Should I Take Suboxone to Get Off Methadone?
Question by N. PIKE: Should I take suboxone to get off methadone?
I have back problems and have been taking 40 mgs of methadone a day for a year now. I am having trouble getting off of them and have been suggested suboxone. Just wondering how long this will take to kick and If I will just end up replacing suboxone for the methadone. Any first hand info on suboxone would be appreciated. Before I talk to a doctor.
Best answer:
Answer by SoundAdvice
Suboxone, unlike methadone (in a different manner), has a “ceiling” limit… It provides both opiate, and anti-opiate receptive chemicals… Suboxone is addictive, yet does not create the same “high”, or euphoria as methadone… Suboxone has been used in the treatment of Heroin addicts as a substitution to Methadone and as a treatment for Methadone addicts.
If you are using this drug simply for pain, it has been shown to have great results, and it may improve your cognitive functioning given it’s limited properties (however you can overdose)… Suboxone can be dangerous, as well as even worse, taking methadone on a regular basis. You are doing yourself more harm than good by taking these super strong prescription drugs.
If you are concerned that you will not acheive the same “high”, than you have a drug problem.
Meet others who have recovered. Admit you cannot live without the drugs because of the feeling, and not the pain. You can always live out the pain. Take glucosamine supplements… eat healthy, work out. Although these drugs help null the pain in the first place and put you in a better mood, the pain will only get worse, your feelings only worse taking this stuff. It’s a waste of your money and your time… meet others who have recovered from pain and prescription medication.
Go to www.na.org
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