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

[Murphyx]

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

OK, let?s cut the crap. No one actually likes them right? I?m sorry if this upsets anyone, but they?re disgusting. I?m talking about fags. I know there are other ways of referring to them, blah, blah, blah, but where I?m from, that?s what we call them. Fags are just ? wrong in so many ways. I really don?t like them, what they do, the way they look even. They creep me out. Why would anyone want to?. ewwww. They?re just so yuck! I would rather not even see them, let alone touch one or, God Almighty, have one in my mouth and suck on it. And that?s why I have decided to give up smoking.

I?ve tried snus before, but never really given it a proper chance. That?s all going to change. Today a new shipment of Snus arrived (Skruf) and I?m using it to give up the fags. Yesterday, just like every other day, I smoked around 30 to 40 fags. Today, so far I?ve smoked around 5. By the end of the day it will probably be 7. Tomorrow 6. The day after 5 etc etc. The fags are bad and I?m knocking them on the head.

My wife says she enjoys smoking and I should ?stop banging on about it?. But then she says all sorts of outlandish crap like ?would it kill you to wash up just once??. Well I don?t know and I really don?t think it?s worth taking the risk. And ?I don?t care if you want to, I don?t? and ?No it won?t drop off through lack of use?. What do you know, you silly old trout? One day I?ll cut it off just to spite her. Then she?ll be upset ? or relieved. Whatevarrrrr!

[bleep]

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

Best of luck Murph. It is a noble thing to do. And very difficult. I found baclofen definitely helped the cravings, to the point of removing them entirely, but what gets me is the miserable fact that I actually like smoking. Except when I'm doing it. Then it's terrible.

[curlygirl7]

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

Murph you will be SO happy you quit smoking. I quit about 20 years ago and used Nicorette, Welbutrin and one other thing (can't remember) to get me off the evil weed. It really doesn't take long once your mind is in the right place.

Things are better today. I took everyone's advice and did not go down my dose. The SE seemed better today, possibly because I had no alcohol. I do still have that feeling of anxiety, particularly at the end of a hectic work day so I don't think I've made the switch. I'm drinking a glass of wine now but I'm not sucking down at the speed of light. I think what unnerves me is that I will suddenly get these thoughts in my head like "what the f*ck are you doing to yourself! Your taking high doses of a drug with no medical supervision! Are you crazy?" Those thoughts shake me up but I'm trying to just put them behind me as they come because I really do believe in Baclofen and in the guidance of the people here who have met with such success. So I say bollocks to the bad thoughts. Did I say that right?

[RudyB]

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

yeah, murph, as you know i've been dealing w fags myself. i'm sick of them. i'm about to order snus online, as my supplier tried and failed to bring it to me. fuckn fags. hate 'em. but love my snus. does'nt make my tongue hurt. fuckin tongue gets tired, ya know?

[ignominious]

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

Good luck Murph with the smokes. Curly's right when she says its not so difficult when you've got in the right mindset. I think Bleep and my problem is that its easy to forget why we wanted to stop.

To help get you in the right mindset:

Smoking Kills - Bryan Story - "He wanted you to know"

Curly, we've all had the self doubts when titrating up on baclofen. You're getting sound advice here. Don't give up and taper down if at all possible. There is light at the end of the tunnel and there will come a time when you will be able to reduce your dose enough to nullify the SEs and remain in 'switch mode'!

[ignominious]

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

How ya doing with the puffs Rudy?

[RudyB]

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

ig, just posted on your thread. not doing well w the puffs. friggin burning my tongue, they are. crying shame, it is. ergh.

[Murphyx]

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

curlygirl7;1134135 wrote: Murph you will be SO happy you quit smoking. I quit about 20 years ago and used Nicorette, Welbutrin and one other thing (can't remember) to get me off the evil weed. It really doesn't take long once your mind is in the right place.

Things are better today. I took everyone's advice and did not go down my dose. The SE seemed better today, possibly because I had no alcohol. I do still have that feeling of anxiety, particularly at the end of a hectic work day so I don't think I've made the switch. I'm drinking a glass of wine now but I'm not sucking down at the speed of light. I think what unnerves me is that I will suddenly get these thoughts in my head like "what the f*ck are you doing to yourself! Your taking high doses of a drug with no medical supervision! Are you crazy?" Those thoughts shake me up but I'm trying to just put them behind me as they come because I really do believe in Baclofen and in the guidance of the people here who have met with such success. So I say bollocks to the bad thoughts. Did I say that right?

Perfect use of the word "bollocks". Congratulations!

I was worrying about you. I mean I wasn't sitting at my computer all day and night, trembling and constantly hitting F5, but I was concerned. Yeah, "concerned" is more appropriate. That's great news Curly: that you didn't go down (titter), that you aren't "sucking down at the speed of light" (guffaw) and the SEs are reduced (sadly I can't make that sound crude, so the childish humour has to stop now).

Remember that baclofen is a safe drug, even in ridiculously high doses. That's been proven again and again.

Most people say they experience reduced anxiety with baclofen, but I don't think it is always the case and I don't think it goes hand in hand with the switch. My anxiety level hasn't dropped. It has at various points in the process, but it always come back. But I no longer think of alcohol as the way to counter it.

Baclofen is not a cure-all. When we become indifferent to alcohol we still have issues to deal with afterwards. But they become easier because we don't have the beast weighing us down any more.

Anyhoo, looking good Curly.

[Murphyx]

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

CIGARETTES SUCK ARSE!

We're on a mission of self improvement. If we can beat the booze, we can do any-fucking-thing.

[bleep]

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

curlygirl7;1134135 wrote: ...
I think what unnerves me is that I will suddenly get these thoughts in my head like "what the f*ck are you doing to yourself! Your taking high doses of a drug with no medical supervision! Are you crazy?"
...

I think everybody thinks that at one point or another. In my case, it made me laugh. Yeeha, I thought, fuck, I hope this works, because, man, I feel weird!

And it worked.

[Murphyx]

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

I'm hugely disappointed there haven't been any tirades against the first paragraph of the giving up smoking post, denouncing me as an evil homophobic git.

Note to self: must try harder to be offensive.

Perhaps I can work up an 'innocent' crack about disabled lesbians, that ought to do the trick.

[Murphyx]

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

OK, I'm worried. I've just taken my morning bac and supps and I noticed on the folic acid bottle it says "an important nutrient for women". WTF? Am I taking the wrong tabs?

Am I going to start growing tits?

Hey Rudy, do you take folic acid? Maybe you should start. :H

[Ne/Neva Eva]

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

If it brings you comfort...
I was in a rush (shocker) and catching up at a stoplight on my email. (I know, I know.) I read the first part of that post, and I was ...breathless. As in the breath left my body and I thought we weren't going to be friends anymore.

At the next stop I finished the post, with a HUGE sigh of relief, thankful that you are not ...that. guy. (I knew you weren't but the post was so vehement. So vitriolic. So bad. tsk tsk!)

Mission accomplished, Murphy! :H

Good luck with the smokes, all! I've got other fish to fry. Plus I like Snus less than I like cigs!

[Murphyx]

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

Ne/Neva Eva;1134308 wrote: Mission accomplished, Murphy!

Yay me!

[Murphyx]

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

Ne/Neva Eva;1134308 wrote: I like Snus less than I like cigs!

Then you're a fool . Snus is good!