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**taw** · January 15, 2011, 12:41 PM

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Hi Sanity!

You have taken the first step by joing us and posting! It is scarry tho!

I recently just started on bac...I am a single mom and worried about affording it long term but I think the trade off of maybe more pb&j, meds and no drinking are worth it.

I have tried Nal and Campral...they did not work...I have been in AA, several rehabs, and therapy....they did not work...I am seeing more progress on bac than I have on anything else...

I am sure those with more experience and success will chime in and let you know what the wonders of this drug can do if you really want to do something about your drinking!

Welcome! and best wishes on your journey!

**Grommet** · January 15, 2011, 01:11 PM

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Sanity, welcome aboard!

Don't let fear of the side effects deter you from starting Baclofen. We tend to post a lot about the SE's on the message board just to share experiences. The SE's are manageable. Just start slow and listen to you body. You can always stay at a certain dose for a couple of weeks or move back down a little.

As for the affordability, I think if you sit down and calculate how much money you would save a week by reducing your alcohol intake only, say, 50%, you will come to the conclusion that Bac will actually save you money (not to mention the other benefits).

What country do you hail from? I only ask this because depending on your country there are different methods for getting Baclofen at a very good price.

Thanks for joining the board. You sons, if they knew, would be very proud of you!

Peace, Grom

**Bruunhilde** · January 15, 2011, 04:18 PM

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Hello Sanity, welcome!

Yes, it's confusing, but keep reading and reading and posting and asking questions. With the alkie brain, or maybe it's just mine, it takes a while to absorb the information and make sense of it.

I can say that having taken many different meds through my life, and usually being in the 2% who have an adverse reaction, that some people are more sensitive than others, and some meds work for one person and not the next, it's unpredictable. You just have to try something, give it a real chance to work, and if it doesn't work, try another.

If you do try bac, order ALOT, because when you start taking it and raising the dose, you'll need to have a supply whether or not you want to continue it, because you can't just stop taking them, you have to gradually lower the dose to ease your body out off of it. Abrupt stoppage can cause seizures or something like that, as withdrawal commences.

Welcome, keep talking....

**Ne/Neva Eva** · January 15, 2011, 04:46 PM

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Hi, for sanity.
I think we can all relate to wanting the cycled to end!
It would help to know more about you, which I know can be really hard to do when you're new. Some of the things I'm always curious about are: How much do you drink? (I promise not to add any, like the doctors reportedly do!) What have you tried before? What's the goal, moderation or abstinence? None of that really matters though!
Baclofen is safe, and relatively inexpensive.
We can tend to dwell on the side effects (that can be fun! ha!) but they're not unmanageable.
They tell me it works, lol, but I'm still on the path...
If when reading through the posts, you find someone you connect with, please feel free to reach out to them via private message or by posting on their thread. Or yours!
Weekends are quiet here, but trust me when I tell you someone will get back to you with a suggestion or some advice.
Good luck, hang in and keep talking. (No reason to be sorry, your post was fine, but then they all are.)
:welcome:

**Guest** · January 15, 2011, 04:49 PM

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NE

Could you please define "safe"?

**Ne/Neva Eva** · January 15, 2011, 04:53 PM

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Uk, while I think your story is a valuable contribution to the discussion and a thorough understanding of the pros and cons of baclofen I will not have this discussion on a thread from a woman who has one post.
If you would like I can start a thread dedicated to just that, please let me know via pm, on my thread or yours.
Thank you for your consideration for her confusion. I'll not add to it.
I hope things have improved for you now that you're not taking baclofen anymore.
In all sincerity, best to you,
Karen

**beatle** · January 15, 2011, 04:59 PM

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I bumped some threads for you, for sanity.

The main one is the information links thread put together by Zen. There you will find the links to a great deal of shared information, both objective and subjective. I think this will save you a lot of time. It is hard work, but if you want it, it's worth it, isn't it?

