Suboxone

[Guest guest]

Good morning, all.

I just wanted to take a minute and let everyone know that

today is my third day on Suboxone and I haven’t taken a pain pill since

Tuesday night.

I was prescribed 3 half pills of Suboxone a day, but I’m

only doing 2 half’s – one every 12 hours. And while I was

prescribed 3 other meds to help me through the transition, I haven’t

taken a single one of any of them J

I sleep like a rock and feel terrific during the day.

Although Suboxone is not technically an anti-depressant, I can only describe

the feeling as having a blanket of depression lifted off me. I feel as

though I woke up to another person, someone I used to be before I became ill.

I shopped yesterday and bought healthy foods and I’m eating 3 meals

now. This obviously has a positive impact on all aspects of my life.

I have been able to control the pain from my RA and

neuropathy just fine with the Suboxone (it does have pain relief properties)

along with ibuprofen. If I can move in the morning and want to get out of

bed and LIVE, then this is a major success! I used the brand new Pilates

machine yesterday and plan to get back into a regular exercise regime.

I don’t recall any discussion here about RX pain

addiction, but if there’s anyone out there who is suffering from this,

please listen to me and check it out. There are a limited number of

physicians who can prescribe Suboxone and there’s sure to be one in your

area.

And please don’t misunderstand…..this med is not

making me high. Although I almost feel high, it’s the absence of

the bad feelings that is creating the high. I did like that initial

feeling of energy I got with the pain pills, but that was short-lived and the

craving for more pills came back way too quick. The constant ups and

downs were awful. With Suboxone, there is consistency.

I know that this is highly addictive and of course, that

concerns me. But right now, it is allowing me to get my head straight.

Tonight is shot #23 so next Friday is the end of my tx (6 more days of Riba

after that) so I want that behind me (YEAH!) Then I will address the

issue of pain and how to deal with whether I stay on Suboxone for a while or

quit that as well. And I’m hoping that once off tx, I’ll feel

physically better every day and that will help me with this as well.

I am going to start actively looking for a job now as I feel

more confident. Before, I had no clue how I would feel from day to day

and depending on how many pills were left in the bottle. An added plus is

that Suboxone does not show in drug screening tests! While I was on

prescribed meds, I really wasn’t looking forward to having to explain to

a prospective employer why my pre-employment drug screening came back positive

for opiates…….now, I don’t need to worry about that.

Happy Friday to everyone!! The sun is shining here on Long Island and I’m looking forward to a nice day J

Dorothy

More Info for Anyone Interested:

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