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Suboxone

mwsheets72

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Hey everyone, my name is mark and i am currently taking suboxone to treat opiate dependency. I am struggling with this medication, it constipates and swells me up tremendously. i take 8mg 3 times per day. it does help with withdrawal but i can gain 10lbs of water wait in one day. i have trickled down to 1/2 of my script but it is not helping. wondering if anyone can help me? i don't know what to do but i can't take the swelling any longer. my stomach actually swells so much it looks like i am carrying a baby. don't know what to do or if their is an alternative! Do you?
 
WoW that is too much. at least to me it seems like it. my doc also has swim on sub films.. 8mgs once a day. but not taking it that much. i cut one 8mg film in 4 pieces and dose accordingly. usually just one slice a morning. it keeps the w/d's away and wears off awfully fast tho to where i can slip if i wanted to the same day(usually by night) and get a major buzz. when missing one dose all bets are off and cravings come back and w/d in full force. everyone is different though. I have a extremely fast metabolism. Im about to be 30, still can pass for a high school student. 5'11" 150lbs. its hereditary though. my gpa is 89 years old and looks 50.. not a grey hair on his head. still the same physic as when i was little. he his also 5'11 and around 150. probably weighs less now.. But I can eat 4 huge meals a day. be it good healthy food or junk crap fast food and no weight gain. drugs have always affected me differently then others as well. for my smaller size one would think i would naturally be a lightweight. but its the opposite. I need a truckload of meds to get "high". alcohol again is weird, i cannot seem to get drunk without binge drinking. Hard liquor is like water to me. no burn. one, two, three shots of it is like nothing. hence why i do not drink. it seems pointless. no matter if its vodka, tequila, whisky, beer, wine.. i just don't feel it like others. Its hard to explain. I have been on benzo's since 19 and maybe thats why i cannot feel drunk. currently im up to 2mg of alprazolam 5x a day. you should see the shock on peoples faces when i tell them what my shrink has me on. I get hassled at my pharmacy every month it seems. they dont seem to like that i get 300mgs of xanax a month. they call the doctor every time i get a new script which he writes for 5 refills every time. and god forbid if i go to call a refill in more than 2 days previous to the date of the month before...
im rambling now. im also scripted adderall 30mgs 1time a day. but i do not take that shit everyday kuz it just curbs my appetite and makes me restless at night, even though i take it in the morning. it seems to never leave my system fast enough. but i do take it on days i have to do shit, like shopping, school, or anything that requires motivation. it does help there. and also helps with my anxiety, maybe too well.. ill talk to people i dont know for too long and tell them too much. and yes i took it this morning. hence this overpost.
 
I've been on subs a couple years and haven't experienced the bloating in relation to suboxone, but I do have unrelated issues with holding water/bloating...I know that the body will retain water when it isn't getting enough. Maybe try drinking 8 glasses of water (pure water) in a day and see if it lets loose the water you are holding. It usually works for me. As far as the constipation issue your doc may be able to prescribe a stool softener or there is over the counter stuff, and if you increase the amount of water your taking in that should help with it too. Just like the opiates it binds you up some. I hope for you the solution is that simple...worth a shot anyway.
 
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