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does anybody know a good dose to take the first time you take suboxone for detoxing. i am coming off 2 bundles a day and i never trust what the doctors tell me. i trust people who have been on it to tell me the dose they started at
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well maybe i read something into it that was not there then...sorry.
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401095 tn?1351391770
I did not pick up on anything negative in the above posts towards her recovery and certainly she can do this....she needs to have a doc who is informed for her best possible success ....keep posting
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well first off if your going to even compare suboxone to a 2 bundle a day habit...then you obviously dont know what a 2 bundle a day habit can do to a person...
this is an extremely serious drug and makes suboxone look like candy...so lets not try to deter her from getting help here people...
and the length of time of her use is also a very serious thing to consider...just because sub didnt workout for you, does not mean it wont for her...i have high hopes that she will and can do this...do you recommend she continue on the same path?
ever tried to come off a 2 bundle a day habit????
she has a doctor people...she just said she doesnt have any faith in them overall...gee, wonder why?
2 mgs a day for a 2 bundle a day habit...come on!!!
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401095 tn?1351391770
I have had patients in the hospital and in the past in home health care/saw lots there on the streets/they refer to a dose as a bindle...Like they do 1 bindle at a time which is 1/10 of a gram and 10 bindles is a bundle...if you are doing a bundle or more a day...I do know that is very heavy usage....I guess you know how heavy of a dose you are taking better than we do but I believe that is a very high dose....You need to be sure and go to a doc who knows what he is doing...you may need to find one you can trust if you do not trust this one...keep posting
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Medicating yourself on Suboxone is not a good idea. Suboxone needs to be given by a doctor, and you need to be monitored during your first dose. You will also need some kind of support group or counseling, or family to help you change your habits.

Suboxone is great, but it alone is not a miracle drug to make you become an instant EX addict.

And if you take it to soon, and are not in withdrawal, you are going to get VERY VERY sick with precipitated withdrawal.

The answers you have given worry me that you are going to try this on your own. I have never heard of a pediatrician who has a suboxone license. But hey, what do I know.

Good luck to you.
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ok hun...PLEASE PLEASE, make sure you are experiencing withdrawals before you take that first dose...this is VERY IMPORTANT!!  you HAVE to be sick with withdrawals BEFORE that first dose, or you will or can get violently sick...
i would say to wait at least 12-16 hours and see how you feel, and that may not be enough time or it may be too long , if you really are in mid withdrawals...and be completely honest with yourself about how sick you really are...then you should be safe...i will be around in the morning if you need some support..ok?
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i shoot 5 bags at a time  4 shots is 2 bundles i have been using for 11years since i was 19 i went froma half a bag to five bags during this time and i don't get high anymore i just maintain. i last shot up i hour ago but plan to start the medication tomorrow
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199177 tn?1490498534
linny , I do not ....... how many hours has it been since you finshed the H
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306455 tn?1288862071
I'm gonna let wait2long and Avis help you here. I'm a pill popper myself (not anymore) and am not familiar with H.  They're some of the smartest people you can find so listen to them. Good luck.
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so you did 2 bundles today?
when exactly , what exact time did you last use?

avis and flmagi...do you know about H also?
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a bundle is 10 bags of heroin he told me to take 2 mg
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199177 tn?1490498534
2mg does sound really low .......
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306455 tn?1288862071
OK, first, before takeing Sub, you must be in withdrawels or you will get very sick. The amount of time since your last dose of your doc and when to take the sub will depend on what your doc is. What is a bundle?
How much did your doctor tell you to take?
You can feel free to talk and say whatever is going on....just so you know.
So how much Sub did your doctor tell you to take and what is a bundle? I don't think I've ever heard that before. lol
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well when was your last dose and did you do both bundles at once, or throughout a days time...i transitioned from methadone to suboxone, my dose for the first 6 weeks was 32 mgs a day...
that is the max dose for sub...you may not need that much because heroin doesnt have the half life that methadone does, i would start with 8 mgs, wait 1-2 hours and see how you feel, if your still not well, then try another 4 mgs every 1-2 hours until you feel ok...the average dose for suboxone is usually 12-16 mgs per day...sometimes more for the first 4-5 days, as those are the worst days of withrawals...
i am now on 16 mgs daily, and i do a split dose...
but be sure that you are in withdrawals BEFORE you take that first dose os sub...i would say wait around 12-16 hours after your last dose of H...
if you have any more questions you can PM (private message) me, i am no expert with your drug of choice, although i did have a short stint with it, but i am familiar with suboxone...
good luck!
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2mg thats sounds awfully low to me
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199177 tn?1490498534
linny , it goes by a few diffrent things so what did the doctor suggest?
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i used today 10 bags make a bundle i did get it from a doctor but he is a pediatric doctor who has a license to give suboxone and umless they have been through it i never trust them..i mean i have been to detox after detox surrounded by doctors who don't know how to detox people
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306455 tn?1288862071
First a few questions, ok? What are bundles? And when was the last time you used your doc (drug of choice), exact time, please. I'm guessing you didn't get the Sub. from a doctor, or did you. I'm not judgeing, just trying to get a feel for how I should answer your questions.
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199177 tn?1490498534
everyone is different so i would go by the directions the doctor gave you . sub need to be administered by a doctor .
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