I was on 3 to 4 8mg. subutex for about 5 years. I tapered down quite slowly so the wds wouldn't be so bad. Well, for me it was one of the worst kicks I ever had. Right up there with Methadone. I was 60 years old when I finally kicked them, so it probably was worse cause of being older. But it was bad. It took me about 3 months to start feeling a little normal. The first few days were the worst cause of the horrible leg aches. My doctor finally gave me some Valium which really helped calm me down. Sorry to tell you the bad news, but everybody's different.
Hate to agree with the above statement, but it is the worst thing to kick, by far! But it can be done if you really want it and have good support and attend a great NA group, daily when you first kick esp! Good luck to all this helps! If you can avoid Buprenorphine ( the active ingredient in Suboxone & Subutex) or Methadone treatment, Please, please save yourself from the misery that will ultimately follow when you have to quit.! The best thing to do is find an in-patient rehab that will detox you with a benzo so that you can detox comfortably! And discover the true root of your addiction, none of us are addicts just cause we like to get high, we;re trying to forget something or not deal with our own reality. That's why some people can go to a party, do a ton of coke or whatever, but never touch it again.
But yet there are us addicts that we get hooked the very 1st snort, hit, bang, whatever. I heard the best thing at the very first NA meeting I went to that has made more sense than anything I've ever heard in my life "God looks after children and fools, well drug addicts are fools and the most sad people you could ever really know, if they could just get clean so you could know the real person hidden under those drugs."Hope this helps somebody! My email and phone # are under my profile,plz call or write if I can help in any way! Thanks! Sarah
YES. suboxone is an addictive substance.
slight withdrawls, not too noticible, I had trouble sleeping and some chills. That's pretty much it
No, you will not go into withdrawls, however, it would be a waste of Diluadid since Suboxone is an opiod-blocker and keeps you from getting high off of any opiate. But if you were taking Dilaudid and then immediately began taking Suboxone, THAT would cause you to go into withdrawls.
Try an herb called "kratom" -- I used it to quit oxycodone because it's easier to get off than suboxone.
Two basic treatment approaches are used for managing opiate withdrawal. The first involves treating the symptoms of the withdrawal with appropriate medication
most doctors dealing with subutex or suboxone deal with what they refer to as the taper systerm. all this meaning that if you stop a high dose cold turkey you will feel withdrawls, but not as bad as if you were taking an opiate. the best way to aviod sub w/d is to taper down to lower and lower doses before comming off. best advice if you decide to stop cold turkey is to use some sort of anti anxiety med.
There's always bad reactions for some people but you should be fine
No, all opioid drugs, agonists and partial agonists alike, cause constriction of the pupil. The only time the pupil will dialate is when the person is going through withdrawls.
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.
Both alcohol and opiates (opium, heroin, morphine, oxycodone, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, fentanyl, Suboxone, etc.) are physically addictive. As far as I know, they are the only drugs that are physically addictive. Amphetamines, methamphetamines and cocaine are extremely psychologically addictive, as well as chemically addictive, but not physically addictive. Ecstasy also has a fairly high potential for psychological and chemical addiction, but it is not as addictive as speed, meth, or coke. Hallucinogens (LSD, marijuana, salvia, peyote, mescaline) are neither chemically addictive nor physically addictive. They can be psychologically addictive, though.
Absolutely. Suboxone is an an addictive drug. It should be used for detox only, and then discontinued. Your physician either doesn't know much about addiction, or doesn't care.
It is not recommended to take suboxone and methadone together within a few hours apart. You should give yourself time to get one out of your system before taking the other. Mixing methadone and suboxone can result in sickness and withdrawals.