At the time of joining this forum i was in a very bad place as I have lost my job, and my marriage is hanging in the balance. Reading the posts on Baclofen gave me hope and my order arrived 4 weeks ago.
I was initially concerned, as I am not doing this with medical supervision, that my size would mean I would have to go to very high levels as I am over 6ft (1.9m) and weigh 18 stone 7 ( 262lbs ,119kg ) I had also been on Prozac ,for a considerable time, for depression. I have previously tried topa but it made my depression worse so I stopped.
I initially did not feel any side effects from the baclofen, was continuing to drink and had no reduction in craving. I tirated up and at 60mg started to feel tired , my body ached and my nose was blocked. I will list these in the seperate thread on side effects. At this level I also had a very nasty experience while drinking, as I became very spaced out ,could not move properly or talk properly, it was like I had had a stroke.
At this point I decided to go AF and I uppped my level to 70mg. For the first two nights I woke up in a sweat ,and I was very hungry but I do not know if this was due to the higher level or my body was detoxing.While tirating up on the baclofen I also started to tirate down on my Prozac.
I have now been alcohol free for 2 weeks, and there have been several key events where I have been able to measure my progress . Both weekends I have attended social events where previously I could not have even considered not having a few drinks ! I have also recently started to play football again on a Wednesday night as I am trying to replace the 5 - 6pm drinking with more positive activities to try and break the habit. When I first started 4 weeks ago the game started at 7pm so I had already had some vodka before I played. For the past few weeks I not only did not have any vodka before but when we went for a drink after the match I had 2 pints of orange juice. This is unheard of from me and my friend was very mistified but more importantly my wife was impressed.
I am now on 100mg a day 30 ,30, 40 and felt very tired after taking the first 40mg. However I now have to consciously make myself go to bed, which is in contrast to passing out on the sofa when I was drinking. Apart from that I feel great on so many levels. I feel alive, motivated , positive ,happy ,exited, healthy, fresh and proud all at the same time !! I have also stopped taking Prozac and do not feel depressed.
Best of luck to all the bigger people who are currently sharing my initial concerns.Keep going with the Baclofen and I am sure you will reach your goal .
I was initially concerned, as I am not doing this with medical supervision, that my size would mean I would have to go to very high levels as I am over 6ft (1.9m) and weigh 18 stone 7 ( 262lbs ,119kg ) I had also been on Prozac ,for a considerable time, for depression. I have previously tried topa but it made my depression worse so I stopped.
I initially did not feel any side effects from the baclofen, was continuing to drink and had no reduction in craving. I tirated up and at 60mg started to feel tired , my body ached and my nose was blocked. I will list these in the seperate thread on side effects. At this level I also had a very nasty experience while drinking, as I became very spaced out ,could not move properly or talk properly, it was like I had had a stroke.
At this point I decided to go AF and I uppped my level to 70mg. For the first two nights I woke up in a sweat ,and I was very hungry but I do not know if this was due to the higher level or my body was detoxing.While tirating up on the baclofen I also started to tirate down on my Prozac.
I have now been alcohol free for 2 weeks, and there have been several key events where I have been able to measure my progress . Both weekends I have attended social events where previously I could not have even considered not having a few drinks ! I have also recently started to play football again on a Wednesday night as I am trying to replace the 5 - 6pm drinking with more positive activities to try and break the habit. When I first started 4 weeks ago the game started at 7pm so I had already had some vodka before I played. For the past few weeks I not only did not have any vodka before but when we went for a drink after the match I had 2 pints of orange juice. This is unheard of from me and my friend was very mistified but more importantly my wife was impressed.
I am now on 100mg a day 30 ,30, 40 and felt very tired after taking the first 40mg. However I now have to consciously make myself go to bed, which is in contrast to passing out on the sofa when I was drinking. Apart from that I feel great on so many levels. I feel alive, motivated , positive ,happy ,exited, healthy, fresh and proud all at the same time !! I have also stopped taking Prozac and do not feel depressed.
Best of luck to all the bigger people who are currently sharing my initial concerns.Keep going with the Baclofen and I am sure you will reach your goal .
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