Posted by michael on September 7, 2004, at 17:13:47
In reply to Re: Questions about naltrexone; buprenorphine, posted by steveb on September 7, 2004, at 15:12:13
Hi -
I admit my knowledge on this subject/med is fairly limited - probably comes mostly from Elizabeth, who used to post here, and was pretty well educated/informed... and was on Bup for a period of time. Fwiw, I thought it was supposed to be a less "powerful" opioid, and was sometimes used to wean people from other stronger ones - of course, I may be Entirely wrong on that.
My only other thought/comment is the standard ymmv - different people react differently to the same drug... Amphetamines have a bad reputation, but I take them almost daily - same dose for a few years now, and sometimes abstain for a few days at a time (w/o any withdrawal/craving/etc.).
Others have had major problems getting off of effexor, which I was able to get off of easily & quickly - within a week, two at the most...
In any case, I'm not advocating bup's use, & neither do I mean to discount your experience with it. Just trying to learn, myself... and saying that while your experience is probably more typical, others might find Bup to be just the med they need.
michael
> As per my post above, I've tried buprenorphine several times, and despite the fact that it was the only drug that ever offered me full remission from depression and GAD, I would STRONGLY recommend you stay away from it. It is a powerful opioid with all it's problems: side-effects, dependence, tolerance, withdrawal. I've lived through these enough times not to want to try again, despite the great feeling you get while on the drug.
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> All the best
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