How bad are your alcohol withdrawal symptoms? Do you need to go to the hospital?

Here is a link to a self assesment test that allows you to judge how serious your alcohol withdrawal symptoms are: Alcohol withdrawal self assesment test

How to live with methadone sweat

Don’t eat spicy food.

wear loose clothing.

Use Drysol or other clinical strength antiperspirants.

Consider botox injections into the sweat glands….

Read on to learn 11 more ways to deal with methadone sweats, one of methadone’s most frequent and irritating side effects:

No more sweat!

Methadone facts – know the truth and decide if it’s right for you

Methadone is one of the most extensively studied drugs of the 20th century, and when you consider how much is known about MMT, it’s amazing how many myths and half truths endure at the street level!

Methadone is neither as bad as you might have heard, or as good as some would have you beleive. It is a drug that works very well for a lot of people, but one that carries with it some pretty serious drawbacks.

Here is a list of the facts, pro and con, of methadone maintenance treatment. Get educated and decide if it’s right for you.

Methadone pros and cons

Dealing with methadone constipation

How long to wait before your first dose of Suboxone?

Addicts are not notoriously great at following medication recommendations, but when your doctor tells you to take it easy on the pills prior to your first doe of Suboxone – you’d better listen to her!

Taking Buprenorphine too soon after taking any short acting opiate will send you straight into withdrawal pains. Here’s a link to a chart that shows you how long you will have to wait after taking a last dose of different opiate type drugs.

Waiting time after a last dose of opiates, before a first dose of suboxone

Will Your Doctor Give You Suboxone? Reasons Why She May Say No

I hear a lot of complaints by people who get rejected for treatment using Suboxone, and a I can sympathize with the frustration these people are feeling. Here is a list of the reasons why doctors turn people away from Suboxone, taken largely from SAMHSA’s recommendations to doctors for office based buprenorphine treatment.

It’s not a complete list, but it may help you to understand whether or not you are a suitable candidate.

Why Doctors Deny Patients Suboxone

Here is an easy self test that is based on the DSM-IV of the APA. It is one that doctors use to ensure that you are in fact addicted to opiates and are a suitable candidate for treatment, and it is one that you can give yourself as well.

Addiction to opiates self test

Can Adolesent Addicts Use Suboxone? SHould They?

Understanding what the best course of treatment for teen opiate addicts is is a necessary first step to tackling the problem. And since teen IV drug users are at such an incredible risk of disease, early intervention and effective intervention is vital.

Here is an overview of some of the research comparing different treatment options for teen opiate users.

Teenage Suboxone FAQ’s

Buprenorphine and the risks of sexual side effects

Does Suboxone create the same degree of sexual side effects as methadone is know to do? Recent research seems to indicate that buprenorphine’s influence on a man’s ability to achieve an erection is minimal, and that it has little lowering influence on baseline testosterone levels.

Anecdotal reports by users suggests that while Suboxone may not reduce a man’s ability to get an erection, it may reduce sexual desire and the ability to achieve climax.

More on the sexual implications of buprenorphine therapy here:

Sex and Suboxone

Will Suboxone Work for You? Understanding the Ceiling Effect…

Will you find the symptoms relief you need from buprenorphine (Suboxone), or will you need to get on full opiate agonist methadone to stay clear of withdrawal pains?

Understand why Suboxone can’t work for everyone and learn if you are a possible candidate for the medication.

It’s better than methadone, but for a lot of addicts, it’s just not the best solution to start off with.

Suboxone Ceiling Effect

A Guide to Using Suboxone While Pregnant

Can you take Subutex while pregnant – what about Suboxone and what about while breastfeeding?

The current protocal suggests putting pregnant women on methadone, known to be safe for baby and mom – but new research is also suggesting that buprenorphine based medications may subject newborn babies to less severe NAS symptoms.

Suboxone While Pregnant?

Suboxone withdrawal symptoms

Suboxone is an opiate, and just like all other opiates, when it’s time to stop there is a price to be paid.

But Suboxone is unlike other typical opiates in that it can cause withdrawal symptoms in other ways as well. Like taking it if you’re high on another opiate, or shooting it – or switching over from methadone at above 30mg’s a day.

Learn what to expect from a Suboxone detox – learn the symptoms of withdrawal , when they occur and how to minimize their occurrence.
Suboxone Withdrawal Symptoms