This thread is fantastic.
This addiction crept up on me. For some reason I missed all of the dangers(or actively ignored them) when researching for my daily usage. I thought GBL was too good to be true when I first discovered it. Turned out, it was. 24/7 use just kind of happened. I'm not getting any sleep, like two hours at a time. I've had some success spacing my doses out, and taking smaller amounts. What is the best method for tapering? Quick and dirty, or a long slow process? If i draw it out enough, could I avoid withdrawals altogether? I may end up ordering phenibut, but I want to be extremely cautious of trading one addiction for another. Will I be able to sleep on phenibut? How long does it last for? How long should I wait after my last dose to start tapering from phenibut? I have a giant bottle of GABA supplements, will that be useful on withdrawal?
I have no experience being addicted to a drug, so this is all scary unfamiliar territory for me. No health insurance, and I doubt I'd feel comfortable talking to a doctor about this anyway. So, as such, no access to benzos, beta blockers, or baclofen(doh!). I'm not too proud to get wrecked drunk if it will help.
This thread is great, tons of information, and I don't feel as sad and alone after reading your experiences. I appreciate how patient and non-judgmental each of you are, even in the face of some posters repeatedly making the same mistakes. and I can't tell you how great it is to not have to decipher insane paranoid "SWIM" speech.