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[harry]

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I agree with recent posts saying baclo is a huge positive for cravings - but more effort is needed long term. If you can tolerate it, baclo is an invaluable tool.

I went from AF 137.5mg down to 35mg and found that cravings DO reappear.

Realistically, should I have expected anything less ? No - in hindsight.

I dont think I was too rapid in my descent down. Im having a few beers but nothing over the top. I expect to be back on track in days.

Hence, I am now back at 75mg and will probably not go under 65mg again. I think my long term optimum will be between 65 - 85mg. Fine by me !!

Baclo is no doubt a remarkable " help ".

Ive experienced the " baclo other side " and now want to regain it more fully and permanently.

Been an interesting/fantastic ride so far.

Btw, I do read this forum every day - so keep the updated reports coming folks !

[cowgal]

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thanks and welcome Harry!

For me, bac has given me my life back,I feel almost normal, whatever that is!!??:H:H

I, too drink sometimes, like a normal person though.........I, like a normal person, have gone overboard and felt like crap the next day because I was upset about something..............but got right back on the horse, as they say, and been fine, unlike the old alcoholic me, who would have spiraled quickly downward.............

So, along w/ AA, it has been a WONDERFUL tool for me................

hugs, to everyone!!:l:l

MA:h

[Larisa]

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Still on 260 mg/day. The coughing has gotten bad again - I keep waking myself up and coughing up a lung or two. I had had enough after last night and got some Mucinex DM. I do not recommend taking it with high levels of baclofen! I've only taken 200 so far today and am completely whacked. (And I'm still coughing!) Ugh.

[Andy R]

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I am on 60 to 80 mgs per day and that seems to keep the "disinterest" maintained. Anything below that and I have had a reawakened "mmm maybe it would be OK now" thought.

Since starting on the bac for the first time in 20 years I have not craved or obsessed. This coupled with anxiety made drinking or not a horrible place to live.

I can handle the rest when there is no craving/interest. My anxiety levels are pretty good at that level also. They were less at a higher dose but some of the other side effects were hard (tiredness etc).

Life is good on baclofen!

Best to you all

[Larisa]

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Okay, this is pretty freaky - I looked up baclofen + cough since I didn't see it listed as a side effect (nasal congestion was, although rare). Turns out that bac is used to *suppress* certain kinds of coughing! I can say with certainty that it does NOT have that effect on me. I am stuffy and drippy and weepy, constant draining into my throat, and coughing like an old person.

I am still sober.

[brightlite]

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Amazing Larisa on the AF time are you still up in the 200's?. Do you have allergies or a cold (flu)? Hope you feel better.

[Larisa]

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Thanks, BL! I have been congested and coughing since I got to about 100 mg/day, but you may be right...this is different. Might just be illin'. I'm still at 260/day.

[beatle]

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I concur -- it sounds like something other than the bac is amiss here.

[cowgal]

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Me too!!

I have a cold too, thank God I got the flu shot!!! I have had a perpetual cough for about 2 weeks now, it cannot be the bac, as I have been on it since 8/14, and only had a post nasal drip from allergies.........

Guess it is just that time of the year.......AND now I work in healthcare again, loving it, on my way to the gym then home to sleep before going in again tonight....... I worked on some artwork there last night, while the patients are asleep I have plenty of spare time......

Lots of love,:l:h

MA

[shelbysmiles]

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Has anyone else noticed this....The dosage that I'm on will work for several days and then it will lose it's power and I have to keep titrating up. It's strange....I think I hit my switch and then one day it's like I did not even take the meds.

Anyway, I have been doing well. I never thought I would be this much in control of my alcohol intake. Not completely AF but for the most part I'm ok with the amount I consume when I do drink (usually 2 glasses of wine)

[brightlite]

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Hi Shelby,

What's your dosage now?

[shelbysmiles]

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I'm at 150. Going up to 160 today.

[panda farts]

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I've moved down to 120mg a day

40mg @ 1pm
40mg @ 5pm
40mg @ 8pm

still effortlessly sober... last week I went out to dinner with a friend of mine @ Chili's where it's 2 for 1 all the time.

Ordered a Killians.. they brought 2 and I was just finishing the second one when the check came at the end of dinner. I thought.. this is that thing that was so elusive for so many years.

I think I could still go out of control if I wanted to but the compulsion is completely vanished. It's still a bit unreal to me.

[veritas]

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Hi there, just a quick update. I am getting over flu, so not feeling so full of energy.

I am having to titrate up very slowly due to side effects. At the moment I fluctuate between 40 and 50mgs daily. I do still have cravings, most days manegable. If I do drink, its seldom more than 3 glasses of wine. I am not getting the same effect from alcohol, in fact, instead of the high, I feel heavy and slow. Had I experienced this when I first started drinking, I would never have bothered to even have another glass. I think that my mind is still looking for the buzz.

When I drink, I feel simply awful the next day. I feel hungover, depressed, heady, tired... and.. and... and. I also get drunk very, very quickly.

[tiptronic_ct]

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My down-titration is still stuck at 140 - 160... Am happy to keep it there if required.