I need to titrate quickly!

[XWino]

I got my baclofen today and it is a miracle. My husband left me with two year old twins and snapped a pic on facebook of him having a sail with a woman yesterday. He was RIFFED, but it was ok, because he already had a job and they cut him a check for $26 thou. The day he got it is the day he left when I was the one paying the most. I had something very important to do at work, but called in with a lie. I am right now feeling as low as I ever have. I need to reach that click before I lose my job. All I want to do is drink and escape and I am not being a good mother. I took 25 mg today. I want to do that 3 times today and then tomorrow go up. Has anyone done this and will it help??? I have to be able to handle my responsibilities!

[gotta stop]

I need to titrate quickly!

XWino;1167057 wrote: I got my baclofen today and it is a miracle. My husband left me with two year old twins and snapped a pic on facebook of him having a sail with a woman yesterday. He was RIFFED, but it was ok, because he already had a job and they cut him a check for $26 thou. The day he got it is the day he left when I was the one paying the most. I had something very important to do at work, but called in with a lie. I am right now feeling as low as I ever have. I need to reach that click before I lose my job. All I want to do is drink and escape and I am not being a good mother. I took 25 mg today. I want to do that 3 times today and then tomorrow go up. Has anyone done this and will it help??? I have to be able to handle my responsibilities!

Wino,
I am kind of confused as to what is happenning to you however, I dont think Titraing that fast is going to help you. You need to start of slow and ease your way up. start with 5mg x 3 times a day for a couple of days. I am afraid that titing up to fast will set you up for failure. Just my opinion but you cant fix this over night. If you are feeling anxious and stressed maybe you should talk to a Dr about xanax or something?
Hang in there!:l

[Ne/Neva Eva]

I need to titrate quickly!

XWino;1167057 wrote: I got my baclofen today and it is a miracle. My husband left me with two year old twins and snapped a pic on facebook of him having a sail with a woman yesterday. He was RIFFED, but it was ok, because he already had a job and they cut him a check for $26 thou. The day he got it is the day he left when I was the one paying the most. I had something very important to do at work, but called in with a lie. I am right now feeling as low as I ever have. I need to reach that click before I lose my job. All I want to do is drink and escape and I am not being a good mother. I took 25 mg today. I want to do that 3 times today and then tomorrow go up. Has anyone done this and will it help??? I have to be able to handle my responsibilities!

Yes, people have tried it. No it doesn't particularly seem to help.
There is no quick way to sobriety except to stop drinking. That's it. It's the only way. Taking baclofen successfully means that there is some titration involved. Some people find relief from anxiety and craving in the first couple of days at very low doses. Others find that it doesn't happen for weeks or months.
I can guarantee you that taking 75mg on your first day is likely to make matters much, much worse.
If you do/have take/n that much, I hope you'll reconsider your position and take an overall view. It sounds as though you are in desperate need of support. That you can find here right away, xwino.
Take good care.
:l
Ne
I'm really sorry for what you are going through, xwino.

[hotmomma]

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xwino, I have never posted a comment here. Just joined last week and have been enjoying reading what everyone else has to say. I find everyone's posts very helpful with my feelings of depression and all the shame my drinking has caused. I got my first shipment of bac about 2 weeks ago and started on 30mg a day with no side effects so I (stupidly) went up to 60mg and literally had what can only be described as "out of body" experiences. I immediately went back down to 30mg a day and only going up 5-10mg at a time now. Trust me, it made my depression and EVERYTHING worse. I love what bac has done in such a short amount of time (don't feel like I need the ENTIRE bottle of vodka now), but taking too much only makes things worse!!

[Sammi33]

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Hi xwino,

In my experience at a lower dose, although i am by no means indifferent to alcohol, it has significantly reduced my cravings and anxiety enough for me to reduce my intake heaps, clear my head and feel clear enough to make some really positive decisions. It would be fantastic if it was instant but you really might feel a good deal of relief straight away. The xanax is a good idea too....i got some from my doc but have hardly needed it since baclofen, although its a life saver when i do.

Love and luck,

Sammi x

[Ne/Neva Eva]

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Hiya, Hotmomma and :welcome: to you too!

Did I say :welcome: xwino?

Glad you're both here!

