A person replied to the ‘hole’ discussion with comments about methadone. I will post the other person’s comments in Part 1, and then my response in Part 2 later today. My response consists of my opinion– an opinion based on 1. My own experiences with opiates (not currently active, thank God); 2. My experiences treating over [...]
From a person new to suboxone:
This is my, well, second day off opiates seeing it is 12:05am where I am. I had a 11 year on and off love affair with opiates. It got worse in the last 6-12 months or so. That feeling of euphoria really gets you and when you don’t have your [...]
A question from a suboxone user:
I feel this big empty hole that I tried to fill with Opiates. Since on the Suboxone I’m not pulled towards the Opiates but I still have this hole that there is still a need to fill with something. It’s not there because I’m off the Opiates. It was there [...]
Updated Date: Jul 25, 2008 EST (Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST))
I feel that I have a good understanding of suboxone…. With the exception of the pain issue. The reason for my lack of confidence in that area is because first, I have seen less-consistent results in pain patients, and second, some of the claims made by patients just don’t make sense!
Suboxone has several characteristics that [...]
Dear Dr. Junig
Yesterday I visited a pain clinic in XXXX, XXXX that has an excellent reputation for both its medical staff and its interdisciplinary approach. I won’t relate to you the entire, long story as to how my pain developed (I now have CRPS), but the upshot is that they suggested Suboxone treatment. I have not been [...]