Suboxone

[Guest guest]

My husband broke his neck almost 4 years ago. He had surgery 3 years

ago (double fusion). He has never had a single day without pain.

Doctors have been prescribing Morphine and codeine from the beginning.

Yesterday he went to his pain doctor for a routine appointment and the

doctor told him very quickly that as from Wednesday he will begin

detox with the aid of Suboxone.

We were not prepared for this and the appointment was very brief.

Detox has been mentioned before, but anyone who mentioned it said he

would need 2-3 weeks in hospital. I think there was something else

going on in the office as the doctor more or less just left us to get

on with it!!!

My question is this, has anyone else been detoxed this way and if so

what can we expect. I am very concerned and would like any advice that

will help me help my husband through this very scary time.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 2/4/2008 1:17:09 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

Gola4@... writes:

My daughter has gone through detoxing twice now. The second time was by

using Suboxone, when they first sent us home with it I was nervous but it

worked

great.

I also have a friend who has used Subutex (another form of it) for heroin

addiction, and it has worked for him, and he has been clean for 2 yrs....

So give it a try and I hope your husband does well with it....

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[Guest guest]

Thank you for the info. I hope your daughter continues to do well.

>My daughter has gone through detoxing twice now. The second time

was by using Suboxone, when they first sent us home with it I was nervous but

it worked great.

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[Guest guest]

Thank you for answering and the offer. I have sent you an email and

look forward to talking to them. I cannot tell you how scared I am

for him, but also scared for me and my children as we have never seen

anyone detox and do not know what to expect.

>Please e-mail me at bennie@... and I will give you a e-mail

> address of someone who is in their third week of this. It seems

she was told matter of fact that she is going on it with this

substance.

>

[Guest guest]

Suboxone is really just another pain med formulated with something in it

to prevent abuse. I can't remember the technical details, but go to the

suboxone.com website for info on the medication.

I was detoxed on it over a 3 week period 3 years ago. For me, it went

great, I was scared also. What happens (or should happen) is that you

stop taking your morphine and codeine completely, then AS SOON as you

begin to become uncomfortable, that is having withdrawel symptoms, you

begin on the Suboxone, probably around 10 mgs. twice a day. It

immediatly (within an hour) stops the withdrawel symptoms and also

provides pain relief. Then you are scaled down on the doseage every 3

to 4 days until you don't take it anymore.

That's how it's supposed to work, and it did for me. There is no need

for hospitalization, BUT a dr should monitor you at least once a week if

not more throughout the whole thing.

Don't let anyone try to talk you into a detox center - they are

expensive rip-offs, have you going to AA meetings 3 times a day and

preach to you. Detox or rehab is for alcoholics and addicts, and they

will treat you as one, even if you're there just for medical detox. 3

to 4 weeks in one will cost you a minimum of $10,000

After I was detoxed, I was off all pain meds for 3 months, could not

take it. I was put back on Suboxone, 30 mgs a day for pain releif and

it worked great! But my insurance would not pay for it for that use, so

I had to switch back to morphine.

It sounds like your dr. is not being straight with you. Suboxone can

only be prescribed by drs. who have a special license for it and have

been through addiction management training.

See me at http://chronicpainblogs.blogspot.com

Jami in Oregon