methadone opiate blocker

I find it strange that a doctor would give an rx for methadone and opiate pain meds. Maybe a quack because I deff now for sure that methadone is a opiate blocker, which is why it is a good form of recovery for some people.

Are you under a Drs care for Methadone? Are you going to get the Subs under a Drs maintenance program? Subs are nothing to mess around with and just go from Dones to Subs. Methadone is a full opiate blocker & Subs partial opiate blocker, but both have there w/ds and they are both very synthetic and hard to w/ds from. You would be better to just taper the Dones and get into some kind of aftercare. Addiction goes way beyond after the removal of these stims.

i am on methadone maintenance for opiate addiction, if methadone is also an opiate blocker what prescription meds will give me relief from my pain? i mean, do i take higher doses of opiate to get relief from my pain or is there a certain pain med i need to take while on methadone to get relief from my pain? please HELP!!!!

I never had any opiate cravings while on the methadone but I felt I had traded one addiction for another. At times it really controlled me b/c I felt trapped to stay in town b/c of having to go to the clinic and dose every morning. Not to mention it was embarassing& I s was still spending money on the addiction(methadone). I felt great (the best ever) mentally on the methadone maybe b/c I am wired way differently, I suffer from bipolar disorder and PTSD.

Thats why they prescribe them to you to get off of opiates! Just like methadone, it is an opiate blocker also. Which means you cannot even try to use an opiate while taking suboxone or methadone.

Suboxone is made up of 2 chemicals buprenorphine (opiate) and naloxone (opiate blocker). The reason you get hooked on suboxone and withdraw from it is because it's a narcotic and has opiates. Vivitrol is only naloxone so it's just a opiate blocker. No narcotics, no addiction, and no withdraws. Suppose to be awesome and takes away cravings and help the brain and receptors recover at a faster rate. I just got it today and we will see how it goes!!!

Why was she put on methadone? Is there a plan to get her off that really soon. If not, are you aware that methadone is a bear to get off of? Far harder than most opiates. What opiates was she on? How much was she taking per day and per dose?

Iam currently taking methadone and hopefully I can help with my experience. First of all Methadone will not "fix" her. She has to want to stop using heroin for anything to work. What I have come to learn is methadone will fill the brain receptors and when she is at a steady dose she should stop feeling the cravings from wanting to use. When u said she was taking suboxin she was still using heroin.

suboxone is burprenorphine with the additive of naloxone...it acts as a blocker like methadone, but it is a partial agonist, methadone is a full agonist, thus producing a type of high. there is NO high with suboxone at all, read this maybe it will help... actually i am going to PM it to you instead so i am not reposting the same info repeatedly, watch for it...ok? skoochie...i think all of us that have been on methadone say that, it def. would have been easier to get off oxies...

Suboxone was approved by the FDA for short-term use only - not for use in chronic pain patients. It contains both a potent synthetic opiate (narcotic) and partial opiate blocker. It's intended use is to prevent withdrawal symptoms in anyone who is dependent on narcotics, be it from a necessary therapeutic use for pain, or addiction and abuse. Because of the partial opiate blocker, it is a bad medication for chronic pain patients (in my opinion anyway).

No, it doesn't block opiates.

SOBOXONE IS A OPIATE BLOCKER .. SO NO PAIN PILL WILL HAVE ANY EFFECT BESIDES SICKNESS.. OR VOMITING. YOU SHOULD NOT TAKE SOBOXONE WITH ANY OTHER OPIATE...YOU NEED TO GO TO YOUR DOCTOR OR GO TO THE ER ABOUT THIS... TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE ! THERE IS NO WAY I WOULD MIX SOBOXONE WITH A PAIN KILLER. SOBOXONE IS A DRUG THAT IS SUPPOSE TO HELP YOU GET OFF OF PAIN PILLS... LIKE OXY'S AND OTHERS LIKE IT.

I heard that if you make the switch to Subutex instead, you will not have the withdrawal like you do the Suboxone, because it does not have the opiate blocker in it. Has anyone ever experienced the switch from Methadone to Subutex, and if so, how was it?

