Murph’s Baclofen (or should that be BacloFUN) diary

[Bruunhilde]

Murph’s Baclofen (or should that be BacloFUN) diary

Hey M, thanks, I feel pretty good about my weight loss progress although not so good about myself in general due to my hair loss. It beats me up every time I have to go out of the house, so humiliating.

Anyways, the PRN seems to work well. I notice my thoughts turning dark and I pop a 600mg pill, although sometimes only half a pill seems to work.

The worst time I have had where gabapentin saved my ass was last week, maybe I already wrote about it - think I did. I was insanely anxious and depressed and one 600mg did not do the trick, so an hour later another one went down the hatch. It totally fixed me. I was thinking normal thoughts instead of spiraling down the drain. I was calm.

I do find I end up taking it every day, just not on any schedule, just "as needed" and it works quickly. Yesterday I took one dose of 600mg and that was it. Today I woke up with edges of depression but haven't taken one yet. I'm waiting to see if I *must* go there or if I can save a couple bucks/tolerance and wait. I'll look forward to your experience for comparison.

[Murphyx]

Murph’s Baclofen (or should that be BacloFUN) diary

I think I'm right in saying gabapentin works best cumulatively i.e. 3 x 300 (with a few hours between each) will have a better affect than a single hit of 900.

You take a lot of stuff prn. Maybe it would be better to try to prevent the problems rather than treat them as they arise. Make a plan, get a schedule of the drugs/supplements that help and take them regularly. Just a thought, but then again I'm aware you know far more about all this stuff than I do and I'm teaching my granny to suck eggs.

Do people suck eggs? I met a girl who claimed she could suck a ping pong ball through a garden hose. I never saw her do that exactly but my experience of her would suggest she was quite capable of so doing.

[Bruunhilde]

Murph’s Baclofen (or should that be BacloFUN) diary

Did you read somewhere it builds up in the system or a certain blood level works best? I realize these are high doses but its all I took all day, and I had no side effects except for the lifting of depression within an hour. Miraculous. They do have 800mg tabs for sale, so I assume that's a safe dose. Once a day dosing is recommended for restless leg syndrome, so I assume that's kinda like PRN. Last, if I get depressed soon after waking, it could be hypothesized that I should be taking a dose in the middle of the night, and that taking 300mg*3*day would be no more effective than the once a day.

So Mrs. Murphy has some interesting hobbies, you say? Or was that something on the side?

[Murphyx]

Murph’s Baclofen (or should that be BacloFUN) diary

I don't think the doses we're talking about are that high. I read it on one of those druggy sites and they were taking several times the amount we are. That's not to say it's safe of course. They were getting higher by taking cumulative doses.

Mrs Murph does have some strange interests and I think I must be the strangest of them all.

p.s. I did have a life before Mrs Murph you know.

[curlygirl7]

Murph’s Baclofen (or should that be BacloFUN) diary

Hi everyone, I haven't posted in a while because my daughter has been home from collage and has totally monopolized the laptop,

Anyway, my sad news is that I'm titrating off the Baclofen. The side effects have been staggering for me. I have tried everything..increasing in small amounts for more days, taking small amounts more frequently etc. None of it has worked and I've decided to go in a different direction. I think LoOp does low dose bac with something else. Does anyone know about Chantix? I know there are a number of different combos out there. If anyone has any ideas, I sure would appreciate them!

[Ne/Neva Eva]

Murph’s Baclofen (or should that be BacloFUN) diary

curlygirl7;1181795 wrote:
Anyway, my sad news is that I'm titrating off the Baclofen. The side effects have been staggering for me. I have tried everything..increasing in small amounts for more days, taking small amounts more frequently etc. None of it has worked and I've decided to go in a different direction. I think LoOp does low dose bac with something else. Does anyone know about Chantix? I know there are a number of different combos out there. If anyone has any ideas, I sure would appreciate them!

Hiya, Curly.
I'll post this against my better judgement because someone did the same for me...

When I was completely ready to throw in the towel, I was encouraged to give it one last shot. One final hurrah. I did. I reached indifference in a matter of days. Those days were no more or less awful than the days preceding. The difference is only that I haven't had a drink against my will since then. My life has been transformed.
I know you don't read around here much, but I'll give you a bit more friendly advice. If you do take the opportunity you'll find that it's not uncommon for people to find the goal just when they were ready to give up and titrate down. Jimmy-bac's thread comes to mind.

