Consolidated Baclofen Success Thread
LaBear,
I was taking Xanax and Baclofen simultaneously, which in and of itself was no problem. The success of the Baclofen at reducing anxiety, however, made the Xanax seem unnecessary, and mixing Xanax and AL, as most know, was almost always a disaster. I had tried to quit taking Xanax altogether in my pre Baclofen days and simply could not; the withdrawal symptoms were just to severe. After doing a lot of studying online, including perusing the hundreds and hundreds of posts here at MWO, I was fairly confident that Baclofen would satisfy my GABA receptors' "need" for the Xanax and that I could just quit cold turkey. So, when my prescription ran out, I told my doctor not to refill it, that I no longer needed it. It was a bit of a gamble, but it worked, I never took another Xanax and never noticed the slightest withdrawal symptom. Note, however, that I was taking 80mg of Baclofen daily at that time, thus, I can't say if it would have been quite so easy at a minimal beginning dosage.
Best of luck, and certainly try Baclofen -- what have you got to lose -- it is perfectly safe and has no dangerous interactions with either Benzos or Naltexone, or any other drug that I know of for that matter. Naltexone alone, in my judgement, just will not eliminate the cravings for AL, you will never hit the "switch" of indifference, and it will certainly never cure you. I think it's main effect comes from the fact that the user knows that by being on the drug, the pleasurable effects of alcohol will be blunted, thus it acts as a deterrant to AL abuse, but not a cure. Also, from my past experience, you can drink through the effects of the Naltrexone and still get plenty drunk, it just takes a greater amount of alcohol to get there -- not a very appealing prospect.
LaBear,
I was taking Xanax and Baclofen simultaneously, which in and of itself was no problem. The success of the Baclofen at reducing anxiety, however, made the Xanax seem unnecessary, and mixing Xanax and AL, as most know, was almost always a disaster. I had tried to quit taking Xanax altogether in my pre Baclofen days and simply could not; the withdrawal symptoms were just to severe. After doing a lot of studying online, including perusing the hundreds and hundreds of posts here at MWO, I was fairly confident that Baclofen would satisfy my GABA receptors' "need" for the Xanax and that I could just quit cold turkey. So, when my prescription ran out, I told my doctor not to refill it, that I no longer needed it. It was a bit of a gamble, but it worked, I never took another Xanax and never noticed the slightest withdrawal symptom. Note, however, that I was taking 80mg of Baclofen daily at that time, thus, I can't say if it would have been quite so easy at a minimal beginning dosage.
Best of luck, and certainly try Baclofen -- what have you got to lose -- it is perfectly safe and has no dangerous interactions with either Benzos or Naltexone, or any other drug that I know of for that matter. Naltexone alone, in my judgement, just will not eliminate the cravings for AL, you will never hit the "switch" of indifference, and it will certainly never cure you. I think it's main effect comes from the fact that the user knows that by being on the drug, the pleasurable effects of alcohol will be blunted, thus it acts as a deterrant to AL abuse, but not a cure. Also, from my past experience, you can drink through the effects of the Naltrexone and still get plenty drunk, it just takes a greater amount of alcohol to get there -- not a very appealing prospect.
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