I started BAC on 3 April 2012. I drank wine the first 5 days, went another 14 days AF, drank wine 3 more days, although I couldn't finish more than two glasses and have been AF ever since. I realized I was drinking out of habit now...Friday night and nothing to do, or a glass of wine before bed etc.
At 100mg I had to slightly fight the urge to drink...and I sometimes lost. At 125mg just the thought of drinking wine made me nauseous, at 150mg, where I'm at now, drinking is a distant memory.
I have had wine in my refrigerator for about 10 days with no desire to drink it. I see it, but I don't want it. The real test came on Monday which was my birthday. I received wine and champagne from friends (they don't know I'm on BAC) and I did not drink any of it. Absolutely unheard of before BAC, any excuse to drink until I passed out was my motto.
Now the side effects are really difficult at 150mg and I really hit the switch dose at 125mg. Should I stay at 150? 125? Or titrate down slowly? I am really scared that I will want to drink again, but I feel like I'm in a drunk stupor most of the time, (oh the irony) especially at night.
**UPDATE: Thanks to the great advice from the BAC community I am now at 75mg and feeling great. I still have no desire to drink and the side effects I experienced while going up are slowly going away. I am hoping to get to 50 - 40mg and stay there if I continue to have no desire to drink.
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