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1548080 tn?1293869794 Buprenorphine is the active ingredient in both Subutex and Suboxone. It is a synthetic opiate with a long half life of some 36 hours. It is supposed to be used only as a short-term tool along with a detox and rehab recovery program under a doctor's supervision. The idea with Suboxone is to stop cravings and the harmful behavior that stems from your use and pursuit of a high from illegal drug abuse.
Avatar f tn If you are already on suboxone, you will most likely be switched over to methadone. Suboxone withdrawal in the pregnant woman is just as dangerous to the fetus as mom.going through methadone withdrawal.
Avatar f tn The standard of care for pregnant addicted women is Suboxone or Subutex taper, even though maintenance Suboxone or Subutex is still considered safer than methadone because of much less risk of the respiratory suppression. Please get a second opinion before you get yourself and your baby into a whole lot of trouble. Your baby deserves to be in your loving arms, being nursed at your breast right after it is born, not being for days or weeks in the NICU, not able to go home with you.
877402 tn?1241569071 Both activate opioid receptors, reducing drug craving and preventing withdrawal. Subutex is given during the first few days of treatment, while Suboxone is used during the maintenance phase of treatment. Like methadone, Suboxone can then be gradually weaned and stopped, eliminating physical dependence on opioids. Clonidine is a blood pressure medicine that acts on the brain.
986593 tn?1283532211 I would read the posts on this site about suboxone withdrawal. I have seen many people report that the sub withdrawal was worse than the drug of choice I was on hydro and oxy for many years. I used valium for the first few days and clonidine or another sleeping aide cant remember now for about 5 days. It did take the edge off quite a bit. But withdrawal isn't painless for sure.
877402 tn?1241569071 Medications are used to prevent symptoms of opioid withdrawal during detox, easing the person out of physical dependence: Methadone is a long-acting opioid medicine. It activates the same opioid receptors as narcotics, effectively eliminating withdrawal symptoms. Providing the correct dose of methadone prevents opioid withdrawal symptoms and eases drug craving but it does not provide the euphoria.
1477920 tn?1287514908 Yes, you will experience withdrawal coming off the Subutex. You're lucky. My husband's doctor tells him that he's seen no good results transferring people from methadone to subutex or suboxone. So that's great news for you! My husband had terrible trouble getting off Sub even from .5 mg. The withdrawal went on for a week both times so he went back on a low dose. He's now trying a radical method of Sub detox that so far seems to be working really well.
Avatar n tn I was on suboxone when I got pregnant n then the doc switched me to subutex which is about the same but is better n I can breastfeed with it after n the baby may not even have withdrawal from it but I have slowly increased my dose because has u get bigger u will need more n it n doesn't hurt the baby what hurts the baby is when u feel withdrawal so does the baby so make sure u tell your doc so they can do what's best for u n baby
Avatar n tn Suboxone and subutex are considered category C medications, this means that enough research has not been done on pregnant woman to know what the effects on the fetus will be. You absolutely need to tell your OB, they have a tendency to switch moms to methadone or a shorter-acting opiate as more info is known about effects. No one can say for sure if sub is safe to be on during pregnancy, so the sooner you talk to your doctor the better off you and your baby will be. Best of luck to you.
Avatar m tn Seeing my husband go through Sub withdrawal along with reading post from people in the same boat on this forum, I have to guess it's the Suboxone withdrawal causing your depression. I have never seen my husband cry like this in the 25 years I've known him. You have to remember than neurontin also works on your central nervous system, so that right there will also mess your emotions.
Avatar n tn My experience( which is the more common method) with suboxone was to use it to help detox off of methadone and here you are trying to do the reverse. To be honest, once you develop a dependancy to either methadone or subutex/suboxone there is little difference in the intensity or the duration of the expected withdrawals. I would encourage you to persevere and try to taper down the subutex rather than introducing a new drug into the equation. I wish you all the best. Kind regards Jeremy.
Avatar n tn I tried to make a switch from Methadone to Suboxone but started the detox too early and went through rapid withdrawals and went back on the methadone. 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?
Avatar m tn Yes, it is a narcotic and very addictive. The brand name is Subutex. It is a very long-acting medication, which means at the proper dose, the patient will be "normal" and not experience the euphoric high as he did with his drug of choice. If an opiate naive person takes it, he will get high. Bupe is also used in a detox drug called Suboxone, which contains naloxone.
369629 tn?1237812958 The problem with Suboxone being that it is also a highly addictive drug, and the withdrawal from Suboxone is just as difficult, if not moreso, than any of the others. Sub in both of its forms (Subutex for the beginning of treatment and Suboxone for the maintenance phase) is a drug that is used to treat opiate dependence, however, like methadone, it too is addictive, so once you use Subutex and Suboxone to get away from the opiates, you then have to detox from the Suboxone.
1253584 tn?1332877954 If withdrawal symptoms have not worsened or have improved within 2 to 4 hours after the first dose of SUBOXONE or SUBUTEX, an additional 4-mg dose of SUBOXONE or SUBUTEX is recommended. Clinicians have reported prescribing a third dose (2-4 mg) to be taken later in the evening if needed for withdrawal symptoms.
