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**Kickapoogirl** · February 3, 2014, 05:50 PM

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Welcome Friend. I'm new here too, and just about ready to order my first order of baclofen. Alcohol has wrecked everything in my life, and I guess it's time. Best wishes.

**kronkcarr** · February 3, 2014, 05:59 PM

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Thanks to both of you for posting. You'll get lots of good support here. My life has changed in many ways after more than a year on baclofen. You'll be amazed if you stick with it. Welcome.

**neophyte** · February 3, 2014, 06:24 PM

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lumox - i look forward to seeing your progress. keep posting here on how you progress.

Im curious around the subject of having lost your switch and then attempting to get it back. there is some in the past that the switch required the subsequent times is higher and that drinking when you have switched causes you to lose your switch.

So, how did you lose your switch? and what was the amount of baclofen you were taking when you hit your switch?

**Largelumox** · February 3, 2014, 06:35 PM

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Kickapoogirl;1622421 wrote: Welcome Friend. I'm new here too, and just about ready to order my first order of baclofen. Alcohol has wrecked everything in my life, and I guess it's time. Best wishes.

Welcome kickapoo (great name by the way). I wish you all the best....i understand what alcohol can do and its painful to see. I will help any way i can.....lets do this

**Largelumox** · February 3, 2014, 06:36 PM

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kronkcarr;1622428 wrote: Thanks to both of you for posting. You'll get lots of good support here. My life has changed in many ways after more than a year on baclofen. You'll be amazed if you stick with it. Welcome.

Thanks kronk, tell me more, whats your story? Do you have a thread?

**Samandkatharine** · February 3, 2014, 07:15 PM

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Welcome Large and Girl! :welcome:

You will get lots of support and varying degrees of experience. I've been on Baclofen since last fall, but only seriously stopped drinking and "switched" last month. I've had 3 glasses of wine since I switched and did not get the great feeling I thought I used to have when drinking before. It works if you plow through and let it do it's magic.

Not to say it's all good and easy...it's not. Posting here helps tons.

Sam

**spiritwolf333** · February 3, 2014, 07:44 PM

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Hi LargeL -I think that I lost my original post -I try to remember to copy post before posting -this is only for your future reference if needed.

Alcoholism is pure hell -no other way to put it; then again, you already know this. Firewater eventually robs of everything we truly love and then it takes away our life. It is a deadly disease -at best.

I sure hope you find your way out using baclofen (or anything). Baclofen saved my life and even gave me the ability to have the basics to begin a new life.

Best to you.

**bleep** · February 3, 2014, 11:07 PM

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neophyte;1622438 wrote: ...
there is some in the past that the switch required the subsequent times is higher and that drinking when you have switched causes you to lose your switch.
...

It's been my experience that the switch always happens at the same dose. YMMV.

Just wanted to add: if your baclofen is over 2 years old, it may have lost potency. If it was kept in the dark, in a sealed container, you should be okay though. On the off chance that you left it lying loose, on the window sill, however...

**Largelumox** · February 4, 2014, 03:44 AM

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Thank you all for you messages, I don't feel as alone in my own head trying to fight with your support.

good point bleep , but my bac has been sealed and kept hidden away. I am starting to feel mild SE, some insomnia, mild electric shocks in fingers, and tinnitus. All for the greater good.

I am feeling quite positive I can beat this disease and agree spirit, firewater is evil, tho sometimes it's very hard to see from behind the fog

Gonna titrate up to 150mg today and stay there fun till SE stabilise. Yesterday didn't drink anywhere near as much, probably 50% of my usual amount, and feel much better this morning.

**chelsea98** · February 4, 2014, 08:49 AM

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hi largelumox and welcome. i'm sure you've done it correctly in the past but I would advise a slow titration. increase by 10mg every 4-5 days only, otherwise, the side effects will be that much more potent.

i hope the fear of ridicule has already vanished, being on a web forum affords us the anonimity that sometimes we desperately need to explain our situation, so don't be afraid to lay it all on the line, we've all gone through a world of shit and you'll find that people here are only here to help.

welcome, good luck and best wishes!!

**skullbabyland** · February 4, 2014, 11:37 AM

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Large and Girl, just wanted to say welcome to you both- it does get better without alcohol! One word of warning- be careful about dosing too high too quickly. Have you read up on the recommended dosing schedules? Many people experience SE's that can be troublesome. It's usually recommended to go up pretty slow for this reason. How fast are you increasing dosage?

EDIT- I'd also agree with Chelsea above, though I'd add that I personally go up even slower because of SE's- I go up only 5mg every week, and SE's are very bearable. I do this because I'm very succeptible to depression/anxiety that can occur with going up in bac dosage too quickly.

Also- there are a couple great threads on natural remedies for anxiety-- I've taken some of the recommended supplements and they make a WORLD of difference. See here for a good thread- https://www.mywayout.org/community/f6...ety-87985.html

Also- please never fear ridicule on this board- we're very welcoming and here to help, and non-judgemental, many of us have developed good friendships, to boot

**Largelumox** · February 4, 2014, 03:50 PM

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Thanks all, i am currently at 150mg and feel really good. Anxiety greatly reduced, enjoying listening to music, laughing at tv shows. My partner (or lodger as she prefer to be calls at the moment, as she is not sure on our future). commented that i seem manic, i feel a bit like grinning all the time, and rather mischevious. All in all a good feeling. Its 20.50 at night and i havent had a drink today. I still have cravings, quite strong so i may have a drink, i'll see. Very excited to meet Jonathan Chick tomorrow evening, for once i can sort off see a future.

**Yourfriend6116** · February 4, 2014, 04:50 PM

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Hi Large,
Just wanted to say hi! I started following you thread. I started 140mg today. Like the others, I increase slowly. I'm on day 45 of Bac and day 35 with no alcohol. Keep up the posting and let us know how your appt w dr chick went!

**kronkcarr** · February 4, 2014, 06:22 PM

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Largelumox,

You sound great. Good luck tomorrow. I had a lot of the same good feelings early on with bac.

I don't have a thread here. I have a few things posted on my initial post. I'm months behind in my thread on Baclofenforalcoholism.com. I got through my third month there. I am almost 14 months on bac and it's the second best thing I've done--having my son is the first. My life, what I do and how I am has changed for the better. I encourage you to keep on.

I'll check back to see what Dr Chick says.

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