Suboxone and benzos

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1289146 tn?1276083338 I am doing really well with the pain and withdrawls except for the severe anxiety spells about 4-5 times a day and more frequent at night. Have no real tolerance to benzos and never really had a problem with them addiction wise just pain killers and my doc knows this. Can anything be perscribed along with suboxone for anxiety or will my doc more than likely say thats a no no and to deal with it.
Avatar n tn Any ways to make a long story short, this past year was the hardest after loosing the baby my man took a suboxone and ended up in jail because he was on drug court. well he told me he'd help me get off suboxone when he got out and he ended up getting me oxys, heroin, and methadone. So I don't know what happen, I did my last shot of dope on Sunday and then went to methodone for a few days.
Avatar f tn I am on suboxone prescribed by my doctor, well I resently moved out of town and found a new suboxone dr who has prescribed me all these medications to take along with taking the suboxone. I am soooooo scared to take what he has told me to take seeing all these horror storys online about mixing benzos and suboxone. Well if anyone can help me feel better or if they have had this experience also please post keep in mind I have never took any of these medications before other then the suboxone.
484095 tn?1208522898 but when it comes to the benzos, at that dose, you really should not just stop taking them, the risks of abruptly stopping benzos are seizure, stroke, coma and even death. benzos MUST be tapered off and at a slow rate, this is serious, please do not just stop taking benzos...a dear friend of mine will be suffering for the rest of hr life due to a stroke from a rapid taper off benzos...it is not worth the risk. go very slow with a taper from benzos under a doctors care.
Avatar f tn I am currently on suboxone for 3 weeks at 24mg a day forhve been on benzos for 6 years and my doc has put me on 1.5 mg od klonopin from long term use of ativan and xanax. I caved in today and refilled my old xanax prescription. I have taken 3 mg so far in the last 3 hours and can't seem to stop. Please help me everyone. My addiction psychiatrist is out od commision in the hospital and has nobody covering. She is in a practice by herself and I don;t know where or who to turn to.
Avatar n tn klonopin wasnt prescribed to be but i only took it for a couple months so i think ill be ok todays the end of day two and i feel alright just anxious, jittery, and having alot of aches. really what im wondering is if clonidine will help with benzo withdraw at all or if im just wasting my time......
Avatar m tn 16mg a day, my husband was transformed, he was totally apathetic, no sex, no laughter, always tired, so he started taking benzos, it changed for the worse, but taking benzos, he decreased the suboxone, in January 2020 I was on 2mg of suboxone and went to cold turkey of suboxone and benzo, two withdrawals at the same time, it was horrible, not so much because of the suboxone, the withdrawal of benzo was the worst, my husband spoke alone , I was shaky, a month later my husband was back on benzos,
Avatar m tn Ive been taking 24mg of suboxone and 1mg of clonopin 3× anday for 3months now. This will be the 3rd time ive been on suboxone. Before this time I was on methadone maintenance for around 4 years ,I was also taking alot of benzos and drinking heavily . Everything had turned to **** as usual .
1447768 tn?1284825337 Ive tappered down to 1 and half pills a day, and havent had any wds. I use to take methadone and quit that about two years ago and was clean for about a year and half until the doctor gave me tramadol and told me it wasnt addicting well know im on the suboxone because of it. I was wondering if the wds will be like methadone or not as bad, And ive never been hooked before to clonazapam before I take 3 2 mg clons a day and am going to start to tapper that two.
Avatar m tn i am going to two different pscyhs. one for suboxone and one for xanax/valium. they dont know about each other. i have legitimate problems for both. my pre auth. ran out recently. in order to get a new one(per united healthcare) . to get a new pre auth. they gave me 15 days worth of subs and my doc has to order me a drug test. i dont know whats going on with anything. never dealt or heard of anything like this. i am switching to total care july 1st. does that matter?
Avatar m tn Hi there, congrats on the 5 days!! Stay strong. Yes, you can get dependent on the benzos. I don't have any experience with Suboxone, but I was able to detox from Roxicodone! and then later Norco using suggestions from the Thomas recipe. You don't need to take benzos. Others with Suboxone experience will be around to weigh in. Take care. Keep fighting. I wish you all the best, and congrats on the soon to be new grand baby!
Avatar f tn And I should have added, just because benzos are addictive doesn't mean they aren't your best solution, though taken as needed is much better than taking them regularly to avoid addiction and tolerance. And I'd also like to know what the difference is between Xanax and Klonopin if one shouldn't take benzos with suboxone, as they're both benzos -- maybe there is one, but it would be nice to know, I'd think.
Avatar f tn I've been taking suboxone for a little over 2 years now and am about to prepare for my wean. I've also been on 4 mg of Xanax for about 6 months now (sometimes a little more) to help me sleep while weaning on the sub. I read a post earlier that coming off Xanax is much worse than suboxone which I find really really hard to believe as I've tried to come off suboxone before and felt worse than I've ever felt in my life with the w/d symptoms. So, it didn't work out.
422795 tn?1293301409 i had a UA at one hospital, i tested positive for THC, negative opiates and negative for benzos (i dont smoke pot and i do take a low dose of benzos) so my doc sent me to another hospital 3 days later, i tested negative for THC, negative again for benzos and positive for opiates...' she tested me herself the next day and i was negative for everything but benzos...LOL! so it DOES happen...hospitals DO mess up...he should have retested you then...it could have been the test...
