My usual is "maintenance" drinking. I drink most of the day but usually not enough or fast enough to get drunk. As soon as my kids were home I would start. The evening is when it would get bad if it would get bad. Mind you things are different when I work outside the house. Have been unemployed for a bit. So yesterday I took the Baclofen in the AM but took 5mg at like 5 Am b/c I had the shakes. When I got up later I tried to cut my pill for another 5gm but it broke so I took the whole thing. (what was left. probably close to the 10mg) Felt great and did not want a drink.. Thought about it but I think that is just because I am an alcoholic so I always think about it. So I took it again in the afternoon 10 mg still feeling good and no desire to drink. At about 4 pm I took my Naltrexone because I wanted to have a glass of wine later. Did not have a drink until 6pm. By the time my kids went to bed, they were up late stalling like crazy, 10pm I had only had 3 maybe four drinks. I did have a couple more but not bad. Took my 10mg and went to sleep. Didn't feel great this AM but not awful. So it would seem to me that the Baclofen/Naltrexone is going to work very well for me. I just hope this is not a honeymoon faze that sometimes happens with other tactics. (is that the word I want? HMMM) Also, Bill P. had posted that he does not plan on stopping the Baclofen. I do not mind taking the Naltrexone for life if and when I drink but once this is under control I would rather stop the Baclofen. For various reasons but one being I believe it filters through your kidneys and I want to keep them is as good condition as possible. My son was born with chronic kidney failure and will at some point need a transplant. Hopefully I could be a donor. Do you have to take Baclofen for good!
Sorry so long! Thanks for reading.
TM
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