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Old 04-19-2008, 04:44 PM #1
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I've been taking Baclofen for several years now, and have upped my dosage from 20mg per day to 80 mg per day.

I don't have any side effects from it at all...I think

It might make me sleepy...but I'm so fatigued as it is, I wouldn't notice a little extra fatigue.

My daily dosage of Provigil takes care of my fatigue (mostly) and the baclofen takes care of my lower back spacticity (mostly) so I'm good to go
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Thanks everyone - I took one pill (10mg) at about 3 PM and haven't really felt overly sleepy - maybe a little tipsy, though. I feel like I've had one too many margarita's! I wish it were true!!
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I felt stoned at first. Then, I got used to it and I'm like Victorya and I take 80 mg per day now with no side effects.
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Well,it sure in heck doesn't make me sleepy sadly.I've been suffering from insomnia for months now and I'm pretty sure it's from the baclofen(and I only take a small dose 10 mgs at night only) so I just take two sleeping pills every night and I'm off to dreamland.
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It made me feel like a zombie. My eyes were practically glazed over within about 15 minutes of taking one pill. Not the drug for me!
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Hi herekitty:

Baclofen makes me sleepy. I dropped to 50 mg/day because I was napping twice a day and struggling to stay awake.

It's a trade-off - pain or sleepiness. Sleep is good and is the winner.
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Kitty, I never had a nausea or insomnia problem with Baclofen.

at the height of my worst spasticity, I was on 90 mg a day (30, 3x per day)

at that dosage, I took TWO naps a day, but at least my legs weren't going TWANG !!

I hope the Baclofen works for you, it worked well for me.
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