Baclofen helped me in so many ways
So I’m on 30mg of Vyvanse for adhd, and I have a bad back and sciatic pain as well as leg and back muscle spasms. I weirdly mentioned to my doctor of wanting to up my vyvanse because I noticed it helps manage my pain by increasing dopamine / calms down my neurological pain receptors. He laughed and said yes while that’s true I should try this a med which was baclofen. The first week I noticed less muscle spasms and back pain but I also noticed magically my brain was quiet and calm more calming than vyvanse ever gave me.
It was like my stress was all melted away and gone but I didn’t “feel” like I was on any drugs… just relaxed and brain was organized. I’ve been on a handful of meds to manage pain and my super loud brain and this has been like magic for me. I’ve been on it two months and still get pain towards the evening but the benefits the combo of meds has on my life is game changing. Without knowing I completely stopped drinking as well. I use to drink every other day and tbh large amounts ( to manage my pain and stress) now I go to open a beer and literally barely even want to finish it. I was able to be organized and take on a new job and my family tells me I’m so regulated now. Sorry I just wanted to share my experience and see if anyone else had a similar experience!