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[chelsea98]

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Yourfriend, that's superb news about the Pot and i'm glad I could be of some help to you. One element of anxiety you'll be without now is the dread of running out of weed. that was always a looming cloud for me and most other smokers.

as i said, the dreams will kick in (can be kinda fun) and then they'll level out to normality. the crazy thing is, as a seasoned weed smoker, dreams AREN'T normal at all, so it's kinda like a new adventure. some will be crazy, some will be scary, some will be emotional and some will be bat shit crazy, it's all good though and is just your mind getting back to normal after having a big green weed cloud hanging over for it for a very long time.

it might sound strange but if you have some real emotional ties to the paraphenalia, box it and put it in the attic/loft. if not, bin it, you've no need for it now.

i still find that i'm a fidget due to not drinking and smoking so maybe expect that as well, up and down, easily distracted etc. that may change, but for me I'm still in the throes of it.

I know it's early days with stopping the weed but "Keep Calm and Carry On" as the poster says. I'm SO pleased for you!!!

[Samandkatharine]

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Friend,

:yay:

:l. You are a different person from when I first "met" you. You sound so confident. The anxiety, for me, is still there, but hopefully as we get comfortable in our own skin again it will lessen. The anxiety, for me, will serve as a reminder of the shit I put my family through. I don't want to ever forget that.

Sam

[Yourfriend6116]

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@stuck thanks for stopping by. I agree about hoping to use the MJ as replacement. I kept telling myself "at least I still got my weed!" but then it was making me crazy. I only wish it would have been that easy to quit the AL. Whomever says weed is addicting, I disagree with. I was only addicted to the routine. I've had no physical withdrawals like I did with alcohol. Totally different. I also wanted to comment on your post about the idea of being "sober" on BK's thread-loved it. I couldn't have explained it better myself.
@chelsea I still have my pipes and stuff, but I'm not worried about it too much. I have felt pangs that it would be nice to smoke a bowl, but since I don't have any I can't. Easy enough. Also, I had to go get my pot at a liquor store that my dealer owned as a front to sell his stuff. (the bottles literally had dust on them!) so just going to get the stuff each time made me a nervous wreck. It's easy for me not to go down that road. As soon as I knew I was done I did feel a sense of relief about not having to re-stock.
@Sam thanks so much for being a great sounding board. I really value our friendship. Hopefully when you get to Houston for baseball we can actually meet!! :l

[bkyogagurl]

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I'm glad you stopped smoking pot. Your kids will thank you too.

Just wanted to stop by..:goodjob:

[Yourfriend6116]

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Thanks so much for the encouragement, BK! My kids are both still babies (1 & 3) which is why I'm so glad I'm getting this in check now. I knew I needed to change but the thought of them having memories of me like that was unbearable.

[Yourfriend6116]

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Hi friends,
I'm on day 150 of Baclofen and wanted to update. First, my whole Baclofen experience has been with the liquid from Lo0p. I've never taken a pill. My highest dose was 200, now I'm at 90.
When I first discovered this site I was drinking about 2 bottles of wine a night. More on the weekends. My life was one huge hangover and I had 2 little kids to care for. It was out of control and I couldn't stop no matter how many promises I made to myself. It was like an alcoholic Groundhog Day! I started on Dec 21st and on Dec 31 I was on 30 Mgs and tried to go AF for the month of Jan. I did and it was the most I'd ever gone without drinking in years!
FF to today and I'm still not a slave to alcohol! I think a big part of my success (so far, I know this isn't over) was that I was AF for the first month going up in dosing and for most of all the time I've been on Bac.
I was also a daily pot smoker. I had no plans or desire to quit pot,but I did. Smoking was making me super anxious and paranoid. I feel like the Baclofen reset my brain with pot,as well as with alcohol. It's like a miracle to me-and I'm not religious at all.
Zampa's post about the online sites requiring an rx really has me bummed! I believe Baclofen can save alcoholics' lives! I'm not the only one-I've read so many threads here of people who've also changed their lives. The desire has to be there-you have to want to stop drinking. I did and I did. Good luck to everyone else on this journey!!!
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[kronkcarr]

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I have not ordered online but someone here has and they ordered from River and were not asked to supply a script. I am just passing this along. Good luck.