Frustration

Today I made the choice to stop my use of opiates.  I went to the suboxone web site and found names of drs who could help me.  I did not know I was going to have to get on a waiting list for help.  I thought I was on my way to getting my life back.  Does anyone know about how long I may have to wait?
Thanks,

[GA Guy]

Doctors are limited to 100 patients at a time on Suboxone. Wait lists vary from doctor to doctor. Ask each doctor what their wait times are. And, call as many doctors as you can rationally get to. Some may have openings.

[morganave]

I did not know that they could only see 100 at a time.  I have to call my insurance co and see if they will pay for this and the sub script.
I was so happy to finally find a way out of this hell, perhaps not everybody would use sub, but I took one weeks ago, I made it last 6 days.  I never felt better.  9 years of this s**t and I have had enough.  I will call Monday and see if I can find someone within 50 miles of my home.  Thanks for the support.

[hollys]

WHERE DO YOU LIVE AND CALL ALL DOCTORS ON LIST OR YOU CAN TRY METHADONE CLINIC THEY ALSO DO SUBOXONE AND MOST CAN GET YOU IN WITHIN WEEK OR SO

[GA Guy]

If you choose to go the insurance route, be aware of consequences. Life insurance is one example. They will get your chart and see you were in treatment. You must be "recovered" 2-3 years to even be considered for life insurance by some companies. That's why many people pay off the record and buy scripts by cash. If you can't afford that, then insurance will pay some part in most cases.

[morganave]

Well, I have  found out that the visit is about $150.00 so how much are the meds?
I am not rich, and would have to  most likely have to wait until tax return time to go.
That is a long time, and by then I could have  gone CT.  The wd's suck.
Tonight I remembered something that happened to me when I was about 6 or 7.
I remembered that a visiting cousin of my fathers molested me in a pool.  WOW, where did that come from?!!!  I think I just blew my mom out of the van while she was driving.  How could I not think about that for 35 years?

[dmanbass]

It is a very strange thing to read what you remembered. I have been withdrawing for about 3 days and have been thinking of things I had long forgotten. I was thinking, for me, it is sort of like taking stock and seeing how I got to where I am. Interesting. Hang in there, your gonna be alright. The real you is still in there and will come back soon. Best of luck and Happy New Year.  I'll be going on Sub as soon as the insurance company approves me. Meantime the withdrawels are bad. I jerk all night long uncontrollably and last night I had no sleep at all. I know it's bad and I am not saying this to let anyone know it's bad, you all know, but just to sort of reinforce my own feelings about how bad the withdrawal is and how much I want to get off Norco. Been taking 8 - 12 a day for about 8 years. I went through detox on Subboxone once about a year ago but the doctor was a flake and would not answer any of my calls and he dropped the doasage so fast and then just wiped his hands of me. This time I got a real nice man that is going to do it.

[morganave]

I called another Doc where this was no waiting list, but they wanted$250 even if you have insurance.  She asked me all my info, I gave it, but now I wish I had not done so.
I told her  I would have to wait  until my tax return  came.  I can not take money from the house hold funds and have my stupid pills take more from me and my family.
How long until you start the Sub?  By the time you get there, you will be several days into the wds and you could almost be  done.
Keep me posted.

[dmanbass]

I run out of meds quite frequently because I sneak a few extra on some days so I withdraw for a few days as a result. The sub program will begin soon I hope, by the end of the month at the most.

In my case the withdrawals seem to last about 10 days with the 4th, 5th the worst. That's been my experience. I just have not been approved for the sub at those times and just go back on them when my refil is released to me. I hope to avoid running out this time though. It was terrible last week.

I hope you can find a way to get the sub somehow. It is a hard thing to not have any help with getting in to see a doctor like you are going through. Keep me posted as well and I hope we both get through this and then we can spend the rest of 2009 being happy we did!