I have been on suboxone film for 3 years now (8mg twice a day) and I am trying to get down to a dose where I can feel the more beneficial effects (mood lift, opiate like) and so went from sublingually 8mg in the morning and night to IVing 1mg twice daily. I've not noticed any ill signs. It's been about four days since I've made the switch and surprisingly the jump hasn't harmed me. A brief calculation with the information I have seen goes like this.
8mg SL= about 3.5mg IV
1mg IV = 4.5mg SL
So I've basically reduces my bupe intake by half and not felt any ill side effects. However, I still have not noticed any of the desired effects.
My question is, where do I go from here. Should I try now to jump down to .5mg IV morning and night. The reason I am IVing is, 1. Because I have a needle fetish of a sort I guess, and 2. Because I feel as if I can more accurately track how much bupe is in my system. Sublingually tends to yield different results but IV is pretty much guaranteed 100% availability.
The thing is my cravings have been coming back and I want to get to a lower more efficient dose. Have I done all I can already? Is there more I can do? Try taking it only once a day maybe? Then every other day? I want to feel the effects of the norbuprenorphine.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated if anyone has personal experience with this.
Thanks guys.
8mg SL= about 3.5mg IV
1mg IV = 4.5mg SL
So I've basically reduces my bupe intake by half and not felt any ill side effects. However, I still have not noticed any of the desired effects.
My question is, where do I go from here. Should I try now to jump down to .5mg IV morning and night. The reason I am IVing is, 1. Because I have a needle fetish of a sort I guess, and 2. Because I feel as if I can more accurately track how much bupe is in my system. Sublingually tends to yield different results but IV is pretty much guaranteed 100% availability.
The thing is my cravings have been coming back and I want to get to a lower more efficient dose. Have I done all I can already? Is there more I can do? Try taking it only once a day maybe? Then every other day? I want to feel the effects of the norbuprenorphine.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated if anyone has personal experience with this.
Thanks guys.