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351846 tn?1273615544 I'm not sure of any laws but I do find it disturbing that a random phone call, with no evidence, could cause a doc to stop prescribing meds to their patient. I hope your friend finds the help he needs.
351846 tn?1273615544 Does anybody know if we as addicts have any rights regarding tapering off suboxone? I mean at first they said 36hrs and like magic all your symptoms would be gone.. But now I think they realize that it could take weeks to even come over the hump!! A lot of people are suffering and I think laws should be enacted on how these people dispence and taper addicts..... Any thoughts?
Avatar f tn I started taking suboxone I got off the street, and I didn't wait to be in withdrawal before I started I took my last opiat at night and started on 8 mg in the morning, this is day 7 of me taking them I cut down on day 3 to 2mg twice a day for 2 days now I'm down to 1 mg a day, but I have really bad anxiety and can't sleep. I know I shouldn't have done it this way without a Dr, but I was afraid my job would find out through my insurance, and I would loose my job.
Avatar f tn Found out today that they already have!) She has seen the suboxone doctor one time and he really has not revewed all of her updated medical records and is 165 miles away from here. These 6 hour round trips increases her pain from a usual 6-7 to 8-10 for 2-3 days after. Nurse case manager working for the WC insurance company won't even consider the doctors that are only 25 miles from here.
Avatar f tn My daugther is an opiate addict who has used RX pills and herion. She has been taking suboxone as treatment but can not get into the MD for two weeks. She has only 4 days left of suboxone. She was able to get and appointment tomorrow at a methadone clinic. She wants to to take methadone for the two weeks before her addictionologist appointment. She doesnt want the clinic to know. I told her to be honest at the clinic so she doesn't have some type of reacton.
Avatar m tn I was with a friend last night and we got pulled over because the cops ran his license plate and he had 2 warrants for his arrest. I also had a warrant for my arrest for a unpaid traffic ticket. The cop put me cuffs and searched me and didn't find the suboxone at the time. It wasn't until we got to the jail that they found the suboxone but they never mentioned anything about it. I spent the night in jail and they let me go the following morning.
Avatar m tn I have been on Buprenorphine for almost 8 years (8mg/twice daily/sublingually). My doctor informed me out of the blue that a "drug rep" informed him that it was illegal for him to be RX'ing this drug without special "addiction" certification.
447130 tn?1225470866 GOV it had a doc finder and there are so many more now that the laws have changed giving docs more ability to prescribe it. Erin ps- I can't imagine anyone wold want to judge someone looking for help and support. It's really sad.
Avatar m tn I dont know what the laws are in Australia but you can bring suboxone across boarders. I was able to bring my subs with me from the US to france, germany, switzerland, and holland with no problems. Kept them in there original bottle and had a 30 day supply with me. Customs did not think twice and let me go. Not sure where u got the info u cant bring subs to US?? Id do more research or call.
Avatar m tn That was on Oct 31, my last day, i ran out of pills and dont have the connection anymore and WANT to stop. a buddy gave me about 15 suboxone which helped until about a week ago then i went into WD, since then i have taken about 10 5/325 vicodin a day (3 days) until last night when i felt ok and flushed the rest. I feel bad this morning but not HORRIBLE, to summarize i have been off the oxy 100% for 21 days, off suboxone 100% for 8 days, took 3 days of 3/325 hydro's.
Avatar f tn I was reading a lot of the forums on here and came across a lot of women who are currently pregnant and on suboxone or struggling with substance abuse issues. I have been on suboxone for about 3 years and got pregnant accidentally but through discussing it with my fiance we chose to keep the baby... I am currently 38 weeks pregnant and have done everything by the book and then some. I was extremely hesitant to tell my OBGYN that I take suboxone.
Avatar f tn Do anybody know the laws of induction i am 5 cm dilated jus left appointment today, cant close me legs with minor contractions but they are n my bottom back area.
Avatar m tn You might want to consider a low dose of Suboxone for a short period, just long enough to get over the worst of heroin withdrawal symptoms and not long enough to get addicted to Suboxone. A week at most. Then work some kind of aftercare plan so you don't get back on that horse. If long term sobriety becomes a problem and you can't seem to stay clean once you do get off, you might consider being on Suboxone for a longer time to get yourself together.
Avatar m tn Another is switching to a medication like Suboxone and paying out of pocket, again making sure that you are working with a reputable physician and staying the course of consistent tapering of medication. Many believe that it is easier to taper Suboxone since it is not a pure agonist (opiate), but also a blocker of opioid receptors. In our practice we see many people who get addicted to Suboxone as well, and turn to us for detox.
Avatar n tn and has a lot of muscle aches and back pain. He was taking 160-200+mg of oxy per day. They are using a very short suboxone taper: 4-5 days during detox, then counselling and naranon and no suboxone. He was given 8mg og sub today. Is that a big dose? I'm so worried about him. It's brutal when I can't speak with him. I'm sure he's going to lose his job over this and I'm just a freakin mess.
Avatar m tn is suboxone some way of cheating the withdraw? If so why r u taking it ,wouldn't it make you more prone to go back? I can't sleep, can't even write out my bills looks like chicken scratch. I think we need this darkness to remember not to go back. Iam not saying dont get meds. I went 3 days c/t. Before I had to get Xanax. But I would not change it. I know were all different. I hope that the path u r setting up for yourself works, god I hope it works.
Avatar n tn Hi Jake, I am so sorry to hear that you are being treated so poorly. I have never heard of law that requires PMP to treat one with suboxone prior to narcotic therapy. You have not provided the state in which you reside in so I cannot investigate his claim. It is my understanding that suboxone is not recommended for pain management and indeed it will have no effect on pain. It is normally prescribed for withdrawal symptoms from opiates.
Avatar f tn not let me try the Bup ? He says he can not write the prescription only an addiction spec., are the laws still like that ? Thank you for your reply.
Avatar f tn At the bottom of his web site there is a suboxone article about short term sub use. Also, read the suboxone/subutex FAQs at the bottom right of this page.
Avatar m tn Eventually, I asked my primary doctor if he ould prescribe me something called Suboxone that I had read about, that is supposed to help stop with taking the pain medicine. The doctor stated that if it was between him putting dinner on his table that night, or me living, he would opt for the dinner. What is it that the FDA is doing?
1476930 tn?1287241045 I jumped off 6ml of suboxone after being on it for 10 months. I was told to reduce, but I just so badly wanted it gone from my life, I jumped off it without anything else. During the 10 months I was on it, I also used a moderate amount of speed, herion on top of the sub, valium semi regular and wine and pot most evenings. The first week was horror. I couldn't walk and didn't leave the bed for 5 days.