Calling all bac success stories

[hoping4better]

So I'm up to 120mg and have had some days (last week and week before) that I simply had no interest in drinking. I went to buy wine and the thought of drinking it was almost a turn-off. I experienced that feeling about 4-5 days and was able to really cut down on my consumption. But this week, I'm back to my usual drinking levels and usual cravings. Is this typical? From everything I've read, it seems that once you hit the switch, you stay there.

Also, I'm finding it REALLY hard to get up in the morning. Like I can't physically do it, and I remain tired and out of it for much of the day. My 4 yr old crawls in bed with me every morning and sometimes I can't even move.

I'm getting a little discouraged, but as I did experience some disinterest in drinking for a bit, I'm still hopeful.

[Sunnyvalenting]

Calling all bac success stories

I am so glad you started this thread as I was thinking of starting one myself. I would consider myself to ba a success. I have been abstinent (my choice) for almost 5 months. I am on baclofen 60-70 mg. I take the 70 if I have any thinking that I might drink. I also have been to many possible drinking events with a general disinterest in drinking. At this point I am more interested in my disinterest! It is truly phenomenal as in the past ieven if I were moderating i would also be craving more. I have learned that I do not wish to moderate. Abstinence is my road and I have no regrets. Good luck. I think you are on the right path. I feel the bac lets me use my best judgment whereas before my best judgment always got trumped by the cravings.
sunny

[FallonsMom]

Calling all bac success stories

Sunnyvalenting;883254 wrote: I am so glad you started this thread as I was thinking of starting one myself. I would consider myself to ba a success. I have been abstinent (my choice) for almost 5 months. I am on baclofen 60-70 mg. I take the 70 if I have any thinking that I might drink. I also have been to many possible drinking events with a general disinterest in drinking. At this point I am more interested in my disinterest! It is truly phenomenal as in the past ieven if I were moderating i would also be craving more. I have learned that I do not wish to moderate. Abstinence is my road and I have no regrets. Good luck. I think you are on the right path. I feel the bac lets me use my best judgment whereas before my best judgment always got trumped by the cravings.sunny

i agree

[SoFlo1]

Calling all bac success stories

I started on bac with about a week of abstinence and at first I went with a pretty standard titration schedule - got up to 120mg where you are at but found the side effects pretty debilitating. The cravings I had before bac where gone but I thought there was something more to "the switch", like I wouldn't even have thoughts about alcohol. Out of necessity for my job security, I titrated back down to 40mg pretty quickly and found the cravings were still gone but without the side effects. I still sometimes think about alcohol but I no longer glamorize it and feel no overwhelming urge that I have to have it. Bac has simply become another tool in my arsenal.

I know there are many that have had success with drinking through to the breakthrough point and that many feel they have to choice but to take this route, but just by reading through posts over the last couple of months it seems to me that this method generally takes longer and requires higher doses to get to the point of indifference. In my case, some of the indifference comes from bac - it puts me back in control of my thoughts and urges related to Al - and some of it comes simply from abstinence itself, if that makes any sense. Not sure if this helps, but it's been my experience.

[Road to Recovery]

Calling all bac success stories

My experience is an unusual one in terms of dose and timeframe but succesful nonetheless. I was told by my Dr. to stop drinking when I started taking bac (To me that is like asking some one to stop breathing!). I kept drinking but got drunk fast with bac and after a small dose and only a couple of days in, I had enough beer in the fridge to last me 3 more days and would normally purchase 12 beer to get me through the rest of the week (this was always my constant thought - how much do i have, when can I start drinking - how much money do I need to come up with) but then I thought, well maybe I will only get a six pack and quit when it's gone but by day 4 I decided not to buy any and with no beer in the house I decided that was the day. I normally started drinking around 8:00pm so that night at 8;00, feeling tired from the bac, I decided to take a nap rather than come up with an excuse to go get beer. I did this for a few days and by the weekend, I had no desire to drink anymore and was loving the feeling of being sober. I was the guy that said I cannot give up AL completely, I need it in my life, I just want to mod.
Nowadays, I dont think about wanting a drink at all. I see others drinking and I am in situations where i used to drink (hot sunny day by the pool in backyard) but I just think - I cant drink, it does too much damage and not even 1 beer is worth it.
So I owe my life to bac. I wish everyone knew about it. I also am a believer that if you can stop drinking when you start taking bac, it will go a lot quicker and easier...Hope this helps.

[hoping4better]

Calling all bac success stories

Thanks for all your responses. It sounds as if you were all able to maintain sobriety before starting bac, which is great. I experienced a few days of indifference to alcohol and it was so liberating. Unfortunately, it didn't last. I'm just wondering if my roller coaster experience held true for anyone else. Congrats on your sobriety, I hope to be joining you soon! And Road, I totally get the breathing analogy!!! (Unfortunately.)

[PhoenixRising]

Calling all bac success stories

I am at 185 and I think I am nearing my switch. My drink count this week (since Sunday) is 9.5. I usually would be over 220 by now. I, too, have days where the tought of wine is mildly disgusting, other days where the craving all but consumes me.

I got to 180 before, last fall, and got freaked out at the high dosage and got back down to 30 (what a dumbass) and decided to give it another go. I think if I had persevered back then I could have gotten to the switch within a few weeks. So, this time I am not quitting. I am close, and I can feel it, but, yes, the cravings come and go. I guess when you actually get there they are totally gone? Must mean we are getting close (I hope).

Hugs to you!

-P.