Topa Baclofen Advice Please :)

[teezah]

Hi all!

I've been on Baclofen for most of this year and it's been great at really reducing my drinking. I am so grateful to this forum for keeping me straight! :thanks:

However, now it is winter and I've had a couple of viral colds, I realise that, with my asthma, Baclofen is really not going to work for me. It has greatly exacerbated it, and is intolerable when I'm ill. I am gutted.

I've paid for, but not yet received RJ's book, but from what I have read have decided to go down the topa route. I am worried about coming off the Baclofen, as I know I can have anxiety even if I'm just a wee bit late for a dose! So I would be grateful for your suggestions for titrating down on the Baclofen and up on Topa. I'm aware this may be a slow process.

Thank you!

Teezah

[teezah]

Topa Baclofen Advice Please

Duh!

I'm on 125mg a day:

06:30 25mg
10:30 25mg
14:30 25mg
18:30 25mg
22:30 25mg

Teezah

[teezah]

Topa Baclofen Advice Please

Thanks to Lo0p's post, I was inspired to do a spreadsheet (thanks fellow geek )

I've worked out that with the stock I have left I can titrate down 6mg every 4 days plus have enough if I panic and need to have an extra 10mg to get me through anxiety.

Does this sound reasonable? I don't mind getting more stock if you guys think it is too fast. I would take my last dose on the 2nd March 2013. A lot slower than when I titrated up, but I don't want to arse this up.

Can I start titrating up on Topirimate when I'm still on Baclofen? If so, at which point could I start on the topirimate?

Thanks

[Bruunhilde]

Topa Baclofen Advice Please

Hi Teez, welcome and congrats on reducing your drinking.

I can't offer advice since I don't do well reducing my baclofen intake unless I'm not drinking, in which case xanax helps me with the anxiety. Also I'm on low dose bac, not high.

Alot of the bac folks haven't taken topa, and vice versa. Maybe Dr. L can answer the questions for you if people here aren't sure of an answer.

Best of luck to you!

[Lo0p]

Topa Baclofen Advice Please

teezah;1428107 wrote: Thanks to Lo0p's post, I was inspired to do a spreadsheet (thanks fellow geek )

Check out the "graph of my drinking" link in my sig. Excel baby, yeah!

[sunshinedaisies]

Topa Baclofen Advice Please

Hi Teezah - please come on over to the Topa thread - I am going to try to post a link to it for you - not sure how good i will be but will try.

https://www.mywayout.org/community/f2...419-44427.html

All of us there have at one time, been on Topa and if you have the time or the inclination, can read from the beginning - although it is a LONG thread - otherwise please feel free to just post and ask questions.

you will be welcomed with open arms......

Sun