A Question:
I see my urologist, the prescribing doctor on Monday, August 18th and am planning on asking him to write a prescription for Subutex for my pain. This weekend I am trying to collect some useful information to bring to him in support of my request. As I have previously stated it [...]
I am posting this message from the ‘comments’ section for a couple reasons; first because it highlights a couple things that go on with addiction, but second because it is from a person who is clearly hurting and in trouble– and is in a place where many of us have been before.
The message: I have been [...]
Sometimes I get comments that seem a bit ‘out there’– Maybe you all can help me out. Does this message seem ‘legit’ to you? Yes, of course I know people talk this way… but do people write this way as well? Y’all chek dis shit OUT!
whats up man, i have been taking sub’s 4 about [...]
I noticed that in the stats area I can see the search terms used by those who found my blog; I think I will answer some of the ‘questions’ in the search terms now and then. One person searched for ‘do suboxone and subutex feel the same’? The answer is that yes, they feel the [...]
Question: hi doc, i am a 35 year old man with a very active career and full life with 10 years recovery from alcoholism. i struggled with ongoing pain issues including migraines since age 10 and a diagnosis of fibromyalgia. i have AA sponsees, a very good spiritual life, and in general love my life, with the exception for [...]
I have posted a poll on Subox Forum with the question, how long do you plan to take Suboxone? My stance is that since opiate addiction is a life-long disorder, treatment must be life-long as well; once addicted to opiates a person has several options: take a buprenorphine product, take methadone, go to meetings regularly [...]
What follows is an edited message from a reader in Sweden, and my response. The original message can be found as a comment to my ‘methadone revisited’ post. I removed a bit of the writer’s sarcasm and corrected a couple typos; as always nothing was added. Comment: Yes, methadone is a ‘pure’ agonist, but to [...]
A Question:
I have been taken xanax for over half my life. initially for anxiety and insomnia. then like most was unable to function or handle the withdraw and remained on it. later because of an injury i was introduced to oxycontin. i became addicted and could not step off. one because of “real back pain” [...]
Sometimes I receive comments that deserve a post of their own. I appreciate the kind words from this individual associated with MAMA.org, Mothers against medical abuse.org. An area doctor was responsible for putting huge amounts of oxy and methadone on the streets, and I know of three deaths (two by OD and one by suicide) [...]
Bottom line—there is nothing in those references that shows that methadone is preferential to bupe in any circumstance—UNLESS you compare methadone to a subclinical dose of bupe, which is where the quotes came from.