Please know that I am only referring to my personal experience here. I don't want to discourage anyone, since everyone is different, and it might work for you, as it has for others. It just didn't work for me. I have titrated up to 280 several times since July, and I never hit the "switch." I did stay largely sober for the first 3 months, but I was just switching one drug for another - didn't get drunk, but got a sleepy, foggy buzz on the bac - which eventually led me back to my drug of choice. I have been on 180-280 mg for months, and I'm drinking, and as much as I hate it, I have to admit that it's not working.
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.
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.
And kept it off.
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