Posted by undopaminergic on April 8, 2020, at 11:25:27
In reply to Re: Low-dose buprenorphine (Subutex) for depression, posted by Hugh on April 8, 2020, at 10:52:08
> I wonder if people would develop tolerance to such a low dose of buprenorphine, and, if so, how long it would take to develop. Since ultra-low-dose naltrexone can mitigate opioid tolerance, I wonder if the two drugs would work well together.
>For opioid tolerance, memantine is another drug worth mentioning. Or ketamine?
Then again, these drugs are potent antidepressants in their own right.
As for naltrexone, I am skeptical, because buprenorphine has a long half-life and binds very tight to the opioid receptors. Seems to me they would interfere with one another.
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