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    Dr. Oliver Amesien

    First, my apology for misspelling Dr. Ameisen's name in the original thread title. I think I had been drinking when I wrote it.

    Does anyone know what Olivier is doing these days? Despite my recent comments about him not being likely to post on here, it seems nevertheless that this is the definitive place, aside from the French forum which is all written in French of course, for the people who are now following his LEAD.

    His personal website is a bit sparse, and mostly in French. Je ne parle pas Francais!

    I think it would be great to get his input
    Take care
    Dab.
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    Dab

    KOKO my friends! "Keep On Keeping On" your Baclofen journey.
    :h
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    Dr. Oliver Amesien

    Dabs,
    Dr. Levin told me that OA was a houseguest within the last month. I assume from that that means he's still a proponent of Bac treatment and still on task.
    Yes, it would be nice to track down some more recent and relevant info regarding our questions...

    I wonder if there is anything on the french bac board?
    best

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      #3
      Dr. Oliver Amesien

      Agree with you on this in principle Dabs, sort of feel like he should give us more.
      But like Yaweh who sent the commandments crashing down and then left the rest to his son! Maybe he's right.
      Started Baclofen 3/9/10 Hit my switch at 250mg on 21/11/10 3.125mg/Kg

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        #4
        Dr. Oliver Amesien

        "Let's hunt him down and urge him to join us!"

        Yep, that's probably the reason he doesn't hang around here...

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          Dr. Oliver Amesien

          I believe he did post on here before. At least someone who said he was OA did and I don't think he was ever outed as a fake.

          https://www.mywayout.org/community/f2...age-41376.html

          https://www.mywayout.org/community/f2...age-41377.html

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            #6
            Dr. Oliver Amesien

            See, :H

            A polite email or phone call might do the trick, though I'm not sure what kind of definitive answer we're looking for???

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              Dr. Oliver Amesien

              IMO, leave it be. He would be here if he wanted to. I am sure he knows he is welcome. If I were he I might avoid this site so that it could continue to be a community of equals rather than become a forum for an expert. Someone on this thread is already referencing him in religious terms. He is just one brave guy. I admire and thank him, but I can understand his not wanting to hijack this forum.
              Sunny

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                #8
                Dr. Oliver Amesien

                That makes a lot of sense Sunny...excellent point!
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                Dab

                KOKO my friends! "Keep On Keeping On" your Baclofen journey.
                :h

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                  Dr. Oliver Amesien

                  AllyB....thank you SO much for those links to Oliver's postings here. I'm sure they are genuine. The tone of the writing is just like it is in his book, with I have just finished reading. What a great read. Again I say, if anyone has not read it...spend the 3-beer cost to get it. It was exactly what I needed to kick-start me back into my own Baclofen journey.

                  No, I'm not the publisher so do not stand to make any money from promoting his book. Rather, I am a grateful reader who stands with baited breath to hear the good news from those who read his book and like I are ignited in your own Baclofen journey!!!

                  Thank you ALL for being here and for being the light of my day in this otherwise dark and gloomy day of alcoholism.

                  Take care
                  Dab
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                  Dab

                  KOKO my friends! "Keep On Keeping On" your Baclofen journey.
                  :h

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                    Dr. Oliver Amesien

                    Dr. Ameisen has expressly said that he does not post on forums but he made an exception for Mywayout and posted his messages.

                    I would like to hear any news of developments in Baclofen treatment including with opiate addiction. There are opiate addiction forums where addicts and families are posting without much mention of Baclofen. I suppose if Dr. Ameisen had been a heroin addict this forum would still be all gloom as it is on those forums.
                    BACLOFENISTA

                    baclofenuk.com

                    http://www.theendofmyaddiction.org





                    Olivier Ameisen

                    In addiction, suppression of symptoms should suppress the disease altogether since addiction is, as he observed, a "symptom-driven disease". Of all "anticraving medications used in animals, only one - baclofen - has the unique property of suppressing the motivation to consume cocaine, heroin, alcohol, nicotine and d-amphetamine"

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                      Dr. Oliver Amesien

                      Thread hi-jack, sorry Dabhar.

                      Ditto, Otter. And what about cocaine, OCD, GAD, methamphetamine, compulsive spending/gambling, and the whole list that I believe baclofen can produce results for?

                      I've been helping someone who is xanax-addicted. There are a host of other conditions to consider in this particular case. His neurologist said he can't prescribe baclofen because it's not a psych-med (what?!?) and his PCP is the one who gave him the xanax in the first place and has no interest in anything else. SO - we are just at the beginning, but have already gone through the death of a parent and a friend that would normally trigger huge episodes of anxiety, dizziness and disorientation that in the past have taken him to the hospital - sometime after taking much more xanax than prescribed.

                      There's no forum for this, although it did pass my mind today that I wanted to check into yours! We're still at 5/5/5 baclofen, but he's stayed out of the hospital, kept functioning, has decreased the xanax a bit . . . AND it appears that baclofen may also address his major neurological condition - nystagmus (involuntary eye movement). What a wild confluence of symptoms that all seem to benefit from baclofen!

                      If I find or hear of "real" studies or other applications, I'll let you know. I'm out there looking - a lot - and hope to see more soon. Thanks for all your efforts. You're making a difference - at least to me!!

                      Okay, back to you, Dabhar. I have no idea what to make of Dr. Ameisen's either presence or absence. But, like you, I am eternally and on-my-knees grateful for what he HAS done. I have a life!!!!!
                      "Wherever you are is the entry point." --Kabir

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                        Dr. Oliver Amesien

                        Hi all I can confirm what otter has posted Dr A prefers not to post but has made an exception for this forum, you should be able to track that post down it makes wonderful reading. I did about 18 months ago send him a private email and I was over joyed to recieve a reply. But dont be disapponted if he does not reply , my view is that he is a very corrageous man who has set us all on the road to recovery and now prefers to enjoy his sober life as like many of us he a lot to claw back from what al robs us of .

                        Gook luck all BH

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                          Dr. Oliver Amesien

                          Thanks RedThread for the add-in! In fact, I'm suddenly reminded that since starting Bac I have effortlessly weaned myself off a 21 year love-affair with Xanax, which I started using at night for my anxiety which manifested itself mostly as horrendous life-long Insomnia. The Baclofen has been so good at relieving my anxiety that I have almost without thinking let go of the Xanax. That kicked in when I was taking only 30 mg/day (10-10-10). I suppose that has been an accomplishment of sorts, but my alcoholism has dominated my days so much that I hardly noticed letting go of the Xanax.

                          OA said that his anxiety was his main reason for self-medicating it with alcohol. So for sure for many, if not most caught in the web addiction have anxiety at the root.

                          Thanks for your great input.
                          Take care
                          Dab
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                          Dab

                          KOKO my friends! "Keep On Keeping On" your Baclofen journey.
                          :h

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                            #14
                            Dr. Oliver Amesien

                            His name isnt Oliver it's Olivier. Maybe he would come back if every1 buddylisted him.

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                              Dr. Oliver Amesien

                              I have bumped the threads from OA... hope it reaches more people this way.
                              Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life... And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

                              Steve Jobs, Stanford Commencement Adress, 2005

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