Suboxcone and marriage/ relationships???

Author: sweet16

Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 11:43 pm

FOR sure get the Test. checked and guys are really sensative about their manhood so with this in mind do not do anything to bruise him. I find in past relationships the more you want of something the less they are willing to give it. It is JUST a LOT of pressure. Ya know. Sub ABSOLUTELY decreases sex drive. I was rescearching DHEA (a suppliment) and found that it is something that I as a woman am going to try myself. (& have) Look it up online. It is suppose to help maintain and regulate peoper hormone levels which BTW can be depleted by opiate use… So worth a shot IMO. Well marriages are suppose to be for better or for worse right… I mean I have NO room to talk been there & divorced 3 times. But that is me and I am NOT right, where marriage is concearned. (upbringing issues) So give it your BEST shot. You owe it to your kids your husband AND most especially yourself. your marriage is WORTH it.. Good luck.. & hope you enjoy the books. (I can tell you are determined woman!)

Questions on induction today

Author: jonathanm1978

Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 11:48 pm

There’s no guarantee that you’re going to feel sick from taking it. And if you feel fine, and you think you may not need your prescribed amount, then divide your dose in half and take that now instead of the entire dose..that way you aren’t without or the suboxone doesn’t come out of your system in the middle of the night, but you’re also only taking enough to do you until morning, when you take your next full dose.
So if you’re supposed to take 8mg of it 2 times per day, then you feel pretty good now, or at bedtime, then on the 2nd dose, instead of 8mg, divide that dose in half and only take 4mg. Its as easy as cutting/bending and tearing the film into half….

I found that if you fold the film and match the corners, then fold it back the opposite way, it tears relatively easily.
That’s IF you don’t get film that are torn already when you open the package.
Here lately I’ve been having to take whole films, because there are small pieces of the film when I open the package, and it’s something that Reckitt Benkiser is looking into.

It’s rare that I take my entire dose…but sometimes I do. Just depends.

Suboxone and joint pains especially at night…

Author: stinkyprincess

Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 1:06 am

I’m not normally a big joiner, but this post really resonated with me.

I stopped opiate use around Thanksgiving and started taking Sub. a month later in early January. Two months later, steadily my feet/ankles swelled, maybe my fingers too. My shoes aren’t fitting and my wedding ring is super tight. I have also gained weight. My joints ache pretty badly. I started practicing yoga during this time and initially chalked-up the pain to that and the swelling to who knows? I’ve come to the conclusion that it is a side effect. I’m afraid to lower the Sub. ’cause I’m afraid I won’t have anything to treat the pain that got me into pain killer addiction. Aargh!

Watching my wife suffer, help before I make a bad decision.

Author: tearj3rker

Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 1:40 am

abanks602 wrote:
Frankly, its almost like the implication is that I have a need to or a sense that i can control her if she is on suboxone. That is mind bottling to me.

That one came out of left field!

I was actually talking about how in drug dependent relationships, some people can see their partner’s getting clean kinda like they are "moving on". There were no suggestions about control there at all.

What did her Sub prescribing doctor say about her hives?

my birth story and need advice terrified of nas is she ok?

