monstanoodle
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Hiyer OD
Jeez, it's been time since I've posted in here so do forgive me if this would be better suited elsewhere.
This is one of those genuine SWIMming pool situations! Shock fuckin horror!
Right, a person who wishes to remain anon. has had a large Codeine habit (around 1.6g a day) for a long time and has recently been to see an addiction specialist who will be putting them on Buprenorphine (Subutex). Said doctor wants to put said patient on 8mg a day and moving up to 20mg.
I've remembered many posts here in the past, that must have been hoovered up in the big "Spring Clean", where people have said that when it comes to Buprenorphine - less is more.
When I was on it for a gear habit, even though it wasn't the right replacement for me, 4mg held me physically, and we all know that when you take more that you're not just increasing it's µ-agonist effect, but it's antagonist effect also.
I've said to this person that I thought their doctor was going to put them on too high a dose, that it would be unecessary and harder to come off in the long run.
I'd just like to start this new thread to have those who have been on Buprenorphine for a while and thought they were put on too high a dose to share their tales and give advice.
Oh, and before anyone starts saying "Subs for Codeine?? Madness!", you'd be surprised how physically painful a high dose Codeine habit can be because it is a very physically-acting Opiate (the stomach cramps etc. have been worse for me than some gear WD symptoms) and this person finds the psychological aspect just as difficult - Which I can fully appreciate
Thankyou for those with good info to add!
Jeez, it's been time since I've posted in here so do forgive me if this would be better suited elsewhere.
This is one of those genuine SWIMming pool situations! Shock fuckin horror!
Right, a person who wishes to remain anon. has had a large Codeine habit (around 1.6g a day) for a long time and has recently been to see an addiction specialist who will be putting them on Buprenorphine (Subutex). Said doctor wants to put said patient on 8mg a day and moving up to 20mg.
I've remembered many posts here in the past, that must have been hoovered up in the big "Spring Clean", where people have said that when it comes to Buprenorphine - less is more.
When I was on it for a gear habit, even though it wasn't the right replacement for me, 4mg held me physically, and we all know that when you take more that you're not just increasing it's µ-agonist effect, but it's antagonist effect also.
I've said to this person that I thought their doctor was going to put them on too high a dose, that it would be unecessary and harder to come off in the long run.
I'd just like to start this new thread to have those who have been on Buprenorphine for a while and thought they were put on too high a dose to share their tales and give advice.
Oh, and before anyone starts saying "Subs for Codeine?? Madness!", you'd be surprised how physically painful a high dose Codeine habit can be because it is a very physically-acting Opiate (the stomach cramps etc. have been worse for me than some gear WD symptoms) and this person finds the psychological aspect just as difficult - Which I can fully appreciate
Thankyou for those with good info to add!