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[Cinders]

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Longshot,

I understand the feeling. Husband lost his job in the 90s. We went through our entire 401K to survive. It was horrible for him.

That is when I went to bat for the family and got the job I have now. It caused me a lot of pain to travel so much but I did what I had to.

He is very gainfully employed today but doesn't want me to quit my job because he loves the money.

I believe deep down that if I quit or lost my job he would divorce me. Isn't that lovely? I hope I never find out the truth of that.

He certainly has a reason to.

I know how you feel.

Love,
Cindi

[AllyB]

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I know some of the old regulars will know who I am but for anyone who doesn't I'm Longshot's wife. I found this place in autumn 2010 while researching medication for alcoholism and decided to suggest baclofen to him based on what I read here. He started in October 2010 and shortly afterwards joined MWO and started posting here for about 6-8 months. I pop in a bit more regularly but not very often. However after reading the update from the poster susanna who was a regular here while I was, I thought I really should post an update for new readers so they can read up on how things turned out for a few older users. The posts we both made are a bit all over the place but this is the main thread I think.

The summary is that Longshot had a very, very bad drinking problem which he very nearly died from in 2010 yet still kept drinking. He started baclofen that October and titrated quite randomly for a while, hitting an eventual high of 525mg. He had some horrendous side-effects but battled through them as the change in him was evident from the first day on baclofen. The worst was horrendous insomnia but the supplement 5-htp and the medication seroquel got him through that. Eventually we got our GP to prescribe baclofen and he settled at a maintenance dose of 275mg. Around that time we started coming on here less and less, as alcohol dependence just stopped being a part of our lives. He's on 50mg a day now and the way our lives were a couple of years ago feels like something that doesn't really apply to us any more.

The big change is that we are expecting a baby later this year. And believe me this is not something that would be happening if I thought there was any chance of things returning to how they were. Longshot actually titrated to 0mg during the time we were trying for the baby as the effects of baclofen on sperm aren't clear. That was tough at times but ultimately manageable.

So if anyone is contemplating baclofen, struggling with the side-effects or thinking of recommending it to a loved one, I just want you to know that it has certainly had an enormous positive effect on our lives.

[AllyB]

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A few of our relevant threads if anyone wants to read back over them.

https://www.mywayout.org/community/f2...rst-45042.html

https://www.mywayout.org/community/f2...and-45472.html

https://www.mywayout.org/community/f19/1-week-45685.html

https://www.mywayout.org/community/f1...-me-47063.html

https://www.mywayout.org/community/f2...sac-48010.html

https://www.mywayout.org/community/f2...bac-48460.html

[Ne/Neva Eva]

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CONGRATULATIONS!

I know that was a huge decision for you both. Thanks so much for coming bac and updating. And really, gosh, wow.
Regards to Longshot...
(I know I'm repeating myself, but wanted to make it official. )

AllyB;1313653 wrote: I found this place in autumn 2011 while researching medication for alcoholism and decided to suggest baclofen to him based on what I read here. He started in October 2011

Isn't that 2010? I think we started at the same time...I do it all the time too.

[AllyB]

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Yep you're right. 2010.