Suboxone and Depression?

[bluebird9]

Has anyone been prescibed Suboxone for withdrawls from pain meds and had it totally help thier depressin?.  I cant beleive how it has helped my 10 year battle with deprssion!.  It has been a life saver for me.  I hope to able to take it a some dose for the rest of my life.  I had tried so many drugs for depression and none of them helped.  I would love to hear what you-all have to add. Thanks

[Savas]

Just remember it's equally addictive. So be very careful with it.

[SableZen]

Yeah buprenorphine has been shown to counter depression/anxiety/mood swings - as it should by its very effect on the brain. But that's the problem with most opiates, and why so many people fall into the trap of becoming addicted to them originally (self-medicating for depression). Buprenorphine specifically though, tends to provide more of a stabilization of mood as opposed to most other opiates that produce strong feelings of elation and euphoria (getting high).

Here's an old study (1995'ish) on the subject if interested. There are newer studies out there of course but they aren't easy to find:

http://balder.prohosting.com/~adhpage/bupe.html

[SOCAL742]

I also have the same experience but am scared to be on this too long since I feel like I would be back to counting pills and making my plans around my sub. I am on a quick taper plan and I am not sure what I will do about the depression and anxiety again after all this. Today is day 14 for me wooo hoo! and I am now down to 1mg every 24 hours..

[lifesaride]

hell yeah, that is exactly what happened with me, i was hitting the oxys hard, and knew i needed help, i got on the subs and poof no more depression. dont get me wrong i have my off days, but definately not depressed like i was.Teddy

[joann1975]

Oh.....just realized you posted this on the social side.....if you cut and paste it and post it again on the addiction forum you will get more responses....there is less action over here and this is the side for chit chat and random discussions... so if you re-post over there you will get more info!
JoAnn

[joann1975]

Hi welcome to the forum....I don't have much sub experience...and it seems not too many are on tonight.....hhhmmmm where did they all go w/o me??? LOL Anyway... I am bumping you to the top so you can get some responses...you will get some it could be a bit. Also, glad you found us...lots of support and info here! If you look to the right side of your screen there are health pages and there is info on sub there maybe you can find some info there you didn't know. In the mean time I am going to PM some people that I think are on it and see if they can answer your question!
Welcome,
JoAnn