Posted by Elizabeth on January 16, 2002, at 21:15:35
In reply to Elizabeth....please...., posted by reese scott on January 15, 2002, at 16:16:03
Hi. I'm sorry I missed your post -- I don't check P-B every day.
My suggestion for you would be to try and get a referral from the doctor who was going to give you the script, the one who's not practicing anymore. If he can't prescribe it for you but was willing to, he should be able to find someone who can prescribe it. I'm a little confused as to why he was going to prescribe it if he's not in practice anymore.
Also, did your pdoc give an explanation for why he won't write a script for the buprenorphine? It doesn't make sense to say it's just because he hasn't prescribed it before -- I mean, there has to be a first time for everything, right?
How did you find a pharmacy that carried Buprenex, BTW? Or did they order it for you?
The guy at Yale who claims buprenorphine is "addictive" is full of it. The FDA says it has less potential for abuse than even benzos, and for once I agree with them.
Your pdoc could try talking to Dr. Bodkin at Harvard, who has clinical research experience with buprenorphine as an antidepressant. He's seen firsthand that patients don't abuse it. (You can reach him by calling McLean Hospital (617 855 2000) and asking them to transfer you to his office.) Dr. Bodkin was the primary author of an article which your pdoc could read if he feels he doesn't know enough about buprenorphine -- the article also has a lot of references to other relevant sources.
That's really all the advice I can think of
-elizabeth
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