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[Augman]

2 rehabs,campral, naldexrone, vivitrol, all with no success. Is balfolcen the real deal? I am at wits end. Thanks for your help.

[startingover]

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Hi Augman, welcome to MWO.
I dont take Bac but just wanted to say Hi!
For many bac has been like a miracle. Have you checked out the threads on it?
Keep reading and posting, the support here plus some supplements and a change in thinking are what got me sober.
Good luck!

[panda farts]

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If you can handle the side effects I think it's a good chance.

It seems to be working for me and a lot of others on here.

[YoungAtHeart]

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Hi Augman,

I have had success with topamax; I needed to titrate up to 200mg in order to stop drinking. As with baclofen, it has its side effects. I am now off of it, but I was at a maintenance dose of 50mg for quite a while. I would go on it in a heartbeat if I had a lapse or felt myself in danger of drinking again.

It seems that Baclofen has been a real miracle for some, and I think it is worth considering.

I hope you won't be hopeless for long. This is a great place. I have been a member for almost 4 years, and I had a lot of screw ups before I got sober. Keep the faith, listen to those who have had success, and keep posting and working at it! You can't fail until you stop trying.

[tiptronic_ct]

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Hi, Augman

With the support I got here, learning new coping skills and baclofen, I have been AF since 21 August.

I have my life back. The hopelessness is gone.

Welcome, and good luck.

For information on baclofen, I suggest you start with ths thread, created by Zenstyle (one of our Bac pioneers https://www.mywayout.org/community/f2...ion-34919.html

[beatle]

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Augman;729163 wrote: 2 rehabs,campral, naldexrone, vivitrol, all with no success. Is balfolcen the real deal? I am at wits end. Thanks for your help.

:welcome:

Augman, I've done all you have plus much more. I know this is not a contest, but if it was, I think I'd win hands down.

Anyway, if you read more on the Bac threads here, you will get a good idea of what's going on. The majority have had good to great results with Bac, a few have had such severe side-effects that they were forced to stop. Hey, we're all different. AA even works for some people, so there's the proof:H

Anyway, I am far from AF (still) but my life has improved immeasurably from Bac, and I am pretty confident I will be AF in the not-too-distant future. My anxiety is all but gone and so is my insomnia. My drinking has decreased quite naturally and I feel more satisfied with life in general.

If you can get that far, you are on your way, right?

[Augman]

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thanks to you all

Glad to be here. I will let you how my progress goes, now I need to find some balcofen and give it a try- my head doctor will not prescribe it.

[RedThread12]

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AUGMAN - I just "bumped" Lusus Naturae's thread on ordering baclofen online up so you can find it easily.

Lusus did a lot of research and it's really helpful info. Thanks Lusus - good luck, Aug!

[Augman]

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Did not get your bump

thanks.