dsyhreI want to know if I take the benzos will it be a problem when I see my doctor for Suboxone and test positvie for them. He didn't prescribe me benzos because he said taking them is like walking on thin ice with suboxone. I have panic attacks and xanax helps stop them. Should I just stop weeks before the drug test or come clean and tell him the truth. I really don't want to be kicked off of the suboxone, that would destroy me. Please anyone with similar situations answer and let me know what the best option would be, thank you!
I get Xanax and temazepam from one doctor, and Suboxone from another doctor, will I get kicked off?
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- 15 Apr 2010 by dsyhre
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- suboxone, xanax, anxiety, opiate dependence, panic disorder, temazepam
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pattishan6115 Apr 2010
There is danger of respiratory failure while on suboxone and any benzos so you definitely should tell your suboxone doctor that you are prescribed them from another doctor. Some subs doctors do allow it and even prescibed it, but, there is a danger and at what point it becomes a danger, I don't know. There is a medication called buspar that they also prescribe for panic attacks and the like.
kellyandt...15 Apr 2010
patti is right i also take suboxone and i have bad anxiety,you should talk to your suboxone doc since you have tried buspar and other things from him and they didnt work he will put you on something better i know my doc did but you seeing two docs is not a good idea just keep talking to your suboxone doc it will work out and he will give you something that works and it might end up being a low dose bezo,hope this helps
grey_cypr...16 Apr 2010
if youre 'doctor shopping' then yes, youll definitely get kicked and possibly be charged criminally, doctor shopping is illegal.
Your doc knows what hes talking about, and if you dont agree with him then thats just too bad (sorry to be blunt), because all hes gonna do is just cut you off of everything that he has you on. The best thing to do would be to go to the doc that gives you the benzos and try to see if he can give you the suboxone as well. Since he KNOWS you need the benzos as well as the opiate he probably will. If he can do that, then stop getting it from the other doctor so it doesnt make you look like youre trying to get 2 scripts to suboxone
last resort (meaning if the doctor who gives you the benzos wont give you the suboxone) go to the opioid doctor and tell him the truth about it, that they havnt been making you sick or anything, and that you really believe they help your anxiety that is otherwise uncontrollable
i hope that helps, good luck
dsyhre
16 Apr 2010
I have tried buspar, Seroquel, atenolol (blood pressure medicine that can be used for anxiety even though I do not have high blood pressure). I have also been on ativan as needed for panic attacks, then later klonopin daily. When I told a doctor I was addicted to oxy he cut me off all of the benzos, and I ended up checking myself into detox for opiate and benzo withdrawal. Now I am out and I see a family doctor who gave me temazepam for sleep, and .25mg xanax for panic attacks, which do nothing at all. I now have a suboxone doctor but did not tell him I am taking these medications because I didn't take any of them a month prior to seeing him. The day after I saw the suboxone doctor I got a call from walgreens saying my temazepam and xanax are ready. My sub doc gave atenolol for anxiety and seroquel for sleep, which I am scared of.
rajahbrook
18 Apr 2010
Sorry to contradict you but ONLY an addiction specialist can prescribe suboxone.
grey_cypress16 Apr 2010
Anxiety should not be controlled with benzodiazepines, unless you take them AS NEED ONLY. These medications pose a terribly high risk for dependency and also the worst of any medication withdrawal/discontinuation symptoms. I would recommend you try all other available options first. These include bio/neuro feed-back, acupuncture, psycho-therapy, and non-benzo based medications. etc... It's not that taking Suboxone is really that dangerous, it is a contraindication, though.
oxyaaron
28 Sep 2010
i disagree opiates are MUCH harder to come off of
Going to OD SOON
27 Mar 2012
I also Agree.
Opiates is Probly the hardest thing to escape the grip of...
I started smoking real opium and it catches up to you. It's not something to mess around with.
I got off without the use of subs... I leaned myself off by switching the way of my opiate high.
One day id smoke it, another day I'd get a bag of H, and the etc like getting a roxy.
Till one day since I wasn't use to doing the same old routine I got my self off finally.
Thank god!
11 May 2010
I got kicked off my clonapin when i told my phcs doc i was addicted to pain killers! It really sucked! I have some of the worst panic attacks! I did get into a suboxone clinic and i was still taking xanax that my boyfriend is prescribed. I thought for sure the sub doc would kick me out but i explained to him that i have been on benzo for almost 20 years and i could not handle my anxiety without them.. Thank God he is a caring doc. He knows i take them without a prescription and is trying to help me get back on them. The thing is he isn't going to prescribe them to me maybe because he don't want to get in any trouble. I'm just glad he lets me take them. I mostly only take them at night to sleep cause my brain races or if i feel like I may start to panic. It is really hard getting the medicine you need after having a addiction. I guess they may think you will abuse anything. And that is not true for me. Well i hope you do get to stay on your benzo while on suboxone. I wouldn't see why not you have a script for them!
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I have been on Buspar, and atenolol for anxiety/panic with no luck. My sub doc told me benzos and suboxone together is like walking on thin ice when used together, but my benzos got filled the day after our first appointment. Should I continue using my benzos until I see him and tell him everything? I really don't want to be kicked off of the suboxone, but the panic attacks are unbearable. I have been on klonopin and suboxone in the past with no problems, I just didn't mention I was on benzos at our first appointment because I was not expecting them to be refilled, but then they did.
I think maybe you should ask the doc who give you the prescriptions for the benzos for something stating why he feels that you truly do need to be on the benzos and if you get drug tested, you are going to have to show a prescription bottle. I don't see how he can absolutely kick you off since you are legally prescribed them. Now, if you don't have a prescription bottle that is current and he drug tests you, you are going to have some explaining to do. There are some exceptions where they let someone remain on benzos.