I had been hitting a brick wall at about the 3 month mark for 2 years while working the steps with dedication. I would enter a state of utter anxiety which rendered me practically incapable of accomplishing vital tasks.
I am a college student studying biochemistry, I've one quarter and some finals left and I absolutely cannot afford to have a slip.
Baclofen seems like a promising treatment due to its' anxiolytic properties and the fact that I have a genetic "shakiness" which leads me to suspect I have an inherited mutation in one of the enzymes of GABA synthesis leading me to have a lower than normal amount. My thoughts always race and this all seems to click. I have eyelid twitches that appear occasionally.
How can I present this information such as to get my physician to seriously consider baclofen. I realise there is hesitation among physicians to allow patients to self-diagnose and to prescribe off-label in large doses.
Is anyone aware of a Seattle area doctor who would be willing to attempt this?
Thanks for reading, I realize it runs a bit long, and thank you for offering me hope I had thought lost.
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