Opiate Dependence
"I still don&#039;t know if cravings and anxiety are one and the same, but I&#039;ve been on this for 6 months.  I notice a lot of headaches, increased anxiety, depression, insomnia and male sexual problems.  I still need 0.5 mg Xanax 5 times a day for the anxiety, and Ambien CR for insomnia.  The product coordination nurses deny that this causes male sexual side effects, I&#039;ve had sex twice in 6 months on Vivitol, and that includes my honeymoon.  I think Vivitrol helped me the most by making it clear that if I tried any opiates, I could overdose immediately and die.  So I&#039;ve put up with the side-effects, but I hope to be off this in 1 year.  And, yes, I want my sex life back."