hello all. I posted a while back, when I first decided to take the baclofen journey. at first, I did have some success, but when I increased the dosage, the side effects for me were absolutely brutal. most notably the insomnia. it was just something I couldn't take. I have had off and on success with naltrexone, but if you've ever taken it, you know that it can be kinda tricky. you can talk yourself out of taking it. and even if you do take it, you can still drink on it, but usually not as much. so anyways, recently, I went back to my doctor, and got another prescription for naltrexone. this time I was pretty determined to take it on a consistent basis. I asked him about topamax, but he said he hadn't really heard about it for alcohol cravings. he did, however, offer me antabuse. I decided to stick with the naltrexone for now, and I ordered some topamax online. it's day 3 on the combo, and I am pretty impressed thus far. I think my dosage of the topamax is 100mg. I find myself drinking slower, and much less. I also am not getting any of the brutal side effects that I got with the baclofen. different strokes for different folks. I have reduced my drinking by about 40% in a week or so, and I truly hope it continues. don't know too much about the topamax though. is there this "switch" I hear about with baclofen? so far, I still buy beer, I just tend to drink much slower, and keep preoccupied with other things. not too sure of the difference between the two. my ultimate goal is to not drink at all, so if all is not good by my next appointment, I might take the doctor up on the antabuse offer. hope everyone is well. I know I am at least 4o% better.
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