To add to my point number 3:
If you dose Bupe too early and don't go into precipitated withdrawal, you're still not "winning" because you're going from your full agonist to a partial agonist. This is what causes the discomfort and that adjustment period. Suboxone has attached itself, but isn't releasing all that you need at this point to feel normal.
If you were to go from a full antagonist(Naloxone), which has knocked off any full agonist opiates, attached itself and put you into a full on withdrawal, to a partial agonist like Buprenorphine which will over power our antagonist friend. This, theoretically, should provide a full on relief from WDs like Suboxone/Subutex is intended to provide if it is used correctly.
You'd basically go from a full on agonist which makes you *happy*. On to a full on antagonist which will put you into day 3 agony of withdrawal. Then finally, onto a partial agonist, which is very reminiscent of your full agonist action.
Bypassing the process of going straight from full agonist to a very powerful partial agonist would avoid that awful transition period of not feeling good on Suboxone but not being able to do your DOC in order to feel better.
If you're anything like me, then waiting the proper amount of time to correctly do Suboxone intake is anything but easy and 90% of the time I end up going back to my DOC. Though, I do have experience with waiting the proper amount of time and then taking Sub. The latter provides a full on WD relief within minutes while the former requires days of adjustment.
If you dose Bupe too early and don't go into precipitated withdrawal, you're still not "winning" because you're going from your full agonist to a partial agonist. This is what causes the discomfort and that adjustment period. Suboxone has attached itself, but isn't releasing all that you need at this point to feel normal.
If you were to go from a full antagonist(Naloxone), which has knocked off any full agonist opiates, attached itself and put you into a full on withdrawal, to a partial agonist like Buprenorphine which will over power our antagonist friend. This, theoretically, should provide a full on relief from WDs like Suboxone/Subutex is intended to provide if it is used correctly.
You'd basically go from a full on agonist which makes you *happy*. On to a full on antagonist which will put you into day 3 agony of withdrawal. Then finally, onto a partial agonist, which is very reminiscent of your full agonist action.
Bypassing the process of going straight from full agonist to a very powerful partial agonist would avoid that awful transition period of not feeling good on Suboxone but not being able to do your DOC in order to feel better.
If you're anything like me, then waiting the proper amount of time to correctly do Suboxone intake is anything but easy and 90% of the time I end up going back to my DOC. Though, I do have experience with waiting the proper amount of time and then taking Sub. The latter provides a full on WD relief within minutes while the former requires days of adjustment.