Posted by kingcolon on June 23, 2007, at 14:37:28
In reply to Re: Confessions of an English Opiate Eater » Quintal, posted by Jedi on June 19, 2007, at 21:18:30
I wonder if we could add to this thread the experiences of anyone using buprenorphine (Subutex, Suboxone)who has depression, anxiety disorders, or dual-disorders (mood + addiction). It seems there haven't been any recent threads about buprenorphine. I've been on it for several weeks for refractory depression and a history of opiate abuse. I can say that it has a mood effect that exceeds what I felt with most all combinations of anitdepressants previously. I'm especially happy about it's anti-anxiety effects--I have social phobia as well as GAD. I'm curious about what doses people are using. There is a small body of literature on it's use in refractory depression, but essentially nothing very rigorous. It's use is mostly anecdotal in the psychiatric community from treatment of opiate addicts who happen to have depression, due to the prescribing limitations.
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