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Wanting to get suboxone on prescription - Questions And Help Please

OpiatEuphoria

OpiatEuphoria

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Hello, so I take 2-4mgs of suboxone a day. And it just makes life liveable. I have a son on the way in November this year, I'm 21 and tired of trying and failing on detoxes and everything surrounding opiate/opioid dependence. I get prescribed 1mg of Klonopin a day, hoping that won't change my chances of getting Suboxone. I have County Medical Services Program insurance. For Madera county, but they recently just gave me a Fresno doctor. I live in Clovis/Fresno California. Medical history of ADD, Adderall 30mg 2x Daily, (Don't take it, sell it for Suboxone), 1mg Klonopin 2x Daily. On the Suboxone website it says no copay until 2013, or no copay through 2012. Was wondering what people's experiences are on getting Suboxone prescribed. I just want to get put on Suboxone because when I'm on it I crave nothing and feel normal, and I want to be there for my girlfriend and our soon to be son, and finally not have to run around the streets looking for Suboxone all day and instead get it prescribed, take it, look for a job and GET ONE, and be there for my family, and my new one. Any information, experience; personal or outside-the-box view, etc. Anything would help, espcially if you live in Madera, Fresno or Clovis County. Thank you Bluelighters. I also want to get back into College without fear of withdrawals in class...Sucks. I'm going to talk to my current doctor in madera tomorrow, and call every Suboxone doctor in Clovis/Fresno. So anything would be very helpful, thank you once again : )
 
I also have a benzodiazepine dependence, not addiction though. I have a psychiatrist that would give it to me though, under the table. I just want everything legit. Thanks for the 3rd time, haha
 
Hello, your questions are too general and vague to have a quick and clear answer here. Take a look at the suboxone/subutex megathread in Other Drugs, and use the search engine.

Besides, you're asking regional questions and BDD is an international subforum. You may have more chance asking your questions in North American discussion.
 
hey,

your situation is reminiscent to periods of my life.

i've a family and kids to support and a habit as well - which i'm getting rid of now to concentrate to further my study and job opportunities. the be there for my family with full awareness.

unfortunately being on programs whether it be ORT or PM hasn't helped me too much in those respects truth be told. i end up turning into a manipultive, deiceiving, lying sack of shit and lose all grip of my life. in constant limbo of being well and sick; it puts strain on all family life and leaves my work and study flushed down the shitter.

my opinion is to work to get fully clean so you can put your full attention and efforts into what you expressed. be yourself, drug free, able to express without inhibitions of opiates and benzos. get out there and enjoy life again. sorry if i sound like i'm preaching but i've rinse and repeated this cycle too many times to count anymore. i'm sick and tired of it.

if you're not ready right now them maybe opt for a short term stint on a program to help you readjust to "normal" life while you get your affairs in order. then make the plunge.

i'm not saying never use again but save that time for when you have little to no obligations and time on your hands to fuck up a little without any compounded problems as a result.

i may be rambling so i'll stop now. best of luck with your situation.
 
No Dais, you're not rambling, haha. I don't want to be on suboxone forever, just until I get a job, which I've been trying to for 3 years, almost 4 now. And be clean and healthy by the time my son is a year old or so, so that zero medication or drug problems such as addict/dealer friends, etc are NOT around anymore. So I called the HeretoHelp line, and they're setting me up with information via e-mail and finding doctors in my area that cover my insurance. Plus she said the clonazepam wouldn't be taken off since I've been on it for over 3 1/2 years. Sorry if I put this in the wrong forum, was afraid of that. Which forum/thread does this type of question belong in?
 
believe it or not, suboxone is not that hard to get a prescription for if you really do want to stop abusing opiates. having a prescription to benzos shouldn't affect the doctor;s decision if have a legitimate reason for needing it. just be truthful, and if you really do want to stop things will work out. however, suboxone is merely a band-aide if you will, it covers up the cravings and WD but if you are like me, still left me bat-shit crazy. i was crazy before i started abusing drugs, and drugs just made the situation worse. you will have to make severe changes in your life if you really do want to stay clean. changing playmates and playgrounds is a first step, but mostly all addicts need some type of therapy or spiritual program (AA) to fully recover.

oh yah, suboxone is extremely expensive so i hope you have good insurance.
 
suboxone is a great tool for opiate dependency, however it is a recipe for disaster for MANY people with other habits. people tend to get on suboxone, feel alot better, lose cravings for opiates, and end up selling all there suboxone for benzos, to try to increase sedation, or decrease the negative side effects from suboxone, or just to get fucked up, some people switch to Cocaine and crack since being an addict, and not wanting heroin, feign out and sell all there subs, leaving themselves FUCKEd, out of suboxone in WD until next refill..this happen to me personally, im not on Methadone...i couldnt do suboxone responsibly, if i had subutex i was IVing it, suboxone, plugging it, etc..still all ways of a druggie lifestyle..
 
first go to your dr and tell them the reason youre taking suboxone ...i was prescribed suboxone because i was on opiods, and wanted to wean off them.. plus tell them what other meds your on ,...you shouldnt have a problem with your insurance, i never did...i never paid anything for them. if the insurance company you have doesnt help switch your insurance for next month, and pay for the subs out of pocket because youre better off paying for them at a pharmacy than paying <snip> on the streets, the most a pharmacy has charged my friends was like <snip> here in the South...ALSO GO TO A PAIN MANAGEMENT DR for suboxone because they will write you like <snip> no lie... and theyre usually very nice, and cheaper than regular internal med drs.. My pain management dr charges <snip> a month for his visit, and yet my internal medicine aka family dr charges <snip> and he only write a 7 DAY SCRIPT!!! BULL CRAP! SO GO TO A PAIN MAGMT DR in your area and im sure theres a lot if you live in CALI.. PIECE and smoke some weed its awsome with subs, really helps to go to sleep
 