877402 tn?1241569071 Both activate opioid receptors, reducing drug craving and preventing withdrawal. Subutex is given during the first few days of treatment, while Suboxone is used during the maintenance phase of treatment. Like methadone, Suboxone can then be gradually weaned and stopped, eliminating physical dependence on opioids. Clonidine is a blood pressure medicine that acts on the brain.
464957 tn?1207007336 ve always been prescribed 5 8 mg suboxone OR subutex, which is usually the maxed out use for withdrawal purpose. But if you tell me how much of exactly what your taking i could give you an estimate and then you could get a better idea if more or less depending on your metabolism or i could give help ya if your not worried about sharing personal information lol. I never met a retired junkie that was but theres a first for everything and that wasn't an insult i put the junk in junkie.
Avatar m tn HI, i have done a detox off a 2 year Subutex Addiction. I have been clean 11 Months and still seem to be getting withdrawal symptoms? Nothing like the initial symptoms, but bad enough How long can i expect this to last?.
Avatar n tn So you want to wait until you start to feel withdrawal. Then take subutex not suboxone. Although subutex is an opiate antagonist it is much less so then suboxone. Meaning if we rank each drug by how strongly it occupies neuro recepters Narcan would be first effectively displacing methadone abruptly causing symptoms of withdrawal. Therefore waiting for slight withdrawal symptoms[WS] and then talking subutex is going to relieve the WS from methadone.
Avatar f tn Look,you are taking Suboxone for pain. Doctors made HUGE mistake in your case.They should first determine-does suboxone relives you from pain at first day of usage.Reasons are very disturbing but I will be honest: Only and the most disturbing reason is: Suboxone has Naloxon substance in it,so any another pain medication cannot be prescribed you at the moment because taking it would cost very bad opiate based withdrawal symptoms and may cause some decrease in your current decease.
Avatar m tn by njshar, 3 minutes ago I was given Subutex in a private office setting to detox, followed by a prescription for Suboxone to pick up and take at home. Honestly I felt that the Subutex worked much better to take away withdrawl symptons than Suboxone did when I got home. The lady told me that they use Subutex to detox and then send you home with a script for Suboxone. I would rather just take Subutex. Are they really that different or is it all in my "head"????
Avatar m tn We would have insisted on a short term opiate detox and thus a shorter detox from suboxone, were we of sound enough mind. Most of us were so desperate to minimize opiate wd.
Avatar f tn If you are sure this is subutex you are not taking and not suboxone than it cant throw you into precipitated wds at all because it does not have naloxone in it like suboxone. I told you this yesterday. Maybe mixing the methadone and subutex so close together could have caused you to feel like that, but im not sure. Either way it sounds like from your post yesterday and today that you were expecting the worst and thats what happened.
224049 tn?1204591115 Ok, I am not an expert, but there is a difference between Subutex and Suboxone. Suboxone has Naloxone, Subutex does not. Naloxone is used to reverse overdoses of opioids. It does this by knocking other opioids off the receptors. Subutex may be used to start treatment. If you're starting out with Subutex then going to Suboxone, this may be why you won't need to be in withdrawels off methadone for a very long time. I could be totally wrong here.
Avatar f tn The FDA approved Suboxone for a 21-day detox program that is supposed to include counseling. It was never intended to be a maintenance medication, but of course, once a drug is approved and on the market it can be prescribed however a doctor sees fit. The philosophy with Suboxone, Subutex and methadone is the same. They are long-acting drugs that don't deliver the same euphoric experience as typical drugs of abuse.
Avatar n tn You cant take pain pills then a subutex or suboxone. Who told you to do that? Subutex and suboxone are to be used when coming off opiates and you must wait from the time of your last use of opiates and wait until your in withdrawal and wait until u cant take it anymore then you take the subutex and youll feel better in less than an hour.
441267 tn?1211687001 does anyone know the difference between subutex and suboxone? I am going to talk to my dr today and want to know what the difference is...
Avatar f tn I've been on subooxone for over two years I was switched to subutex when I found out I was pregnant I am 5 months now. I am taking between 1-2 mg a day and my ob doctor said I need to be off the medicine by 32 weeks. She said contrary to popular belief detox will not harm an unborn fetus and I need to be off by delivery so my baby doesn't go through withdrawals and not get to come home with me from the hospital.
Avatar n tn ” I withdrew from tramadol a few years back and was fine after 23-25 days. I have heard that Suboxone is so strong that the withdrawal period lasts a lot longer, but no doctor I have seen seems to know anything about this potent drug. Any information about the Suboxone withdrawal process would be greatly appreciated as this has already gone on a lot longer than I or my doctor expected. Thank you so much!
Avatar f tn you really need to do your research on subutex/suboxone....it is definately not for everyone. pjb49, i am on the suboxone/opiate withdrawl program and there are benefits to suboxone, but also some very big negatives depending on the length you will be on the sub. a quick taper on the sub seems to help most, and i have not personally read or researched anything that states otherwise. but this i do not know, i have been on sub long term (almost 10 months now) and almost at the end of my taper..