Gearhead on BAC!

[Gearhead]

Well.. my last bender and my ex GF got me convinced to DO SOMETHING. (see my "bender blues" under the NEED HELP ASAP thread).

You can see my long history of sobriety then benders in my postings. Some long runs, but always ending up in a disfunctional bender!!

So I talked my doc into BAC! I was so pleasantly surprised he was open minded and thought it merited a try! I talked to him about Dr. A's book and all my MWO friends and everything I learned. He complemented me on doing research and thought it was a great idea. He even agreed to let me take charge of my own titration and said he'd start me with a "large supply".

I got an initial dose of 90 10mg tabs with 3 refills. I started Friday. My first day I ended up taking 4 10mg doses spread evenly over the day. Really didn't notice much difference except improved sleep. I got

Day two I went up to 120 mg spread out over the day. I felt great! Slept great. I love feeling good and not worrying about driving (bac is NOT on the list of "DUI" drugs in my state). I felt tranquil and anxieties are gone. I also learned that 10mg is nothing in my case. I gotta take 20mg at least.

Day 3 so far I'm up to 80mg about halfway through. Probably will be on the order of 120-140 by the time I'm done.

I'm a little worried about a couple of things.

1)My doc wrote the label with an initial instruction of take 3 10mg per day. I'm a little worried my pharmacy is gonna hassle me when I go back to refill in like 10 or less the way my dosing is going

2)I'm worried that my doc will freak out about the high dosages I'm using. It seems on par with what other MWOers are using. I'm gonna buy the book and show it to my doc when I go back for my follow up in a month. I don't wanna be cut off.. I don't think I can afford the kind of dosages I need if I have to buy it on the internet either.

Anyway.. enjoying the way I feel, don't even want a drink right now. thats progress for me.

[Charlieboy]

Gearhead on BAC!

Brill

Nice one Gearhead! Glad you made it over here - Welcome
Very much in your boat.....
Am about 2 days ahead of you and keeping a BAC diary on here so take a look if u wanna
Wishin you the best
Cheers
C

[LadyLush]

Gearhead on BAC!

Gear,

Am I understanding this right... 120 mg on day 3? ...slow down, the side effects slam you when you least expect it. Voices of experience will be on soon. I am on day 14 at 80 mg which some will think is fast and some may think is slow. There are some that have handled your dose; I just don't want you to give up if moving up to fast. I am glad you are here.


Lady

[RedThread12]

Gearhead on BAC!

Woo Hoo, Gearhead!!! I'm really glad you're not giving up.

And don't give up reading as much as you can so you can keep making intelligent decisions. There are so many ways that baclofen works, and only you can figure out what works for you. However, I will chime in with Lush and say that 120 in 3 days is a lot. But then, there's LoOp, who did it all at once (or in 3 days, or something like that).

If you're running out of baclofen you can always call Dr. Levin https://www.mywayout.org/community/f2...sen-41531.html for a script or order offline. I use AllDayChemist. Good prices, good service, so problems.

Good luck!!

[Gearhead]

Gearhead on BAC!

I probably did titrate up a bit fast! I have to admit I like the way it's making me feel. I don't feel anxious and I'm not wasted!! It's a wonderful thing-- I still can't believe it.

[Ne/Neva Eva]

Gearhead on BAC!

Gear,
hmmm. yes, well, some of the guys'll be around shortly to talk about how much bac you're taking. I can't really relate since everything up to about 120 knocked me around a bit. And it took me a couple of months to get there!

:goodjob: and :welcome:

I look forward to hearing more!
Karen/Ne

[bleep]

Gearhead on BAC!

Hey Gear, welcome.

You have made a fine decision, and were lucky to run into such a progressive doctor first up! Most don't have a clue.

I want to chime in with others here regarding your dosage. I followed a similar path, although not as fast as yours (didn't think I would ever type those words!). No SE's meant I could scream into the high doses. "Great," I thought, "at this rate I'll be cured tomorrow, and I feel better than ever!"

Jesus, was there a shitstorm brewing in my future. I woke up in the middle of the night one night, not having a clue what was going on, was massively depressed (never been depressed before), couldn't think, could barely talk, the whole thing was, without doubt, the worst day of my life. The next few days were pretty shitty as well, as my body adjusted to the levels.

I do think it helped me hit the switch much quicker, but there are easier ways to go about it, in my opinion.

I would hang around at your current dose for a few days at least. There may not be physical side effects, but this stuff is in your brain, doing it's thing. You don't feel that yet, but it's happening.

Try and relax a bit - there is no hurry. I know that didn't work with me when people said it, but when I read over my old thread and remember those nights, man, I wish I had listened!

Either way, we'll be here if you decide to continue dosing this way.

Good luck man, I really mean it. This really works.