Hi Capt. I posted about a month ago asking you if you knew anything about when would be the best time to take St Johns Wort so i could potentiate my suboxone. I was taking between 16 and 12mgs a day. Well i took your advice and cut my daily dose down to 2mg twice a day. I brought some SJW and have been experimenting for the last 3 weeks. The first time i tried it i took 550mg SJW at the same time as shooting my subs. Didn't notice any change from my usual routine. The next time i took 550mg SJW 45 mins before shooting 2mg of suboxone. Within 5 minutes of IVing i got a powerful rush, just the same as when doing H. About 30 mins after the initial rush i sat nodding for about an hour. After 12 hours i did another 2mg. No rush this time, just a 30 minute nod.
I did exactly the same the next day, except this time 45 mins before taking my 12 hour top up. I did another 550mg SJW. As soon as i shot up i got the strong rush again. Your advice cutting down my dose really helped i think.
Ive also had an extra benefit. I suffer with chronic arthritis in my right foot due to a break about 5 years ago, and i also have a torn ligament in my right knee. Im currently waiting for an operation to fix it. The doctor has been prescribing me 20mg Diclofenac x3 a day. After a month of taking them they seemed to stop working. The only thing they were doing was making me sweat profusely and burn my stomach. Also because i am on suboxone he wouldn't prescribe me anything for the pain, because he said there was nothing that i would be able to take in conjunction with the subs. In the end the only slight relief i got was from taking high doses of Ibuprofen. That was until i began using Suboxone with St Johns Wort. For the first time in almost 4 years i feel a degree of normality. It definitely works. Sorry for going on a bit lol. Just wanted to share my findings with everyone here on the forums.