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Clonidine and Opiate Withdrawal by SuboxDoc Patient Expert

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Posted Wed 08 Jul 2009 12:25pm For those of you who like to do some scientific reading, a recent meta-analysis looked at clonidine’s efficacy in reducing the symptoms of opiate withdrawal. A meta... for the management of opioid withdrawal SuboxDoc Read on »

Opiate withdrawal survivor! by missmilly Posted Mon 11 Oct 2010 5:24am Hi there- I am a 31 yr old Australian female who has just completed a 10 day in home detox from an 18 month usage of (over) prescribed opiates. I am just becoming stronger now & more positive. It is the best thing I have ever done, extremely emowering & I feel like I have my life back again. I would really like to help anyone that needs any Read on »

Opiate withdrawal: hell beyond words– does your doctor care? by SuboxDoc Patient Expert

Posted Tue 11 May 2010 9:17pm I am often told by opiate addicts that they would kill themselves rather than go through withdrawal again. I assume that the comments are exaggerations to make a point..., by the way, is that few doctors seem interested in knowing about the experience– but I’m not going to fix that problem with my blog!) Opiate withdrawal is not a matter of physical Read on »

Suboxone (buprenorphine) and Opiate Withdrawal in Newborns by SuboxDoc Patient Expert

Posted Tue 23 Dec 2008 3:56pm

1 Comment where your son is, but to be frank, their use of methadone to treat ‘Suboxone withdrawal’ is so improper that I have to think that your son is not where he should be. I am.... In fact, before epidurals buprenorphine was used to treat pain DURING LABOR, as it doesn’t carry the same risk of respiratory depression as other opiates. So understand Read on »

Number Of Opiate-Addicted Newborns On The Rise by Bill W. Health Maven

Posted Tue 08 May 2012 11:15am It’s unclear if there are long-term health impacts for children born to opiate-addicted mothers who get through their first weeks of life okay. Some but not all studies on the question have found those kids grow up with a higher risk of developmental problems, according to Patrick. What is clear is that babies born in opiate withdrawal ... Read on »

Detox from Opiates Addiction by Methods of Healing Patient Expert

Posted Wed 24 Feb 2010 12:07am . The symptoms of withdrawal can begin within only a few hours of missing the dose and can become overwhelmingly intense as they steadily increase. Getting Help with Detox from Opiate... of the withdrawal symptoms and return to the use of opiates just to stop them. Traditional forms of Detox can include the use of opioid agonist drugs like methadone, buprenorphine Read on »

Opiate dependence treatment options by SuboxDoc Patient Expert

Posted Sat 08 May 2010 2:09pm capture the misery experienced by the withdrawing opiate addict. I suspect a ‘kindling’ effect in opiate withdrawal where symptoms become more and more severe each time withdrawal... for opiate receptors to normalize to a degree that avoids naltrexone-induced withdrawal. Another problem is that the addict can ‘choose to use’ by simply skipping a day or two Read on »

Opiates For Arthritis Pain Relief - Can You Get Hooked? by rosie g Posted Fri 21 Aug 2009 12:39pm One of the associated risks of taking opiates for arthritis pain relief is dependence. When you become dependent on a drug it is not the same as addiction. Dependence is when you experience withdrawal symptoms if you stop taking the drug, whereas addiction is a self-destructive, consistent use of the drug. Abusing drugs can be life threatening Read on »

A New/Old Treatment for Opiate Addiction by Dirk H. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 24 Oct 2010 6:13pm addiction. Approved years ago by the FDA for use in the treatment of alcoholism, naltrexone is a long-acting opiate receptor antagonist that has been widely used for heroin detoxification, withdrawal, and maintenance for some time. In that light, the official approval was a bit of an anticlimax, and of less scientific interest than naltrexone’s earlier Read on »

How dangerous is opiate dependence? by SuboxDoc Patient Expert

Posted Fri 25 Dec 2009 8:56pm I frequently point out the lack of outrage over the epidemic of opiate dependence and the consequence of that epidemic. I live in ‘middle America,’ and sometimes it seems that everyone I know has some connection to opiate dependence– a relative who is an addict, a friend who died, a parent who is in prison. My perceptions are admittedly distorted Read on »