1428440 tn?1287390379 Hi everyone I have not around for a few weeks I have not been feeling to well. I am here for some ideas and advice. I went to the suboxone doctor on Monday and I tested positive for benzo's. I was stunned when the test came back positive. I have not taken anything that is any form of a benzo and the doctor says that not any of the medicines I am on could cause a positive test.
Avatar n tn She has said that it was because she had had speed and benzos and forgot to take her Suboxone and she said one of the first side effects to missing a dose is hallucinations. I have googled it and nowhere can I find that missing a dose causes hallucinations. Is hallucinations a side effect/ withdrawl?? Im just trying to determine truth from lies....please anyones help??
Avatar f tn uk) still considered the best way to end an addiction to benzos (specifically xanax .25mg 3 times/day)? Also, what do you think about taking Ambien and/or trazodone for sleep during the process (I am currently taking them)? Thanks!
1176246 tn?1415011917 About 6 months ago I started seeing a Dr. that was very encouraging, understanding and realistic. However, the company that he worked for decided that they will no longer treat patients for suboxone. In my very rural area there aren't many options of seeing other doctors. I was prescribed 16mg of Suboxone, 2mg of K-Pin, 10 mg zolpidem, 30mg mirtazapine, 150mg wellbutrin, .02mg clonidine and probably some more stuff.
428176 tn?1205555587 I am currently on 2-4 mg daily. 32 mg is the MAXIMUM per day a person can take after the you run the risk to OD. WOW that's a lot. I to started on xanax 15 per month. They were gone in a week. Since then I went to Herbal treatment for anxiety and sleep. Check out the health pages (top right) for information on Suboxone and all sorts of good information on Amino's, WD, PAWS, very good info. I was told by my Dr. to take 16mg a day and that was way to much.
Avatar n tn Is it OK for an oxy abuser to take xanax with suboxone to calm down anger and short temperment ?
Avatar f tn I have been taking 1 mg of ativan about 30 minutes before bed almost nightly for around 3 months. I'd say at least 6 out of the 7 days a week but some weeks every day. I am also on 12mg of suboxone a day for about 11 months due to a 7-8 year oxy/heroin habit. I have just never really liked benzos as a high but the doctor gave them to me cause I was having night terrors and waking feeling like I was having a heart attack.
908382 tn?1243372602 Now im smoking roxys , tar, also abusing adorall like 100 mlgs a day, then I take benzos to calm my anxiety and sleep. im always out of my scripts 2 weeks early,,, and im just so tired of this life again.. I got prescribed beaupernorpheron today ,,spelled wrong,,, as well as my addy clonopin and xannax... Drs just give what ever u want..
Avatar m tn A year ago we planned a taper from 150mg down to 30mg and for her to get on Suboxone. I just found out she spent that year lying to me and everyone. She never tapered down, well she got down to 110mg. Between methadone and suboxone there is a 72 hour period where you are not suppose to take anything. Well she attempted that but on 110MG which is insane. She failed. She went back to the methadone clinic and all the while for 7 weeks I'm thinking she's on suboxone.
917008 tn?1251223979 I know of people who are on suboxone and benzo's at the same time, most sub doctors dont tend to prescribe both, but some will. Buprenorphine the active opiate in sub is a powerful drug, so taking valium or other benzos can be very dangerous. Whatever you do be completely honest about when your last dose of any opiate was, you have to be in a moderate-severe withdrawal in order to start sub treatment so be honest.
694704 tn?1227921721 but yes ur sub doc can help u/and should help u with a taper and some meds to help detox...benzos are addictive and for short term use only....the aminos in the thomas recipe can mimic many ADs, anti-anxietys and energy meds...give it a shot at the recommended doses..
3122379 tn?1342379185 I was on Suboxone and more recently jumped ship from Valium and Tramadol and both times had severe difficulty sleeping as well. Like you I sought out some non-addictive ways to help me sleep. Like Pat indicated, meletonin is natural and helps and OTC sleeping pills also worked. These will not give you complete sleep, but they helped me get 4-5 hours per night until my brain healed enough to get my sleep pattern back.
Avatar n tn Rich, didn't you go on the Suboxone to come off of pills? Taking Benzos and Codeine to come off of Suboxone sounds counter productive. Both of those are addictive so what happens when you need to come off of them? I know Suboxone withdrawal is nasty but you made the decision to do it so follow it through before you end up right back where you started. We can help you with some natural supplements and support.
Avatar m tn The sub clinic will perform regular tox screens, and you will run the risk of getting dropped by the clinic, especially for the benzos. Benzos and sub together are a huge NO NO. Very strongly contraindicated. Most sub docs will not take patients who are even on legit Rx'ed benzos. That is because people have OD'ed mixing the two, and while most of those situations involved injecting the drugs, there is still a very strong caution about mixing those meds together.
Avatar n tn s website, there is documented instances of COMA AND DEATH associated with taking suboxone and benzodiazepenes. After saying all that, I take my 10mg a day of box and every now and then streetbuy a clonapin 1mg pill, or maybe 2. your eyes will get very droopy, your vision will blur, and you'll want a pillow and a blanket. all of which is fine, outstanding even. just don't be driving a car or at work or doing anything other than chilling at home with the netflix and some popcorn.