There are several places you can find info about other meds and combinations of meds. Lo0p, however, is the opposite of a low-dose or combination example. The man takes more bac than any of us! He also stopped taking Naltrexone shortly after he reached indifference because he couldn't stomach drinking (to accomplish the extinguishing factor in TSM) when he really didn't want to. :H It's a beautiful story.
Chantix is used for smoking cessation and has some really serious SEs--the ones that might kill you. (Unlike bac, which most certainly won't. Even when you're trying!)
Moglor has been taking Nal in combination with bac, apparently. You may want to look into that!
Good luck, Curly!

[missyabby1]

Murph’s Baclofen (or should that be BacloFUN) diary

Hey Curly, so upset that the Bac didn't work for you. Hope you find something that does! Take good care of yourself.

Love Missy xx

[Murphyx]

Murph’s Baclofen (or should that be BacloFUN) diary

Read, read, read Curly. If you don't want to continue with baclofen then get reading through the meds threads and see what else is available.

[Bruunhilde]

Murph’s Baclofen (or should that be BacloFUN) diary

Murphyx;1181134 wrote:
p.s. I did have a life before Mrs Murph you know.

Yah, I know, but it was more fun to poke at your Mrs. I'm sure you do all the time.

[Murphyx]

Murph’s Baclofen (or should that be BacloFUN) diary

Bruun, something else I remembered from that site about gabapentin is that it's effects only last 6 hours. So, taking it at night will have limited impact on depression ... unless your dreams are a real downer.

Of course, everything I read on that site was written by a bunch of stoners, so it's probably a bunch of old cobblers.

[Bruunhilde]

Murph’s Baclofen (or should that be BacloFUN) diary

I was wondering about that, thanks. In fact, I had a super depressing dream the other night but it was about 7 hours in, during a 8 hour sleep. I woke up shook up, it sucked. I think that was the day I doubled or tripled my dose in the AM due to freak-out. Note I'm on about 600mg/day right now and doing okay.

I went to a company Friday that publishes a newspaper that is mostly purchased by portfolio managers. They gave me the Monday edition, so I have all the recommendations for the first buy on Monday before any of the insiders have it. Too bad I don't have any money. I dream of getting rich and starting up a rehab business with DG that supports many ways out. I'd have to have DG do all the counseling since I'm impatient as shit.

[Doggygirl]

Murph’s Baclofen (or should that be BacloFUN) diary

Hey Murph. I know the drama and bullshit can be very tiring at times. Your support is needed around here, so I hope you do whatever you gotta do to get past it. Like Bruun said - maybe a shag is in order. (I was thinking of you and Mrs. Murph you nasty boy!!!!!) Or maybe you can find a couple figure skaters to skype with or something. Just don't give up on the nuthouse, OK?

DG

[Murphyx]

Murph’s Baclofen (or should that be BacloFUN) diary

A couple of hours ago I fell on my head and it has not put me in a very happy place. :H I know, it sounds funny. I was just sitting at the dining table and the next thing I knew I was on the floor. I have this thing where I just suddenly fall asleep without any warning. Mostly it just lasts a split second and I wake up before I fall down but this time it lasted long enough for me to hit the floor head first without putting my hand out to break the fall.

It's weird, it's my version of the bac somnolence thing. I've fallen asleep while walking, talking, eating, peeing and shagging (not all at the same time) but each time it lasts just a moment and I awake with a memory of a dream, which I couldn't possibly have had time to have dreamt. This time I awoke with a headache and a bad fricking mood.

Time for bed. Nighty night!

[Bruunhilde]

Murph’s Baclofen (or should that be BacloFUN) diary

I sure hope that doesn't happen when you're driving M.

You have stuck with the bac program and been a great support to many people here, you have alot to be proud of. Think of where you were a year ago - I think you've accomplished alot and you should feel good about that. Hope you feel better when you wake up!

[LadyLush]

Murph’s Baclofen (or should that be BacloFUN) diary

"It's weird, it's my version of the bac somnolence thing. I've fallen asleep while walking, talking, eating, peeing and shagging (not all at the same time) but each time it lasts just a moment and I awake with a memory of a dream, which I couldn't possibly have had time to have dreamt. This time I awoke with a headache and a bad fricking mood" (This is a quote by Murph!)

I haven't been able to sleep lately. Now I know why; gotta sleep while there is a smile on face. Murph is a 'must' read every night!

Love all:l
LL