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

[LadyLush]

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

Murph,

Enough is enough :Hhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20110218/od_yblog_upshot/kayakers-snap-photo-of-englands-version-of-the-loch-ness-monster

[Murphyx]

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

I really have to apologise about the post I made a few days ago, the one where I was banging on about how awful it was that I was still drinking one beer a day. I now know that was a ridiculous post. I was being hysterical and behaving like a big girl?s blouse. And I know why. I had been cutting down on Wellbutrin (Bupropion AD) after being concerned about the interaction with Baclofen and had gone down to about ? of my regular dose. This was a mistake and obviously had a detrimental effect on my brain and resulted in an increase in the chemical responsible for big girl?s blouseism. I?m glad I caught it when I did, otherwise who knows where it could have ended, perhaps I would have started reading poetry, enjoying foreign language films or even, God forbid, caring about the feelings of others. And if that happened I might as well have gone the whole hog and had a sex change to become a woman.

Why the hell I suddenly started to worry about drug interactions, when I?ve spent the last 20 years happily mixing each and every chemical available (legal or otherwise), is beyond me. That ain?t me at all! That?s a slippery path I for one won?t be treading. God alone knows where that could lead. Healthy eating? Exercise? Over my big, fat, dead body!

I?m now back up to my full dose of Wellbutrin and things are starting to slot back in place and I?m no longer concerned about the low level drinking.

I'm going to start cutting down my dose from 200, by 25 every few days until I get to around 100 or 125 (my switch was at 150) and see how I get on. I'll also use 25 or 50mg as prn. I think there's plenty of evidence to suggest that if I do get full on cravings again, then I can just titrate back up again. So, that's me sorted.

If you have been concerned by anything in this post, perhaps you are a woman, a transsexual or a big girl?s blouse and think I may have been offensive or a little inconsiderate of your feelings, let me apologise and reassure you that I love you all ? well not all ? if you?re a big girl?s blouse you can just bugger off and pull yourself together ? and not transsexuals either ... unless you paid for the really big breast implants, in which case I?d probably say yes.:naughtfeet:

[LadyLush]

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

Murph,

As always you make me frickin' laugh my ass off!:H

[LadyLush]

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

P.S.
What is "a big girls blouse" ????????

[Murphyx]

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

Ahh soz, it's a weak man, a sissy or a jessy.

[Isolde]

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

Murphyx;1062974 wrote:
Has anyone ever reported problems with their eyesight on Baclofen?
LadyLush;1063239 wrote: Murph,

I definitely have noticed a change in my eyesight. I personally blame some of it on the allergy reaction which is listed as a side effect of Baclofen (minor in the scheme of things). But I also notice an increased sensitivity to light.
So bigger pupils and constantly sniffing; I appear as a coke head rather than an alcoholic now adays.

I haven't noticed any change in my eyesight since starting baclofen. However, I've also been taking astaxanthin, which is great for your eyes. I used to have to wear sunglasses all the time outside, even if it was close to dusk, because my eyes were so sensitive to light. I've been taking astaxanthin for a few weeks now, and yesterday I washed my car outside in full on sunlight w/out sunglasses and was absolutely fine.

If you're interested in checking it out, good luck getting a hold of it any time soon though! Recently Dr. Mercola was on the Dr. Oz show and said that astaxanthin was the one supplement that everyone should be taking. Good thing I stocked up on my last order, because it's out of stock everywhere now.

In any case, this is one supplement that I plan to take indefinitely. It's also a natural anti-inflammatory and protects your skin from the sun. After taking it for about 6 weeks, supposedly you can no longer get a sunburn. With how long I was out washing my car yesterday at midday, I should've been pretty red, but nope! Only a little bit more tan. All around good stuff.

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[LadyLush]

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

Isolde,

Another thing for my GNC run.

Thank you
Lady

[Bruunhilde]

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

Thanks Is, great advice. I think Dr. Oz recommendations are starting to go Oprah. (golden touch).

