Indifference.

[beatle]

Indifference.

I-want-to-be-sober;1051076 wrote: In fact it points out that very frequent dosing is probably not necessary, because the half-life increases if baclofen is taken regularly and CNS levels drop slower than blood levels.

Sober

This is kind of sort of maybe what I was trying to get at with my rambling musings back in my last post (in my oh so articulate way )

[37degrees]

Indifference.

I-want-to-be-sober;1051076 wrote: In fact it points out that very frequent dosing is probably not necessary, because the half-life increases if baclofen is taken regularly and CNS levels drop slower than blood levels.

Sober

Yep.

Also, for people who work non-office jobs, it may be difficult to get access to their pills every 2 hours.

[bleep]

Indifference.

Good to hear it's not necessary. From a SE POV, I don't know how people do it. On the few occasions I have taken 40mg's (normal for me is 30mg's) I felt really stoned. I know some people were taking 100mg's in a hit!

I'll probably stick to my schedule out of nothing more than habit. I thought I would battle to remember, so am pleasantly surprised this seems to work for me.

Thanks Sober, 37.

[Bruunhilde]

Indifference.

Jealous!

Hey Bleep, I mean Ryan,

Congrats, I'm so very happy for you. :yougo:

[bleep]

Indifference.

I've gone back and edited my dosage post in light of this new information.

I can see the challenge is going to be what to do with all this time I now seem to have. I haven't drunk the past couple of days, not out of a decision not to drink, more out of indifference. It's a perfect word. The evenings are long, and are only going to get longer, especially so with insomnia, and no longer feeling stoned. What to do, what to do? This isn't a depressing thought, I need a hobby!

I can't watch films or read (this sucks, I love reading), I'll fall asleep. I can't run, it's dark, and I don't particularly like running to start with. In fact, I hate it. I've decided to give it one month, if no endorphins start rushing, then neither will I. Something will come up, I suppose.

[gratitude]

Indifference.

bleep,
what a wonderful problem to have, comparatively. congratulations.:H

[bleep]

Indifference.

I hear you gratitude.

I left the cacoethes (my vote for today!) behind, what's in front remains to be seen. Hopefully it's something like flying a helicopter, or extreme skiing, and not philately!

[beatle]

Indifference.

bleep;1051291 wrote: ...The evenings are long, and are only going to get longer, especially so with insomnia, and no longer feeling stoned. What to do, what to do? This isn't a depressing thought, I need a hobby!

I can't watch films or read (this sucks, I love reading), I'll fall asleep. I can't run, it's dark, and I don't particularly like running to start with. In fact, I hate it. I've decided to give it one month, if no endorphins start rushing, then neither will I. Something will come up, I suppose.

You already have a hobby -- MWO :H

But yes, something else will come up for sure. Savour your time now.

p.s. Bleep, if you fall asleep when you read, why not just do it and catch up on some of your sleep?

[bleep]

Indifference.

I'm not sure beatle, I jerk awake after 10 seconds and don't want to go back to sleep. Stupid, but I don't like giving in to what I know is a chemical tiredness. It's not that I feel tired during the day or anything, it's more that I just fall asleep doing these things, so I need to find something exciting to do. I was busy working on a 24 000 piece jigsaw puzzle, but that doesn't count as exciting. At all. No, I'm going to have to buy a helicopter, a nice social hobby, particularly at 3 in the morning!

MWO has certainly kept me going, but my internet connection is shot, so I have to go sit in a corner of the garden to piggyback off my neighbours network, which is a bit weird at 3 in the morning!

Still, as gratitude pointed out, this isn't really a problem at all.

[Booktree]

Indifference.

Bleep -- congrats on the not drinking for the past couple of days!

"Cacoethes" -- thanks for the new word, very cool.

I struggle with boredom a lot too in sobriety... Not quite the same issue, as I don't fall asleep while reading, etc., but I find that if I don't keep myself occupied with something very interesting (esp. on weekends), I have urges to drink again or do something else that will get me in trouble, just for some excitement. But if reading (which you like) makes you fall asleep, couldn't you read or watch a film when you wake up in the middle of the night to help you fall back asleep?

Or, if it happens during the day, what about taking something like Adrafinil or Modafinil to combat the somnolence and keep you awake/alert? (I've heard that they do not affect sleep at night, just help with mental alertness during the day.)

[bleep]

Indifference.

Book, I'm pretty sure it's just a temporary SE from baclofen. As such, I'll just grit my teeth and bear it. For now I'm sticking to reading, taking an hour to finish a page in fits and spurts of waking / sleeping. Must look quite funny. Until I can decide what colour helicopter to get...

[beatle]

Indifference.

I have a suggestion:

Phosphatidyl Serine. It really works for me. I used to take it a lot because it helps me focus/concentrate, but it also has a sort of caffeine like effect, so I stopped using it (all I need is more agitation).

[37degrees]

Indifference.

Book,

I've taken modafinil on many occasions. It really works keeping me alert during the work-day. Unfortunately, it usually keeps me awake most of the night too. Which means that I need another dose to work the next day, and then.....

I am getting too old to go 35 hours without sleep (common in my younger days), with or without pharmaceutical help.

I was using 100 mg. May be my experience would have been better at a lower dose.

[Guest]

Indifference.

I bought something the other week that's supposed to be good for concentration whilst on Baclofen. I've not really used it yet, I let you know what it's called.

Piracetam!That's it.

[bleep]

Indifference.

A strange and unpleasant SE that I have not seen reported previously is the inability to swallow. It's fine if I am swallowing liquids or foods, but a "dry" swallow just stops half way through. Most unpleasant. Anyone else had this?

I'm on 400mg's a day, but don't see the point in going up any further, so will start to titrate down in the same manner I went up, hopefully to my maintenance dose of 5mg's every six months!