How Bad Does My Withdrawl Have to Be in Order to Be Treated With Suboxone?
Question by mena: how bad does my withdrawl have to be in order to be treated with suboxone?
I have an appointment with a suboxone/methadone clinic in a few days but since my addiction is to pain meds i was prescribed after a car accident im afraid they wont treat me medically. they know this from my over the phone intake. anyone got any info on this?
Best answer:
Answer by IknowIam
Are you getting the methadone to treat pain or because of the addiction?
Answer by Autumn
In this area, doctors generally instruct patients to be 72 hours clean from their last dose of opate. That’s 3 whole days. I’ve read that some doctors require only 24-48 hours. The clinic should have told you this when you made the appointment. The reason for waiting so long: The suboxone binds itself to the opiate receptors in the brain, which are def. craving after 72 hours. When you still have opiates lingering in your system, the subox is not as effective, as the receptors are already somewhat fulfilled by the opiate of choice. Taking subox too soon after quitting other opiates can cause really bad withdrawals.
Edit: If you get put on methadone instead of subox, there is usually no waiting time, or very little waiting involved. However, methadone itself is extremely addictive, and will be harder to kick than any pill you ever thought about taking.
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