Posted by paxvox on July 23, 2003, at 17:14:30
In reply to buprenorphine for Lortab withdrawal, posted by Nala on July 22, 2003, at 4:59:30
To my knowledge, Buprenex (bubrenophine hydrochloride) is only available in the U.S. as an injectable solution that would NOT be prescribed for patient self-administration, but used only in clinical environs. I'm sure you have read about the use of it "off lable" in some places as an antidepressant. As far as YOU trying to get off a dependency, I doubt that it will be too easy to find a doc who will let you do it as an outpatient (unless you want to go to a heroin addiction center for an outpatient treatment program, but I'm not sure how those things work).
Essentially, you are substituting one addicting drug for another until you are able to reduce the dose to zero over time. I do not think you would get the best results unless you also went to some support group like NA. Be careful what you tell your doc, or you might find out more than you want to know. Personally, I would research the available outpatient addiction treatment programs ( if you even have one) where you live.
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