Buprenorphine info

[eddie z.]

So, did you call? What did they say? Where you are is so familiar to me!! I went through similar things with my alcoholic first husband. I had to spend a couple of days in the hospital (where I was also given Ativan) to get through it. I wouldn't call Ativan a mild benzo. A benzo is a benzo in my book and I believe they should only be given to inpatients. They are basically alcohol in a pill. Please get rid of the Ativan and get some real professional help!!

Love and hugs,
Eddie

[kshow215]

It sounds like the same route I took with opiates. After researching methadone, it really scared me to find out that withdrawl was worse than heroin! The reason that is, is because it takes a long time to get out of your system. I took methadone for 6 months after having problems with oxy for about a year. My withdrawl cosisted of this really bad tense craving, shaking halucinations. All of that lasted a week untill it started to get better after that it took about a month for me to start feeling more normal. I dont know how I did it. I recomend that he slowly reduce the dose over time, and he's going to have to be prepared for a tough road. Also it might be a good idea to get back on buprenorphine for awhile because it has less withdrawl effects. The severity of the withdrawl depends on how much he is on. I started at 30 milligrams, went up to 40 milligrams, and the last 3 months I was down to 23 millgrams. Most of the people I saw on it were around 80 and into the 100's of milligrams. If he is on that much he has to be medically detox, because of threats to his health, I think it would be to much for the body. I've also seen on the internet places where they put people under general anesthesia for a night while giving that person narcan(which negates the opiates effect on the brain), but that is very expensive. I strongly recommend contacting a doctor about detox options.

Any questions just ask.

[fitnessgirrl]

Originally Posted by eddie z.

So, did you call? What did they say? Where you are is so familiar to me!! I went through similar things with my alcoholic first husband. I had to spend a couple of days in the hospital (where I was also given Ativan) to get through it. I wouldn't call Ativan a mild benzo. A benzo is a benzo in my book and I believe they should only be given to inpatients. They are basically alcohol in a pill. Please get rid of the Ativan and get some real professional help!!

I haven't called yet. Basically they refer you to a social worker. The problem is that I think I may be too far gone. Everyday since 2/11 I have had a severe emotional breakdown. I cannot function, sleep, workout, go to work and when I am at work I leave in the middle of the day (this happened 4 times in 2 weeks). Today was really bad and I wasn't coming in at all...it didn't go over well so I forced myself to come in. My bf gave me 2 Ativan's to get me out of my basket case hysterical state. He took 4. They are his pills so it's not like I can just take them anyway.

I can't function like this. I can't handle it. I have never been such an emotional mess. I don't know what to do. I can't lose my job over this but I can't get myself together enough to work. I break down constantly and I have never been like this. I am sitting here at my desk just staring into space.

This is not what I want to feel like and I know if this continues I will end up in the hospital or worse. I feel it. It's overwhelming.

[shockozulu]

One quick point, you can't be 33% of borderline. You need to meet the majority of the critera, and they need to be based on your thinking pattern. I know, my addict mother is a big-time BPD.

I see you have begun to use medications that are not prescribed to you. Your bf is starting to set you up to be an addict. Those are addictive pills, the ativan are. If you are to take any benzo, they need to be prescribed to you through your doctor.

I am shocked at the way he treats you when you are doing him the favor of holding his medication. My sister holds my pain medication and in recovery, I would never treat her like that. She is doing me a favor, not visa versa. She is not holding them to make her life easier, far from it as she needs to be home at certain times to give them to me. I know that and let her know how much I appreciate it. I make sure to tell her this at times when she in not giving me my medication, so she does not think it is my addiction talking.

If he plays games over that, you should not hold them. Do not do him the favor.

[eddie z.]

((((fitnessgirrl)))),
Going to the hospital is not a bad idea at this point. Like I said before, I had to do the same thing myself. Another idea is to call your local crisis hotline and see if they can put you in touch with someone who can help you. You have reached out here, now try reaching out there, OK?

Love and hugs,
Eddie