Diver's TSM and Baclofen Journey ... ???

[YouKayBee]

Diver's TSM and Baclofen Journey ... ???

Diver;1518633 wrote: Great News ... First I dodged the withdrawl bullet. For our ongoing database of our experiences I was at 330 per day and I went one day of only 60. I went back up to 330 the following day and did not suffer any withdrawls.

The other great news is that I spoke with Dr. Levin this evening and I set-up an appointment for him to speak with my wife to hopefully get her back on board. He also will be sending me a script via snail mail.

I didn't contact him when I started this journey because I wanted to keep this under the radar, but my visits to ER and a detox facility pretty much blew that idea way the hell out of the water.

Hopefully the call on Monday with my wife goes well. I'll keep all of my MWO friends posted on the outcome.

Thank you all for the awesome support over the last few days to help me deal with this fiasco.

Supports my 48 hours theory, let us know how you get on.

[Diver]

Diver's TSM and Baclofen Journey ... ???

Just wanted to check in with a quick update. After calling Dr. L on Monday as we had schedule he told me that I was scheduled for Wednesday, which was not the case since I even had a written note from him stating that it was Monday. Anyway he and my wife had a good chat and she is back on board thankfully.

I was a little concerned since he contradicted himself several times during the conversation, but I think that since he is such a gentleman, he won my wife over anyway. You can't really blame him since I think that he is over 70 and he is so helpful in providing scripts and other assistance for those of us that need it.

As for what got me into this fiasco to begin with I can only believe that I must have double dosed myself. I am taking 110mgs x 3 per day. I must have taken a 4th 110mgs on that fateful day and it completely put me over the edge.

I am so pissed at the f'd-up doctor in the ER, who as soon as she heard Alcohol didn't want to hear anything about Bac and was convinced that I was having alcohol withdrawal which is completely bogus. I even told her that prior to having 5 glasses of wine the night before I had just completed 5 days AF! What a bitch, now I have this shit on my medical history!

Again thank you all for the great support and PM's.

[kronkcarr]

Diver's TSM and Baclofen Journey ... ???

Diver,

Thanks for the update. I was thinking of your wife's call to Dr L and was going to post to you to see how it went. Yay for you! Be careful!

[Juan BH]

Diver's TSM and Baclofen Journey ... ???

Wow Diver-

I just got caught up on your experience. Gnarly! I'm sorry you had to go through all of that, but it is absolutely fantastic that you got so much support here. I completely agree with you on Dr. L. He is a gem and I appreciate him, but there are contradictions and appointment mix-ups. I'm happy to hear that your wife is back on board, though. If he was able to bring her around, I'm sure you can handle any eccentricities and whatnot.

I have to say that I nearly over-dosed last weekend myself and I too am taking the liquid. I am at 240mg and I take 100 when I wake, 100 after work and 40 before bed. Last Saturday night I took 100mg before bed instead of 40 and I fucking freaked out! I know an increase of 60 mg isn't too awful bad, but I am not trying to get myself into the ER either, so I made myself puke it all up. Luckily I was aware of what I had done right after I took the dose, but It was kind of humbling to push a spatula down my throat at midnight in our kitchen. And then I wasn't even sure I puked it all up, so I went to bed real worried.

This stuff can get pretty freaky sometimes, but regardless of what happened, it is in the past. You showed a lot of courage and handled it well. :goodjob:

Thanks for posting and keeping us in the loop!

[Diver]

Diver's TSM and Baclofen Journey ... ???

Kronk and Juan,

Thanks for replying ... I'm glad that I can put this chapter behind me!

I haven't had any problem stringing together 3-5 AF days in a row, however I still have a bit of a tendency to go over board when I do decide to drink. Of course the operative word there is DECIDE ... Baclofen is truely a lifesaver. I am contemplating going up another 10mgs to see if I can shake my desire to kick up the drinking a notch once I start.

[bleep]

Diver's TSM and Baclofen Journey ... ???

Something to look out for when you decide to drink, that happens to me: there is a point around the end of drink 2 or 3, where I really could take or leave another. If I'm out with mates and decide to go for it, that point doesn't really return, and I'll go on to get reasonable drunk. Nothing like pre-baclofen days, but to a casual observer, drunk nonetheless. It is very easy to stop drinking at that point though, and more often than not, that is the route I will take.

I'm not saying this applies to everyone, but perhaps be on the lookout for it, and see if you feel similarly?

[Diver]

I was just reviewing my thread and can't believe that I have not updated it in sooo long. I have been visiting occassionally, lurking mostly however I have responded here and there to other threads. I wanted to give a quick update on where I am at.

I am doing well overall, I have been extremely challenged at work including an expat assignment in Brazil last year. I really needed to be on the top of my game and felt that when I was taking 300 plus mgs of Bac that my concentration was not what it needed to be. I slowly backed down to 100 mgs and I find that I am much more effective in my professional life. However as a result I am drinking a bit more than I was, I typically have about 3-4 days AF per week but will hit it pretty hard on the weekend. Still it is nothing like the way I was prior to starting this journey, and too me the balance that I now have in my life is great.

I am going to try to get caught up on what is going on with all of my old friends here ...