jacksright
Greenlighter
- Joined
- May 19, 2011
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For whatever reason, my Sub doctor is completely and utterly against using ANY psychoactive drug in treatment along with bupe. I have really bad insomnia and anxiety both, and the only thing he has done is tell me to get some melatonin (which actually does help with the sleep) and valerian root for nxiety 8)...m going to see a psychiatrist and be honest with the psych doctor about the situation in hopes of getting some actual help for the anxiety and even sometimes panic attacks I get, since coming off of H and on to bupe a month and a half ago.Long story short, some Sub doctors can be pretty ignorant. I'm on a very moderate daily dose of bupe (at 8 MG a day currently and no plans on going up) and he's still convinced that if I were to get 1 or 2 MG a day worth of Xanax prescribed I have this horrid risk of respiratory depression.
Yep my Sub Doc refused to script me anything but clonidine (which was worthless ) with my Subs .
I also see a therapist and am perscribed Xanax every month and I did my own research and decieded it was safe to mix the 2 . I made sure I did not take them at the same time and I kept my xanax dose at 2 mgs per day over the course of the day . My sub dose was between 1 mg and 2mgs at the end ( I am now off Subs for the most part ) .
I think Subs and benzos are a good mix as long as common sense is used. Lets face it even while one Suboxone you are trying to kick an opiate habit and there are going to be some anxious times for you . Having an occasional benzo when the anxiety gets tough makes sense to me .