Sciencechic1
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Going to try keep this as short at as possible. I had been addicted to phenibut for over about a year. Then this March just gone, I had experienced an accidental overdose that lasted for about a week. I had managed to get hold of the R enantiomer type which is about 2-3 times stronger. I had to rapidly reduce, and l I was left with a flat emotionless feeling that has never left me since and I experienced depersonalisation on a daily basis whilst on the lower dose of phen at about 7.3g.
I had sought help with a psychiatrist and he suggested switching straight over to baclofen... It was rather messy I dosed 20mg 4x a day and decided to add an extra 10mg at night as my muscles were spasming and twitching and depersonalisation experienced daily. Depersonalisation seemed to happen at same time every day at about lunch time?
It has been a little over two weeks since and I feel a little more normal than I have been but I am still not 100% - I am about 40% myself. After the first week, the doc recommended I drop 20mg as he thought 90mg was too much... I was experiencing side effects to the baclofen as well. I felt crap, fatigued, lack of concentration, poor cognition unable to function, twitches, shallow breathing, felt very cold, tinnitus felt weak for the past two weeks solid basically and feeling completely off from 90mg - 70mg. Then about 7 days after the 20mg drop I started feeling a bit better but I was still experiencing twitching, feeling really sleepy and shallow breathing but the depersonalisation disappeared! I feel mildly flat, I am able to feel slightly sad and slightly happy. Doc advised to reduce the dose 5mg everyday from the Thursday (7th day from 20mg drop)... Is this not too fast? So today I should be on 50mg down from 70mg last week. I felt the best yesterday in ages....but....
Today I woke up with heart fluctuating, tinnitus, photosensitivity, my hands and feet sweat, I feel mildly nauseous and my stomach cramps just after I take the bac. Doc says this is a side effect? I also get cold and my feet pinch or feel constricted at around 3 hours after taking baclofen. I had been experiencing this the whole time though whilst I have been on baclofen. The problem I have is I do not know whether to see this as a sign of withdrawal or side effects to the baclofen? Either way I do not feel well, and I notice I feel slightly irritable today with a mild headache, and this weird slight vice feeling around my head. I have been experiencing that vice feeling around my head intermittently these last few months but it is less severe now and not sure what that is? Doc seems to think I am on too much baclofen. However, I am worried I caused some kind of receptor death and my body is unable to function properly without the baclofen. I also really want to be off it but I can't cope with experiencing any further psychological issues again. I noticed my sleep the last two nights has been quite light, however I am sleeping. I am in absolute hell and I am not sure what is wrong here too much baclofen, or withdrawal? I am noticing that I have a lot more energy these last few days but I am not sure if its recovery from 20mg drop the week prior or feeling better from dropping 15mg these last 3 days? Muscle twitching has become less since dropping further 15mg as well or it could be from recovering from 20mg drop. I know it takes a couple of days before you notice withdrawal from bac.
I would rather come off this as safely as possible and as quick as possible if it is too much. It is hard for me to discern how I feel as I am quite flat... the only thing that goes haywire is my mind and body. I can't feel anxiety.
I had sought help with a psychiatrist and he suggested switching straight over to baclofen... It was rather messy I dosed 20mg 4x a day and decided to add an extra 10mg at night as my muscles were spasming and twitching and depersonalisation experienced daily. Depersonalisation seemed to happen at same time every day at about lunch time?
It has been a little over two weeks since and I feel a little more normal than I have been but I am still not 100% - I am about 40% myself. After the first week, the doc recommended I drop 20mg as he thought 90mg was too much... I was experiencing side effects to the baclofen as well. I felt crap, fatigued, lack of concentration, poor cognition unable to function, twitches, shallow breathing, felt very cold, tinnitus felt weak for the past two weeks solid basically and feeling completely off from 90mg - 70mg. Then about 7 days after the 20mg drop I started feeling a bit better but I was still experiencing twitching, feeling really sleepy and shallow breathing but the depersonalisation disappeared! I feel mildly flat, I am able to feel slightly sad and slightly happy. Doc advised to reduce the dose 5mg everyday from the Thursday (7th day from 20mg drop)... Is this not too fast? So today I should be on 50mg down from 70mg last week. I felt the best yesterday in ages....but....
Today I woke up with heart fluctuating, tinnitus, photosensitivity, my hands and feet sweat, I feel mildly nauseous and my stomach cramps just after I take the bac. Doc says this is a side effect? I also get cold and my feet pinch or feel constricted at around 3 hours after taking baclofen. I had been experiencing this the whole time though whilst I have been on baclofen. The problem I have is I do not know whether to see this as a sign of withdrawal or side effects to the baclofen? Either way I do not feel well, and I notice I feel slightly irritable today with a mild headache, and this weird slight vice feeling around my head. I have been experiencing that vice feeling around my head intermittently these last few months but it is less severe now and not sure what that is? Doc seems to think I am on too much baclofen. However, I am worried I caused some kind of receptor death and my body is unable to function properly without the baclofen. I also really want to be off it but I can't cope with experiencing any further psychological issues again. I noticed my sleep the last two nights has been quite light, however I am sleeping. I am in absolute hell and I am not sure what is wrong here too much baclofen, or withdrawal? I am noticing that I have a lot more energy these last few days but I am not sure if its recovery from 20mg drop the week prior or feeling better from dropping 15mg these last 3 days? Muscle twitching has become less since dropping further 15mg as well or it could be from recovering from 20mg drop. I know it takes a couple of days before you notice withdrawal from bac.
I would rather come off this as safely as possible and as quick as possible if it is too much. It is hard for me to discern how I feel as I am quite flat... the only thing that goes haywire is my mind and body. I can't feel anxiety.