hi and welcome
Sounds like you are getting the hang of this board. I don't know if this has anything to do with your problems, but I noticed that the website was down for maintenance. Anyway your above post made it through!
Not familiar with sub, but many here are so lets see what they have to say.
if you are uncomfortable with this first doctor (weird office, communications issues) I would switch to another doctor.
Good for you going for HEALTH. We've all been through HELL and now we just want HEALTH. :>
hugs,
Lindsay
I too started the Suboxone at 8mg a day only thing I felt was the cold clammy sweats but they are subsiding. I think you are on to high of a dose, I dont know how much you used (DOC) or for how long but this is also a factor in what your dose will be in the induction phase! ask your doctor if you can go down in your dose and see how that feels!!
Even I think 8mg is high for me and find I have been sleeping all day with no motivation
I am going to ask to go down in my dose when I see my doc on Thursday. I feel great otherwise and have not had the urge to use once since starting. When I started I was given 4mg and felt better after that so i am thinking 8mg is a bit high for me but we all know or own bodies and how they should feel. Suboxone should only make you feel better from WD nothing more. If you feel a little buzzed or nausea's you are on to high a dose. in my opinion nothing more I am not a doctor. talk to your doctor and see what he say's
Get ahold of your doctor and tell him what is going on with the side effects..........sara
Hey guys I just started the suboxone today. I have heard that you might feel a little buzzed for first few days. I had not ate anything before i took my first 2 mg and same with 2nd 2 mg dose. But I did not feel sick after I ate when I took the last note. I have made majors changes with medication the past 2 weeks getting of all benzo's and anti-depressant that could not be used with Sub. I am going to wait a few days and see if any of it goes away. I know that I felt better today then I have in forever. I ate it up was outside playing with granddaughter. I had a blast. Sure beats being on here all day and in front of the TV. GL cutting back.
Hi janet
glad to read that you are feeling better :) way to go !! hope everything will keep getting better for you. As you know i have no experience with sub so i can not help you much here but wanted to show you my support on this journey you have started :)
you can go and find all the posts you have written and the notes from your profile page...
Hi Janet,
Glad that you are on the mend. Give yourself a few days to adjust to the sub. While sub is an opiate, it is a partial agonist, so the buzz you are feeling should go away within a day or so. The other side effects should also adjust quickly. You mentioned not having anything to eat. You don't want to eat before you take the sub, but do eat - that would help the nausea and issues like that. I started on a much larger dose, but quickly worked down to 16, then 8, then 4. You mentioned dosing 16mg/day - are you taking this all at one time or in two doses? I can't give you dose recommendations, but sub is designed for dosing once per day - taking in two separate doses can also cause some of the side effects. My doc told me to take a night dose once in a while if I felt I needed it and any time I did that, I always had a really hard time sleeping. Be patient and take it one day at a time. You will also want to feel comfortable with your doc - so if you feel you need to change docs, don't hesitate. I also wanted to comments on the 30 patient limit - several years ago this was changed to 100, but the doc has to file to get the additional patients. Keep moving forward and keep posting.