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[SlipperyPete]

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Just woke up, and I have a hangover, albeit a different kind. My body doesn't hurt, just my brain. Good news is I drank less than normal last night, and I was almost able to hold off on drinking altogether, but in the end I gave in. I really really want to abstain tonight. I think if I did, that I'd wake up tomorrow feeling incredible.

[RudyB]

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yeah, you probably would, pete, but don't beat yourself up for the drink. love your baby. (oh, shit, or is that tim who has the baby? it'll take me a sec to keep you two apart. just know that i'm rooting for you both.) keep it easy on yourselves, and don't ever think that rome was built in a day. stay committed to making this path work for you, know that you'll probably drink, but notice also that you're already drinking less. and your wishes to be free of the al demon will come true. they will.

[RudyB]

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murph, so, you know what is in your tap water? fluoride may be to blame for your alcohol issues. or something else secret entirely. worth considering. and, i'll remind you, i have my own well. i don't live in an urban area. I have control over my water. kinda comforting, in a boobies kinda way.

[BacloTim]

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Hey! If you stop drinking so soon it will make me feel guilty! Joking, hope you can abstain. Much better than I can do at the moment. Also I used to live in Everett,WA. I LOVED it there in WA. As a teenager I used to take the bus to Seattle and roam around town all day when I was supposed to be at school. Fun times!

I can tell ya as another noobie that going too fast = bad feelings. not related to your post but wanted to emphasize that.

[6to10pm]

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So happy for you! I was in a very similar place about 8 weeks ago and stumbled upon this site. I found a DR. who specialized in addiction. He prescribed me Naltraxone and Bac along with Zofran. The results have been eye opening to me. I am going to post a summary of my last 7-8 week journey ... along with a detailed spreadsheet of all my meds ( etc. ).

I had spent 30 days in an in-patient treatment facility about 3 years ago. Spent a shit load of money on my stay at Sierra Tucson. Came out ... continued to drink. I ... repeat ... I did not want to stop. I was pushed into treatment by my family. So, three years past. Went thru a couple of girlfriends. Both of them noted that I abused alcohol. SO, this time ... I needed a new way. I knew there was a biological, pharm component to my addiction. My DR. quickly understood and has been awesome. Take a read of my post.... you may find some similarities. Stay with the meds!

[RudyB]

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hey, 6to10. please do tell your story. lucky for you for finding such a cool doc.

WELCOME!

[SlipperyPete]

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RudyB;1135129 wrote: yeah, you probably would, pete, but don't beat yourself up for the drink. love your baby. (oh, shit, or is that tim who has the baby? it'll take me a sec to keep you two apart. just know that i'm rooting for you both.) keep it easy on yourselves, and don't ever think that rome was built in a day. stay committed to making this path work for you, know that you'll probably drink, but notice also that you're already drinking less. and your wishes to be free of the al demon will come true. they will.Thanks Rudy. I'm very committed and I truly believe that baclofen will save my life. I'm not the one with the baby though. I'm the amazing guy that doesn't live in Western Australia or Bedfordshire, Libya.

BacloTim;1135132 wrote: Hey! If you stop drinking so soon it will make me feel guilty! Joking, hope you can abstain. Much better than I can do at the moment. Also I used to live in Everett,WA. I LOVED it there in WA. As a teenager I used to take the bus to Seattle and roam around town all day when I was supposed to be at school. Fun times!

I can tell ya as another noobie that going too fast = bad feelings. not related to your post but wanted to emphasize that.

TIMBO!! Sounds like a good teenage time haha. I bet you went to Pike Place Market a lot. There's so much good stuff there, it's outrageous. My friend recently turned me on to truffle salt, which is incredibly good.
6to10pm;1135134 wrote: So happy for you! I was in a very similar place about 8 weeks ago and stumbled upon this site. I found a DR. who specialized in addiction. He prescribed me Naltraxone and Bac along with Zofran. The results have been eye opening to me. I am going to post a summary of my last 7-8 week journey ... along with a detailed spreadsheet of all my meds ( etc. ).

I had spent 30 days in an in-patient treatment facility about 3 years ago. Spent a shit load of money on my stay at Sierra Tucson. Came out ... continued to drink. I ... repeat ... I did not want to stop. I was pushed into treatment by my family. So, three years past. Went thru a couple of girlfriends. Both of them noted that I abused alcohol. SO, this time ... I needed a new way. I knew there was a biological, pharm component to my addiction. My DR. quickly understood and has been awesome. Take a read of my post.... you may find some similarities. Stay with the meds!

Yeah I can relate. I've spent waaaay too much in rehabs, but every time I went I was forced by my parents or the law, and I never wanted to actually stop drinking until recently. I was never a fan of AA. I felt that even if you were clean, alcohol still ruled your mind and you had to obssess over not drinking it. That's why bac is so appealing. Indifference and a more proper brain chemistry.

[Murphyx]

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RudyB;1135130 wrote: murph, so, you know what is in your tap water? fluoride may be to blame for your alcohol issues. or something else secret entirely. worth considering. and, i'll remind you, i have my own well. i don't live in an urban area. I have control over my water. kinda comforting, in a boobies kinda way.

I know exactly what's in my water. It's regularly tested and I have extremely thorough reports from each one.

Hey Rudy, you ought to move to a country where clean water is supplied for you. So what, do you have to dig your own latrines too? :H

And sorry Rudy, but "fluoride may be responsible for your alcohol issues". Seriously, I can not even start to get my head around why you would come out with such a statement.

[RudyB]

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i was just being extreme murph. in this usa it is customary to pollute public water w flouride which is a known neurotoxin. i doubt it has any conn w al i was just playin.

