Posted by pseudoname on June 19, 2006, at 12:11:45
In reply to reduced buprenorphine doses, posted by pseudoname on June 17, 2006, at 6:41:37
> I wonder if 0.125 mg will also work??
Experimenting with reduced doses, I tried 0.12 mg / day of buprenorphine. It had slight effect, but not enough. My resentful, hateful, and insanely self-critical thoughts still went disruptively through my head all day long.
Maybe if I get some good life successes under my belt, the reduced dose would be adequate then. Maybe with way more social support and establishing some rewarding, creative occupations, I won't have as much volume from the self-hatred spigot and won't need as much.
For now, it seems to have to be at least 0.2 mg q 18 h to get enough benefit. That's just on the edge of quelling the GOOD anxieties, however; the anxieties that can get you out of bed in the morning or motivate you to brush your teeth. My head is a bit clearer. (I've got to get a computer chess game!) It's a hope-filled edge. More to follow.
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