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Nobody has found not taking at night to be an issue, so you should be fine.

[christyacc]

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bleep;1128007 wrote: Nobody has found not taking at night to be an issue, so you should be fine.

Excellent! Thanks for letting me know!

[Running4life]

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Hi Christy, I am in Canada too and did not know that it was available here.

[Murphyx]

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christyacc;1127998 wrote: Hmmmm, well, I did take extra.....I took 10mgs about 7pm, and went up to 20mgs this morning. Now I will have my doses 20mgs @8am, 10mgs@11am, 10mgs@3pm, and 10mgs@7pm....and will bump up every 4 days 10mgs. I have a script for 20mg pills.

Does it work ok if there aren't any doses through the night?

As Bleep says, don't worry about taking them at night. It possibly would be best, but setting your alarm for the middle of the night is going to cause more problems than it solves.

That dosage spacing is spot on imo. And yes, up the dose in 4 days. I would suggest that in future you increase proportionate to your present dose i.e. :

The next increase (from 20 to 30) is a 50% increase.
The one after (30 to 40) is a 25% increase.
So the one after that could be a 20 mg increase (from 40 to 60) which is a 50% increase again.

This way you get up higher, quicker and, so long as it doesn't cause you any problem side effects, you can get to the 'switch' as soon as possible.

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Christy, what they all said. If you read around a bit you will find that we suspect that erratic dosing, not spacing correctly, not taking enough and taking too much all contribute to lack of success. Go figure!

Sounds like you're doing well, though, and I'm glad.

As to the surgery? I think you oughta plan ahead. You can stop taking bac. But then you'd have to start all over again. You can reschedule your surgery. I'd imagine if you can put it off for several months you might be able to put it off until after you find indifference...
You can tell your doc, and lie as to why. (S/he'll ask, I think. Mine did.) Or you can not tell your doc. Which is fraught with serious implications if you are having general anesthesia. If you're not having general anesthesia then all this is rather moot. I've had several things done with localized stuff and in two cases didn't tell and in one case, I did. It never mattered...

I think that most people are finding their way out in under two months, with a relatively cautious titration schedule. Of going up about 20mgs every 3 to 7 days. It can be uncomfortable. Given your history, which is similar to mine, I think you might want to plan to manage side effects, ya know? I sort of did, and was prepared to muddle through the others, and voila. I just kept taking the pills, though.

Hope it's a good day and the start to a good weekend!
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Ne

[christyacc]

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WOW! You guys are so awesome! You have put way more thought into this and this mght explain why the other times weren't successful.

I will take all of your advice to heart, and make myself a schedule. I can get a little book and keep it in my purse. I think I have said book actually!

I can honestly say I have had more support from you guys in the last few days than I have since 2008, when I originally joined!

For that I give you the biggest, heartfelt thank you. It means so much....I had honestly given up on this site.

[christyacc]

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Running4life;1128442 wrote: Hi Christy, I am in Canada too and did not know that it was available here.

Hello R4L!!!!

First of all, I absolutely LOVE your avatar!!!!! Great Dane?

Secondly, I have ordered other meds online, and not had an issue with delivery, however bearing in mind we have this revolving postal strike to make things that much slower.

I finally just stuck my tail between my legs and brought it up to my dr. She asked me a few questions, never read the book, and gave me a script for 300 20mg pills. Thankfully I have a drug plan, and t covers 85% and I pay, I think, $35 above. It isn't overly expensive.

[christyacc]

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Good morning!

Well I am up at my trailer where I drink quite a bit and I am pleased to say that last night I only had 2 beers! It was pretty awesome walking away from the fire sober, having my friends not think 'here goes Christy drunk to bed' and for my kids not to be pissed off at me.

A good night and morning!

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Good morning, Christy!

Congrats! That's amazing, isn't it? Those first few times when I surprised even myself by not getting drunk and stupid are still relevant in my life!

Glad you're getting a plan together. That was SUPER important in my bac-process. Also, pill boxes. They made it so much easier for me...

You're welcome! It's also great to hear from you! (seriously, those of us who live and breath MWO get very tired of each other's company. that's not true. I never tire of my bffs here. But we sure do like people to join the mocktail party. or something. whatever. Point is, we need you, too.)

KOKO (keep on keeping on--was coined by, hmmm. What was his name? dammit. See what happens when you don't post enough???)

Alright. I'm out.
I hope last night was also a good one and that this morning was as bright and shiny as yesterday's!
xo
Ne

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Oh well, it was nice while it lasted. Last night didn't fare to well, thus neither did this morning. I guess it can't be perfect yet. hopefully soon...

I will just plug at each day as it comes. Next weekend should be ok as I am going to Florida with a non-drinker. I imagine I'll have a couple but won't get polluted.

I will go up another 20mgs tomorrow. So far, knock on wood, my SE's have been ok. I am more tired and have snored myself awake-other than that, so far so good. Ik currently at 60mgs

[bleep]

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Don't panic about the drinking Christy. You'll drink whatever you drink, until suddenly you won't. Then it's done.

[Murphyx]

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Hi Christy, as Bleep says, it's no biggey that you're still tying one on. That's the nature of the beast at the moment.

I've got to apologise, I think I totally misread your previous post about your present dosage. My reply must have seemed like gibberish. Why didn't anyone correct me? Well it's probably because they're used to me talking nonsense.

Anyhoo, the snore yourself awake thing sounds a bit like sleep apnea. It's a very common side effect. It may well disappear with an increase in dose. If not, do a search on here for a thread about it. I'll try to find it and post it here, or if RudyB stops by she might do so. She started the thread.

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Ok, well, I am tripping out on Bac......not sure if it is making me....irritable, but I am far less tolerant. Not only that, I am frigging TIRED! My boss noticed I was soooo tired at work on Monday....could be that I did have a busy weekend, and Sunday was an insane, crazy busy day....but I drank while pissed off...not a good plan.....I have drank a bit less, and the change is, I haven't drank more when I could--doesn't make much sense, but I could have drank more, but didn't.....that's why I am happy.......but still frustrated with the lack luster results. However, I should be patient........

[Murphyx]

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christyacc;1134760 wrote: still frustrated with the lack luster results. However, I should be patient........Of course you're frustrated, you want out from under the beast and you want out ASAP.

christyacc;1134760 wrote: I haven't drank more when I could--doesn't make much sense, but I could have drank more, but didn't.....that's why I am happy.......

Bac is obviously doing its thing. You'll get there.

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All sounds pretty bac related to me. Hang in there, it just shows that it's working.