:goodjob:

[hotmomma]

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Thank you Ne, I've read a lot of your stuff and have been inspired, keep up the awesome posts.

[hillda]

I need to titrate quickly!

Been There

I'm a big guy -6'5'' 230lbs and decided to discount titration advice when I started last Tuesday. Went to 90mgs on day 2. All I can say is that it was it was a scarry experience. I binged on 12 beers to drown the nasty-nasty-nasty side effects. I was totally freaking out. Backed off over the weekend (I need to keep a baclofen journal for precision) and went to 80 mgs yesterday (day 6). Within that mix, I haven't had a cig, which is just amazing and last night it took me almost two hours to finish a pint of beer which is a miracle. Sleeping like a baby with no sweats at the withching hour and NO anxiety.

[XWino]

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Thank you all

Thank you all for your response. Hotmamma I listened and I have only been doing 25 mg. Which means and I hate it that since I read that post, I read the response and it sunk in, but so dived into the bottle. I so feel Allan Carr is right. Alcohol does not make me feel good. I am seriously sick, hate myself, destroying my life, but it is calling my name. I cannot talk to my doctor, because of my job. Trust me it is not an option. I have even been thinking of paying for my own doctor that no one can find out about. I would probably save money in the long run. I hate what I am doing to my kids and myself.

[help4me]

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All I can say is that BAC is not a magic pill. You must titrate up reasonably, and consistantly. It takes determination, commitment and tolerance.

I first tried BAC last year and slowly titrated up until right before the holidays. I gave up when I could no longer bear the side effects. However, I kept reading here and decided to give it another try in the New Year. This time I was steady and consistant with my titration (vs. random before). I continued to drink whilst titrating up again, but this time I trudged through the side effects and when I hit 275 in February, I knew something had changed. At first I was in disbelief and kept thinking the cravings would start in, but after a couple days of not drinking and not wanting to drink turned into weeks... I knew something had happened. WOW!

Now, I have made mistakes in trying to dabble with moderation (which I was doing succefully for a while), but now I'm going back to abstenance all the while having to titrate up again.

I'm right there with you and this is a TOUGH road, but there is something to be said about the Baclofen.

Best wishes to all.

[hotmomma]

I need to titrate quickly!

XWino;1167860 wrote: Thank you all for your response. Hotmamma I listened and I have only been doing 25 mg. Which means and I hate it that since I read that post, I read the response and it sunk in, but so dived into the bottle. I so feel Allan Carr is right. Alcohol does not make me feel good. I am seriously sick, hate myself, destroying my life, but it is calling my name. I cannot talk to my doctor, because of my job. Trust me it is not an option. I have even been thinking of paying for my own doctor that no one can find out about. I would probably save money in the long run. I hate what I am doing to my kids and myself.

Hey X, I feel your pain! I have 2 children (8 and 12), and they are awesome and I have decided to stay sober for a while (even if it makes me super depressed) for them. My goal was not to become alcohol free (too sad to even think about) but to drink a few socially, like so many other people seem to be able to do. I start with a glass or two but then can't stop. I usually wait until my kids go to bed but I still wake up and have to hit redial on my home phone to make sure I didn't call anyone drunk and I have to check my cell for outgoing texts, calls, emails, and even facebook posts to make sure I didn't do the drunk and dial thing! Luckily I have sheltered my kids from most of my drinking (waiting till they are asleep), and no one in my family even really knows what an alcoholic I have become (maybe my husband but he thinks he is holier than thou and that makes me a little bitter). It has gotten so bad, when work and kids sports and school, etc. stress me out, I start adding vodka to my Coke Zero so no one knows and I am getting trashed in the middle of the day. My husband also travels for work for weeks at a time and I drink EVERY night when kids go to bed. This is when I decided to join MWO and order baclofen. I know what you are saying about your doctor, I won't even tell mine anything negavtive about myself b/c I don't want him to think anything bad about me and my husband goes to the same dr. Maybe you should see a therapist ( I am scheduled to see one in 2 weeks!). Baclofen definitely isn't a miracle b/c I wanted a drink so bad yesterday that I almost caved and stopped at liquor store. I have many ridiculous stories that will make you feel better about yourself if you ever need to hear them..lol Anyone who wants to talk this through or wants support just message me. Here's to my 9th day AF!! And good luck to you!!