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I'm new here. Have been researching baclofen and other recommended drugs to help reduce alcohol cravings. I just finished quitting smoking using Chantix - which was a completely horrible experience, except for the fact that I did manage to actually quit smoking (4 months now!). But the side effects were - and still are - pretty bad. I became completely depressed, suicidal, crazy stuff mostly at night, panic attacks, etc. I'm now on Lorazapam to try to level this out. It helps, but need to get off Lorazapam as well. And the amount I'm drinking is just going up and up and up. A bottle of wine plus 3 - 4 jd's most nights. I can manage to drink less when in situations where required, but not when on my own. Oh, and when trying to quit smoking a few years ago, had bad reactions to Welbutrin - hives, etc.
So...scared about trying Nal or bac - but also very encouraged by everything I've read. Would love to drink "like I use to", i.e. at social occaissions, just on weekends, and in much more moderation.
Has anyone had experiences with Chantix or welbutrin? Also, how do you find a doctor that agrees with this approach to moderating and/or abstaining from alcohol?
Thanks.
Karla
I'm new here. Have been researching baclofen and other recommended drugs to help reduce alcohol cravings. I just finished quitting smoking using Chantix - which was a completely horrible experience, except for the fact that I did manage to actually quit smoking (4 months now!). But the side effects were - and still are - pretty bad. I became completely depressed, suicidal, crazy stuff mostly at night, panic attacks, etc. I'm now on Lorazapam to try to level this out. It helps, but need to get off Lorazapam as well. And the amount I'm drinking is just going up and up and up. A bottle of wine plus 3 - 4 jd's most nights. I can manage to drink less when in situations where required, but not when on my own. Oh, and when trying to quit smoking a few years ago, had bad reactions to Welbutrin - hives, etc.
So...scared about trying Nal or bac - but also very encouraged by everything I've read. Would love to drink "like I use to", i.e. at social occaissions, just on weekends, and in much more moderation.
Has anyone had experiences with Chantix or welbutrin? Also, how do you find a doctor that agrees with this approach to moderating and/or abstaining from alcohol?
Thanks.
Karla
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