Posted by bupe_fan on May 4, 2004, at 22:21:48
In reply to Re: Buprenorphine - Thanks! And... » bupe_fan, posted by Chuckie on May 3, 2004, at 19:38:29
Chuckie: Regarding the cost, I have very expensive health insurance through my work (a health industry related business) and thus all I pay is $10 copay + $30 for the Urine tests (for some reason insurance won't cover those!)... I've read elsewhere that the 2mg pills are $2 each while the 8mg pills are $6 each.
I think in the doctors eyes benzo use is abuse if its not prescribed, and if it is prescribed, he may have his own reasons for wanting you to quit them. I do know that in the physicians manual at http://buprenorphine.samhsa.gov it says to excersize caution with mixing bupe and benzos due to some overdose deaths caused by IV benzo+bupe usage in france in the 1980s... Some physicians take this a little too far and are overcautious to the point of not prescribing benzos to bupe patients (even though the deaths were from massive dosages IV)... I have no idea how your doctor will react in your specific situation.
Good luck!
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