Tim
Naltrexone is truly a miracle!
I never write reviews, but here goes as I know there are people out there like me who are wondering if this could help them. I was a heavy daily drinker for 30 years with weekend binges. Over the last 4 years I have been able to build in AF days into my weeks, but the weekend binges steadily got worse. I hated going to dinner parties or restaurants as the anxiety of where the next drink was coming from was too intense. Social parties were mentally crimpling as I would battle trying to moderate my intake through the night but would end up getting smashed anyway – embarrassing myself and my partner. My problem – no off button. Just one drink and there was only one way it would end up and that was blackout drunk – I was an AUD posterchild. I hated myself for it, but I couldn’t control it and I was so close to losing everything. I had been looking at naltrexone for some time, maybe years, but could not get over the energy barrier, shame and embarrassment of going to my Dr to see if I can get it prescribed. Then I found Oar. The online questions and approval were so straightforward, and I didn’t have to speak to anyone face-to-face. That was a big deal for me, because of the shame and embarrassment I felt. I couldn’t contain my excitement when my prescription arrived. I had already decided, given my pattern of drinking, that the Sinclair Method was the right approach for me. I will never forget my first beer (I’m a big IPA drinker 6-7%) 1hr after my first dose of naltrexone. No headrush, no where’s my next beer, no let’s get smashed - it just felt normal. I thought to myself, if this is what “normal” people feel when they drink, I am so far off the spectrum and realized how out of control I really was. I am astonished by how effective TSM is for me. I am only one week in but I know, and have promised myself, that I will never drink again without naltrexone, and I hope that one day I will reach extinction. Thank you, Oar and Dr Sinclair for saving my life, marriage, career and relationship with my kids. Naltrexone is truly a miracle!
Response from OarhealthJun 12, 2026
Thank you for taking the time to leave such an inspiring review. I am confident that it *will* help others to take the leap to take back control over alcohol. I am especially impressed by the ways that you are bringing deep insight into your patterns of alcohol use and research into The Sinclair Method to find an approach that fits you well and that seems to be working remarkably well! I am so glad that Oar was able to provide the last missing piece — a simple, private way to get started. Keep up the great work. There's so much to look forward to! Jonathan. Founder, Oar Health.