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    #1

    Baclofen Benefits

    I am wondering other peoples beneifts with Baclofen. Here are mine...

    1-Weight Loss - Less Hungry
    2-Getting stronger in the gym without eating as much.
    3-Anxiety is 90% gone or more. Went from can I handle life to life is easy.
    4-Off all anti-depressants was on 200 mg of Zoloft and 60 mg of Busporne both max doses. I am currently on 120 mg of Baclofen a day in 4 doses.
    5-Sleep better now that I take a 4th last Baclofen dose 1 hour before bed.
    6-Libido through the roof.
    7-Craving/Desire to drink went from 8 down to 0 to a 1 on a scale of 0-10. Have went 18 days ABS free, longest I went in a few years.
    8-Actually listen to what my wife says now without being defensive.
    9-Get more done at work and life.
    10-Don't really remember feeling this good EVER.

    Only side effect has been a bit clumsyness but that is because I went up on it fast.

    Wondering when the My Way Out book might be updated with Baclofen instead of Topomax because of less side effects and all the positive results and then some. Is this a miracle drug or what?

    So what benefits have you noticed on Baclofen?

    -John
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    Baclofen Benefits: https://www.mywayout.org/community/f20/baclofen-benefits-45389.html

    :bagdude: "It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult undertaking which more than anything else, will determine its successful outcome."-Williams James
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    #2
    Baclofen Benefits

    Benefits I Have Noticed On Baclofen ( 90 mg per day)

    1. Calmer and Happier
    2. More Patient
    3. Weight Loss-Less Hungry
    4. Cravings Have Subsided
    5. AL Consumption Down From 2-4 Drinks Per Night to AF
    6. Sleep Well

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      #3
      Baclofen Benefits

      John, I too found Topomax very difficult to tolerate. It made it almost impossible to work because I just could not think of words (or think much at all), even at a fairly low dose. I'm glad that others are reporting less of a problem with Baclofen.
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      Tracy

      ?Our freedom can be measured by the number of things we can walk away from.?
      - Vernon Howard

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        #4
        Baclofen Benefits

        I'm still titrating up (at 80 now, having to hold here for awhile until my next shipment gets in), but I'm already seeing a bunch of benefits already:

        1) More energy
        2) Happier and more optimistic
        3) Less hungry (and like AL, I can get myself past food cravings w/out fixating on them)
        4) Sleep great, wake up early and actually feel refreshed, which I can't remember when that's ever happened
        5) Much higher libido
        6) Just a general somewhat "buzzy" feeling of well being
        7) Starting to get the desire to workout again, after a long period of very low or no motivation
        8) And of course, much easier to abstain from alcohol, though I'm sure that will get even easier as I increase my dose

        I'd take this stuff even if it did nothing for my alcohol cravings, as it's been having so many other positive benefits in other areas of my life.

        I too couldn't handle Topamax. I dealt alright with the dumbing down aspect of it, as incredibly annoying as it was at times, it was the crippling depression that came with the higher dose (and I was still drinking!) that I couldn't deal with.
        Better Living Through Chemistry

        Switched at 180mgs of Baclofen on 1/31/11, and again on 10/8/11 at 200mgs.

        Could've been a swan on a glassy lake, could've been a gull in a clipper's wake. Could've been a ladybug on a windchime, but she was born a dragonfly.
        ~Clutch

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          #5
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          This is my favorite thread. It's spoon-feeding me hope. I made an appt with my nurse practitioner for Weds. She'll probably not like the idea, but I'm going to tell her that I'm going to do it anyway - with or without her. I hope it works.
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          Tracy

          ?Our freedom can be measured by the number of things we can walk away from.?
          - Vernon Howard

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            #6
            Baclofen Benefits

            List of side effects...

            The good

            1) Relaxed... I've been prescribed all sorts of shite for anxiety but this is the only drug, apart from Lyrica, that has helped.

            2) Randy as a dog

            3) Happy to talk to any bastard... I'm beginning to be the boring bastard that I tried to avoid when I was sober!

            4) I love food. Such an appetite. This is great for me, I normally hate food when drinking so most of the time!

            The bad...

            1) The bad is actually good... booze is starting to make me feel sick, still craving though!

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              #7
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              I also see some amazing positive SEs

              1 Optimism (first time in log time with regard to my future)

              2 Thoughts are of better quality. Rather than get caught up in my old destructive thought patters, I can circumvent them and actually think on a reasoned level. Maybe adult level ("I'm OK, your OK" anyone read that book)

              3 Patience. I'm becoming saint like in by ability to look beyond the immediate.

              4 Eat less but more frequently. Good or bad, I don't know.

              5 Sleep less at the beginning but now I'm up to about 5 hours a night which is about usual. But I sleep in two 2.5 hour shifts. Strange. However I'm sure the quality of sleep is better. More REM or something. Even on small amounts I feel refreshed.

              6 Unfortunately lower libido

              7 My buzz hangovers, heightened by bac are like my face has swolen up.

              8 Pins and needles when I wake up (due to heart slowing down?). I think I'm a good candidate for a heart attack so a little worried about this .
              Started Baclofen 3/9/10 Hit my switch at 250mg on 21/11/10 3.125mg/Kg

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                #8
                Baclofen Benefits

                Wildrover;971666 wrote: List of side effects...
                The bad...

