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Suboxone

Is anyone on this forum besides me that is on suboxone for opiod withdrawls???
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Did she slowly taper off suboxone my daughter is on suboxone this is her 3rd time seems like whenever she goes off the suboxone she relapses. I've also read that there's a very high percentage of relapsing after being taken off suboxone
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From watching my daughter detox off Suboxone for the last 15 days, I would not recommend moving to Suboxone either.  I definitely am not a doctor, but I would hope there is something you can take that will be easier to come off.  She is still struggling.  I'm hoping this weekend will be a big turn around for her.
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82861 tn?1333453911
coco, if you're taking codeine for legitmate pain and AS PRESCRIBED, Suboxone is not a good switch.  There are plenty of other long-acting pain meds on the market that are much easier to detox from when the time comes.  I assume you're taking codeine with acetaminophen (Tylenol).  That's a whole bunch of Tylenol that you're throwing at your liver.  The max daily amount is currently 4 grams, but you don't want to do that year after year after year.

If you are abusing your meds, that's another story.  See an addiction specialist and educate yourself about different options.  Throwing Sub at a codeine addiction is like trying to put out a fire with gasoline.  BAD idea!
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hi there.  i take 660mg of dihydrocodeine daily,  have for ablut 9 months now.   it is the long acting type.  it just isn't strong enough,  i am considering asking my doctor about suboxone, is my dose of DHC high?   i don't like taking 11 pills a day,  especially when it is not really doing the job it is supposed to - sometimes it keeps the withdrawls away, most of the time it doesn't.  any help would be greatly appreciated.  thanks
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i been on 24mg of suboxone for 3wks now and it works great i have no desire to snort herion this is actually my 2nd time on bup.
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i am and have been for almost 3 yrs
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I've read that the naloxone is really only there to prevent IV abuse since it barely absorbs into your system sublingually and its actually the buprenorphine that causes the opiate blocking effect and yes it has a very long half life and stays in your system for quite a while. This blocking effect will occur regardless of if you use suboxone the form of the drug that has the naloxone or subutex that doesn't in which the subutex often is abused by IV administration.
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340590 tn?1290952141
you can read our memebrs stories in the health pages on the bottom right of this page....
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ask me anything, I'd be more than happy to call this pharmacist back - one of the most help ful ones I have ever spoken to!!!!
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I called a Pharmacist yesterday who told me Suboxone was a VERY interesting drug, here's what I know:   If you took 16mg today,  in an hour and a half,  the Naloxone would be gone from your system.  But the Buprenorphine has a half life of 37.5 hours.    

Meaning, in 37.5 hours, you would still have 8mg of Buprenorphine in your body.   37.5 hours later, you would have 4mg in your body.  37.5 hours later, you would have 3mg left.  37.5 hours later, you'd have 1.5 mg left.  37.5 hours later, you'd have .75mg.

HOWEVER!  And this is the weird part!!   If, at any time during ALL of those hours, you take an Opiate, the Naloxone re-activates itself!!!

This pharmacist spent half an hour on the phone with me explaining all this, calling it one of the weirder drugs that there is out there.........that's for sure.    I hope that info helps someone besides just me.....  
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519661 tn?1264516208
i am also on the sub program for withdrawls from percocet.  i have been on the program 9 months now and am about mid-way through tapering off!  if you have any questions, etc. feel free to ask!!  take care!!
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511524 tn?1266349934
i was on suboxone for a very severe opiate addiction to heroin and oxycontin, and then any other opiate i could find to help the wd;s when those were unavailable, for 8months. i was able to stay clean the whole time and it worked great. i was on the highest dose, suboxone's main chemical buprenorphine has a ceiling effect meaning that after 32 mgs it actually has a negative effect, the higher you go youll actually experience withdrawals. it is different than methadone cuz you can go higher and higher on methadone, so for some like myself with very severe addictions 32 mgs isnt enough. but i did stay sober for quite awhile, so it def. works well for many ppl. it is quite hard to get completely off of if you are on it for more than a few months, you need to taper your dose down very slowly. cold turkey will put you into a month or longer hell., if you have any other questions let me know-christos
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536882 tn?1225512859
I have been taking sub for a month now.  You are among many here who are using sub.
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459155 tn?1264008142
I'm about to start it.... I'm on subutex now (weeklong process) and have another doctor's appt on Monday and will get the rx for suboxone.

how's it working for you?
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214607 tn?1287677559
you will have better luck with this question if you post it on the addiction side. I am not on sub now, but I was and it worked for me and many others here....

If you have any questions for me, ask away....

Lisa
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