Baclofen and being tired

[lorchard]

Does it every wear off?

[spiritwolf333]

Baclofen and being tired

lorchard;1699030 wrote: Does it every wear off?

Yes (the extreme somnolence)

How long and what quantity have you been taking?

[skullbabyland]

Baclofen and being tired

Hey- yep, it does wear off, in my experience after a month or so. I know it sucks! But it gets better!

[lorchard]

Baclofen and being tired

About two weeks now. 60 mg. Just makes me ... blah? Probably not the right word, but it's the first one that came to mind. But I have a reminder on my phone when to take it, every time it pops up, I get complacent and feel like I shouldn't because it makes me tired. I do take it, just for the long road. I'm glad to hear it wears off, though.

[lorchard]

Baclofen and being tired

And a question. How did you all take it in the beginning? Dosage wise. Spread it out through the day? I'm drinking on it, and feel like I'm "testing" the drug and fighting through it.

[skullbabyland]

Baclofen and being tired

Most people divide the daily dose over a few doses, usually 2 or 3. What is your dosage and how many times per day are you taking it?

EDIT- just saw your dosage info. Keep taking the pills, you'll feel less blah soon. And try to force some AF days, it'll help the bac work better and the SE's and blahness less crappy. Do more reading here, lots of info...

[lorchard]

Baclofen and being tired

Thank skull.

[spiritwolf333]

Baclofen and being tired

lorchard;1699047 wrote: About two weeks now. 60 mg. Just makes me ... blah? Probably not the right word, but it's the first one that came to mind. But I have a reminder on my phone when to take it, every time it pops up, I get complacent and feel like I shouldn't because it makes me tired. I do take it, just for the long road. I'm glad to hear it wears off, though.

Bla is a great descriptive on top of the somnolence. The somnolence will get less and less as time goes on -as will the 'bla-s". Also, you have to realize that if you are doing this alcohol free -or even tapering, your brain is trying to adjust to less or no alcohol. You have got dual programming going at the same time.

[lorchard]

Baclofen and being tired

I feel like drinking through it, I'm unemployed. The days are long. Maybe I'm just scared of detox and trying to ween off...but I keep going

[RedThread12]

Baclofen and being tired

If you just keep taking the damned pills, you, too will quit craving alcohol - job or no job. Really. Read around this board - that's what happens. Then the BIG picture - life without intoxication - arises. Again, reading around this board, you'll find confidence that it is totally doable. If you enjoy the unusual, be mindful and intentional as you titrate up to your "switch" dose. It's pretty weird, actually. It may take some finesse, but it works.

Best wishes on finding your way out!!!

[hopefulinOz]

Baclofen and being tired

My doctor says sit on the dose for a while and let the somnolence settle before increasing again. I'm on 75. Yeah it sucks.If I didn't have work and the kids and could just sleep it might be quite nice.

[Samandkatharine]

Baclofen and being tired

RedThread12;1699174 wrote: If you just keep taking the damned pills, you, too will quit craving alcohol - job or no job. Really. Read around this board - that's what happens. Then the BIG picture - life without intoxication - arises. Again, reading around this board, you'll find confidence that it is totally doable. If you enjoy the unusual, be mindful and intentional as you titrate up to your "switch" dose. It's pretty weird, actually. It may take some finesse, but it works.

Best wishes on finding your way out!!!

Hi Red! :l

The sleepiness sucks, but you get used to it. I'm back at 80mg and as long as I'm not drinking my wine at night the SEs are low. Drinking exacerbates them.

Sam

[skullbabyland]

Baclofen and being tired

Lorchard and Claire- remember, the sleepiness (yes it totally sucks) really does subside after a little while. It's worth it to get through- soon, it shouldn't be a problem.

[neophyte]

Baclofen and being tired

Just chiming in to confirm what everyone says somnolence and near all side effects went away after about 1-2 months, hard to remember when exactly. The only remaining side effect is that when im tired I get double vision easily, this is because baclofen is a muscle relaxer.

Keep at it, I got frustrated too, I had to push up to 300mg to reach indifference, everyone is different. There is a member on the board that takes nearly 500mg, though these higher doses are the exception, so don't worry too much.