Author: Ironic
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:03 pm
I don’t know if this topic has been addressed here yet, but I find that with buprenorphine, less is more..and many on the interwebz seem to agree.
Doing some reading, I have learned a (simple) explanation: At <4 mg of buprenorphine per day, there are still receptors open to norbuprenorphine, which is what buprenorphine is metabolized into. Norbuprenorphine is more depression/pain relieving than the buprenorphine itself.
I currently take 1.25 mg/day (my goal is to stabilize at 1 mg/day for awhile before doing any more jumps), and I feel much better than I did at 8 mg! I just don’t see how more than 4 mg/day is necessary after the initial detox period is over. I had a pretty bad IV habit, and I never needed more than 8 mg/day even during the initial detox period. 24 mg/day is a ridiculous expensive waste. I have less side effects, and don’t feel "zoned out" or "emotionless." Cravings have actually decreased.
Speaking of ridiculous expensive waste, doctors that refuse to write Subutex instead of Suboxone. Subutex is like $3 per pill at the pharmacies here as opposed to $7! Anyone who would shoot bupe is just stupid, unless they really know what they are doing..I personally would never take that risk..and that is supposedly the "reason" why some refuse to write for Subutex.
