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ccgirl · 10-07-2007, 05:41 AM

Hi

Good for you for recognizing your problem.

OK, now some, for what it's worth, advice. In June, I went into detox. I waited 48 hours, and was given suboxone. It was a relatively low dose, as I had been tapering my opiate consumption leading up to detox. I was dreadfully ill. Almost two straight days of vomiting. It was worse than withdrawals.

The detox center, which is a world renowned hospital, told me it was one of two things, and I'll bet the same is true for you. 1. Because of the relatively small amount of opiates I had been taking prior to suboxone, my system couldn't handle it. 2. I was allergic to suboxone, which they had seen twice before.

P.S. They only gave me 4 mg. suboxone, which, although I'm not sure because I've never looked into it closely since, is a low dose.

For what it's worth, I hope this helps.

10-07-2007, 05:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
ccgirl Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Harwich, MA Posts: 2,731	Hi Good for you for recognizing your problem. OK, now some, for what it's worth, advice. In June, I went into detox. I waited 48 hours, and was given suboxone. It was a relatively low dose, as I had been tapering my opiate consumption leading up to detox. I was dreadfully ill. Almost two straight days of vomiting. It was worse than withdrawals. The detox center, which is a world renowned hospital, told me it was one of two things, and I'll bet the same is true for you. 1. Because of the relatively small amount of opiates I had been taking prior to suboxone, my system couldn't handle it. 2. I was allergic to suboxone, which they had seen twice before. P.S. They only gave me 4 mg. suboxone, which, although I'm not sure because I've never looked into it closely since, is a low dose. For what it's worth, I hope this helps.