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it is a huge problem not having pharmacy coverage. one tablet runs at about <quite a lot> per pill, thats why some doctors give patients Subutex who dont havge pharmacy coverage because its much cheaper, but so what if u got to buy a few pills at a time? atleast u dont have to worry about finding it on the street, the risk of breaking the law, its cheaper at the pharmacy, your guaranteed a suboxone when u need it. for awhile i was on suboxone with no insurance, i paid $60 every month for the office visit, and would spend <snip> for 5 tablets and learned to use it comfortably and less as possible. if u have a doctor that actually cares about ur finances u can get subutex which is signifcantly cheaper per pill
 
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Went to the Suboxone doctor today. 266 Bucks all together for the visit and script. Got 15 strips 8mg/2mg to take a day, see the doctor every two weeks. Grandpa is paying all the bills for it so it's pretty nice. I payed for some of it but not close to all of it. Feel Great!!!!! Doctor is awesome and understanding and really caring too. Only Sub doctor with an available slot in all or Fresno and Clovis too so I got lucky!!!! Wish me luck on my recovery bluelighters, I'm really trying.
 
Find a "methadone clinic" close to you.. Alot of people think you can only get Methadone there because they call it a A METHADONE CLINIC, but You can also go in there and tell them you want suboxone instead of dones. But make sure you are actually in "some sort" of withdrawals when you go in there, bcuz if they think you look fine and are not withdrawaling, then they will deny you of getting anything.

Subs, and Methadone are also very hard to kick too so jusr dont think that the Subs will save you from ever goin through withdrawals. when you stop the suboxone it wont be an easy walk in the park either, But not AS bad.. =D
 
I know Suboxone is an opioid and is just a crutch really. But a crutch is what I need right now. I have an interview on Friday, hopefully I will have a job soon. Trying to find a place to move to with my pregnant girlfriend and I, and go back to school to finish getting my AA. Getting started on these things were almost impossible until yesterday when I knew I have Suboxone whenever I need it, and everything is okay until I make the leap off of them. They are simply my crutch until the job, school and new place to live, money situation stuff all gets figured out and handled properly. Which like I said before, was impossible before I started the treatment. I don't even use or sell drugs anymore, barely smoke cigarettes since yesterday and all I care about is moving on now. Don't care about how I'm going to make enough money to get my opiates/suboxone for the week, then run out super quick. I'm supposed to be taking 8mgs/day but I found 2mgs 2x/day is perfect so I have 4mgs left over everyday too. Not to fuck with, just as extras for any reason.
 
On about 5-6mgs of Suboxone/day now. Feeling great. Went to my first job interview in about a year today and it went very well. Everyone is very proud of me, including myself and my girlfriend, how's never been this happy in our relationship. I can take naps in the day when I want now because I woke up from a nap today and felt great still, no withdrawals like the past 3 years I haven't been able to nap without dosing again right when I wake up, even if it was an hour long nap. I wake up in the morning and feel great too. I think going to the suboxone doctor was the best decision I've ever made with my addiction. I stopped talking to all my addict friends, stopped dealing drugs and I'm quitting cigarettes tomorrow. Hopefully have a job too. Only 5 days into the treatment and I haven't felt better!!!!
 
Im going to tell u about my very recent start on suboxone. I haven't got a chance to read all of the responses yet but I soon will. Anyway im 29 and just switched from 65mgs of methadone to 16mgs a day of subs. I know its a lot but im new still. My methadone counselor told me it wasn't a good idea to switch but I had to get away from that god awful place. So I got online and just searched for sub doctors in my area,NJ. Found a few close that took my insurance. Some of them had waiting lists or just weren't taking new patients but I finally found one and had an appt 2weeks later. It was a very hard talk to have and I was kinda scared but I was completely honest with him and he was super helpful. He told me to start I would have to be given my first dose in the office because I had gone and taken my 65mgs of meth that morning about 7am and it was around 3pm at the dr. Him and a nurse with a needle full of benzos came in and told me that there was a good chance the subs would throw my into pwd that was why the nurse was there. I braced myself and much to my surpise and his for that matter I was just fine. Nothing so my doc was even more at ease about writing the script. So he gave me 8mg strips that I could take 2day and if I felt bad I could even take a third one. He is not real thrilled about taking benzos with them. He is almost against it. He did say if it comes down to it I can have a very low dose of kpins but that is it cuz the two together is very dangerous. He also said if I do get them he will be drug testing me alot more to keep a very close eye on me.on the other hand I told him I have given up my benzos for pot some yrs ago and he was ok with that. I really hope this gives u some insight I had done a ton of research and was so scared. Just make sure u find the right doc for u even if it means going to a few appts. Before u find the right one. Good luck to u!
 
it doesn't look like anyone has mentioned this but you have to go to a specially licensed doctor that can prescribe subutex or suboxone i prefer subutex cause it doesn't take like an orange too a shit in my mouth
 
Quick question. I take Suboxone and Klonopin daily. My girlfriend is 6 months pregnant. I never kiss her until at least an hour or two minimum after the suboxone is dissolves but she is worried the benzos and suboxone(opioids) are coming through my pores or sweat and harming the child. Anyone think this is true or possible? The pharmacist said no but I'm going to call my doctor tomorrow and get an answer. Any thoughts tonight or tomorrow morning before I call would be great. It is 100 degrees literally here in Clovis/Fresno so I sweat quite a bit. Btw, doing absolutely fantastic on the suboxone. No drugs except what I'm supposed to take. And hopefully getting a job soon. Job hunting is taken over the selling and using of drugs/lifestyle.
 
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