Suboxone Forum: Buprenorphine and Other Addiction Medications

Induction Discussion
Will methadone and buprenorphine together cause withdrawal? How do I stop precipitated withdrawal? What dose of buprenorphine is best? Do I have to be in withdrawal to start Suboxone?

Buprenorphine Side Effects
Does Suboxone hurt teeth? Why does the film taste bad? Am I high on Suboxone? If you have side effects to buprenorphine, discuss them here.

Suboxone and pregnancy
Will my baby withdraw? Is my baby addicted? Can I have an epidural on Suboxone? Will buprenorphine hurt my baby? Can I breast feed on Suboxone? What medication-assisted treatment is best?

Legal Issues and Suboxone
Will buprenorphine show up in drug tests? Can nurses take Suboxone? Can I do drug court on methadone or buprenorphine? My PO says NO medication-assisted treatments.

Stopping Suboxone
How to stop Suboxone? How long should I be on buprenorphine? Is Suboxone withdrawal bad? How do I detox?

Buprenorphine in the Rear-view Mirror
If you tapered off Suboxone or stopped cold-turkey, how are you now? How did buprenorphine compare to other addiction treatments for you?

Surgery on Suboxone
Can I have anesthesia on buprenorphine or methadone? Will I get enough pain medication? Will I have recall during surgery?

Buprenorphine and Mood
Does buprenorphine treat depression? Is my depression from Suboxone? Will Suboxone treat bipolar? Will naltrexone or Vivitrol make me depressed?

Buprenorphine Dosing Discussion
What dose of Suboxone do you take? Does your buprenorphine wear off? Do you have opioid withdrawal symptoms?

Why the Anger toward Suboxone?
Why didn't you like medication-assisted treatment? Do you have to be abstinent to be in recovery? Why is the anti-Suboxone crowd so angry?

Taking New Suboxone Patients?
Please avoid bashing doctors in this section. If you give your doc a 'thumbs up' and the practice is accepting patients, list the practice here, by state. If you are a buprenorphine doctor looking for patients, feel free to post your practice information.

International Suboxone Issues
Tell us about Suboxone, addiction, or related issues in your home country. Do you have options for medication-assisted treatment?

Misc. Suboxone Issues
Anything about buprenorphine that doesn't fit somewhere above, fit it here!

Freestyle
Unmoderated debate about buprenorphine, recovery, treatment approaches, addiction... But keep it clean!