Recovery - Detox From Suboxone

Recovery - Detox From Suboxone

My name is David L. and I am a Recovering Addict!

For starters, I have never detoxed from suboxone. So , I looked around the Internet for some helpful information on Detoxification off of Suboxone for people in need. You can read my life story HERE
 

 

From what i have gatherer ed, Suboxone is a  combination of buprenorphine hydrochloride and naloxone hydrochloride dihydrate. It may be something to take during detox from people who are addicted to heroin, opiates like heroin and prescription painkillers.



If you're addicted to heroin, morphine, Vicodin, oxycodone, hydrocodone or other opioid-based drugs, a Suboxone drug detox perhaps may be the safest way to detox from this addiction.
 

Depending upon the drugs that you use, whether heroin, any opiates , oxycotin, etc...  you may need to detox to a lower dose of your drug of choice before you are able to begin a Suboxone drug detox.

Suboxone isn't prescribed to everybody who enrolls into  a drug detox facility. First of all, you must be physically addicted to an opioid-based drug only. Those who go through withdrawal symptoms after they stop drinking, for instance, won't do good from Suboxone.

Like myself, I went through withdrawals with mostly alcohol and both tried to stop on my own (which is never recommended) and I also went to the hospital, detoxes and rehabs where they usually prescribe adavan or librium.

In addition, if you're presently taking in high dosages of heroin or high dosages of methadone hydrochloride, OxyContin, Percocet, Lortab and other opiates, then you might not be able to start your drug detox with Suboxone.

The best way to find out what will work for you is to be as honest as possible to your detox counselor or doctor and let them know exactly what it is you are detoxing from.

Taking Suboxone

Unequaled in its dispensation, Suboxone is admitted by laying it below the tongue and allowing for it to break up and dissolve naturally. You'll be able to accelerate the procedure by drinking some water in advance to make certain that your mouth is damp.

If you're prescribed more than one lozenge, it's most beneficial to take them 2 at once, placing 1 under the left side of the tongue and the other under the right, making a point that the 1st 2 break up altogether before moving onto the next pair.

Do not talk while you are ready and waiting. It can take between 5 and twenty mins for the pills to dissolve, though the average is about ten mins.
How It Begins

It is crucial that you be in the middle of opiate detox and feeling mild to moderate withdrawal symptoms prior to beginning your Suboxone drug detoxification process.

The time that must lapse between the final dose of your drug of select and your 1st dose of Suboxone will variegate hinging on whether your drug of choice is a short-acting or long-acting opiate.

You'll most probable want to await between thirty-six and seventy-two hrs prior to you beginning your Suboxone drug detox. This process is called precipitated withdrawal and it is significant that you wait long enough to allow the Suboxone to be effective.
Finding out Your right Dose

When you become accustomed to your dose of Suboxone, your body will stabilize on the drug. This signifies that you will not experience opiate withdrawal symptoms or have cravings.

Any side effects you might feel when you 1st start using Suboxone will pass off so that you feel “normal.” When this occurs, you'll keep up this dose until you're prepared to start tapering off.
Tapering Off Effects

The final stage of Suboxone drug detox is the slow taper off the drug. Dosage by dosage, you taper off of Suboxone, either taking to a lesser extent of the drug or increasing the amount of days between doses until, eventually, you're off of it altogether.

When done right, you should feel only mild withdrawal symptoms.

If you have any questions or concerns or are uncomfortable, you'll be able to discuss it with your physician and stabilise at a certain dose until you feel better and so begin again until your Suboxone detox is finished.

Good Luck

Dave L. (Recovering Addict)