Baclofen vs Valiun. New to Baclofen

[Neo]

Hi Guys,
6am this morning I had probably the worst hangover ever after 17 cans of beer (Heavy) and in the shower feeling dreadfull. Knocked the whole 30 over in a day Have been averaging 10-15 beers a day over the last month and have a 5mg of val as backup which is a stupid excuse to use as backup. I am making it through my 1st day and have just had 10mg of Baclofen so hope this goes well. Just wondering if anyone has done similar?

[Mentium]

I'm not quite sure what you are hoping for with the meds you mention. Valium is a benzodiazepine and has a sedating effect (a very pleasant one too!) whereas baclofen is a muscle relaxant of a very different type. You won't in all likelihood feel any effect with a small dose. People here have used it over long periods of months or more, gradually building up the dose in the hope of reaching a state of indifference to alcohol. Many people report that they have too. It isn't the sort of med one gets any benefit from popping once in a while.

Hope you are feeling better soon!

[Neo]

OK. What I mean't to point out is that I have used valium to quit cold turkey before and has done well however this time ,I do have 100 baclofen tablets and is the first time on a detox.I have no more val left.

I got my bloodwork tested last week and will catch up with the doc tomorrow. I don't want anything major to go wrong in the first week however have been fine other times with val . I quit for 3 months cold turkey 2014 without any val from drinking 10-15 cans/day using mega dose vitamin C , gatorade and health food however this time around I want to be careful