[SlipperyPete]

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Well today was a complete waste! I told myself I wasn't gonna drink tonight, so I got drunk during the day instead. I even bought some beer so I could drink tonight. I'll see how that goes. So tomorrow I'll be going from 15 to 30mg, which I'm pretty excited about. So far I haven't noticed any negative effects, but it looks like they come at a higher dose.
One thing I've noticed is that I seem to be liking people more. Usually I hate everyone, including myself, but that's been changing. Hopefully soon I'll get some self-esteem...It's terrible trying to go through life without any of that.

[Murphyx]

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SlipperyPete;1135372 wrote: Well today was a complete waste! I told myself I wasn't gonna drink tonight, so I got drunk during the day instead. I even bought some beer so I could drink tonight. I'll see how that goes. Pete, I think you're pushing it too much. You're an alkie. Alkies get drunk. The bac will do its thing, it won't take long. In the meantime stop beating yourself up for drinking. Soon drunkeness will no longer be an issue. Chillax dude! :H

SlipperyPete;1135372 wrote: So tomorrow I'll be going from 15 to 30mg, which I'm pretty excited about. So far I haven't noticed any negative effects, but it looks like they come at a higher dose. Not everyone gets negative SEs. And only some of those that do, get strong ones. If you go looking for negative SEs you're sure to find them.

SlipperyPete;1135372 wrote: One thing I've noticed is that I seem to be liking people more. Usually I hate everyone,

LOL. I loled because you sound just like me. I was, by nature, something of a misanthrope (thanks to Isolde for that word, which has nothing to do with werewolves btw), but I suddenly noticed I was actually enjoying the company of strangers and happy to engage with them.

SlipperyPete;1135372 wrote: including myself, but that's been changing. Hopefully soon I'll get some self-esteem...It's terrible trying to go through life without any of that.

Bac is pretty crazy stuff: it does amazing things to your brain. It's not a cure-all but I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by the way it changes you.

[Isolde]

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SlipperyPete;1134675 wrote:

Iso I see you're in South Florida...What's it like living around the most hated sports team of all time? LeBron James is the only person ever I've loved to hate. Mavs all the way! haha

The Heat is only hated by those who don't live in FL! Everyone here was beyond psyched to get LeBron James, despite the shitty way that he left Cincinnati. Between him and D. Wade and Chris Bosh, we figure we have a dream team! Too bad the Mavs beat us in the playoffs, but we came close, and it's only the first year that these guys are playing together. Besides, the Heat won the championship a few years ago, so I guess it's only fair that we let a few other teams have a shot at it for a bit!
You wouldn't have believed the buzz down here in Miami/Ft. Lauderdale surrounding the playoffs though. A lot of people I know managed to get tickets to games and the highlights of the games and the fan turnout, etc. was always plastered all over the news. South FL people are unfortunately notorious for being fair weather fans, but when their teams are winning, they turn out and show support in a BIG way.

[BacloTim]

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SlipperyPete;1135142 wrote: TIMBO!! Sounds like a good teenage time haha. I bet you went to Pike Place Market a lot. There's so much good stuff there, it's outrageous. My friend recently turned me on to truffle salt, which is incredibly good.

I spent a lot of time around there checking out all those shops and also in abandoned underground parts of the city. There is some crazy stuff (and people!) hidden down there! I don't remember it all too well but it was a great city.

SlipperyPete;1135372 wrote: Well today was a complete waste! I told myself I wasn't gonna drink tonight, so I got drunk during the day instead. I even bought some beer so I could drink tonight. I'll see how that goes.

Haha! I do the same. I buy more then I really should for one "session" so I won't head out later. If I don't do that I end up making like 4 trips a day. It doesn't always work out so well and sometimes 4 sessions turn into 1 big one. I see we have a few on here that are at our point in the early baclofen trip. I really hope we all start drinking less very soon. If that happens we know Baclofen is magic as murphy says!

Isolde;1135605 wrote:
You wouldn't have believed the buzz down here in Miami/Ft. Lauderdale surrounding the playoffs though.

I just moved from Coral Springs/Wilton Manors area (lived at both locations and worked in downtown Ft.Lauderdale) Rather glad to get away from there and into a rural area in north florida but I do miss it for some reason.

Oh and I also wanted to add that I think our "group" Is you Pete, AverageJoe, and Me. Is there anyone i'm missing that started within 2 weeks of each other? I love reading everyone's threads but I think they are far ahead of us in healing so I don't relate just yet. We'll get there though!

[Isolde]

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BacloTim;1135701 wrote:
I just moved from Coral Springs/Wilton Manors area (lived at both locations and worked in downtown Ft.Lauderdale) Rather glad to get away from there and into a rural area in north florida but I do miss it for some reason.

I work in downtown Ft. Lauderdale! I've lived in South FL my whole life and have always wanted to get out, especially to somewhere less congested, more open, more nature around, etc. But I know there are things that I would miss, not to mention that all of my family and friends are here. One thing is that there is always something to do here. And there are SO many great restaurants! There are definitely plenty of pros and cons. One really negative thing here is the people. They are generally self-absorbed with a lack of respect for others. And they're just about the shittiest drivers anywhere, I'm pretty sure.
Oddly enough, that doesn't seem to extend to locals. Everyone I know that was born and raised here seems to be much more "normal".

[RudyB]

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howdy folks.

i'm worried about average joe. hope you're okay, dude! please check in. it is good to have a posse w whom you can connect and share the ride up, for sure.

isolde, massachusetts drivers might beat your fla drivers by a hair. in vt, we used to call them massholes. they swerve left for a right-hand turn. sorry if i offend any people from ma here; i'm sure i'm not describing YOUR driving! i'm sure not.