Forgive me if this information is already out there buried in a thread, but I have not been able to find what I?m looking for. If someone wants to point me to it, please do. I?ll be happy to delete this. For I?m one of those 'lurkers' as Getting Better so humorously and aptly describes us ? avid readers who tend to be on the more reserved side when it comes to actually posting. Sorry? Makes us sound kind of parasitic. But we are ever so grateful for you brave souls who post regularly.
Several of the threads I?ve been reading lately are of a cautionary nature regarding the dosage and side-effects of Baclofen. Please don?t get me wrong --I think these threads are incredibly useful. The advice and collective experience I?ve found here has been a godsend to me. I?ve learned everything from the importance of tirating up slowly to avoiding antihistamines in my own Baclofen journey. Because of the advice here, I have successfully made it to 110 mg a day, and good things are definitely starting to happen. Most nights I?m indifferent to drinking, but I haven?t hit the elusive switch yet.
I feel I could benefit from hearing the 'home stretch' accounts of those who have achieved success with Baclofen, as one who is still trying desperately to stake a position rounding the last turn (I hope). If you feel Baclofen helped you beat the beast, could you please relate your experience the last week or two leading up to the switch? Here are some of the specific things I would very much like to hear about and I think others would as well: What things did you notice (physically, mentally, emotionally) the last two weeks before the switch kicked in? Did the cravings die out all at once, or was it gradual? What happens with the emotional dependence, the relationship we all have built to some extent with alcohol, when you hit the switch? Do you still have to deal with emptiness, or does that all disappear with the indifference that I keep hearing about? What role does willpower play, if any, in reaching the switch? When you reached that indifference, were you confident enough in it to scale back on the Baclofen? But mostly, what was happening in those last couple of weeks? I know this is a huge amount to throw out there, and the questions above are perhaps points of elaboration, but my main question:
What was your experience leading up to the switch, and how did you know when you reached it?
Again, my thanks. And my apologies if this information is posted elsewhere. Those of us who feel that we have a chance in making it, sometimes need the most help when the finish line is finally in sight.
Henrietta
(sorry, for all the horse references, I'm a horsey sort)
Several of the threads I?ve been reading lately are of a cautionary nature regarding the dosage and side-effects of Baclofen. Please don?t get me wrong --I think these threads are incredibly useful. The advice and collective experience I?ve found here has been a godsend to me. I?ve learned everything from the importance of tirating up slowly to avoiding antihistamines in my own Baclofen journey. Because of the advice here, I have successfully made it to 110 mg a day, and good things are definitely starting to happen. Most nights I?m indifferent to drinking, but I haven?t hit the elusive switch yet.
I feel I could benefit from hearing the 'home stretch' accounts of those who have achieved success with Baclofen, as one who is still trying desperately to stake a position rounding the last turn (I hope). If you feel Baclofen helped you beat the beast, could you please relate your experience the last week or two leading up to the switch? Here are some of the specific things I would very much like to hear about and I think others would as well: What things did you notice (physically, mentally, emotionally) the last two weeks before the switch kicked in? Did the cravings die out all at once, or was it gradual? What happens with the emotional dependence, the relationship we all have built to some extent with alcohol, when you hit the switch? Do you still have to deal with emptiness, or does that all disappear with the indifference that I keep hearing about? What role does willpower play, if any, in reaching the switch? When you reached that indifference, were you confident enough in it to scale back on the Baclofen? But mostly, what was happening in those last couple of weeks? I know this is a huge amount to throw out there, and the questions above are perhaps points of elaboration, but my main question:
What was your experience leading up to the switch, and how did you know when you reached it?
Again, my thanks. And my apologies if this information is posted elsewhere. Those of us who feel that we have a chance in making it, sometimes need the most help when the finish line is finally in sight.
Henrietta
(sorry, for all the horse references, I'm a horsey sort)
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