naloxone and acupuncture

The naloxone is not an opiate blocker, it is an opiate antagonist. Used sublingual, naloxone does nothing. The bupe is what causes precipitated withdrawal. I would say go with your legit script, if it will hold you. Being in the care of a doctor is always preferred IMO. As you know, subs are not as easy a tool to use as it first appears. The faster acting Percs will detox faster, if you can taper them.

In the case of a Morphine overdose, where a hospital is concerned that the high dose of Morphine may be dangerous (depressing breathing and heartrate), they may administer Naloxone (an opiate antagonist). The Naloxone finds its way to your opiate receptors and "competes" with Morphine for binding of the receptors. Because Naloxone has a higher affinity for the receptors than Morphine, the Naloxone will generally win out, replacing much of the Morphine at the receptor sites.

If there is a substitute a Dr will not give a woman Suboxone when they could take Subutex and not have to ingest the naloxone .Naloxone can cause a pregnant woman to not produce the necessary hormones needed for the pregnancy. You have every right to be worried about the baby because she is lying. I guarantee her Dr's no nothing of the suboxone..Because if the OB is educated he would switch her to subutex. Her story is very fishy. Good Luck.

s the drug mixed in with Bupe to make Suboxone. That way, if a Sub user crushes the tablet and injects it, the naloxone with bind with the receptors and make the person either fairly sick, or the Sub opiate affect will have NO effect at all. I think you may be thinking about naltrexone. Naltexone is a longer acting version of naloxone and is used in the long term care of opiate addicts. It's even implanted under the skin in some people.

It does absolutely nothing. When taken properly, the buprenorphine has a higher affinity than the naloxone, and occupies all the opiate receptors. The Naloxone is metabolized and secreted out of the body-wasted. The Buprenorphine (working ingredient) in suboxone is a strong bonding opiate antagonist which prevents other agonist opiates from bonding to receptors, preventing a person from getting high if they try take something to get high while on suboxone.

Precipitated withdrawals will come if either Subutex or Suboxone is taken. A common misconception is that the knocking off of the original opiate is done by the Naloxone, but in fact is caused by the Bupe. The Naloxone is only active if taken by an IV route. If taken sublingually as directed, the Naloxone doesn't factor into the equation at all.

When Im coming down off it it fells like Im going to throw up and dizzy as hell but Im straving! So I eat and then I throw up! So I take my next dose and Im better! Just not liking the side affects! Can anyone tell me what the differace is?? Cause if the Subutex wont do this I want to request to swicth! Please anyone give me info????????

s together and be fine, for that matter you can take methadone and heroin and be fine. Is Tramadol supposded to be like Naloxone?

Suboxone contains a combination of buprenorphine and naloxone. Buprenorphine is an opioid medication. Buprenorphine is similar to other opioids such as morphine, codeine, and heroin however, it produces less euphoric ("high") effects and therefore may be easier to stop taking. Naloxone blocks the effects of opioids such as morphine, codeine, and heroin.

It should not be confused with naloxone, which is used in emergency cases of overdose rather than for longer-term dependence control Naloxone is a drug used to counter the effects of opioid overdose, for example heroin or morphine overdose. Naloxone is specifically used to counteract life-threatening depression of the central nervous system and respiratory system.

you can google the medicine to find out about it =) this is a place to get clean off things and not to tell people what they are and things like that

So to add to my previous post, Methadone has a long half-life, therefore it probably takes five to ten days until you no longer have any Methadone on board. The Naloxone recognizes the presence of another opiate and drops you into immediate withdrawal. You may want to get in and see your Doctor to get Suboxone unless you think you can handle it until the Methadone is completely out of your system, which could be a few more days, just my two cents anyway...

and when they crush it and inject it...they will never do it again...it will activate the naloxone in it and make them soooo sick... QUOTE: "The naloxone in SUBOXONE is there to discourage people from dissolving the tablet and injecting it. When SUBOXONE is placed under the tongue, as directed, very little naloxone reaches the bloodstream, so what the patient feels are the effects of the buprenorphine.

How far along are you? Be very careful tapering down. If you stop the medication the baby could go in withdrawal in the womb and you could go into pre-term labor. I was told this by the pediatrician in NICU. My baby is in NICU now for withdrawal of Subutex I took during my pregnancy. They give him morphine and are taking very good care of him.

However Talwin NX has Naloxone included in this combination to prevent the misuse of the narcotic ingredient. Naloxone and pentazocine may also be used for other purposes. You should discuss this with your physician and pharmacist. I am surprised that the pharmacist did not question why this was ordered with the percocet. But there are no physicians here nor experts and you should follow the advice of your physican after you have clarified this prescription order.

Suboxone is the brand name for a medication consisting of buprenorphine and naloxone. Buprenorphine is a thebaine derivative with powerful analgesia approximately 20-40x more potent than morphine. Buprenorphine is a partial agonist and antagonist of the opioid receptors in the central nervous system which means that when its molecule binds to a receptor, it will transduce only a partial response in contrast to a full agonist such as morphine.

The responsible thing to do would be to consult a doctor first and failing that, try and limit the amount of alcohol you consume. All the best. Kind regards Jeremy.

I've seen some people do this but I'm not sure why?

The naloxone in the mix is only placed as a deterrant to misuse. When taken orally as prescribed, naloxone has a horrible bioavailability and is virtually nonexistant... Subutex will yield the same results with regards to the opiate blockade properties.

DJ_sleep, im not a doc but i have been dependent on opiates for about 9 years and ive done it all. The answer is yes there is an alternate medication called SUBUTEX, the drug name is called "Buprenorphine" and it is by it self and does not have the naloxone in it. talk to you doc about it. but a warning to you many docs do not like to perscribe this medication because of the risk for abuse but if you use it as perscribed i works great.

I had a liver function done before I started Suboxone and then again when I was half way finished with it. Suboxone is very hard on your liver.

I have known folks to hold the sub under tongue for 10 minutes and spit it out. That prevents the naloxone from entering the digestive system and the bupe will be absorbed by then. It may be worth a try if you can't find another reason for the headaches after switching from Subutex to Suboxone.

it is a great idea by your therapist, it will just ensure that if your having a really rough day and have a lapse in judgment and use a few pills that youll know in the back of your head that it is absolutely impossible to get high on any amount or any potency opiate...naloxone is a great idea for anyone coming off of suboxone or methadone..it will no effects physically or mentally, but will secure your sobriety, i would def. do it if you are serious about getting and staying clean..

The reason that it is dosed sub lingually is that the bup is able to be absorbed by areas under the tongue and the naloxone is too large a molecule to be absorbed there.....the naloxone is then washed by saliva into gastric juices where it is destroyed. Might have something to do with it......just a thought, though...

alternate between tyl and an NSAID take 2 tyl's two hours later take an NSAID it will help with the pain and the swelling what bone did you break... I have worked in hand therapy for 6 years as a therapist..

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