Hi everyone,
I'm 57, mother of 3 (20, 37, 39), grandmother of 6, am a Kiwi but have lived in Australia for 34 years.
I got sober in rehab in 1998, stayed sober for 5 years, relapsed for a year and a half, got sober (again in rehab) for 4 years, relapsed twice briefly and have been sober for 20 months now.
Have been on approx 150-240mgs of Baclofen per day for 2 1/2 years but have stablised now on 150mgs for the last 2 years (50mgs X3 daily). Have experimented with different dosages but have found that when I go higher I get heart palpitations. Sometimes the cravings kick in so I add another 25mgs to the usual dose and I come right or I deliberately take extra as a precaution if I'm going to be in a situation where there will be a lot of drinking around me.
Luckily I have a GP (Australia) who prescribes it willingly for me and has followed my progress with interest.
I still do AA because I love it (and my friends there) and because I'm not willing to risk my hard won sobriety by giving it up.
I'm 57, mother of 3 (20, 37, 39), grandmother of 6, am a Kiwi but have lived in Australia for 34 years.
I got sober in rehab in 1998, stayed sober for 5 years, relapsed for a year and a half, got sober (again in rehab) for 4 years, relapsed twice briefly and have been sober for 20 months now.
Have been on approx 150-240mgs of Baclofen per day for 2 1/2 years but have stablised now on 150mgs for the last 2 years (50mgs X3 daily). Have experimented with different dosages but have found that when I go higher I get heart palpitations. Sometimes the cravings kick in so I add another 25mgs to the usual dose and I come right or I deliberately take extra as a precaution if I'm going to be in a situation where there will be a lot of drinking around me.
Luckily I have a GP (Australia) who prescribes it willingly for me and has followed my progress with interest.
I still do AA because I love it (and my friends there) and because I'm not willing to risk my hard won sobriety by giving it up.
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