Author: Lillyval
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:39 pm
Hi cire, 4 mg is usu. considered the minimum dose to be at the ceiling level. Maybe it’s not enough for you. You might need 6 and maybe as much as 8 mg. Also, at doses under 4 mg (you might be taking 2 mg 2x/day) the bupe acts like a full agonist and doesn’t have the 36 hour half life. So splitting a low dose like 4 mg might not be a good idea. If you are feeling WD don’t be afraid to increase your dose a little. 8 mg / day really isn’t a very high dose. When I was on maintenance I was on 12mg, and I wasn’t coming off a huge opiate habit.
Good luck,
Lilly
