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Bizi is bizi
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May 25, 2024 at 10:25 PM
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Baclofen has been used with alcohol abuse to reduce urges. any one used it you can private message me if you wish.
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May 26, 2024 at 12:20 PM
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I haven't tried it. Reading up on it says it's primarily used as a muscle relaxer. It's a GABA agonist so gets more of that in the brain. Chronic alcohol use depletes GABA so it makes sense that Baclofen would decrease cravings. Kinda seems like you're just trading one substance for the other, but it looks like Baclofen is fairly safe so it's seems like it'd be a good substitute for physical dependence (I'm skeptical on the idea of it working for psychological dependence).
I HAVE taken Naltrexone/Revia for alcohol addiction and it works very well at reducing cravings (wouldn't roll around on the floor crying "I NEED IT!") but obviously it's not going to solve the other issues that make you want to drink in the first place (I was still saying "I want to numb myself, black out, not think, and not remember."). Drinking on Naltrexone just prevents you from any good feelings from drinking/the buzz. Drinking on Baclofen, if you try, can actually be very dangerous as both are fairly strong depressants. __________________ [Insert thought-provoking and comedic quote here] |
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May 26, 2024 at 12:49 PM
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Thanks muddy boots! I did not know that.
thanks again for your response to me. bizi I think I tryed naltrexone before but can't remember for sure. Did not help if I can remember about it. bizi __________________ lamictal 2x a day haldol 2x a day cogentin 2x a day klonipin , 1mg at night, fish oil coq10 multi vit,, vit c, at noon, tumeric, caffeine Remeron at night, zyprexa, requip2-4mg |
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Also be careful as Baclofen has been reported to induce mania.
I have just been prescribed Baclofen by a physical medicine NP for a badly pulled hamstring but the pdoc advised me not to try it, given my past strong reactions to various meds. The pain is not that bad, and, he said, if it gets much worse, just take extra strength Tylenol. __________________ Bipolar I w/psychotic features Last inpatient stay in 2018 Geodon 40 mg Seroquel 75 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg+Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects) Long term side effects from medications, some of them discontinued: - hypothyroidism - obesity BMI ~ 38 |
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