My Baclofen Experience

[moglor]

Hi All,

I just posted my story in the story area of the boards. I just received my shipment of Baclofen. I've read all the posts on this board, and I'm really excited to be a part of it.

I just took my first 10mg. I look forward to updating everyone on my journey.

Best,
Moglor.

[Sunnyvalenting]

My Baclofen Experience

I hope it works as well for you as it has for me. I have been on it for almost 5 months. took a few weeks to get used to. I have been abstinent the entire time. No cravings. Very pleased. Currently on 5--70 per day.
I made a commitment to abstinence and this helped. Some continue to drink while on it but I chose not to. I want it to "enhance" my good judgment, not compete with my bad judgment, if that makes any sense.
Good Luck
Sunny

[Chi]

My Baclofen Experience

Hi moglor,

I'm about 2 1/2 weeks into the bac journey and so far I remain optimistic. Good luck to you and I will look forward to hearing about your experience.

[Road to Recovery]

My Baclofen Experience

Moglor, Chi,
You wont be disappointed! I have managed to be AF for 4 months because of Bac. It is a lifesaver!

[SoFlo1]

My Baclofen Experience

Just got through my first week and I can categorically state this stuff works - my cravings disappeared even at a relatively small dose. I'm now at 4x20mg and have had a couple of SE's, both sleepiness and sleeplessness (tired and the wrong time, unable to sleep well at night) and a fuzzy headed feeling. I'm hoping both go away in the next few days as I get used to it.

[tiptronic_ct]

My Baclofen Experience

Best of luck, Moglor!

We'll be watching out for updates on your progress.

[moglor]

My Baclofen Experience

Day 0 - Last night - In true polyaddictive style, I ended up popping 30mg total (first time taking bac) after drinking ~13 units (beer), then smoked a joint and chatted with a friend online for about 30 minutes (this is around 10:30pm,) laid down on the couch for a minute, and woke up at 3AM with the lights still on. :-) Slept quite well however; dreams were very peculiar, but not bad.

Day 1 - Staggered off to bed at 3AM, got up for work at 8 with the most epic dry mouth I've ever had. I drank about a liter of club soda and a diet pepsi, took a shower, popped 10mg and headed off to work. In retrospect, I probably should have waited until I got to work to take the 10mg, because the ~40 minute drive was .. strange. I dunno if it was the baclofen, if I was still a little drunk, high, or what, but in retrospect, I probably shouldn't have been driving. :| I was relaxed and felt fine, although a little nauseated (again, probably hungover more than baclofen-related) through the various meetings and whatnot of the workday. I just got home, took some aspirin and vitamins (headache, again probably unrelated to bac) and another 10mg. Feeling relaxed, anxiety level is surprisingly low, but beer cravings remain unabated. I continue to be optimistic. I have not experienced any significant side effects other than knocking myself out last night. Oddly, I found myself smiling quite a bit today, which is unusual for me, so my mood was definitely elevated.

Best,
-Moglor

[moglor]

My Baclofen Experience

Day 1 - Cont'd - Felt kind of silly all day, got some major news at work, so hard to tell if the feelings were bac related or just extra-ordinary. Took 10mg (see previous post) around 4pm. (20mg today total so far.)

Cravings remain unabated. Took another 10mg around 8pm. Long discussion with friends about nature of universe. Realized that yes, there is a significant difference between high Moglor and non-high Moglor's observation of the universe. Took an extra 10mg, no difference. 2315, still no difference, but I have noticed side effects throughout the day. I find myself unsteady on my feet, and very uncoordinated. I have knocked a lot of stuff over tonight; I attributed it to being tired. It is a data point.

[edifice98]

My Baclofen Experience

I also notice coordination problems. Has only been about a week and a half for me. I started at around 50 a day but that is probably not recommended. Hang in there and keep us posted.

[moglor]

My Baclofen Experience

Noticed I wasn't adding alcohol units, so I'll include those as well as mg of bac. I also included some historical data. My pattern is to go on a bender for 5-8 days, then take a couple days off when the hangovers get too bad, or I can't drink without making myself very ill.

Day -4 - 15 units AL
Day -3 - 12 units AL
Day -2 - 12 units AL
Day -1 - 12 units AL
Day 0 - 13 units AL/ 30 mg
Day 1 - 14 units AL/ 40 mg
Day 2 -

[moglor]

My Baclofen Experience

Well, that sucked.

I got fucking loaded on Friday night like usual (20-30 units), probably drank more than normal; bac seems to dull the effects of Al. Got home and took my next dose of bac. Usually I drink more when I get home, but didn't. I think I smoked a bowl, but have no recollection. Woke up Saturday morning parched. I did not know it was possible to be so thirsty. I went to my saturday thing, came home about 4pm, ate lunch, took more bac, and passed the fuck out. I "woke up" around 11pm, completely disoriented. I ate the rest of my lunch, figuring it was blood sugar, played a video game for about 15 minutes, then went back to bed because I was dizzy. This was at 50mg, in a 10/10/20/10 configuration, with no AL, just hung over.

