Baclofen or Campral?

[colery]

Hi,

I am using Campral and have gone 5 days AF but frankly only because I took a small amount of Antabuse and it scares me too much to cheat on this. I am trying to use my faith in God and my desire to get this monkey off of my back as my motivators, but all too conscious of how I have failed in the past with the 'mental games'. For that reason, was wondering if Baclofen might be right for me since if I slip hopefully the desire to "keep the wine flowing" will be gone?

I know I use wine to self-medicate for feelings of anxiety, and also to not face issues with being vulnerable/honest about me feelings. I am working on that with a counselor. Still, altough I can distract myself through the week, the thought of going out to dinner and not being able to enjoy even one glass kills me. I like everyone else just wants to be able to be "normal" if that's possible.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! I would go through River as confiding in my doc has backfired from an insurance standpoint so I would not be doing this under supervision.

Thanks Again!

[vette]

Baclofen or Campral?

For me, Campral was a God-send....I stopped drinking in February after 25 plus years of drinking every night and I have not had a single craving. I am just one person, and may not be representative, but it has worked for me. I went to a 28 day non 12-step program and have not had any type of after-care program. Good luck-you can do it, whatever approach you take!

[RedThread12]

Baclofen or Campral?

Glad to hear the Campral was the "deal" for you, Vette.

Great example we have here, of how we are all different and all have to find out own way out. My doc gave me Campral and I started it before I was completely AF (not recommend but the best I could do at the time) and it made me suicidally depressed. I also found it very easy to "overdrink" the decrease in cravings . . . so I went to Baclofen. I could feel the effects within an hour and knew that I would be able to come out of a relapse that was spiraling quickly back to the hell I had lived three years ago.

That was last Saturday - and the results have been nothing less than miraculous for me. BUT I am self-employed, so I am able to manage the minimal side effects in my own time and without any stress about having to struggle against the sleepiness, etc. But the days have still been very productive and I feel better than good. (it occurred to me to say, "better than James Brown, but am not sure how universal that little joke is!). I have a bottle of wine in the cabinet that has been there for THREE days. Never in a million years, just a week ago!

So maybe the moral of this story is don't give up, don't ever, ever, ever give up. Keep reading, keep asking, keep posting . . . there IS a way out! Hope you find yours post haste!