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Good question! For several years, I was addicted to opiates until I came across that "wonder drug" suboxone (buprenorphine). After getting on suboxone, the cravings were gone, there were no withdrawals, and everything felt great. However, I was only supposed to be on suboxone for 6 months. After 6 months, my doctor told me that he would taper me down over a period of time... 2 1/2 years passed! There are a lot of terrible side effects to being on suboxone for so long, such as lowered cognitive abilities, loss of sex drive, depression, and a bunch of other yucky things. Finally, I made an independent decision and checked into the hospital myself, to detox and finally be rid of suboxone.
There was nothing too complicated to it. Since I was taking 12mg a day, it took 8 days, and it consisted of a medically-supervised taper, where you're provided with ant-anxiety medications, vitamins, clonidine, and other meds to keep you from feeling in pain, or overly anxious. All in all, I was glad I did it! I felt like a slave to suboxone for 2 1/2 years, and that medication is really expensive too!
I urge anyone who's been on suboxone for a long time to consider checking-in and tapering-off under medical supervision. I feel like I got my whole life back!
P.S. Not every hospital's detox unit provides a buprenorphine detox. I live in San Francisco, but I had to drive all the way to Los Angeles to get to the nearest one. It's worth it, though.
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Can you get suboxone in prison?
Hmm not completely sure about that, maybe if you are addicted to opiates and withdrawing while in prison.. then maybe they would give you some suboxone to relieve those painful withdraws. Usually they will only give out suboxone at a detox center or a suboxone clinic.
What type of drug is meditox?
From what I know it is a detox drug for those addicted to opiates. From what I know it is a detox drug for those addicted to opiates.
Is taking drugs to quit drugs a good idea?
It can be good, and it can be bad. If you are addicted to opiates I would NOT reccomend using methadone. It is the devil. I was on it for 3 years and I had a seizure coming off of it and almost died! However, suboxone is a lower grade narcotic and is being more frequently used to detox patients off of opiates ( heroin, oxys, vicadon, even methadone). If used as a detox only you will ot feel a thing during your detox, it is a miracle drug! Also, if you only take it for a week which is all you need to take it for to detox, than you wont become addicted to it. So It works out greatly. If you are afraid you may go back to using illegal drugs again you can get on suboxone maintenace. Usually about a 2 year program but varies from doctor to doctor. The detox from it is not that bad. You will feel flu like symptoms for about 3-4 days and then its over. You will have problems sleeping though so you may want to take seroquil for a few weeks when getting off suboxone. Although seroquil is typically prescribed for bi-polar disorder, Add, severe depression, and anxiety, it also will stabilize your mood as well as help you sleep like a baby! If you dont want to gettt addicted to another drug at all just take seroquil for about 2-3 weeks a month tops.
If you have taken hydrocodone for 4 years is that an addiction?
It is impossible to take effective doses of any opiate drug for that long and not be addicted. If there is any doubt in your mind, see what happens if you miss a couple of doses -- but have some handy if you need it. You will need medical help with a full detox. Go to an inpatient detox facility if at all possible. The storefront Suboxone clinics are mostly there to get you hooked on Suboxone. (My apologies to the reputable private practitioners out there. It's a shame there are so few.)
What does bup mean on a drug test?
It means Suboxone an opiate that doctors use to detox a person addicted to opiates. This drug helps to prevent w/d symptoms.
How long for heroine?
It could take a few weeks to kick your habit. But if you have help like suboxone the first couple days are brutal but you will live, suboxone makes the detox process easier to deal with. Contact a local doctor that can set you up with a suboxone program, doing detox without any help is very hard to do and pretty painful.
Is it best to detox under sedation or cold turkey?
Rapid detox for patients is done under sedation, while cold turkey is simply not using whatever substance the person is addicted to. There are advantages and disadvantages to each, so one should consult a physician to find out what method would be right for their current health conditions.
Herion was once used in hospitals for?
Pain, it has been replaced with morphine.
How soon can you switch from methadone to suboxone?
Yes, but ONLY after u have tapered to a 30mg methadone dose, THEN detox for 24 hours, and when u are in clear signs of withdrawal, then u can take a very low suboxone dose (1/2 a pill or so). if u do not do this, you will go through extreme withdrawal, which is 10 times worse than regular withdrawal. take my word for this, it is not something you want to mess around with
A list of suboxone doctors that accept Medicaid in Louisiana?
need a doctor near lafayette, la that will prescribe suboxone and take medicaid
Can Suboxone be used for anxiety?
Suboxone will not adequately treat Xanax withdrawal, since the two drugs act very differently in your body. Suboxone is a partial opioid agonist while Xanax deals with GABA. Suboxone does not deal with GABA and Xanax does not deal with opioid receptors.
What do patients do in heroin rehabilitation?
First they detox you (sometimes with suboxone.) Then they teach you about the 12 step program and other informative classes, your usually there about 30days. If you or someone you know are thinking about going to rehab, I would definitely recommend one that does treat you with soboxone It is a much easier way on you and body to come off the drug.
