadedness, but I want to describe what I experienced after taking just 1/4 tablet (12.5 mg) before going out for a beer. I definitely had the lightheadedness and felt “off.” Then the other side effects started: my husband was being annoying (he wasn’t), the music was too loud (it wasn’t), the lights were too bright (they weren’t), and my sandwich tasted terrible (I made my husband taste it, and he said it was fine). On the plus side, I guess, is that I only drank half of one beer because it, too, tasted terrible. I felt weird and irritable for many hours.
Has anyone else experienced this? Did it get better with time? If naltrexone helps you avoid drinking but ruins every other sensory experience, I’ll have to find an alternative.
Thanks for reading!