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I'm currently on 8mg, down from 28mg a year and a half ago. Ask me anything :)
Ps. I'm writing a book based on my experiences at the moment. You can find a draft chapter here: http://jgirvin.com/the-things-we-do.html
What about ibogaine? It's a naturally occurring substance and has been used to treat addictions for all sorts of hard recreational drugs. It's also the prime drug that's always mentioned when talking about breaking addictions. Hell, it has entire religious movements dedicated to it. It's the Lisp of drugs.
Of course, n=2 does not a theory make, however their experiences certainly put me off it enough to not attempt it. I'm on Suboxone ORT instead.
Only take bupenorpine if you are really addicted to heroine. Doctors who prescribe for opiate addiction are allowed only 100 patients. They(Doctors) will drag you in for needless expensive visits. I say only if you are really addicted to opiates, because I see people switching to this drug because they "think" they are addicted. The drug is not something you want to get addicted too. If you do end up on this drug, tr…
I don't think most people treat alcoholism as seriously as it deserves; myself included.
Only take bupenorpine if you are really addicted to heroine. Doctors who prescribe for opiate addiction are allowed only 100 patients. They(Doctors) will drag you in for needless expensive visits. I say only if you are really addicted to opiates, because I see people switching to this drug because they "think" they are addicted. The drug is not something you want to get addicted too. If you do end up on this drug, tr…
Despite its flaws, calling the 12 step program a "dance" is pretty offensive. This coming from a someone who's father died of alcohol withdraw when I was young, and 4 immediate family members in the program. *edit: Also, while your post was primarily about this pill and addiction surrounding it, I can assure you my father wasn't like "Jerry Garcia.(huge addiction, obese, and diabetic, etc)." In fact, he was in his mi…
Only take bupenorpine if you are really addicted to heroine. Doctors who prescribe for opiate addiction are allowed only 100 patients. They(Doctors) will drag you in for needless expensive visits. I say only if you are really addicted to opiates, because I see people switching to this drug because they "think" they are addicted. The drug is not something you want to get addicted too. If you do end up on this drug, tr…
Delirium Tremens is no laughing matter. Most alcoholics won't get it when they go through withdrawal, but those that do will very likely die without medical treatment. With modern medical treatment, the death rate is 'merely' "5 to 15%" . I don't think most people treat alcoholism as seriously as it deserves; myself included.
I drink a decent amount of beer and wine so I'm pretty far from tee-total, but misusing the term "alcoholism" bugs me a great deal.
Only take bupenorpine if you are really addicted to heroine. Doctors who prescribe for opiate addiction are allowed only 100 patients. They(Doctors) will drag you in for needless expensive visits. I say only if you are really addicted to opiates, because I see people switching to this drug because they "think" they are addicted. The drug is not something you want to get addicted too. If you do end up on this drug, tr…
> Ten percent a day. Doctors won't tell you this because of the small chance you die--liability. Why taper that fast? What's the rush? Most people seem to assume that if a drug has a shorter half life it means you can taper off it faster, but I've never seen any evidence (albeit I'm not an expert) that the speed at which your neural chemistry can reset itself is at all correlated with the half life of the drug.
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Yes, the addiction is still present. If I stop taking suboxone I will start feeling a little bad (depression, etc) by day 2 and will start withdrawing (feels like a really bad cold) on day 3. By day 4, I would be throwing up and unable to move/function. The only downside of suboxone is that due to its long half-life, the withdrawals last a long, long time. With heroin you are out of the woods by day 4 or 5, but with…
It is immediately clear that is too addictive for all but the worse cases. What would happen if instead of taking this stuff you were supervised by a physician during withdrawal? Would you be addiction free after 2 weeks?
So, while yes, the "physical" part may be done, the rule of thumb that my clinic gave me was "Half the time you were addicted". I was an addict for 6 years, they work on 3 years clean before I'm truly "cured".
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So does this mean that the opiate addiction is still present, but satisfied by suboxone? In other words, if you stopped taking suboxone, would the heroin craving come back?
Heroin cravings never leave, it's the physical withdrawal you want to avoid.
Ibogaine treatment is the best way to get over heroin addiction (apart from strong will power of course).
You are wrong, and frankly generalisations like that will get people killed.
Only take bupenorpine if you are really addicted to heroine. Doctors who prescribe for opiate addiction are allowed only 100 patients. They(Doctors) will drag you in for needless expensive visits. I say only if you are really addicted to opiates, because I see people switching to this drug because they "think" they are addicted. The drug is not something you want to get addicted too. If you do end up on this drug, tr…
You pop some oxy pills once a week? You're not addicted physically. You don't need bupe, you need support (professional and family, preferably) and a desire to stop.
That said, suboxone was a life saver for me -- but it's still not great to have the orange, citrus handcuffs. I'm on 8mg down from 28mg 1.5 years ago, and it's not been easy.
Well worth it, though.