Murph, I thought you meant boob! Or maybe I guess you did! Either way, no offense taken.

[bleep]

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

Murphyx;1062974 wrote: Has anyone ever reported problems with their eyesight on Baclofen?

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I am definitely more sensitive to bright lights, to the point where I try to avoid driving at night. Being bac-stoned out of my mind doesn't scare me, but oncoming headlights are too much to deal with.

[Murphyx]

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

I dropped down to 175mg 4(?) days ago and down to 150 today. And the change in SEs is remarkable. I'm not dizzy anymore, the dizziness was getting out of hand and I was in constant fear of just suddenly falling over, and I'm no where near as tired during the day. I was starting to nod off at the computer from mid afternoon every day, but now that's completely changed. And no more stoned/fogginess. These are all SEs I've had from about 80mg up. Bleep and others have mentioned that dropping down the dose does have a big effect on the SEs, but I had no idea it was going to be this profound.

I think the only side effect I have left is disrupted sleep at night. But that's no biggey in the grand scheme.

I'm almost normal...:shocked:

My eyes are still crap and I think that's probably not something I can blame on the bac. Like the fool I am, I decided to save some money by ordering my new distance glasses from a website in America. The complete wankers have told me it's going to take like 3 more weeks before they arrive. In the meantime I'm living in a rather blurry world, squinting to recognize people, trying to put the leash on other people's dogs in the park and ignoring Mrs Murph when she gets off the train in the evening.

And driving is a right laugh at the moment. It's like being on one of those ghost trains, you have no idea what's waiting to scare the shit out of you until you're practically upon it. But then again I've calculated, based on the dissipation rate of alcohol and how much I used to drink, that I was probably never under the drink drive limit, so my driving is probably no more dangerous now. Just if I get pulled over and breathalysed, I won't get banned. Yay me!

[LadyLush]

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

Murphy,

You are awake several hours before we wake here. I always have to read your posts before I go to work. People think I'm nuts because when I reflect, I laugh and shake my head while I'm driving. And what you posted on Serenity's thread about occupying your time..frickin' hilarious.:H
I know I am not the only one that you have helped along the way. Keep posting!

Glad you are doing well, the leash thing OMG, I will laugh all the way to work.

Thanks

Lady

[redhead77]

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

Hi Murph,

I was wondering something. I'm writing it on your thread because I want to try and avoid hijacking Lady's. What did you mean by the people who experience the worst SE's have underlying problems? Did you mean medical, emotional, or both?

[Bruunhilde]

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

Red, speaking from my own experience, I'd say he meant other physical issues. Like hypertension for me, and all the drugs I'm on for it. Those three drugs have side effects, overlay high dose bac and you may have worse. Also, having a tendency towards hypertension seems to mean high dose bac exacerbates it. I know one other person beside myself had to stop for this reason. It's not safe to have your BP go WAY up for months while on bac, you could have a stroke.

[LadyLush]

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

Red,

I think Bruun is correct. I believe he was referring to health issues.
How are you doing?


Lady

[Murphyx]

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

Red

Yes, both. Bruun has the potential to have the most extreme of SEs due to an underlying medical condition i.e. she has high BP and could have a stroke.

I suffer from depression and take buproprion to counter it. You could argue that's either an emotional or a medical condition, but I choose to treat it as a medical one. When I stopped taking buproprion I had unexpected SEs. Not severe ones, just unwelcome ones, and they manifested themselves in an emotional way.

I believe that if someone is suffering from one or more emotional/psychological problems then alcoholism may just be a symptom of those problems and no matter how much Baclofen they take or for how long, they're going to carry on drinking regardless. I also believe that you need to want to take Bac for it to work. That's not to say it's a placebo but it makes dealing with SEs easier. I'm not for one moment suggesting that everyone who has problems on Bac is responsible for those problems. Just that some people don't want to or can't kick away the crutch of drinking.

I've just read that back and I'm not sure I've explained it properly. I think I may have done a better job on the titration thread.