Crankinit
Bluelighter
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Background: I'm on 24mg of suboxone film a day, and have been for the last two months, during which I've stuck to the program and avoided all other opiates.
Now earlier this afternoon I was bored and had some fits around, so I did some reading to confim what I remember reading ages back, and every single source I came across suggested that the bupe had a higher affinity for the receptors than the naloxone, and as such you could IV bupe without going into withdrawal.
So I went through the process of prepping up my dose, I only used 16mg, dissolved, filtered, etc. Hit a vein and shot.
Within 15 sconds I had a horrible tingling feeling run down my body. Within 30 seconds I was drowned in sweat. Within a minute I had to rush to the bathroom and was struck by horrible nausea and diarrhea at the same time, having to throw up into a bowl while sitting on the toilet. I continued sweating profusely and just generally feeling horrible (my eyes dilated to the point that I looked like I'd been smoking ice) and my heart rate shot up dramatically. most of the symptoms abated within30 - 45 minutes, although the nausea persisted for another hour or so until I IM'd an anti-emetic. Eventually once the nausea was suffiently under control I necked some benzos and passed out for a few hours, then woke up fine.
So uh, wtf Bluelight? Over and over I've read that IV suboxone is perfectly safe if it's the only opioid you take, that the bupe has such a high affinity for the receptors that the naloxone makes no difference, etc etc. Why did I get so horribly sick? Is the internet full of shit?
Now earlier this afternoon I was bored and had some fits around, so I did some reading to confim what I remember reading ages back, and every single source I came across suggested that the bupe had a higher affinity for the receptors than the naloxone, and as such you could IV bupe without going into withdrawal.
So I went through the process of prepping up my dose, I only used 16mg, dissolved, filtered, etc. Hit a vein and shot.
Within 15 sconds I had a horrible tingling feeling run down my body. Within 30 seconds I was drowned in sweat. Within a minute I had to rush to the bathroom and was struck by horrible nausea and diarrhea at the same time, having to throw up into a bowl while sitting on the toilet. I continued sweating profusely and just generally feeling horrible (my eyes dilated to the point that I looked like I'd been smoking ice) and my heart rate shot up dramatically. most of the symptoms abated within30 - 45 minutes, although the nausea persisted for another hour or so until I IM'd an anti-emetic. Eventually once the nausea was suffiently under control I necked some benzos and passed out for a few hours, then woke up fine.
So uh, wtf Bluelight? Over and over I've read that IV suboxone is perfectly safe if it's the only opioid you take, that the bupe has such a high affinity for the receptors that the naloxone makes no difference, etc etc. Why did I get so horribly sick? Is the internet full of shit?