What Exactly Does Suboxone Do? Is It Addicitive? (Page 12)

i have a friend who desperately wants to get off of methadone and pain pills. will suboxone work? is it addicitive too? if someone can please help me that would be great! also is it very expensive, that's what i've heard.

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If u live with your parents I don't think u can get state assistance. The state looks at it like they are still financially responsible for you, especially if you are already covered by their insurance. If u have a problem ask for their help. I know it isn't easy , but I know they would rather have a daughter who is alive than dead addict or not.. Once you get on a program use the coupons. I have been on the films for about a month and they work very good and they r expensive. The dr s can have three people on a free program( for the price of the meds) and the program is from the makers of suboxone.Also I have found getting my script filled at the hosptals pharmacy is about 100 dolllars cheaper. Good Luck All

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I agree with this post.......the only problem that I'm now having is that I *miss* that euphoric feeling from the pain pills.....I really wish that I could feel high again....but I know it will just be that horrible cycle of getting the script and being thrilled and then after a day or two worrying that the bottle is almost empty...with Suboxone you don't have any cravings but you mentally will miss the feeling of being high- it's just inevitable IMO (in my experience anyway...right now I just took my sub dose and in a few minutes, I'll feel good for a while but then it fades quickly)...

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I just read your post and have to say congratulations on trying to stay clean. I to was a H addict and I got so sick of the lifestyle that I got on methadone. I stayed clean all the years on it only went up to 60 MG's / day. I received 1 month take home but could only afford weekly. I got sick of methadone and detoxed off. After a year started taking pills again. This time I decided to try suboxone. It HSS been a miracle drug to me. I have my life back. I work full time and have 7 yr old twins. I live in South Carolina. Luckily my ins pays all but $30 for my script. Anyways I just related to your story and wanted to say hi and give a little support for a fellow addict. Stay strong and I wish you the best for your life.

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My post was for Lady bluejay.

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SAME HERE!!!!!! Went from 130 lbs size 4 and now I'm 155 size 8 feel gross!

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I know I'm seriously fat from eating and never pooping! And of course I'm not high as a kite running in circles and HARDLY eating at all. We will eventually be back to our healthy physiques and off everything entirely! But for now I'll take the weight gain and constipation if it means I don't kill myself! I've just started taking some fiber (not an old lady lol) to help things. ...move along: )

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Citrucel works a lot better than other fiber supplements and doesn't have the side effects either,like other supplements do.I take methadone,which also causes weight gain but you can use a supplement called " Vitadone" which will get rid of the sugar cravings often associated with weight gain from suboxone and methadone use. It can also help with constipation.

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ME TOO!!!!!! Exact same thing- size 0 or 2 and now I'm an 8 I feel so FAT... I hate the suboxone but I need it or I crave so badly.....I miss so badly that feeling of euphoria and I'm actually depressed that I'll never feel it again :(

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I know what you mean...remember just feeling NORMAL and GOOD without anything? I wish I could break the dependent mentality and feel like I don't need to pop anything just to get the day done. I bet if someone gave us placebos and told us they were something we would do better lol. It's all in our minds but even years later it's still literally an everyday battle....but I just want off EVERYTHING, the subs make me just feel almost foggy, so now I'm large, stupid and no longer charming lol. Whatever though, we will be off this stuff eventually, look and FEEL great again. We can do it, I've been trying to work out again but this crap makes me lazy and groggy too so I doubt it will last lol. Any motivational ideas guys let me know plllleeeease! :)

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I have been addicted to percacet for 3years now. I Insufflate about 20, 10 mg pills a day. I just started getting the subs from different ppl. I cant stop thinking about the percs though. I have been borderline withdrawl since i started and am miserable. I want to be quit by christmas though. I want to wake up look at my wife and tell her i dont want one. I want to give my son a hug and not want to use money that could go to him on drugs. I just want to be done more than anything. This is the hardest thing ive ever done.

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Josh I know what you're feeling a 100% ....and it hurts. Can you attend a suboxone clinic yourself? How much suboxone and what kind are you taking right now? How frequently and are you taking percs while suboxone is in your system still? That's enough to throw you into PAWS alone.

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I feel the SAME EXACT WAY...........I miss so badly that warm rush of euphoria but I know that I have to stay on the suboxone or I'll be right back to doctor shopping and spending all my money on pills or dope. I hate it ..... I just wish suboxone made you feel SOMETHING........at least methadone makes you feel good!

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I hear that! I just wanted to say Merry Christmas everyone. Hope it's happy and sober lol <3

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Hi Carrie I am currently on about 10 Oxy per morning, again at noon and another night. I'm a single mom. That's 300 mg pr day. My tolerance is shy hight. I have also take 80 mg op with all that. I'm starting to spend every penny I have and I have small kids, but cuz I'd rather not be sick. I wanna know about suoxone? I'm going to see a private Dr today. Idk what he's gonna do for me. And what happens with my insurance, will they see that I just got Perc 7.5 and this.

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I just started Suboxone and it is fantastic. I had to go to a Rehab Facility. Having no other option in with my pain meds but to go to doses that could either make me a zombie around my kids or possibly have my kids find me dead?! Going to detox and reevaluate my choices was the best idea! It's working on thepain so much better than the Oxy's every did, I am just not high all day! So I would recommend Suboxone to anyone who has a opportunity to, however they may need to get it.

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Trabae, you should check into getting suboxone treatment for sure! It will give you your life back...with help from you of course!
I used anywhere from 3 opana 40s or when not available ten perk thirties a day. I was able to use all the way up til the day before my doc appt for suboxone on a Friday, had my first appt Saturday and have been clean EVER SINCE!

I was in the same boat, had two small children and a young stepson and didn't have the option to go cold turkey and just suffer while trying to manage my family along with sports, games, practice school etc.

It feels terrible I know, to realize that this isn't any life for your kids, and especially YOURSELF, is a great sign.

Start googling sub docs in your area now, a lot don't accept insurance so you may have to pay cash until an office that does opens a spot up. If you have insurance it will cover your script which is costly if you don't have coverage but there's a program that pays your prescription cost for a year (sub program are usually a min of two years though) .

Find a doctor fast, they are filling up quickly, due to people really wanting help, each sub doc is only allowed a hundred patients at a time, three of those enrolled in the pharmaceutical company prescription coverage.

Let us know if you need any help, advice, support or ANYTHING! !!

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I've been on suboxone since it was an orange pill that looked like a stop sign and took forever to dissolve on your tongue, lol. Then I went onto the strips that dissolved and now I'm on the generic (pills again lol but they're quicker to dissolve, don't taste horrible)... The difference between methadone and suboxone is that you can get a monthly script for suboxone (not many docs will give a monthly methadone script).....suboxone doesn't make you high the way methadone does and basically... YES it's addictive much less than methadone, however, and I've tapered from four a day (8/2) to one a day over the process of tx. I loved methadone but realized I was just still being a junkie (I was using it to feel high) ... the sub just takes away your cravings and keeps you from getting sick BUT gives no 'high' whatsoever! It has saved my life though I'd say.......as well as talk groups and even these online forums.. good luck

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i really need help to get off H. i am working on my bachelors degree. i do not have time to be in a rehabilitation center. i live in detroit and have no idea where to find help or a clinic.

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Jasmine, I googled suboxone docs/clinics in or near Detroit area.

Here is a link of all the authorized physicians contact information.

If you need more help hit us up please!

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Here is the link: buprenorphine-doctors.com/suboxone-doctors/Michigan-MI.cfm?c=Detroit

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