**Guest** · January 15, 2011, 05:42 PM

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neva eva;1042210 wrote: Uk, while I think your story is a valuable contribution to the discussion and a thorough understanding of the pros and cons of baclofen I will not have this discussion on a thread from a woman who has one post.
If you would like I can start a thread dedicated to just that, please let me know via pm, on my thread or yours.
Thank you for your consideration for her confusion. I'll not add to it.
I hope things have improved for you now that you're not taking baclofen anymore.
In all sincerity, best to you,
Karen

This is nothing to do with "my story", it's to do with any medication or drug and I'd say that whether I'd tried bac successfully or not. There is a lot of info on here about bac, some of which indicates it's not safe to do things like stopping taking it immediately because of the withdrawl.

Things have improved because I decided to pull myself round, I was fed up of feeling rubbish. I am still using Bac as a sleep aid but it doesn't appear to be working, perhaps I've got a dud batch!!!

I was only asking a valid question about your advice.

**ignominious** · January 15, 2011, 10:23 PM

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Sanity.

Not so much to say but welcome and I hope that Bac will do what it's done for me.
The trepidation with with what you are about to do is what should accompany a potentially life altering decision. Its real and this is the place to air any doubts, you'll get some very meaningful feedback.

I also moan about the financial costs but there is no compared to what alcohol has been doing to me and my family it fades to insignificance. I was appalled that I had to spend all this money on a drug that had no serious track record, was used off label and had no medical supervision available unless you were the type of person that could afford a therapist. I am so grateful that I decided to give it a go.

Baclofen by all accounts is an incredibly safe drug. Check for contrindications with any other medication you are using and go at your own pace but do go and keep progressing.

I wish you the best and it may help to see my log here
https://www.mywayout.org/community/f2...ous-45179.html

My eldest daughter is 9 and she hasn't seen me drunk for nearly 2 months now.

**gyco** · January 15, 2011, 10:46 PM

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for sanity;1042057 wrote: Hi there.sorry in advance if this post is all over the place......I'm just so confused!there is just so much information out there I don't know where to start.I've been readiing stories on this site for months now but have only just signed up now.I'm petrified that now that I have actually decided to do something about my problems with drink nothing will work for me and I will have lost my safety net of these medications actually working. I am a mother of two fantastic boys and need for something to work!they are too young to notice my problem just yet and the periods of severe sickness that goes with this illness but I can't afford for them to grow up resenting me or hating me.I think I need to try baclofen but I am petrified of the side affects or withdrawal symptoms.I don't have a lot of money either and therefore worry about months Maybe can't afford it and then start to have withdrawal symptoms.I'm so confused about how much to take or where to begin.please help with any advice....please!scared mother.x

:welcome:sanity,you ve found a great site,as you lern to understand addiction,you ll get more comfortable,

and your rite there is a lot of imformation out here,most wonder why life is the way it is,with our kind,:upset:as you see even with my addiction,i can poke fun at it,it doesnt run me anymore,i run it,but with any addiction you have to always be on your toes,:Hstick around and learn,o i i thot i d add,you inherited this from someone in your family,over the years,you didnt have a choice,but with wok you can lern how to have control,i wish you well gyco

**taw** · January 15, 2011, 10:52 PM

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Ig, u are truely an inspiration....I want to be like u when I grow up!!!

**bleep69** · January 15, 2011, 11:12 PM

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Welcome sanity (no pun intended)

As other wise posters have already mentioned, the relative cost is negligible. Wow, I'm really battling with spelling! (a Side Effect, but certainly tolerable) That's not much help if short-term wise, you can't afford it, but try to take the long-term view here. Many people have successfully cured themselves, supposedly an impossibility, and the money they no longer spend on a daily booze habit must be significant!

Good luck with your journey,

Cheers,

Bleep

**seeking_serenity** · January 15, 2011, 11:27 PM

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Hi Sanity--

If you call Dr. L, he is very willing to negotiate on pricing for his consultations. Tell him your financial info--he would likely discuss a payment plan that works for you! And re: baclofen prices, keep in mind that Dr. L uses Walgreens as his provider of choice (but he will use a different bac provider if you request). Walgreens has a "generic drugs club" that costs $20 to join, but once you do so, Bac is totally affordable! Bac is less than $15 for 336 10 mg pills on their generic plan, as of yesterday.

No matter what you do, Bac will be more affordable than what you pay for AL. Hang in there, my dear. You have an end in sight. :h and :l

**seeking_serenity** · January 15, 2011, 11:28 PM

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Also, if you want more info on the good doctor, private message me. I will share anything you want to know about him.

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