The side effects are also terrible for me. I'm very tolerant of side effects and would pretty much do anything to quit drinking, but since it's not helping, I can't take it. The muscle twitches are constant - from little ones that you can't really see to big jerks where I drop something or my leg jumps off of my chair. I wake up at night jerking like I have some terrible disease and lie there twitching. Because whatever muscles we use for breathing are so relaxed, I keep waking myself up snoring. The absolute worst side effect of all is that after my 3rd round, my ears start popping and keep doing it for hours - like my ear drum is snapping. And I'm passed out by 7:30 - just like when I drink.
I'm only posting this as my outcome in this group experiment. Please don't let me stop you from using bac - read other people's stories too. There are some really good ones. As for me, I've just ordered topamax again. It worked wonderfully for me last time (over a year ago), and I was an idiot and threw it away to keep drinking. On topa, I actually did largely lose interest in AL - even if it was in front of me! - and stayed that way for quite awhile. Here's hoping it works again.
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