Sabby's Progress Thread

[SabbyATL]

Hi All,

Since I got my bac yesterday and I am starting it tomorrow I thought I would start a progress thread, since it seems people around here are tolerant of that sort of thing.

So, tomorrow will be my first day on bac. 5mg.

I'm not sure if I should take it in the morning or in the evening. What's your preference for a single dose? Or what was your experience?

Sabby :happy:

Here's my introduction thread, where I detailed my plans: https://www.mywayout.org/community/f2...own-53831.html

[RudyB]

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ok, this may be totally trivial, but you could continue your progress on the thread that you started, since that has all the essential info about you on it already. as a scientist, you may want to keep it all together, i dunno. yes, dear, we are very tolerant (tho welcoming would be a better word) of progress threads around here!

anywhoot, i don't think in the long run it matters when you take it, but i'd take it in the am so you can be more attuned (ie: awake) to any immediate effects. i remember that when i took my first bits of bac, i (thought i) felt immediate cravings reduction, which felt really good. having taken it the am or pm probably had no importance.

all the luck, woman, this is great! welcome to the ride of your life (which ride saved mine)!

xo rudy

[SabbyATL]

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Hi Rudy!

Does it matter when you have cravings? I generally don't have cravings in the morning. I start getting them after about 6pm.

I'll go ahead and put a link in this thread to the other one, but I want this one to be titled "Progress" for future reference.

Sabby

[RudyB]

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got it! you do your linky-sciency thing. tee hee.

no, gosh no, it doesn't matter when you have your cravings. (ftr, i usually -give thanks!- didn't have them until the afternoon.) i just think it'll be nice for you to be awake and see how the bac affects you, if at all. if it makes you sleepy or something else you'd like to avoid (doubtful at 5 mg, butcha never know), you can switch to an evening dosing.

[redhead77]

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:H I think you might get many different responses to this question, Sabby. I think it depends on whether you work tomorrow. I agree with Ru, it's only 5 mg, so I expect it won't do much. I would think if you do have to work, that it would be better to try that first dose after work in the early evening. It would give you enough time before bed to feel the effects of the drug without worrying about much else.

[SabbyATL]

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I will be working. I work M-F, 9-5.

Stereotyped like a boss!

But I usually get up at 5am most mornings. And I bike to work.

So the scientist in me wants to take it early so I can monitor what it does and write down my observations. But the woman in me who just wants to be AF wants to take it when it will best help me.

This makes me indecisive.

Maybe I will split the difference. Take it around 1pm.

I am going for a run tomorrow evening with a friend of mine. Generally, if I am feeling really tired or sleepy, etc, a run will shake it off. I'm usually good at not skipping a run just because I feel tired.

I know bac can cause some sleepiness. I'm curious how it will interact with my run.

[redhead77]

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You won't need a lot of time to determine the effects. It peaks in like 2 hours with most people. It won't last but a few hours on the low doses. Good luck, tomorrow!

[SabbyATL]

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OK, so maybe I should take it during my witching hour.

I'll take it around 6pm and report back!

Thanks for the moral support!

[redhead77]

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Can't wait to hear! And I shouldn't have said good luck. You won't need it.

[bleep]

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Pretty soon you'll be taking bac throughout the day, so I wouldn't spend too much time worrying about this.

Best of luck!

[SabbyATL]

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Took 5mg at 6:30pm.

I'm feeling kind of hot, enough to sweat a little.

But it could be unrelated.

[redhead77]

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Well? How did it go? I would think your dose has peaked already and you are on the downside. Did the 5 mg do anything?

[SabbyATL]

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I can't tell. I feel pretty normal.

Not having Al cravings but I don't always have them. I was having them this morning, which is unusual for me. But they went away before I took the bac at 6:30.

Rinse and Repeat for tomorrow.

Thanks for asking!

[DrunkAndTiredInFLA]

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bleep;1224334 wrote: Pretty soon you'll be taking bac throughout the day, so I wouldn't spend too much time worrying about this.

Best of luck!

Good point Bleep. Actually, this may help her to figure out that she should probably take it throughout the day. I, for one, wouldn't want to wake up in the middle of sleeping to take baclofen.

[SabbyATL]

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Well it was an AF night. But I usually have one or two of those a week. I'm looking to have consecutive AF weeks!

I had trouble sleeping last night but I'm pretty sure it wasn't the bac. I don't THINK I had anxiety. I just couldn't sleep. Was up reading about the cast of Cheers on Wikipedia (I know, random) until 1:30. Then I got up at 5 to go for a run.

So, now I am a little tired but okay. Just had a nice omelette for breakfast. Going to finish my coffee and bike to work.

The plans I have today include: work, biking home, grocery shopping, running again with my friend Linda, making a Buffalo chicken pizza, and then baking if there's time.

I'm thinking baking in the evenings may help me stay AF.

Another dose of bac around 6:30p today.