Baclofen working but habit is ingrained !!! help please

[Brave Hearted]

Hi just read an old thread from beattle and they put into words what I have been trying to forulate for a while now. Been taking the bac for a few months went up to 125mg per down but come down to between 75 and 100 a day now as the higher dose mad me really unwell tried a few times and ended up in my bed feeling extrememly poorly. But I digress which is my speciality lol I feel that the bac is really working this must be what it feels like to be a normal person ie not continually thinking about the next drink or playing googd guy bad guy wrestling with your consencence when at the super market. shall I shanrt I buy a bottle of wine ??? all those sort of thoughts . But the thing is the habit is so ingrained that at times I find myself drinking just becauses its what I do ( and then all the usual stuff kicks in over drinking binging , which was my main problem, and all the nasty behaviour it triggers). So does anybody have any advice on ungraining the ingrained ??? Because this is really making me mad the bac has taken away the desire to drink but the habit is still there Ahhhh what am i doing ????????. But on the up side not drinking nearly as regualrly as beofre and all that internal battle ahs gone yippee, and have thought on many occasions as I said beofore ' IS THIS WHAT A NORMAL PERSON FEELS LIKE' , would just like to slot this last piece of the puzzle in place, so very open to sugguestions /help on this issue.

Thank you BH x

[tiptronic_ct]

Baclofen working but habit is ingrained !!! help please

Hi, BH

I have always held that bac isn't the answer all by itself. We have to put in effrot from our side as well.

The biggest thing is to have a plan for each day, and to centre that around the breaking of old routines. It helped me enormously, especially while I was tapering my drinking down before I started on bac.

Many people who use meds, especially bac, will probably scoff at me for saying this, but have you had a look at the Toolbox Thread? You can find it here: https://www.mywayout.org/community/f1...box-27556.html

Have a read, and see if some of the tips and tricks make sense to you.

Just thought I'd add that I'm 40 days AF by now and so grateful, you cannot imagine.

[Andy R]

Baclofen working but habit is ingrained !!! help please

Hi BH,

I know exactly what you mean.

I think Bac is marvellous - but is not in and of itself a "100% cure" for all the reasons you mention.

There has to be something else as well as not drinking. - which has gotten easier for me because of "off switch" effect and decrease in anxiety.

For me this involves taking care of all the other things in the best way I can. It means signing on here every day, having a plan for what I need to do during the day, being kind to myself and not expecting 100% improvement by next wednesday. It also means getting some kind of balance in my life. (I am not there yet )

I also use the toolbox here.

You have made a big step and I wish you well.

[brightlite]

Baclofen working but habit is ingrained !!! help please

Yes, balance in life. That is the answer. It is so hard to try to add things to enhance your or other lives when you barely have the energy to survive day to day and continue your personal battle with AL. It can be exhausting and overwhelming. I guess the key is not to put the cart before the horse and the main thing is to acquire enough AF time to feel well. Well enough to be able to bring in another element into your life. Baby steps...right?

[Brave Hearted]

Baclofen working but habit is ingrained !!! help please

Hi thanks for the replies and good advice will look in the tool box never used that before, goign out tonight with friends and Mondays have been my problem the last couple of weeks so will put aside some time later today to work out a plan, its just weird how bac gives you control over drinking but I still on occasion mess up really bugs me but I keep moving forward ! may even do the af thing tonight . Once again thanks all