Posted by Lindsay Rae on February 16, 2004, at 21:58:06
In reply to Re: Buprenorphine side affects, posted by Lindsay Rae on February 16, 2004, at 17:06:07
So, according to the link you provided and the knowledge that you have to suffer horrible pain to switch from being comfortable on Methadone to Suboxone, it seems virtually impossible to make the switch. The only reason I want to switch is because of the weight gain that has plagued me for the past two years. I'm gaining weight, and I'm literally starving. And constipated.
Anyhoo, what I mean is, it seems to me that the Methadone advocate groups are happy with the FDA decision to classify Buprenorphine, both as Subutex and Suboxone, as a Schedule III med, when in reality, Suboxone should be a Schedule IV since there is virtually no abuse potential. It could be because they are trying to keep Methadone from becoming obsolete. On the other hand, the president of the American Society of Addiction Maintenance feels differently, like the two should be in separate categories so it would be that much easier to prescribe Suboxone.
At 120 mg of Methadone, and two years behind me (the first year at 75 mg), is there no smooth transition from the Methadone to Bup? Perhaps in cases like this, they wouldn't make me take the one that contains Naltrexone/Narcan. Does anyone know, does Subutex, without an antagonist, have the same negative effect on a stable, maintained person? Or is that a safe switch to make?
Confused in Florida,
Lindsay Rae
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