People who have tapered back to a low dosage?

[Bminor]

People who have tapered back to a low dosage?

Ne/Neva Eva;1221161 wrote: Yeah, well, I wasn't sober when I started this journey. Never been sober in my adult life for 30 consecutive days until now, and I will damn sure be taking pills for many more days to come. But I get your point! :H

(See, I told you I'd change my mind. Didn't take but a minute of thought about where I was lo those very few months ago!!! Plus, as my husband points out with an annoying eye roll and shrug, it's my prerogative. )

I played the back and forth game several times... I think everyone will eventually get this to some degree. I think though, for everyone that baclofen is working for, as long as you're not getting any insane or life altering side effects (like not being able to get a boner) you may as well stick with it. I guess that side effect wouldn't apply to you Ne... at least I hope not

If it ain't broke, don't try to fix it right? Well, something on me was severely broken. Plus I would like to prove to myself that I just don't need it, I am a total guinea pig and I have a cabinet full of supplements, vitamins, nootropics etc. I even injected Melanotan 2 late in the summer and got a wicked tan from it.

[bleep]

People who have tapered back to a low dosage?

B, that's pretty much it - why bother splitting if SE's aren't an issue? The only real reason to break the dosage up (as far as I know) is to minimise the SE's. If these aren't an issue, the reason is gone. Take it all in the morning and see how you go.

Another thing to think about is doing it quicker, which fits in with your desire to get off it. If you go too quickly, your body will tell you, and you simply take more baclofen there and then to get back to 'normal'.

[Bminor]

People who have tapered back to a low dosage?

Thanks bleep. Maybe when I taper to 20 I'll try that once a day deal and see how it goes. I appreciate your input.

[Bminor]

People who have tapered back to a low dosage?

Yesterday I only took ~25mgs. I can't be sure of the exact amount because I am splitting 20mg pills in half to make 10's. Instead of taking 10 for my last dose I just bit it in half :H so it was as close to 5mg as I could get. I still slept fine and feel fine today so will most likely just take 20mg today. 10 this morning and 10 tonight and try that for a few days if I feel ok. It's crazy to think that not that long ago I was taking between 200-300mg of this stuff per day (not that it's a bad thing.) I'm almost there!!

[help4me]

People who have tapered back to a low dosage?

Bm --thank you for this thread. I'm so inspired by your progress!

I switched (second time) in August at 280 and am currently at 185 for the past 2 weeks AF. My plan is to stay at each (lower) dose for a week at a time, then go down another 10.

Like ne- I'm getting very tired of 'taking the pills'. I still also take tylenol pm at night to help me sleep through and am waking feeling cotton mouthy and groggy. I truly forget now what it feels like to wake feeling refreshed. I guess that is my goal, to feel that again along with not drinking, of course.

I have just passed my 1 year since I began taking baclofen.

[AllyB]

People who have tapered back to a low dosage?

Bminor;1203987 wrote: AllyB,

What was your husbands taper schedule like if you don't mind sharing with me?

Thanks,

B.

Hi B. Sorry I didn't notice this before and it's a bit late now seeing as how you are nearly off bac at this stage. And I wouldn't recommend this schedule to anyone. He literally dropped 25mg a day from 275mg to 75mg, which took just over a week. Then he went to 70mg the next day stayed at that the day after too. Then dropped 10mg for 2 days down to 50mg which he stayed at for 2 days, then dropped 10mg each day until 0. It took 17 days in total. And he's still at 0 now over 3 months on.

[Bminor]

People who have tapered back to a low dosage?

AllyB;1222444 wrote: Hi B. Sorry I didn't notice this before and it's a bit late now seeing as how you are nearly off bac at this stage. And I wouldn't recommend this schedule to anyone. He literally dropped 25mg a day from 275mg to 75mg, which took just over a week. Then he went to 70mg the next day stayed at that the day after too. Then dropped 10mg for 2 days down to 50mg which he stayed at for 2 days, then dropped 10mg each day until 0. It took 17 days in total. And he's still at 0 now over 3 months on.

Hi AllyB,

Better late than never! I was pretty erratic with my taper too and only had issues once I got really low... like around 60mg.

So, the hubby still sober at 0?

[Bminor]

People who have tapered back to a low dosage?

help4me;1222438 wrote: Bm --thank you for this thread. I'm so inspired by your progress!

