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[Evey]

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Hi & Welcome EW,

I like the calm and happy, it's so much easier to be in a good mood when I don't have a hang over. How long have you been taking Bac?

[Evey]

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Hi & Welcome EW,

I like the calm and happy, it's so much easier to be in a good mood when I don't have a hangover. How long have you been taking Bac? I have been taking it now for two weeks. So far, so good...

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Hi EW, welcome.

Good call on the decision to start baclofen! When did you start, and what are you on at the moment?

Good luck with your journey.

[EnglishWriter77]

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Hi All,

Started on Wed Afternoon.

Am on 3/4 x 3 at the moment (25 mg). going well so far. Feel like a new man!

EW

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Cool, a nice calm beginning. Always bodes well for the rest of the journey.

It's helpful if you start a thread to track your progress, but it's also no big deal if you don't. It's just easy to miss if it gets tangled up in other threads.

So you are already seeing results? That's great news on such a low dose.

[Evey]

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Hi Ne! Sorry, I missed your earlier post, just saw it now. I didn't lose my emoticons. I am just a dork and changed my message editor settings.

Things have settled down from my beginning of taking Bac, it's not as effortless to reduce or put off drinking. This week, I was drinking as soon as I came home from work which is pretty typical for me. I think I wasn't making as much of an effort to cut back as I was last week. Also, I don't think I was taking enough mgs during the day, so I upped the amount that I was taking before I got home. Luckily last night, even though it seemed like I was drinking too fast/too much I still only drank 3/4 of what I normally do. With the bac, I start to get a weird feeling-different from when I just over drank in the past-telling me to stop.

This week, I started wanting to have that feeling from drinking to the point of where I can feel it more and it kind of scared of me. I think it dawned on me that alcohol might not have that much of a role in my life, that it wouldn't be there during the good times too.

I started off this week at 70mg then went to 80mg and today I am going to go to 90mg. I can't seem to get myself motivated and it seems like I am not getting that much done, once I start moving things go pretty good. I am trying to keep everything in perspective with how I was when I was drinking more. I am looking forward to increasing the Bac and looking forward to when I don't need or want to drink as much or maybe at all. :rays:

[tiptronic_ct]

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EnglishWriter77;1084704 wrote: Hit the nail on the head for me there Evey!

I have started trying Bac, going well so far but can't get used to being so happy and calm all the time without knowing it's because I just started drinking...

EW:new:

Welcome to the other side, EW

[Evey]

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Hi Ne! Sorry, I missed your earlier post, just saw it now. I didn't lose my emoticons. I am just a dork and changed my message editor settings.

Things have settled down from my beginning of taking Bac, it's not as effortless to reduce or put off drinking. This week, I was drinking as soon as I came home from work which is pretty typical for me. I think I wasn't making as much of an effort to cut back as I was last week. Also, I don't think I was taking enough mgs during the day, so I upped the amount that I was taking before I got home. Luckily, on Thurs., even though it seemed like I was drinking too fast/too much I still only drank 3/4 of what I normally do and the other nights I only drank half of my normal amount even though I started early. I was actually surprised when I looked at the bottle (the big bottle that I have to get now to help with costs but also makes it hard to tell how much I am drinking).

This week, I started wanting to have that feeling from drinking to the point of where I can feel it more and it kind of scared of me. I think it dawned on me that alcohol might not have that much of a role in my life, that it wouldn't be there during the good times too. I think I was just romanticizing things, lots of not good times too, which are certain to be had with AL.

I started off this week at 70mg then went to 80mg and today I am going to go to 90mg. I can't seem to get myself motivated and it seems like I am not getting that much done, once I start moving things go pretty good. I am trying to keep everything in perspective with how I was when I was drinking more. I am excited to increase the Bac, looking forward to when I don't need or want to drink as much or at all. :rays:

[Ne/Neva Eva]

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Tip. Is that Frank Zappa?

Who's the handsome fella in the pic EW? (the furry one?)

