Posted by craig allen on January 21, 2004, at 16:06:13
In reply to Craig » craig allen, posted by KimberlyDi on January 12, 2004, at 16:28:18
just wanted to stop back in and update this thread. i did go in to detox and was put on suboxone. it helped with the immediate discomfort - no surprise since it is an opiate. what was kind of surprising, is that it after the first few days of being on it, it became uncomfortable. i felt nauseous, sedated and constipated from the suboxone. the idea was to have me on the drug for maintenance therapy (indefinitely), but after trying different doses for about a week, my doctor and i decided it just wasn't going to work for me. so i weened off (took my last 1mg dose last friday before work). today is wednesday, and i'm in a world of detox-depression hurt. i don't know if anyone can relate, but it feels like everything is black and gloomy and intensely sad. i feel like i'm constantly on the verge of tears. i'd cry if i thought it would do any good. anyhow, the doctor told me that the suboxone has such a long half life, that you don't experience the detox from it as quickly as you would from most opiates. i started to feel depressed like this on monday (day before yesterday). normally, in coming off opiates, i'd be starting to feel better by the fifth day. but not with this drug. all in all, pretty disappointing. i finally got on opiate treatment, which i'd been trying to do for some time, and it bombed out. and now i'm feeling intensely depressed from the after effects of the experiment. thanks for listening. support would be hugely appreciated especially if anyone has experience coming off suboxone.
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