Posted by Chan Fook on December 2, 2010, at 11:55:03
Hello babble,
I know that baclofen off-label has many been used to treat addictions, but I have also read that it has great anti-anxiety properties too. Now my medical knowledge is pretty patchy, but from what I understand it interacts with the GABA-b receptors which are apparently related to anxiety in some cases.
Now this might just be a poke in the dark, maybe the properties only show themselves in someone that has an addiction and is being treated with baclofen, but maybe it also works in people without the pre-disposition. Has anyone tried baclofen, and if so, how did you manage to persuade your doctor to prescribe you it? I hear as high doses as 100mg (they come in 5/10mg) a day are used because of it's small half-life.
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