I woke up this morning around 7:30A, but I was incapable of getting out of bed. Baclofen is BRUTAL for being able to get up in the morning. I was so fucking tired, and so weirdly limp, I just rolled over and went back to sleep. I had crazy strange vivid disturbing dreams. I drank a lot of water the previous night, because I was so thirsty. Maybe this is TMI, but whatever; when I finally rolled out of bed around 8:30A, I discovered that I'd pissed the bed. Not a lot, but enough to be concerned. This has NEVER happened before, even in my deepest darkest binges. I have not unconsciously wet myself since I was .. 9 maybe. I spent the rest of the day paranoid that I was going to pee my pants. I did not, but I drank heavily - 15ish units.

I took 30mg today. The SEs seem a little wild, and I'm pretty wasted, so I'm not going to tempt fate, or my mattress. I'll likely take another 10mg before I go to sleep. I really want to get to 60mg, but I'm not stupid. I've already found myself making critical mistakes when I take 20mg at a time; leaving doors unlocked/open, leaving food out, leaving cats' medication partially drawn. It seems taking a big dose at once causes more of a blackout than just drinking alone.

-Moglor

[beatle]

My Baclofen Experience

Probably others have mentioned this, but it sounds like you are titrating up much too fast for your body.

I know there are a few who were able to titrate up quickly with little or no SEs, but these are rare cases indeed.

The general experience of others on this forum is that if you are able to be patient, and titrate up very very very slowly, you may have only moderate and passing SEs. This is just said from my impression of others' experience, my own included.

Also, Dr. Levin is adamant in the slow titration and claims 100% success rate with baclofen treatment of alcoholics when they follow his protocol (see separate thread on Dr. Levin: https://www.mywayout.org/community/f2...sen-41531.html)

I will also bump it to the top for you (and others).

[Sunnyvalenting]

My Baclofen Experience

I took me quite awhile- at least 3 weeks before I could take 20 mg at a time. I got to 60 mg/day in about 4 days but had to take it every 3 hours at 10 mg due to somnolence if I took the entire 20. I avoided long driving trips and adjusted my timing of the relevent dose until after arriving. I still fall asleep easily if I sit down (4 1/2 months in) but not likely to be tired if I am working or moving around. Now at about 60-70/d and able to take it in3-4 doses.
I suggest you commit to abstinence and just see if it can help you with that.
Good Luck

[moglor]

My Baclofen Experience

Sunny - If I could commit to abstinence, I wouldn't be chasing foreign pharmaceuticals in a last ditch effort to un-fuck my life before I end up in jail or dead! Your point is certainly well taken, however, and I certainly TRY to avoid drinking. My problem has always been that I get crippling cravings for a beer, but as soon as that first sip hits my lips, I'm in for the duration.

Lessee... the timestamps on this board confuse me. In my last post, I woke up "this morning" which would have been Saturday, my time. I did not drink Saturday, and I took 30mg of bac. I was tremendously sleepy, and took a nap in the afternoon. I played video games in the evening, then went to bed and read for a few hours. Had a really tough time getting to sleep. Got up around 10:30 Sunday, and had a terrible time getting up. For whatever reason, baclofen makes it really hard for me to wake up. I end up spending hours in that sort of dream state when you wake up at 5AM and have to be at work at 8, so you know you can sleep in another 3 hours, but you don't totally sleep.

Anyhow, managed to get out of bed without peeing on myself, had an enjoyable day, came home, went to a friend's place, and proceeded to get absolutely schwacked, but only drank about 14 units. Went home, smoked a small amount of weed, kept to 30mg bac across the day, woke up Monday very thirsty, major dry mouth. Extremely hung over- far more than I would be after "only" drinking 14 beers. Bac definitely screws with my body/metabolism in weird ways. If this keeps up, the hangovers might just turn me off to the booze. Hah!

Monday (yesterday) - didn't drink. Was off work, so I pretty much played video games all day. Ate some sausages and sauerkraut, and a dish of blueberries later in the evening. Was feeling good, but I stuck with 30mg after the weird SEs of the past few days.

Tuesday (today, it's now 7:33pm local) - I'm at 50mg so far, no SEs, but I was horrendously bored at work this afternoon, and it was difficult to stay awake (due to boredom.) The somnolence of bac did not help matters. I had a raging case of the trots this morning, which I blame on the blueberries. Fruit screws up my guts really bad, plus the polish sausages and sauerkraut from last night.. yeah. In between the boredom, work was tremendously stressful, and the cravings were inescapable. I drank 4 units when I got home while I did some wood working, then talked to my mom for awhile, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, so I drank another 4 units. I'm tired now, and I'll probably have another few beers, and I'm really impatient, so probably another 10-20mg of bac. So far, baclofen has made my life.. interesting. The impatience of "titration" triggers every neurosis I have. I want to swallow 300mg and be done with it, but while I'm a drunkard, I remain mostly not stupid.

Until tomorrow,
Moglor

[moglor]

My Baclofen Experience

Today: 10mg at 7:30, 20mg at 11:45, 20mg at 17:45, 20mg at 22:30. I'm super tired of titrating up slowly, I'm so impatient. Doors are locked, cats are fed, we'll see how this plays out.