Suboxone and bipolar

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142722 tn?1281533616 I tried to stop but realized this drug helps my bipolar and makes me feel good all around. The dr says I can be on it for a long time, forever if I want????? He said he helps some with depression and may be helping the bipolar. He switch me back to the orange pills because of my insurace, they pay for that and it is very hard to get them to pay for the subutex. How long have you been on it???
1018335 tn?1270080530 I have been on suboxone for 2 years and recently had a baby. It has come to my attention by psychologist and psychiatrists that i have bi polar depression and need to be on something so i don't continue to impair my family's lives as well as my own. I have anger issues and my moods are very unpredictable. I have been this way for a very long time. I have read that you can not take suboxone with certain antidepressants. I used to be on citalopram but it did not work for me.
Avatar f tn I will say this, when I quit methadone, using 20 days of subs to detox, I sure wish I had been alone. I raised my kids the first 10 years on methadone, it was very difficult to focus on my own recovery and focus on being a good lover and parent. Not saying I didn't do it, but it sure made it hard to focus on me. I don't know what you should do, but I have decided to stop hiding.
Avatar f tn Seroquel is one of the 'atypical antipsychotics' that came out about ten years ago. They were first used for serious mental illness like schizophrenia, and then for bipolar disorder, and then for the thing we 'call' bipolar in children, that really isn't bipolar disorder.
Avatar m tn Then I was on Methadone for 6 years and then Suboxone for 5 and believe it or not, the worst withdrawals were from suboxone, not the severity but the ridiculously long period of time I've gone thru withdrawals. I mean this is insane - it's been 2 months and I'm still sick!! I got off Methadone using codeine and I thought that took a long time but that was a cake-walk compared to this nightmare. I'm about ready to give up & go back on something, ANYTHING!
Avatar f tn My daughter is 19 now, she lives at home with me. She is bipolar and is on meds for it. Two years ago, I put her in an inpatient rehab for six weeks, but she left and did not complete the program. She did not want to be away from home. I also tried out patient with her, to no avail. She is not ready to quit using on her own. I asked her doctor about using clonidine or depakote for the withdrawl symptoms, but he said that they would not help her at all.
351846 tn?1273615544 I agree, six years does seem like a long time, but I took suboxone for 4 years and it definitely saved my life. Yes, suboxone is very difficult to get off of and my case was not the exception either, it was h3ll and took a good month or more before I started feeling human. But it did help me work on me during the time I took it and it also helped me stop my drug seeking habits.
Avatar f tn For example I went to NA meetings and there was this WONDERFUL lady in there and she had Bipolar and was getting clean so she was just on her Bipolar meds and attending meetings and doing great. Well some people in those meetings told her that if she was "working her program right God would take care of her and she wouldn't need those Bipolar meds" so what does she do? She stops taking them and shortly thereafter she relapsed horribley.
Avatar f tn Leave the suboxone and roxy alone. he needs to go to his primary care dr and deal with his depression,. He should even mention that he was a long time pain pill user (for medical reasons) and since he got off these are the problems he has been having,...they may be able to help. Maybe he has had depression for awhile but the pain pills masked it. Good luck!
Avatar f tn I have been on suboxone for over 3 1/2 years under a doctor's care. My doctor was not the most ethical individual and when I moved away for college, he didn't help me get set up with anyone else. I have been trying to see a doctor here and found one, but it seems like there is always some issue. I am actually moving back home in a couple weeks, but my old doctor has already replaced me on the program. I don't want to see him again anyways.
Avatar m tn My Suboxone doctor (a psychiatrist) was actually pretty saddened when I told him that none of the previous doctors ever suggested therapy for my anxiety and depression. After I finished my Suboxone taper and my drug abuse counseling I continued therapy with anxiety specialist. In the beginning I saw my therapist every week, but with the tools I was given I was quickly able to take hold of my anxiety without medication. Now I see my therapist maybe everything 3 weeks to a month.
7163794 tn?1457366813 I am working with a new girl at my "N/A" home group that just moved to our area. B/C shes new she had to find a new sub dr in our area. When we 1st started talking she was taking roughly 4-6 mg of subs per day. In finding this new doc they've told her things that i've NEVER heard before and im wondering whats going on with this....if any of ya'll could answer any of these questions it would be appreciated b/c honestly, i dont know??? 1.
