[mattyA]

I was wondering if anyone was familliar with a 3 to 4 day buprinex taper. There are a few doctors in my area that advertise this, I was wondering if anyone has had success, or has any info on this. I have been on hydros/oxys for about 4 months straight, I was only taking on average of 60-90mgs. a day; but still found myself addicted. I am wondering If I should attempt to taper off hydros over the next month or so, or try a 3-4 bupe taper.
The doctors advertise that after 4 days on the bupe, 80% of your withdrawls are complete.

Thanks in advance...

[mpvt]

Being that you've only been on them for 4 months your brain hasn't gone through any long term changes.With that being the case a cold turkey quit would be best as tapering down rarely works because you end up taking them anyway.If cold turkey isn't in the cards then the buprinex is a good idea.What it does is lets you get rid of the hydrocodone without the withdrawls but remember you will have cravings so you might want to look into a anti-depressent like welbutrin for a short course.Good luck to you and really try and get off these now while you still have a good chance.They will totally destroy your life if you keep going.......Dave

[PoP1306]

quote:Originally posted by mattyA

I was wondering if anyone was familliar with a 3 to 4 day buprinex taper. There are a few doctors in my area that advertise this, I was wondering if anyone has had success, or has any info on this. I have been on hydros/oxys for about 4 months straight, I was only taking on average of 60-90mgs. a day; but still found myself addicted. I am wondering If I should attempt to taper off hydros over the next month or so, or try a 3-4 bupe taper.
The doctors advertise that after 4 days on the bupe, 80% of your withdrawls are complete.

Thanks in advance...

I replied to your comment on my post over Suboxone doses but then I saw you had also posted here. Well me and a friend were also addicted to codone for about 4 months and decided to quit cold turkey. My withdrawals were pretty bad and I ended up seeing a doctor for suboxone. (I have been on it for 7 days) My friend ended up just taking 1/4 of a pill (which equals to 2mg) of suboxone from my Rx. This eliminated his withdrawals and helped with cravings. After 4 days he stopped taking it all together because he felt he no longer needed it. Three days have gone by and he is doing really good with only occasional cravings and some muscle/body pain. I think you will be fine doing a 3-4 day buprinex taper! Let me know what you end up doing.

If you decide to go cold turkey you should def. get some Advil for body pain, Sleeping pills to help with your insomnia, drink lots of water, and be prepared to be uncomfortable for the next few days. Good luck if that is what you decide to do!

-Heather

[Psychopharm7]

From my experiences both personal and professionaly I have discovered a couple things the bupinex will definitely greatly reduce withdrawal symptoms and that cold turkey is a very difficult way to quit especially if you have access to meds. If you have a friend who is not a user and is willing to help you I recomend that as you reach the end of your scrip or supply give enough to the friend to cut 50% the first day then 25% the next day 50% the next then 25% the next in that order until you reach5-10mg on the last day clonidine or a benzodiazepene will help with the withdrawal symptoms and you may want to have Immodium and an anti Nausea medicine on hand like Tigan, compazine, fenergan or if you are in CA marijuanna. If anyone is thinking that my math adds up to more than 100% good for you let me explain say you take 160mg of Oxycodone daily on the first day cut to 80mg the next day take 25% from that to 60mg the next 50% again to 30mg then 25% to 22.5 OR 20mg as a round number then the next day 50% to 10mg lastly end on a 25% day this will give your body the time to avoid violent and dangerous withdrawal. You will still probably get mild symptoms during your cut back and certainly have cravings, as well as hyper sensitivity to pain, hot/cold spells, nausea, diarrhea, and perhaps most often overlooked emotional irratibility and possibly big mood swings. Pain medication is highly active in the human brain and kills emotional as well as physical pain. Buprinex is effective but I recomend being cut to a level of 60mg per day before you use it alone.

If you don't have a partner who can help you the geographical cure is often most helpful get far enough away from your source that by the time you are really sick you will make it easier to resist temptation other methods I've heard of is leaving your last pills at work or somwhere you can't access over a weekend so that you'll have fri sat sun. with the first part of your cutback and then have the last 2 days available mon. morning. Most importantly and as your first step tell your doctor your intention to quit. Good luck and forgive the many spelling errors.


Chuck U. Farleigh

[alise]

quote:Originally posted by mpvt

Being that you've only been on them for 4 months your brain hasn't gone through any long term changes.With that being the case a cold turkey quit would be best as tapering down rarely works because you end up taking them anyway.If cold turkey isn't in the cards then the buprinex is a good idea.What it does is lets you get rid of the hydrocodone without the withdrawls but remember you will have cravings so you might want to look into a anti-depressent like welbutrin for a short course.Good luck to you and really try and get off these now while you still have a good chance.They will totally destroy your life if you keep going.......Dave