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Question by zxcvb927: anyone know the best way to get off suboxone, without having to experience withdrawals, and or anxiety?
i have been taking this med for several months and have weened down to about 2 mg.’s a day but find myself mentally obssessing over “having” to take it everyday. I constantly tell myself that i don’t need it but, no matter how much i do this i find that i feel depressed, anxiety, and basically “mentally” causing withdrawal symptoms…any pointers, or recommendations would be very much appreciated.

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Answer by the crusader
It’s an addictive med. Follow your doctor’s orders for weaning yourself off of it. Do it correctly or you may end up replacing your Suboxone addiction with something far worse in the end.

Answer by Rotorwings-Come Fly With Me
I am assuming you are on suboxone due to opiode dependence? Good for you for not getting stuck on methadone. Are you involved in any 12step programs? Do you have support around you?    Read more...

Question by : Seeking advice for a more effective painkiller?
I am approximately 4 months into treatment for a Herniated L5 disc. From what I’ve been told by my PCP after getting an MRI is that my disc is bulging directly into my S1 nerve root and leaking fluid on to it. which has been excruciatingly painful in both my lower back and all the way down my right leg. The pain is relentless, I am in pain just about 24 hours a day 7 days a weeks. There is a very small window in which my pain even slightly subsides and thats when I’m laying down with an icepack on my back. So of course I spend as much time as possible icing the spot looking for even slight relief. After my Dr got back the results of my MRI, she prescribed me 60 mg of methadone a day and up to 6 hydrocodone 7.5/325mg daily for “breakthrough pain”. Within 3 days I went back to her to tell her that the methadone was doing absolutely nothing to help with my pain and If I took 2 of the hydrocodone at a time they would give me barely 45 minutes of very very minimal relief. I explained to her that I did not want to be taking that many pills a day just for a very small amount of relief and suggested we try something different. This time she prescribed me Fentanyl patches 50 mcg and more hydrocodone. She explained to me that the Fentanyl patches would provide good pain relief for up to 72 hours, and so I would not need to use the hydrocodone as often even though it was barely doing anything but at the same time doing the most out of anything I had been prescribed. I am on my second Fentanyl patch at this point and up to this point it has done zero to releve any pain. To me it feels no different than if I had simply stuck a piece fo scotch tape to my skin. After it was first prescribed I did a good amount of research on the Fentanyl patch. Many people of the forums I read stated the patch simply did not stick to the skin very well, and in not properly adhering to the persons skin the patch virtually becomes ineffective. After reading up on these potential problems I made sure I was much more careful and thorough when applying the second patch. That was yesterday and I have still not gotten a minute of relief from this patch which is supposed to be very effective. I have Dr friend who is currently not praticing, he suggested I ask my PCP about Dilaudid. Doc told me Dilaudid is very strong and is not a long acting drug and she didn’t seem to keen on prescribing it. Does anyone know of any medications out there that would help me be more comfortable until I have my surgery which will hopefully help me put this whole nightmare behind me ???    Read more...

As heroin use increases, treatment funds go down – The Olympian

The Olympian

As heroin use increases, treatment funds go down The Olympian Clinics like the South Sound Clinic are strictly regulated by the federal and state government because methadone is illegal without a prescription, Carney said. Methadone works by binding to the same “opioid receptors” in the brain as heroin. It binds … and more »

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Durham PCC Ron Hogg backs drug consumption rooms
Mr Hogg, a Labour PCC and former senior police officer, said: "The successes of trials around the world, and within Darlington, have led both myself and the Chief Constable Mike Barton to believe that using drug consumption rooms to treat heroin …
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Former soldier living rough on Stirling streets
But he will not be attending a service and admits to feeling bitter about the way society has treated him, as he lives homeless on the streets of Stirling. … He is now a diabetic with high cholesterol, who is on a methadone programme to wean him off …
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Question by AngE: Opiate/Heroin Addicts Only: Has methadone worked for you?
Don’t want other’s crappy opinions about methadone. I’ve heard it all. I want to hear from addicts who have tried MMT and hear about their results.
Clarification: Even if you had a bad result in MMT, would like to hear this. I don’t want info from non-addicts who have never taken it.

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Answer by Scott
they took me off my pain treatment medications and methadone you don’t get highs off it but it keeps you from going into withdrawals

Answer by Tang
It does the trick, though at a cost. I’ve had both methadone and suboxone, and suboxone worked better for me. A lot of that had to do with I’d rather go to a doctor once a month than a clinic 5 days a week. But some people don’t like sub because it’s only a partial agonist, and they don’t feel like it “holds” them as well as methadone does.    Read more...

Practice tips for opioid prescribing
Another strategy is to avoid prescribing methadone unless you are extremely comfortable with this medication, and to be careful with fentanyl because of unpredictable absorption with fever, exercise, or heat exposure. Telling our patients that they can …
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