Suboxone Detox
Suboxone Addiction
If you or a loved one is considering a Suboxone detox to quit taking another drug, think again. Some individuals who have taken this drug to assist them in quitting another drug have become addicted to the Suboxone. Now, they have to undergo detoxification for the Suboxone.
An overdose of this medication cannot be reversed very easily. However, an overdose of this drug is unlikely due to the tolerance of opiates that addicted individuals generally have.
Using Suboxene in people who are physically dependent and addicted to opiates could trigger opioid withdrawal. This cannot easily be revered either and could last more than 24 hours. This is because the half-life of the drug is 36 hours.
Buprenorphine has been indicated for treating moderate to severe pain. It is also used as pre-operative analgesia.
Treating Chronic Pain with Suboxene
Transdermal formulation (a patch) is being used for the treatment of chronic pain.
It is used to treat chronic pain related to cancer and chronic non-malignant pain (neuropathic and musculoskeletal pain). The intravenous formulation of this drug is used in the treatment of postoperative pain. It is given many times as a patient controlled analgesia (PCA). The sublingual formulation (under the tongue) is used as a medication for those patients that receive their treatments transdermally.
Side Effects Related to Suboxone
These side effects have been compiled with the use of Pharmaceutical Literature.
These side effects include:
- Dizziness
- Drowsiness
- Constipation
- Nausea and/or vomiting
- Slow and shallow breathing
- Mood changes
- Mental changes
- Abdominal pain
- Vision changes
- Jaundice (yellowing of his skin and eyes)
- Dark urine
- Vision changes
- Depression
- Headache
- Hepatitis with jaundice
- Hepatic Necrosis
Addiction Effects of Suboxone
Just like the complete agonist opiates, this is an addictive drug that can cause respiratory depression, vomiting and drowsiness. Taking buprenorphine is extremely dangerous when taken in combination with any CNS depressant. These CNS depressants include sedatives, alcohol, tranquilizers and benzodiazepines.
While abusing buprenorphine, falling asleep can be very dangerous. This is true especially when combined with any of the other central nervous system depressants. This will greatly increase your chance of suffering a serious complication or even death.
Becoming Addicted
Just like the other opiates, dependence and tolerance changes of this drug usually become an issue when used on a daily basis. Many physicians, particularly those that work in the in-patient 14 to 28 day drug treatment facilities, prescribe buprenorphine for withdrawal/addiction.
They neglect to inform the patient that this drug is also addicting. This plan is just switching one opiate for another. Many patients think that the maintenance doses remain the same indefinitely. Using this drug to treat addiction has become commonplace. It is being called the ‘doctor’s office methadone.
Some of the anesthesia detox facilities give this drug to their patients for as long as eight months following their detox procedure. In fact, 98 percent of the rehab facilities are using this drug to ease the withdrawal symptoms of these patients. The patients do very well while they are taking the drug; however, within about three days of their discharge, they become extremely ill and suffer withdrawal.
Suboxone Withdrawal
Withdrawal from Suboxone/Subutex/Buprenorphine can be an extremely painful process, especially following heavy use. Symptoms will usually begin within 36 hours of discontinuing use and may last several weeks after. The length of time will depend on the intensity of Suboxone use. Sometimes this withdrawal will cause patients to return to their previous drug for relief, and the cycle continues.
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If you or someone you care for is currently caught up in the destructive grip of addiction, please seek help with Delray Recovery Center. We are an addiction treatment provider that understands the struggle. We know the suffering of the addict and the heartache of the families involved.
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