Mental Health 60 days of suboxone. cant connect

[tundradesert523]

so im 60 days clean off suboxone. was on it for 3 years. ive messed around with stims, psychedelics, alcohol, alot of other things but always sporadically.

the problem im having is that im not finding interest in things. some anhedonia. another thing is when im around people i feel like i just cant connect with them. ill talk to people and have nothing to add to the conversation. im not animated and dont seem to take interest in anything they bring up. im also having problems connecting with anything that i do and everything around me. its like im in my own little world inside my head. i tend to look down and my view closes and its like im existing by myself or something. anything in my head is more interesting than whats around me and its still boring.

this is starting to get on my nerves as it is making everything i do seem plain so i dont care to do it again. thats how it seems. so i end up having no motivation.

is this normal coming off suboxone? when should i expect it to go away and what should i do to help. and are there any supplements i can use to help get things going?

ive been taking some noopept and i have L tyrosine that i take occasionally. plus multi v and b complex, fish oil

will 5htp help some? st johns wort?

 

[m060mm]

Buprenorphine is currently being investigated for its antidepressant properties. It's known to be fairly dopaminergic as well. I'd say this is to be expected, just like withdrawing from heroin. Strong opioid for a long time, now none. Receptors are gonna come back though and you'll be yourself again.

What everyone says: exercise.
(It really does make a difference. And it keeps you busy/you may meet some people you find slightly more interesting than your current situation. And it helps to know that this too shall pass. I play more video games (I don't typically like them) when I'm recovering. It's something.)

 

[Eva 33]

Buprenorphine likely does have powerful antidepressant qualities. I can attest to this from first-hand experience with Buprenex. I recall that Buprenex elevated my mood and also gave me more energy than I'd ordinarily have.

I've sporadically used buprenorphine since the early 90s. I was going to school and I collaborated with someone who had a Phd in psychopharmacology. He also happened to be a pharmacist. My friend was the person who first 'recommended' that I try Buprenex for my severe migraine attacks.

Buprenex is both a pain-killer and it has marked anti-depressant qualities in some people. (I actually wrote a paper in college about the antidepressant qualities of buprenorphine. This was several years ago, before Suboxone or Subutex were introduced to the market). In 1995, Bodkin, et. al. published a study on buprenorphine for the treatment of refractory depression.

So yes, I can imagine that it may take a little while for your brain to 're-adjust' to not having buprenorphine. I think it works that way when coming off of most any drug that one has been using regularly. (I've never smoked cigarettes, but people who've been addicted to nicotine and quit tell me it's a strong addiction and it takes a while before they are back to feeling 'normal' without nicotine.)

60 days is a relatively short period of time. Things will eventually get back to normal and you'll feel like yourself again.

Exercise is an excellent suggestion. Get that endorphin rush going through any 'natural' means you can find. Take a walk outside and look at the Spring flowers, if they happen to be in bloom where you live. I think fresh air is always healthy, regardless of the weather. Best of luck to you!