Any rapid Topamax titrators on here?

[spacebebe01]

Any rapid Topamax titrators on here?

Hi Greg, when your saying about taking gabapentin instead of topa I dont think it does the job of stopping me craving a drink, and if it did I think it was very temporary. So Im thinking that you should just go for the topa I know you can get to max dosage on gabapentin within a few days but why bother when topamax is known to help cut down on drinking.

[Greg]

Any rapid Topamax titrators on here?

spacebebe01;1328841 wrote: Hi Greg, when your saying about taking gabapentin instead of topa I dont think it does the job of stopping me craving a drink, and if it did I think it was very temporary. So Im thinking that you should just go for the topa I know you can get to max dosage on gabapentin within a few days but why bother when topamax is known to help cut down on drinking.

Thank you for this advice. The guy who is running that program I've been talking about here in Aus has stressed the need to control (reduce) glutamate activity in the brain in a presentation he made. He has said that the treatment of alcoholics post-detox needs to rely on stabilization of both GABA and glutamate activity, and from what I have read, Topamax does this whereas gabapentin is not written up in medical articles (that I have read) as doing the same thing.

I may as well start tomorrow, since I have some topiramate on hand and can get more. I am getting jack of waiting to hear back about the treatment specifics, as this may take weeks if they have been flooded with inquiries following the TV show on which it was featured. I should try and be AF for the whole thing, even though Topamax and baclofen have both been taken by people while they were still drinking.

I hope all is going well for you, by the way.

[spacebebe01]

Any rapid Topamax titrators on here?

Not so much unfortunately Greg, my idea of highering my dose of bac has left me more depressed and drinking more, or maybe thats just things going on in my life right now, I just had an uncle pass away and thats been pretty emotional and stressful. So maybe it might just have been a bad time to shake things up, but anyway they needed a good shake I was in a rut.

There has been one study as far as I know about gabapentin and alcoholism, I think peeps on here take it for depression, I was sporadically but then my doc prescribed it anyway for pain and yep taking it everyday is good for the pain but I dont think its doing jack for depression or not wanting to drink right now.

Whereas there seems to be quite a lot of peeps who have taken topa with some success. Ive never taken it so dont know.

Keep me updated as to how you feel, it does you good to talk and me good to listen

[Greg]

Any rapid Topamax titrators on here?

I'd say the stress in your life would be contributing to your depression. Not having experience with high-dose baclofen, I can't offer much advice unfortunately.

I will be taking Antabuse with baclofen and topiramate, so drinking will just not be an option for me. You could consider that, but you have to know that drinking is absolutely out of the question once Antabuse is in your system. I have usually had some marijuana on hand as a way of dealing with severe alcohol cravings while on Antabuse, but that is something I also want to try and avoid from now on.

I'll report back if I have any success.

[rstrivedi22]

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4 years of moderate to high drinking everyday at nights

Hi guys,

This is Ravi. I have started drinking 4 years back everyday at nights to get drunk to sleep. i enjoyed it. in the first year, once i drank too much over my capacity, being stupid enough knowing the cause i took tylenol after binge drinking to avoid hangover in the morning. I was alright in the morning,, but at night i started my drinking back again as usual and it shook my liver because u know why. i got worried. i didnt drink too much,, i realized i am doing this wrong, drinking is not my option. i should not do it.

I never had a doctor or not even now. i studied pharmacy as my undergrad. i studied back again, i ate turmeric powder right away i saw my liver got inflamed. but i couldnt stop my urges to drink,, then my liver got alright by itself, it inspired me to drink more. i knew that its not good but i kept drinking.

Then after sometimes i decided to live the alcohol, i couldn't. i got acamprosate first in the second year of drinking. i stopped drinking for a while lets say 15 days. it was really hard to sleep at nights, but it got over. but guess what, i started back. i said fuck it,, i am young and i can drink it.

Although, i was very active in my life, studying and working and cooking and also lots of friends and away from the family. i gained a lot of weight 20-30 lbs in 2 years.

i stopped taking Acamprosate. later, in 3rd year,, i only drink to sleep, i coudnt have fun at all, lost interests in having fun. but, in my deep heart and mind i wanted to quit it.

i found a girl to marry, i got determined again. i started Naltrexone. it was pretty good,, i didnt get urges at all,, i couldnt drink. but i had a bad time and trouble sleeping. it could lower my drinking.

But then, i kept drinking even though i was on Naltrexone. i took that treatment for at least 6 months. then i stopped naltrexone. i admit,, it was good which stopped my craving,, but,, i wanted to go to sleep so i drink.

then i became moderate on my drinking and lifestyle got changed in 4th year. i got married,, i have been still drinking moderate to high every night. i wanted to get out, but addiction has got me big time.

Now,,

I have determined to quit the alcohol for good for life, because i want to achieve great things in my life and i have life. because of alcohol, i gained a lot of weight, i get lazy doing fun. it has caused me moderate erectile dysfunction. last week, someone else measured my blood pressure it was found to be 150/100 ,, i got fucking worried. and i feel like will get a stroke, or heart attack,,

Now,

I am determined to give it once and for all,

I am ready to take Disulfiram, i still have minor liver problem. and stage 1 high blood pressure, i havent seen a doctor regarding this in my life, because i am sure enough that i will get out of this shit. i dont want this life. i wanna be healthy.

as i have searched online i found this thread and along with other stuff.

I am more worried about cravings, and insomnia,

So i got interested in Baclofen, then this thread let me know about treatment of
Antabuse+Baclofen+Topiramate

I dont suffer from depression, but certainly stress, which has caused my high BP, i dont want to take diazepam, i would not get it anyways without prescription, but other than diazepam, i can get all the drugs from the indian market, xxx.allxdayxchemist.xxx (remove all x's) , which i have used to get drugs, and cheaper too.

So,, please provide me guidance, it seems you guys are expert, and rather worse alcohol abuse than me. i prefer not to go to doctor and solve this issue by myself.

I am determined that i will start my physical exercises and stress free life from this friday. and i just want the alcohol to go out of my life.