                1) The bad is actually good... booze is starting to make me feel sick, still craving though!
                I can totally relate to that Wildrover. I was feeling really fantastic the last couple of days, which were AF for me. Got really irritated last night and ended up having just 2 drinks (though one was a really strong beer on an empty stomach) and pretty much feel like ass today. Not good, as I've got lots to do!
                Better Living Through Chemistry

                Switched at 180mgs of Baclofen on 1/31/11, and again on 10/8/11 at 200mgs.

                Could've been a swan on a glassy lake, could've been a gull in a clipper's wake. Could've been a ladybug on a windchime, but she was born a dragonfly.
                ~Clutch

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                  #9
                  Baclofen Benefits

                  I read these posts to my husband, who doesn't normally drink as much as I do, but he certainly fits the profile of alcohol abuser and wants to stop drinking for financial and health reasons. He also has anxiety issues and has never been excited about any recovery program (and flat out hated AA), but he is enthusiastic to try baclofen after hearing about these posts. So, I will have a partner on this project, thanks to the people who posted.
                  * * *

                  Tracy

                  ?Our freedom can be measured by the number of things we can walk away from.?
                  - Vernon Howard

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                    #10
                    Baclofen Benefits

                    I drank a fair bit last night and was hungover (and late) for work this morning.

                    Strangely, although I felt like shit, I wasn't in my normal hungover state of being a paranoid, anxious wreck. I actually felt quite relaxed all day.

                    Even more strangely, the thought of a drink to ease the pain of the hangover, just didn't appeal!

                    Stranger still, I was supposed to be out in town with the lads an hour and a half ago and simply can't be bothered. Although the not so friendly text messages are making me feel I should go and I think I'd need a couple of a straighteners first if I was to go!

                    Could even be a dry night! There's definitely something to this Baclofen... and it's only day three. I have up the dosed from 40 to 60 mg a day early though.

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                      #11
                      Baclofen Benefits

                      It's been a miracle for me, Mirawizad. I, too, lost the pounds, the Zoloft, and the anxiety. I also lost the compulsion to over-spend AND lost an aversion to work which showed up for three years when I was sober by more conventional means. I'm self-employed, and could stay sober, but for some reason couldn't stay sober and work. Now I'm loving both. Yep. Freakin' miracle for me!
                      "Wherever you are is the entry point." --Kabir

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                        #12
                        Baclofen Benefits

                        I am on 75 mg: 25 mg at breakfast, lunch and dinner. Waiting for the sleepiness to subside before going up more.

                        Benefits:
                        1. Sleep great
                        2. Drink way less

                        Not-benefits
                        1. Nod off at my desk starting around 3pm
                        2. Gained weight (10 pounds) It is coming off now however.

                        I haven't had any of the icky side effects, nor tingling which was unbearable with topamax. Sure wish I ate less like other people!!! Had intense carb cravings for awhile but that has really lessened since I hit 75.

                        My best to all.

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                          #13
                          Baclofen Benefits

                          21 days ABS thanks to Baclofen

                          Now 21 days ABS and still on Baclofen. The other day I was going to go to a party where there was a lot of drinking. I took an extra 40 mg of baclofen and my dinner and night dose all at once. I was really feeling like drinking but at the party I actually had no desire to drink. I felt REALLY clumsy but compares to all the people getting really drunk I wasn't even close to them on the clumsy scale.

                          I think had I not increased my dose by 40 mg baclofen on the three times I had major cravins I would have drank. Each time it worked within an hour to an hour an a half. Just got to watch that clumsyness I guess. I actually spilled a glass of wine the second day I was on Baclofen, yes I was drinking the first two weeks I was on it but that quickly went away for me. I still plan to drink in major moderate amounts after my 30 to see how it goes. The last time I drank I had one of the worst hangovers but that could have been the Baclofen or the Naltrexone I took right before I drank.

                          Thanks for all the great posts. My wife has been telling everyone that I am night and day different when it comes to my mood and calmness.

                          -John
                          **************
                          Baclofen Benefits: https://www.mywayout.org/community/f20/baclofen-benefits-45389.html

                          :bagdude: "It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult undertaking which more than anything else, will determine its successful outcome."-Williams James

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                            #14
                            Baclofen Benefits

                            Positives:
                            Anxiety is gone
                            Can lift more at the gym.
                            Feel serene.

                            Negatives:
                            At high doses, Bac gave me a huge appetite. I gained about 8 pounds. Now that I am dosing down, I have lost 4.
                            SUPER sleepy whenever I increased the dose. Fell asleep at work many times in the afternoon, until I discovered Diet Mtn Dew.
                            Weird twitching at the highest doses.
                            Go before that fire there, at the altar of your heart
                            That fire of who you really are and be consumed by it fully
                            Surrender everything into the fire of that love until you are one with that love. You ARE that love.
                            Tilak Pyle Altar of the Heart

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                              #15
                              Baclofen Benefits

                              Diet Mountain Dew. Cool!! I'm picking some up tomorrow!

                              Except I read that diet sodas increase carb cravings, and let me tell you, today I could eat through every cupboard in my house, except the cupboards are empty of carbs because I already ate them all.

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