Baclofen for Alcohol Withdrawal User Reviews (Page 3)

• j...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 2, 2016

"Alcoholism - I was cured. I went up to 330 mg per day. My maintenance dose is 180 mg per day."

• Luc...
• April 20, 2017

"After 35 years of drinking so heavily, my liver and kidneys packed up. I continued to drink and tried several medications, including a whole list of antidepressants. I was finally given a last option of trying baclofen. It has completely changed my life and my family's. Not only have I stopped drinking completely, I have no interest in it, but my anxiety has gone, and my mood is stable and mostly upbeat. In my experience, if you are given the chance of baclofen, grab it."

• Mem...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 18, 2017

"This medicine is one of the best things that ever happened to me. It helped me regain my life, drastically cut back alcohol, and eliminate my panic attacks."

• Pup...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 28, 2017

"Self-medicating for severe depression for around 20 years. The alcohol was inhibiting my antidepressants and making my depression worse. I lost my partner, my work, my hamster (stayed with my partner). Anyway, I have been on baclofen for about three months. As I hit 90 mg a day about a week ago, my cravings suddenly vanished. I've gone from 2/3 bottles of wine a day, at the expense of anything, to no alcohol. No desire, gone. It doesn't even cross my mind. I never thought this would happen. Early days yet, so I have side effects - drowsiness and clumsiness. I am assured these will pass and are tolerable in any case. As a bonus, this drug is generic, so for 100 10 mg tablets is about £5."

• Ben...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 4, 2019

"Baclofen is amazing for benzo withdrawal. It simply removes all the anxiety and depression that comes with any benzo withdrawals. You need to get to at least 30-60 mg, though. Baclofen should revolutionize the benzo withdrawal or recovery treatment. Ask your doctor for some and free yourself from this nasty disease. I just fear the withdrawals now from baclofen, but I’ve heard they are nowhere near as severe as coming off benzos."

• Wil...
• October 12, 2016

"This works awesome and has taken away my alcohol cravings and allowed me to function without the need to drink. I first heard of the treatment in this podcast: https://www.radiolab.org/podcast/addiction I then did significant research and found a local treatment group that was willing to take me and the Baclofen therapy on. Started at 10 mg/day/week and increased 10 mg/day/week. Continued to drink. Hit a wall at 200 mg/day due to significant fatigue and quit drinking. (Ameisen's 'trigger'). Reduced to 180 mg/day and maintained for 30 days. Then reduced 10 mg/week until cravings returned at 90 mg. Now on a 100 mg/day maintenance dose."

• Puf...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 29, 2016

"Side effects have been bad, considered stopping medication, but persevered! Three days ago, I started to be more clear-headed, more optimistic and excited, as I believe this drug is working beyond my expectations. Does anyone know if all of the side effects will stop the longer I take it?"

• Xan...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 19, 2017

"The guy who posted earlier said it well. I used a very high dose of alprazolam for 2 years. Baclofen saved me time and pain from alprazolam withdrawal. Not sure why Xanax withdrawal treatments aren't incorporating baclofen."

• Mam...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 4, 2018

"Baclofen has worked for me. I read “An End to My Addiction” by Dr. Amieson. He used Baclofen as an alcohol anti-craving drug. Fascinating read."

• sco...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 20, 2019

"I actually haven't used this medication but was wondering if you have to be sober when you start taking it. I've attempted to use Revia (naltrexone) for alcohol abuse, however, the side effects were extremely intense, which included severe weakness, dizziness, and unbelievable negative and depressing thoughts. I want my alcohol cravings to go away as I fear the amount I drink on a daily basis just isn't close to being reasonable or healthy. I look forward to any info. Thanks!"

• Ale...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 14, 2016

"I had tried to quit drinking with no success. I'm sure I had tried this 30-40 times since my early 20's. I'm now 35. I have wrecked my life. The last time I tried to stop was 3 months ago. I was having the usual problems of not being able to sleep. Several times while trying to quit drinking, I would go four to five days without sleep. I would have auditory hallucinations. I would hear music playing sadly in the background, but there would be no actual music playing. This happened on several occasions while trying to quit. Sleep deprivation was really a scary thing for me, so I had a friend that had muscle relaxers, and she gave me roughly 30 or so of them. I had never heard of Baclofen before ever. This was a random discovery for me."

• jab...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 14, 2016

"Thanks to all for writing their comments. I am now starting baclofen to get me over the last hump to stop drinking so I can start treatment for my Hep C. I am down to two beers a day, but some days are not so good. Needed something for the cravings which were driving me nuts. I hope I have good luck!"

