Posted by shellir on December 28, 2001, at 18:59:59
In reply to Re: methadone, posted by TerriM on December 28, 2001, at 17:59:39
> It's recommended that patients be completely off methadone for at least three days before starting Buprenorphine because it will cause withdrawal (this is from several patients who were involved in Bup trials). So beware of taking methadone and then attempting to start Bup immediately afterwards.
Wow, I wonder if I can find any documentation on that; something to send the sadistic ass***e that prescribed and failed to detox me at "his" hospital.I was actually off of methadone and on oxycontin for two or three days before the detox try on buprenorphine. I went through horrible horrible detox for hours (I was sick, in pain, and felt that I wasn't able to breathe). After being told that I was acting "like a three year old", I left that hospital. I was at least given a benzo at the emergency room, and a benzo and clonodine in the next hospital.
Have you read that in studies, or is the info from people that you know who went through the trials?
Shelli
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