Waiting is the hardest part…

[inde72]

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[sunshinedaisies]

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Trust me - waiting is NOT the hardest part!!!!!!

[Topsy-Turvy-Tracy]

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That was funny even though the only words I understood were "Annie Oakley." And the bunnies hopping by were a great touch.

I remember a quote (don't know who said it): "Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering."

Inde, I think it will be worth your wait. I really hope so!

[AllyB]

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The waiting game sucks, lets play Hungry Hungry Hippos!

[help4me]

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I was waiting up until today. My shipment arrived yesterday and I just took my first 10mg. I'm nervous and excited at the same time.....

Now I must wait to see how this goes. I'll play hungry, hungry hippos!

[inde72]

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still waiting!

help4me;975697 wrote: I'll play hungry, hungry hippos!

There is a flash game, if anyone is interested.

I had the first discussion with "SO." She has significant medical knowledge, questioned me on risks to random vital organs, etc.

Productive.

I'm not at the scale of "breaking the binge" as some of you are. Shout out to those that try tho. Special thanks for those that are trying to break for a love one. PM me if you want someone to phone, collect, because you rock.

Small diversion: I go for coffee with guys double my age, every weekday. The amount of men that died of AL, from my village, is incredible, as recounted by these gentleman.

"SO" does accuse me of being optimistic. She is also demanding double blind random studies. She is conservative in her field, and generally. She did appreciate my efforts, while reserving judgment, to consult my stack of references.

Honestly, I don't want my narrative to be about AL; like my old fogey friends tell me of some characters.

E,

ps. Don't feed the trolls.
pss: Shout out to Abby, Susanna; way to go.
psss: Shout out to ignominous; where the heck are you in asia; PM me.

[ignominous]

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Yo Inde

Not yet ready to give out my location, call me paranoid ( Tip did and look what it got him) but I'm concentrating on my safe boundary issues!

Who is SO and what is a flash game?

[inde72]

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Fair enough…

SO == Significant Other, my fiance

btw: Here is an example of the game:

Hungry Hungry Hippo Game - Play Free Online Games @ PlayItOnTheWeb

[ignominous]

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The internet here is really slow, so I didn't get to play the game, But I get the jist, its a board game like monopoly or risk and flash is as in 'flash porno'.

[Ne/Neva Eva]

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Hi, all.
Inde, got the meds yet?
I'm not at the point where someone needs to set my emergency brakes either. But I ditto your shout out and hope they're well.
I re-started bac a week ago with much less drama than the last time I took them. (I was a train wreck.) I'm following Dr. Levin's latest titration schedule and all seems to be going well.
I also have a loved one in medicine who was less than enthusiastic, but she spent last weekend looking up research on bac, in journals she 'respects.' And then gave me the full on go ahead! A huge relief which has led to unbridled optimism.
It would be great to hear if there are others just starting and going slow.

[ignominous]

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Any one seen that filmwith Dustin Hoffman where all the zombie patients start waking up with a new drug. That's how I feel, I'm trying to make the most of it before it wears off and I fall back into my previous catatonic state.
Keep posting thoughts.

[Isolde]

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I'll play Hungry Hungry Hippos too! I'm still waiting for my second shipment, taking a LOT longer than the first one. I'm on my last 10 pack of 10mg, currently down to 30mgs a day now. Tracking it online provides no info. and I'm starting to think I may need to call 4RX soon and let them know that my shipment got lost.
Bummed because I feel like I could be so much farther along right now! I think that going forward, when I get a shipment, it would be a good time to order the next one.

[muchthought]

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neva eva - hello - I am not just starting out, but I titrated very slowly and am having great success on 75 mg, have gone from 48 units per week to 15 units. Not sure of my goal, but will continue to slowly titrate up. I am very happy to be at the amount I am at, and have not been out of control for a long time.

ig - I too am working through who I am without the nightly pacifier. I at least have gotten far enough to realize that I drank so that I wouldn't worry. I never thought I was the anxious type, generally am regarded to be a low key sort of person. But without alcohol my mind races. I am searching for ways to slow my mind down. Also, I am a high achiever (in my own small sphere). AL makes me stop, otherwise I keep going, going, going. So looking for things that make me stop, short of poisoning myself.

inde - I will check out hungry hungry hippos in case it makes my mind stop.:H:H and the wait is worth it.

[Sunnyvalenting]

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Ig, I know that film. it is called Awakenings and is based on a true story. Fascinating.
W respect to bac the effects have lasted in Ameisen for ?5-6 years. I have felt no diminution in effect after 9 months. I don't think the effect will "wear off".

Inde,
Is Dr. Levin's titration schedule posted anywhere on MWO? If not are you willing to post it here
Good luck to all
Sunny

[ignominous]

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Somewhere on these threads is a post that says OA is back to 270mg/day. Can't find it but it's there................. I think.

Then we get the unexpected and contrary to our collective wisdom (which only had a history of about 2 years) that our mentor now recommends not tapering down.

Sorry Sunny, if I'm not sold on your opinion that "the effect will not wear off", albeit that the effect you are talking about is to help you keep the axe to the grindstone.