Avatar m tn I was prescribed Suboxone (I was completely unfirmilar with the drug at the time, but am know quite knowledgable) and weaned off it over 1 and a half months. And even when I stopped taking the Suboxone I felt pretty sick and out of it for a couple weeks. In hindsight, part of me wishes I would have just dealt with the original withdrawl. In the end I sort of looked at Suboxone as just another pain medication, although it is somewhat different.
Avatar f tn Lareina, I did say that medications are different for everyone. you may have read my post out of context somewhere. I want to give you a chance to explain why you're so upset. and if there's anything we can do for you. However, I want you to understand that we are trying to be supportive here. But I hope you're aware you are on the bipolar forum. The people who come here have bipolar disorder or a friend or family member that has bipolar disorder and they're looking for help.
Avatar f tn She scares me and keeps pushing all kinds of new meds. She thinks all addicts are Bipolar which im not and she is set in her ways. I am afraid to ask her to taper me because of all the other drugs she may put me on. Lithium, risperadal adderrall those are just the ones i can remember...unless i can find a new Dr.
Avatar f tn The answer of one or the other with regards to methadone or suboxone are quite personal and each has its own benefits and downfalls and is quite the personal decision! If after your research, suboxone (Subutex) is the way you really want to go... there are some options. There are physician locators that will give you all the numbers of suboxone providers in your area. You could call around and find each induction fee and what your insurance covers in regards to office visits.
Avatar f tn I wanted to add, just because your family has a history of bipolar, doesn't mean you have it. Just because you feel manic some and depressed some, doesn't mean you are bipolar. Everyone has mood swings, to some extent, bipolar just makes them amplify by a lot. Early recovery leads many of us to believe we have chemical differences in our brain and need drugs to heal. I think that is just addict thinking, often times.
Avatar n tn DP, Have you seen a physician? If I were you I'd get to a physician and let them know what your doing. I went cold turkey off Oxycontin and thought I was dying but you have some other issues you need to consider. I shouldn't have never went CT and went back to my physician and started tapering off and I feel pretty good. I know eventually I'll be normal but it will take awhile. Good luck.
Avatar f tn I read that Its 50/50. Depends though, I know ppl that are bipolar and have three kids, one has mood disorder. I'm bipolar, so is my husband and were having a baby in Nov. So I'm curious to see how this will work out. Either way what better people to help a child or someone deal with it then someone who actually has it themselves.
Avatar f tn If you become pregnant while taking SUBOXONE, alert your doctor immediately as there may be significant risks to you and your baby; your baby may have symptoms of withdrawal at birth. If you are pregnant or become pregnant while taking SUBOXONE, you should report it using the contact information provided below.* Before taking SUBOXONE, talk to your doctor if you are breast-feeding or plan to breast-feed. SUBOXONE can pass into your milk and may harm the baby.
621290 tn?1226720261 im on xanax, adderall, & suboxone... My pharmacist said I should try to avoid taking xanax & suboxone at the same time but its fine if there a couple hrs apart, & not to take them together at night time. Its hard on your heart/body when you take uppers & downers together.
Avatar m tn hi, i am a suboxone user for 3 years and starting to taper down slowly. i am currently on 1mg morning and 1 mg evening. Yesterday i was prescribed tramadol by a different doctor for my pain and migraine. What i need to know is if it is OK to take tramadol while i am on suboxone? i am afraid that if i take tramadol tonight, the next morning when i dose my suboxone i will feel a very discomfort feeling or withdrawal.
17746161 tn?1459714227 I’m new to this message board .I’m looking for people that have successfully got off suboxone by tapering. I’m on Medicaid live in Illinois my doc that was prescribing me subs decided he was gonna retire they gave me 1 referral and they don’t take Medicaid I’m disabled Just to make it clear I want off suboxone. I started om 8mg suboxone April 2015 then 4 mg 2mg 1 mg ½ of 1 mg just started .0.
Avatar m tn I have been clean since 08 and I did suboxone and methadone. so those two are the ones I know about.
Avatar f tn often I go into a mania and have to discontinue them.. (the reason why I go on and off them)...so what your feeling is normal for some people like you and I .............Gnarly.................
Avatar m tn I asked my doc if I could get back on it while taking Suboxone and he said yes and perscribed it to me again. My question is if I should be taking these two meds together or not? I know my doc perscribed them to me but I can't help but question if it's ok. Does anyone have any takes on this? I am taking 8mg Sub 2x daily and 30mg Adderall 2x daily right now.