Replace Methadone With Suboxone
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After taking 98 mg of methadone for the past 9 yrs, is it possible 2 switch 2 suboxone? My body was significantly abused when i was out there, lots of back injuries, no pain w/ methadone. Does suboxone do this also? I work a very physical job.

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You need to find a physician who is willing to switch you from one to the other. You will need to taper down to 30 to 60 mgs of methadone and then you will have to not dose at all for 2 or 3 days. The doctor will treat your withdrawal in office with suboxone. You will have to call around and find a doctor willing to do this and find out what their protocol is because it differs for every prescriber. I switched because my insurance covers sub but not methadone but I did take a week off work and I'm glad I did because I was an emotional wreck and there were some physical side effects. But after about four days, this drastically improved.

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It is possible to switch, but the FDA does warn that there could be complications involved since you do have to be in full withdrawal from the Methadone, before you can start Suboxone, if you aren't, it might throw you into possibly dangerous precipitated withdrawals, which they list as possibly including nausea, rebound pain, tremors, seizures, and fatal heart dysfunction.

How are you both doing, now? Has there been any change? Are either of you on any other medications?

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I would definitely see a dr.... that's a high dose, it stays in your muscles and can affect your heart (it's a muscle); I thought well I can do this 3.5 yrs for pain control. I was on everything under the sun. I lost 2 yrs, no memories from all the combos, 6 spine surgeries, 4 in 7 mo.... gave up all meds and started inj's. inside joints which didn't help. Then after 15 yrs hear of nerve burns similar to the blocks but they actually go in with needles n burn your nerves; wonderful great mostly pain free. Got rid of all drugs except methadone had to beg for valium.. for back spasm got in a wreck dumb ***. Trying to go back to work I begged the dr for almost a yr to detox me off methadone. The dr refused and said no you have to be in the hospital due to the above. Then discussed again he's says suboxone - my last dr who left the practice refused, said no way in hell was he putting me on that. So I started without a dr. knowing. Detoxing myself I was suppose to take 30 a day. Glad I stopped that 10 many yrs ago, glad I refused multiple tries to increase. i am in hell. Muscle spasms in legs, nerves on fire and can't make it to the bathroom. I dropped 5mg a week until I got down to a few days into only 5mg n quit. Anyone else have these spasms and nerves on fire? i am taking probably 40mg valium just to try n sleep. The pain is so unbearable. I wouldn't recommend doing this on your own... I refused rehab as mine was due to injury not drug abuse. No offense anyone but I don't fall in that category. And refused. Anyone know how long it takes to end? My last dose was fri at 5mgs n I don't want to do this again. N they taste nasty when you break the oblong tabs.

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