And I'm guessing, it could put you into w/d. Are you trying to get clean?

You question was a little vague, my concern is precipitated withdrawals, because you are switching from methadone. Is the Tramadol to curb withdrawals of methadone while waiting to induce the subs? Are you planning this in a doctors office or at home? Methadone to sub switch has special concierations and I hope you or your doctor are aware of them. Good luck.

im on methadone for pain 40 mgs aday..whats the suboxone for..is it another blocker.. ny brother was on it..but i never found what it is for?????? so if i wanted to not detox i could use it???????????? explain?

i took a half of a suboxone the same day i dosed with methadone in the am. ***Methadone is a long lasting fast acting opiate pain reliver that has properties which help lessen symptoms and cravings of addiction/Suboxone is another opiate pain reliver used to treat addiction in long term patients. Only Suboxone also has naloxene which is an opiate blocker..which is a little more efficient due to the fact if you take Suboxone...while addicted to any opiate..

t do you any good if your wanting to feel that euphoric feeling. Methodone is an opiate blocker. It is certainly your choice on how to detox,but speaking from experience methodone isn't the best route to take. You should really look into suboxone . The withdrawl from methodone is horrible and long lasting.My advice to you is to talk to your doctor about the suboxone.

naloxone is an opiate blocker. U take it under the tongue and let it dissolve.......should not shoot or snort it........buprenorphine attaches itself to the opiate receptors in our brain to help block pain......

Basically my question is around what mg/orml does methadone start acting more like a opiate blocker. I started a MMP about 2-3 weeks ago. My doc there said that in the begining while my dose is still quite low that I would prob still be using my D.O.C. She said that as my dose goes up and gets closer to where it needs to be that my drug use will go down and eventually stop all together.

i am allergic to naloxone (the opiate blocker in suboxone). i dont wanna get on methadone cuz the addiction gets serious. is there any thing like suboxone with the naloxone in it?

I have someone very close to me that can't get off methadone despite numerous attempts... They have tried everything from loritabs to quitting cold turkey and the withdrawals are horendous...

He wanted off of those and heard that he could take an opiate blocker to get off of them, which he researched to be methadone. But of course as most of you probably know, that was the worse thing he could have done. He was taking 120 mgs of methadone a day and weaned himself down to 60 when he decided to go cold turkey.

But you are saying that you are already feeling relatively well off of methadone, so why would you want to go back on an opiate again, may be you can just continue and stick it out and be drug free? It will take another few weeks, you may think about getting on Vivitrol injectible naltrexone therapy to keep yourself completely crave free. Vivitrol can be completely covered by your insurance in some cases.

We use the drugs to help us get off of our drug of choice. Suboxone is an opiate blocker. Knowing I cannot get high off of opiates comforts me and takes a lot of the mental out of staying clean. I am unsure of the withdrawals from suboxone, but I am sure they are a lot less intense than opiates. Hope I helped.

u carnt abuse the suboxone lyk u can the subutex i was subbies for 5 years just gettin off them rapid detox bareback from 20mg ova 2 weeks then stopped at 2mg that was 2 month ago am still ****** i feel worse now than i eva did on the subbies at least i cud av a normal life on them nd get on wiv things i wud tak the suboxone if u really want 2 *** off them they both the same opiate just suboxone has a blocker in it t stop u injectin or sniffin them it cuts al the black market oot stops people ma

Happy is good. Don't think 1/2 a tram would do much and lets hope this is real happiness. Enjoy the ups when you can cause it's a bumpy ride at first. I just wanted to ask if that is all you have now for the trams and methadone you took? Day 4 has started for you and I hope you don't take anything else since your doing better, you don't want to fall back now.

i got on methadone to get off oxycontin once i knew i could get high on fentanyl even with taking methadone [methadone is an opiate blocker] and the fentanyl breaks right threw the methadone....so it has to be stronger than methadone but see i wanna stop now....I'm not gunna withdraw as bad on the methadone but i still feel like **** though. I wonder how long the withdrawls lasts with fentanyl????

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