spark-o-cet - Addiction & Recovery Message Board

chrisby · 08-13-2003, 11:41 AM

How are you doing with the suboxone I am on 4 mgs up from 2 because of slips. Does your doctor have a plan for you or are you like me just month to month.
Chrisby
I am doing alot better on 4 mgs less cravings.

spark-o-cet · 08-13-2003, 11:58 AM

chrisby,sounds like we are in the same boat and it is taking on water LOL.i to was down to 2mgs but was using some and that set me back hard.i dont know if the sub is going to work or not for myself hope it works for you.i only know of one person that has not used while on the suboxone and that is a scary picture

Hopefortoday · 08-13-2003, 12:04 PM

Spark . . . have you tried outpatient treatment or do you have any other types of recovery plans other than the Suboxone? Good luck to you!

Hopefortoday · 08-13-2003, 01:14 PM

Spark, this website says that virtually NO ONE will respond to the 2mg/day treatment. The optimal dosage is between 8 and 16mg/day. If your doctor won't at least try you on this dosage . . . find another one!
[url="http://www.etfrc.com/SuboxoneResources.htm"]http://www.etfrc.com/SuboxoneResources.htm[/url]

"Although Suboxone® can be used for detoxification, its intended use is for maintenance. If your doctor has a problem with the idea of maintenance, and is going to insist on detox, again – find another doctor (unless, of course, detox is your goal). The ideal candidate for maintenance treatment, in most doctors' eyes, is someone who is older, has been on drugs since early in life, has a job, has tried and failed detox, NA, rehab, and other things, and simply wants to lead an ordinary life, free from having everything center around getting and finding drugs. Many long-time druggies will be stunned at first to discover that Suboxone® is the first prescription for a controlled substance they've ever had which still has some left in it when it's time for the next prescription."

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spark-o-cet · 08-13-2003, 08:21 PM

hope i have no none other plans if the suboxone doesnt work but im not giving up on it just yet tho.and yes i read that website you posted the other day,and saw that about the 2mgs but i do not want to be on sub for the rest of my time iwant to be drug free so i guess i will have to bite the bullit and go back to 2mgs in the future.i think i would have been alright if i had not been using off and on during treatment.i think that really messes with the brain when you do both.