Evey;1084859 wrote: even though it seemed like I was drinking too fast/too much I still only drank 3/4 of what I normally do and the other nights I only drank half of my normal amount even though I started early. I was actually surprised when I looked at the bottle (the big bottle that I have to get now to help with costs but also makes it hard to tell how much I am drinking).
(I'm a dork, too. :ls)
There were actually a couple of days when I measured the leftover wine in an actual measuring cup because I could not believe that it was going down and I was so excited! (yes, seriously. I am that dorky.) One morning I even searched through the trash can, inside and out, wondering if I had actually finished a bottle and hidden it. (not an unusual scenario, sadly.)


Evey;1084859 wrote: This week, I started wanting to have that feeling from drinking to the point of where I can feel it more and it kind of scared of me. I think it dawned on me that alcohol might not have that much of a role in my life

hmmm. Yes, I remember that and have some version of it going on now, too.
I drank an awful lot more during those times, and wonder now if I wasn't just pushing things a bit out of fear or frustration. Who knows??? Be ware of the bac-hangover though! If it doesn't happen for you, great. It didn't for me, sometimes. When it did, it took me DAYS to recover. Maybe longer.

The inertia and lack of motivation? yep. par for the course. Still better than being hungover, imho
koko
:ls
Ne

[EnglishWriter77]

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Thanks Tips

Ne, that would be 'Monkey' my cocker spaniel...he's been 'helping' me in the garden today. Everytime I move rocks out of the flower bed, he kindly brings them back for me.

I have actually found I have been MORE motivated, my brain isn't racing at 3000 mph, so I can actually focus and use the good kind of brain energy to write, interview, do the garden, etc.

Now I am wondering what happens when I stop using Bac, hopefully that doesn't all go out the window.

EW

[Evey]

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I think I've got my thinking back of track, it kind of all came out of nowhere. I only had 2.5drinks for each of the past two nights. Last night, I think I drank past the first drink out of boredom, sad to say.

As far as the motivation thing goes, I do have to take a lot of the blame for that. Sure, bac sometimes makes me feel a little spacey sometimes, but I push through it at work and feel way better than I did before when I was drinking more. Like I said, once I get going things go really good.

That's really great EW, that it is giving you focus and that you are able to get so much done. Maybe everything that you are doing will just become routine and you can find other means to find the focus.

I actually went to the gym today for the first time in many, many months. I met my friend there, she texted me the night before and told me to let her know in the morning if I couldn't make it. That give me a pang of guilt, I've cancelled a few times in the past because I was too hungover. So we went, I worked out-felt great-didn't seem that hard at all.

Ne-I wanted to say a late congratulations to you for your decision about school. That's really great. You seem to be a very determined person, I'm sure that is helpful in a lot of aspects of life.

[Evey]

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I think I've got my thinking back of track, it kind of all came out of nowhere. I only had 2.5 drinks for each of the past two nights. Last night, I think I drank past the first drink out of boredom, sad to say.

As far as the motivation thing goes, I do have to take a lot of the blame for that. Sure, bac makes me feel a little spacey sometimes, but I push through it at work and feel way better than I did before when I was drinking more. Like I said, once I get going things go really good.

That's really great EW, that it is giving you focus and that you are able to get so much done. Maybe everything that you are doing will just become routine and you can find other means to find the focus.

I actually went to the gym today for the first time in many, many months. I met my friend there, she texted me the night before and told me to let her know in the morning if I couldn't make it. That give me a pang of guilt, I've cancelled a few times in the past because I was too hungover. So we went, I worked out-felt great-didn't seem that hard at all.

Ne-I wanted to say a late congratulations to you for your decision about school. That's really great. You seem to be a very determined person, I'm sure that is helpful in a lot of aspects of life.

[Ne/Neva Eva]

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EnglishWriter77;1085399 wrote: I have actually found I have been MORE motivated, my brain isn't racing at 3000 mph, so I can actually focus and use the good kind of brain energy to write, interview, do the garden, etc.
EW, I had that experience at different levels, as well. My husband (started bac this week also) is already experiencing it! I'm happy to say that it still exists for me. Focused, with energy and able to finish even onerous tasks. woooohooooo! (A completely new experience, one I don't remember from previous periods of sobriety, so I credit the bac.)

