I was 20 years sober, sponsored women in 12 steps, was a 4-5 day a week meeting maker. It worked, but none of that mattered when I suffered for years with a serious health issue, during which my husband left me and our son for another woman. I felt very broken, physically, mentally, spiritually. No amount of meetings, therapy or support helped. I consequently entered into a violently abusive relationship, which I'd never experienced. I tried to get help, but it's not easy with domestic violence. After 6 months of trying to leave, I figured either my health or this jerk would kill me, might as well drink some wine. What a huge mistake that was! After a month, I was drinking wine and liquor. I end up in the ER close to death from alcohol poisoning. After this scare, I got help, was able to get rid of my abuser with an order of protection and stayed sober for several months. Then, I got this crazy notion that if I stuck to beer it'd be ok. Nope. Progressively, I got worse. Quit again for several months. All the while I was in and out of meetings. Drank again. Finally, my psychiatrist put me on Antabuse and Campral. It worked, but then I stopped taking them or forgot to take them. Drank again. Now I'm following my prescriptions to a "T". Seriously, not playing around. I augment with 12 step meetings because I KNOW they work. I am focusing on family, traveling, earning back money, and developing peace and serenity. If I try to drink even a little on Antabuse, I can't breathe, my mouth burns, develop a wicked headache and have insane diarrhea. Keeps me from drinking. The Campral keeps the strong cravings at bay, but leaves me with brain fog and some GI issues. Still, I can walk by a liquor store or beer aisle and not be phased. Keep in mind, Campral only works after being off alcohol a few days and it's built up in the body for about a week or two. So, be patient! I do get pain in my right side but I think it's from the Antabuse affecting my liver and bile duct. Read More Read Less