I switched (second time) in August at 280 and am currently at 185 for the past 2 weeks AF. My plan is to stay at each (lower) dose for a week at a time, then go down another 10.

Like ne- I'm getting very tired of 'taking the pills'. I still also take tylenol pm at night to help me sleep through and am waking feeling cotton mouthy and groggy. I truly forget now what it feels like to wake feeling refreshed. I guess that is my goal, to feel that again along with not drinking, of course.

I have just passed my 1 year since I began taking baclofen.

Hi help,

I'm glad I created this thread too and I'm glad you like it. Congrats on being AF... it's pretty cool. I had no trouble tapering down fast from 200-60 but then started feeling weird and jittery so I slowed things down a bit and have been doing 10mg drops every 4 days to a week. You may as well just take it slow if you are in no hurry.

Regarding sleep, tylenol pm's sleep ingredient is Diphenhydramine, which is basically Benadryl. This can leave people feeling sort of "hung over" in the morning- I'm basically immune to the stuff but that's just me. If you haven't tried Melatonin yet I strongly suggest it. In fact, here is a great all natural combo that really works. 3-10mg melatonin plus 250-500mg Magnesium 30 minutes before bed. I also throw Valerian root in this cocktail as well. It can create some vivid dreams though so beware if you do try this.

B

[AllyB]

People who have tapered back to a low dosage?

Bminor;1222453 wrote: Hi AllyB,

Better late than never! I was pretty erratic with my taper too and only had issues once I got really low... like around 60mg.

So, the hubby still sober at 0?

Yup. The first week he was at 0 he started a new job and drank with his new workmates a couple of times. Then he realised that he was in danger of undoing the last year so stopped. That was the end of Aug/start of Sept and he's not drank at all since then.

[Bminor]

People who have tapered back to a low dosage?

AllyB;1222498 wrote: Yup. The first week he was at 0 he started a new job and drank with his new workmates a couple of times. Then he realised that he was in danger of undoing the last year so stopped. That was the end of Aug/start of Sept and he's not drank at all since then.

Fantastic!! I was looking for one of these stories! Thank you! And good for him for realizing the danger before it got out of control. Very cool.

B.

[rangiatea]

People who have tapered back to a low dosage?

I am still taking10 mg TID. So far no cravings for alcohol or DXM.

[Bminor]

People who have tapered back to a low dosage?

So I only took 20mg yesterday-10 in the morning and 10 in the late afternoon. Things mostly went ok but I had the strangest dream last night :H I don't think I slept that well really and woke a few times but I remember a vivid dream of being on a trip somewhere with my family and being terrified because I had forgotten to bring my Cymbalta (an SNRI anti depressant) that I have not taken in years . Anyway, I was freaking out because I knew that after a day or two without it I would start getting really sick and going through withdrawal from it. I actually started to feel that feeling during my dream as this has happened to me in real life when I tried to quit using it before I know what it feels like. It was SO STRANGE. But then my alarm went off and now I'm chugging black coffee... Not that this has anything to do with baclofen but damn, weird :H

[ifulovelife2]

People who have tapered back to a low dosage?

Weird! I never dream (well not that I remember anyway). I think I might try your melatonin and magnesium combo to see whether I can get a strange, vivid dream.

I haven't read all this thread BMinor but how's it going craving wise, now you're down to 20? Are you taking any other meds?

[Bminor]

People who have tapered back to a low dosage?

ifulovelife2;1222872 wrote: Weird! I never dream (well not that I remember anyway). I think I might try your melatonin and magnesium combo to see whether I can get a strange, vivid dream.

I haven't read all this thread BMinor but how's it going craving wise, now you're down to 20? Are you taking any other meds?

Strange indeed... made me think for awhile this morning after I woke up. No alcohol cravings at all, I'm certainly not "white knuckling it". I'm done with that stuff. I'm taking some Valium daily right now... between 5-15 mg depending on the day. I will taper off of this completely once I'm off of baclofen. Other than that, I just take OTC stuff and supplements like creatine.

Yeah try the Melatonin, Magnesium, Valerian root combo... all can be found at CVS or Walgreens or Amazon online. I love dreams.

[Bminor]

People who have tapered back to a low dosage?

I made it two days at 20mg without issue. Was out at a bar last night with some new friends and had no desire to drink. Had several diet cokes though

Just keeping the updates going until I hit zero. Which reminds me, I've taken no baclofen yet today... hrm, maybe today is the day that I "cut the cord"?