Naloxone for pain
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I was on Oxycontin, 160mg tid, with 30mg oxycodone for break-thru pain for 15 years when a doctor in the hospital offered me Suboxone (the oxy's were not helping my pain anymore). After the first dose ALL my pain and depression were gone after two long decades of suffering. I love it because I don't feel drugged up all the time. He forgot to mention that I would be labeled an 'addict' just because I use Suboxone for pain. I can't even get an Rx for cough syrup.
Treatments for CIP do not always work however in some cases Naloxone may be used as a treatment. Naloxone is a chemical that acts within the nervous system of the body by blocking the nervous system from causing the inactions that occur within the group of cells that receives the message to initiate the sensation of pain, heat, or cold. Please consult a neurologist to discuss the treatment option . Hope this helps you. Take care and regards!
Buprenorphine will block most analgesic dosages of narcotic pain medication for anywhere from 3-7 days after your last dose of sub. While on suboxone, I had surgery and was instructed to stop my sub 7 days prior to surgery. But again, this is unique to our individual states of health.
Jaybay,
I just wanted to mention... the naloxone in the suboxone formula is actually inert when sub is taken orally.
Ok so I have been dealing with severe back pain over a year. This past april I was in ER and could barely walk. Turns out I had a disc pushing up against my spinal cord. Well anyways had emergency surgery to correct the issue. Well after surgery I was/am still having back pain. Just recently gotton some more images dones on my back. Turns out the disc was completely removed with no spacers or fusions done.
Alot of you know that Im one of those that is using suboxone, for those who dont Im currently on day 61@4mgs/day. Im wondering if there would be any benefit if I was to switch to subutex? I know the difference is that is doesnt contain the naloxone, which I dont need. I do get the occasional sub headaches and someone suggested it may be from the naloxone, although the naloxone is supposedly not absorbed when taken sublingually.
Hi, I am trying to find more info on whether or not naloxone is really inert when taking it sublingual. Actually this does make sense, it has to be inert because then the bupe would cause withdrawal, the bupe is a partial opioid agonist. The whole point of the naloxone added is to discourage taking it intravenously which would precipitate immediate withdrawal.
I have fibromyalgia and have been on quite a few narcotic drugs for the pain over the years. I finally got on Suboxone and that seems to help better than any other medication I have ever been on. It helps with my pain and fatigue. I have been reading information about LDN therapy for fibromyalgia and wonder if that might help me. It makes me wonder if the Naloxone in the Suboxone might be having the same effect on me that LDN has on patients.
re thinking of the problems with using Suboxone rather than Subutex for pain management. The active ingredient in both of them is buprenorphine, a partial agonist synthetic opiate. Suboxone also contains naloxone which is there as a deterrent to abuse like crushing and injecting the pill. Without the naloxone present, you have no worries about your doctors needing to increase narcotics in an emergency or post-op situation.
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.
m sure you have the principals down though-- naloxone is completely irrelevant to the action of Suboxone, and is there for show more than anything-- it does nothing to contribute to the actions of the drug, but is used to deter people from injecting Suboxone, since then the naloxone would be active.
Eagle is correct, Cathy-- buprenorphine, Suboxone, and Subutex are all essentially identical.
just takinig celebrex and motrin for my pain....and hope my stomach gets some relief. The Dr, suggests I go on Naltrxone...but also said she hasn't seen someone so determined to quit either so it is my choice. (A little history...I had 13,5 year clean and sober...was a herion addict!) I have over those years taken pain meds for child delivery & 3-4 surgeries and it was never an issue....when the pain stopped or the pills were done so was I!
My brother is on the liver transplant list and has been taking methadone for his pain. He was told that in order to receive a donor liver he would have to be totally clean. He was given sobaxin today at his doctors office and went into withdraws immediately. They called an ambulance and he is in the hospital barely clinging to life tonight.
are you possibly talking about Suboxone? If so, it is used for Opioid addiction. Used to treat addiction to narcotic medications.
If I can be of any further assistance, please let me know.
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