Evey;1085448 wrote: I think I've got my thinking back of track, it kind of all came out of nowhere. I only had 2.5 drinks for each of the past two nights. Last night, I think I drank past the first drink out of boredom, sad to say.

As far as the motivation thing goes, I do have to take a lot of the blame for that. Sure, bac makes me feel a little spacey sometimes, but I push through it at work and feel way better than I did before when I was drinking more. Like I said, once I get going things go really good.

I find that my thinking often derails my intentions or best thoughts, even now. I think that's just human nature. (mho!) but bac certainly can make it all more fuzzy!

I find it hard sometimes to not give in to the impulse to rest, even now, but like you I've found that just plugging through meant the SEs dissipated. And sometimes when I rest now it has the opposite affect! (tho there were times when I needed to rest midday, for sure. This, post-switch, is different.)

Yeah, I'm pretty determined, I suppose. Like most of us who look to this treatment, I suppose. No easy answers in treatment of any kind for just about any systemic disease. There are ways to make it easier, though, I think.

"Hi!" to Monkey. Mine is Goose. She, too, finds very clever ways to help me. Like digging holes for me to fill with soil or a plant (to the plant's detriment!) or trip on...
But she also does a fairly good job of keeping the four-legged buggers away from the veggies. Unfortunately she isn't as interested in the birds, and I've given up my hopes and dreams for a thriving veggie garden for this year.
I'll still plant some for the birdies though...
Hope it's a good week for you!
Ne

[Ne/Neva Eva]

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Hiya, folks and evening! (for me)

I wanted to point out some salient things that helped me navigate when I was new, or that I need to be reminded of occasionally.

One is that we use acronyms and abbreviations here frequently. It's not to create an atmosphere. It's because of GOOGLE! The ever-present search engine!

Bac, as an abbreviation for baclofen, is used so that when someone googles baclofen they don't come upon a tirade on MWO, for example. I sure have a hard enough time writing on here for my 'friends' and I choose to ignore that the ENTIRE WORLD can see what I've written.

I use abbreviations for names and locations for the same reasons.

I also recognize that often the same people are involved in the same things over and over and over and over and over and over and, well you get the point. It's not just the meds threads, or even MWO (notice, an abbreviation and an acronym! Wow!) It's the cyber world as a whole. In my very limited experience.

There is a temporary lapse of reason for us all. I've had my fair share for sure. It's very unfortunate that it often happens on the thread of an unsuspecting newbie, but where better? A lot easier than some of us who have been around FOREVER. Much less those of us who have found a measure of serenity.

Rest assured. We're here too. The goal. We've got our eyes firmly on it, and a hand and some words of encouragement. Almost always. I prefer my kicks in the ass in private, I'm sure you do too.

xo
and
:ls and :h
Ne

[Evey]

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Hello, just wanted to check in...

Last night, I ran out of alcohol and want to push down my desire to drink. I took the 90mg that I had been taking for the past few days and slowly added four 10mg pills until I got to 130. I was okay until I went to sleep-it wasn't too bad, a few somewhat scary SEs, but I wouldn't recommend adding that many in one night.

Anyway, so tonight I took 110mg. I actually stopped at the store tonight and picked up wine and cider drinks. The cider drinks were definitely not a smart purchase, the kind of drink that doesn't really allow you to fully comprehend that you are drinking AL. I came home and was thinking that I set myself up for failure. I started to drink one, noticed it wasn't really going down so I put it into the refrigerator. I got a call from a friend who is usually drinking when I talk to her (even though she doesn't always mention it) and I am usally drinking as well. I got that same bottle out, took a sip, looked at it, put in back in the fridge. I normally would have easily drank a few of these by this time. I even heard her making her drink, but my bottle still stayed in the fridge and that is where it remains. :yay:

So Friday night, 1 open beer bottle size of one of my favorite drinks sits in my fridge and that's all that I drank! I just looked at it, thought about finishing the remainder and just put it back.