Posted by bee happy on February 19, 2003, at 22:35:36
In reply to Re: Bee and Bupe, posted by kara lynne on February 19, 2003, at 20:06:11
Hi again Kara. Buprenorphine is not illegal in the U.S. It has been available for several years for pain. It was recectly approved for opiate addiction treatment and maintenance. But doctors may prescribe a drug for other than it's originally intended use. My doctor heard about the Harvard study using buprenorphine for depression, and used that as his basis for trying it with me for depression. The oxone in suboxone is added to prevent maintenance patients from abusing it (injecting or snorting) or selling it on the street to other addicts.I would imagine that someone taking it as prescribed for depression would not be affected by the additional ingredient,but I don't know that for sure.As I said, there are pharmacies where they can make a sublingual lozenge without the 'oxone' if it turns out that you are sensitive to that ingredient. If you want more information about the Harvard study at McClean hospital, let me know and I'll find the web address for you. You might also look back through the postings here on the board from about jan 25th-feb 14th or so....laura777 and I had an onging dialog during which I gave her alot of that information along with a brief explanation of my experience.Agian, if you can't find it, let me know and I'll look it up for you. The good news is that this drug is a schedule III and because of it's agonist-antangonist properties has less potential for abuse. Am curious, what other medications have you tried...and why do you think this might work for you? Any addiction history? Ever felt more 'normal' when taking pain medication such as codeine or vicodin? Hope this helps. Bee
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