• fre...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 27, 2017

"I have been drinking alcohol seriously for 40 years. I have stopped drinking before but always had cravings and eventually went back to drinking. This time I have not had cravings and don't even think about alcohol the majority of evenings. This has only been going a month now, so take that into consideration. I read something about baclofen and alcohol withdrawal 2 days ago and recalled that my back doctor had given me a prescription for it, and I have only taken it 2 or 3 times this month. I have been curious as to why I have not had any cravings. Perhaps it was the few baclofen I have taken."

• Bro...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 17, 2020

"My GP suggested I take one baclofen a day to help me abstain from alcohol. It certainly worked, felt very chilled, and helped also with mild depression."

• Mel...
• May 29, 2017

"Drank a half bottle of vodka a day, 35 years old, drank for 1 year straight. Took baclofen 60 mg a day at night, 2 weeks in. All of a sudden, urge and cravings are now finally going away. I have to almost make myself drink. Because I'm so used to a buzz, I'm 2 days into it working finally and have had maybe 4 shots. Compared to half a fifth daily. Thank you, baclofen."

• Roa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 24, 2020

"I do believe that this baclofen is a game changer for alcohol problems! I have been on baclofen for 6 months now and have gone from a bottle a day down to only a few mini bottles every few days. Sure, I still have a beer or two in between, but I feel so much better and get so much more done daily. When I first heard the ad on the radio, I was all over it because of how much money I was spending at bars and on bottles daily (about $300 just on the weekends). I recommend this to anyone that gets anxiety from not having drinks, especially if they go a day without drinking. Give it some time and let it work, and you will be just as happy as I am."

• Pha...
• June 3, 2017

"Been a rather severe alcoholic for about 6 years. Owning a bar, I would drink in public about 8-10 beers and then disappear with a bottle of vodka. This continued for years until I took iboga, which helped tremendously, but I eventually went back to drinking more heavily as I started a brewery, oops, bad life choice for an alcoholic. Not having the time to visit an iboga clinic and working 16-hour days hungover, I decided to give baclofen a try. At 120 mg, I hit a 'honeymoon' period and didn't drink for a week. It came back with a vengeance, and I had to keep upping my dose. Currently at 180 mg, not drinking but don't think I am there yet. Side effects are horrible, by the way. Slowly abating. All I can say is stick with it, the stuff works."

• Big...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 21, 2019

"Just started baclofen on Friday. Today is Monday. Will up to 20 mg and then 30 mg and on. I am praying that this works. At least, this site is fairly current."

• xan...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 13, 2016

Baclofen "At 125 mg, greatly helped reduce the craving but had to lower the dose due to side effects such as sleep apnea and extreme tiredness. Currently at 60 mg. In conclusion, it helped me a lot, but I had severe side effects."

• Max...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 5, 2015

"Works very well to stop cravings for alcohol. After about 6 months, it made me extremely depressed - too depressed to keep taking it, even though it was keeping me from drinking. Disappointing, hence the 5 stars. However, just 1 star for me personally because of the depression caused."

• Day...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 27, 2017

"I'm new to this site, just wanted to say after drinking 2 bottles of wine a night, I'm finally seeing a GP in Perth, WA, today who's prescribing me Baclofen. I'm super excited!! In most cases, how soon does it start working (I know everyone is different)? And if I only drink at nighttime, do I need to take it during the day too? Thanks."

• RUP...
• July 15, 2017

"Well, a doctor got me hooked on gabapentin (long story, not my first iatrogenic drug dependence). Could not wean myself off it without extreme, disabling suffering lasting perhaps a year total. Now have a doc that is withdrawing me with 60 mg of baclofen and some carbamazepine. So far, quite tolerable, and my gaba dose is down from 4,350 mg/day to 3,300 mg/day, for me a huge drop. So relieved! Gabapentin is poison, let's just hope I don't end up hooked on baclofen!"

• Dor...
• October 10, 2018

"Tried it for several months. As the dose increased to 40, 40, 30, I experienced severe twitching one day, which culminated in convulsions when asleep, which I have never had before. It was terrifying. I had been following strict doctor's orders and increasing doses over long periods when symptoms lessened. I believe I experienced severe baclofen toxicity, which, if you research, you will see that it is becoming a common life-threatening side effect of high-dose baclofen. I would not recommend this therapy."

• Jke...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 5, 2017

"My doctor prescribed this medication, along with 2 others I believe for opiate withdrawal. I'd have to say the combo of the 3 really did help and made life easier. She had me on the baclofen for the muscle aches and pains, especially the lower back pain I would get. I would definitely recommend this to other addicts for withdrawal."

• Lif...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 28, 2019

"Ordering and following the lifebac instructions formula, nearly the end of me! The absolute worst experience of my life! I had severe reactions that included mass insomnia, loss of appetite, lashing out at business partners, and ultimately lost all my connections and dreams at the time. I got drugged with this horrifyingly nasty medication! F-"