Methadone vs Subutex
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| Methadone is used to treat moderate to severe ongoing pain (such as due to cancer). Methadone belongs to a class of drugs known as narcotic (opiate) analgesics. It works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain. | Buprenorphine is used to treat dependence/addiction to narcotics (opioids). Buprenorphine belongs to a class of drugs called mixed narcotic agonist-antagonists. It helps prevent withdrawal symptoms caused by stopping other opiate-type narcotics. It is used as part of a complete treatment program for drug abuse (such as compliance monitoring, counseling, behavioral contract, lifestyle changes). | |||
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| Add Methadone review After using most other pain meds. The Methadone gave me my life back, it not only took away most of my back pain but it did not make me feel druged or high like all the others.The one complaint I have is that it drops my Testosterone level to near non existing,so I must take Testosterone suppliments to keep from being lethargic,depressed,and many other side effects of lack of Testosterone.If y ... Used for chronic pain, also have fibromylgia and seems to help it. Still some pain but not near as bad. Don't help headaches though. This medication helps me to be able to live a normal life. This has been a life saver for me. Although I was addicted to Heroin for 13 years and am 20 years clean I swore I would never use Methadone to get off Heroin. I ended up on this 20 years later for chronic pain, Fibromyalgia and Hep C. I know it is highly addictive but at this point in my life its quality over quantity and I can at least function like a normal person again. Before this I was la ... | Add Subutex review I have been using subutex for several years now. I take anywhere from 2-6 mg/day. The only drawback is that you need to clean your mouth/brush your teeth to get full affect. In addition, I found that the longer you can go leaving med in mouth, the better it is absorbed and vice/versa. Also, I'm down to a dose where I really don't have bad physical withdrawals if I try to get off of it but I do have acute anxiety. Has anyone got off of this drug by using something for anxiety and if so what? I know this seems like substituting one med for another but I feel like having something for anxiety would be the last tapper. In addition to the latter, has anyone had a hard time obtaining subutex rather than suboxone? There are many doctors that only want to prescribe suboxone but the naloxone really puts me in a tale spine. I wish I could take the naloxone but I found the naloxone is what makes me tired and depressed even though it suppose to have no effect due to buprenorphine being superior to receptors than naloxone. Any feedback would be appreciated. I love it im pregnant and could not take suboxone so this.is the next best thing ;) how long does it take to get out of your system, I want to get off to expensive | |||