Author: xtina1111

Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 1:44 am

hey everyone just want to share my story and to get some more advice and to possibly help others. My due date was for March 2nd. But went into labor on Sat 2/24/2012 funny thing was all the events that happened up to my delivery. it started at about 4:30 am where it seemed as my water broke. I was up down trying to go back to bed and around 5:30 took a shower by then was having contractions about every half hour. This is my second baby and that labor lasted 22 hours so I figured I had plenty of time. i then did not want to wake my husband up just in case it was false labor so I went got gas in the car and donuts for our boys at home. bythe time i got back my contractions were about every fifteen min and stronger. I called my ob who said go in within the hour that was at like 7 so i wake everyone up get our boys ready for school and we pull out to drop them off and head to hospital come to find out we have a completley flat tire in the back off the rim and all. My husband was about a block away from the preschool so he runs them to school in the snow and tries to get back asap now im still sitting in the car with the older boy in a gas station parking lot trying to figure out wth we are going to do . by this time my contractions are pretty intense about every ten min apart and the pain is becoming unbearabul. long story short my husbands dad picked us up drove us to my hospital which is about 30 min away got there in like 20 lol. and it was like all a blur from there got up to labor and delieverie where they were expecting me. all i wanted by then was an epidural and could not think about anything else it hurt so bad but when the checked me st about 9:30 i was a 6 at 9:45 i was an 8 all in a matter of 10 min this lil girl was ready to come out. she wanted to be borne the day after one of her big brothers birthdays lol. so they kept telling me just waiting for blood work to get epidural well wond up having to push and pushing her out in like 5 pushes and right as my doc arrived at 10:32 am through out my whole pregnancy i was on 1 to 1.5 pill of subutex aka 12max mg i was at that mainly as i was getting bigger but maj time stayed on 8 mg which i believe does not make a diff what mg you are on
now we were both discharged yesterday at about 1:pm she had a scoring of like 9.9 i believe almost perfect one lady said. all her tests were good and they said she was completely healthy at the hospital i noticed she sneezed a little bit sneezing had a startling reflex but they took her to nursery and said she was fine. the only person who was aware of me taking subutex was my ob. all the nurses were amazing at the hospital I went to especially with all my screaming and grunting. I am in tons of pain but taking the motrin and subutex and surviving it tends to hurt more when i breast feed. NOW MY FEARS she is i am paranoid and just super paranoid and being scared about her getting nas she is about 37 hours old and I have been home i feel like she is irritable , her temp is 99.4 and please someone give me some relief and tell me what to look for and do if she starts showing signs of nas my hormones are going crazy and as i think about it the more upset i get crying and feeling bad for what i done. I never wanted to do this to her but my docs said it was the way to do it so plz help i have a 3 year old but having a newborn is like a new thing all over again

pregnant, so scared of being drug tested, taking sub wo rx

Author: NoAlibi

Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 1:47 am

You absolutely need to be honest with your doctor. You are already far along enough that it is what it is, no changing thE situation much. Your baby is at risk for neonatal withdrawal syndrome. Unfortunately, the majority of babies born to opiate-dependent mothers suffer some sort of withdrawal, but not all do. If you don’t tell your doctor, your baby will not receive treatment, and a list of bad things could happen. I know this must be very scary for you, but you need to tell your doctor, or the baby could suffer needlessly.

Unfortunately, sometimes CPS is called when a mother tests positive for Subz. However, from what I know, they just do a short routine investigation and if all is well, they send mother and baby home.

You are asking all these questions about hiding the Sub use. Please don’t do that. It could hurt your baby. Good luck on your pregnancy and congratulations!

Newbe

Author: Txborn

Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:00 am

Hi everyone am new to the forum. I have been reading alot of the post though and have found it to be very helpful . I have been taking opiates for 10 years for back pain and like others have become addicted and had to use more and more to get the same relief. I have spent alot of money over the last 10 years. I lost my home, job ect. All for nothing except a dead end.
I heard about suboxone just recently. I was afraid to try it but I did and am very glad I did. The problem is my shrink said I could only take it for 4 months. I don’t know if she understands me . I ask her what I was suppose to do for the pain and she said the pain will always be there.
I am using my iPhone to communicate as I don’t have my computer available at this time so I will try and keep up as best I can. I just wanted to say hi and let everyone know I am glad I found the forum to share on.
If there is anyone in Houston Texas please let me know I would like to know if anyone has a doctor in case mine bails on me.
Take care and talk with u soon.

Newbe

Author: Txborn

Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:02 am

Hi everyone am new to the forum. I have been reading alot of the post though and have found it to be very helpful . I have been taking opiates for 10 years for back pain and like others have become addicted and had to use more and more to get the same relief. I have spent alot of money over the last 10 years. I lost my home, job ect. All for nothing except a dead end.
I heard about suboxone just recently. I was afraid to try it but I did and am very glad I did. The problem is my shrink said I could only take it for 4 months. I don’t know if she understands me . I ask her what I was suppose to do for the pain and she said the pain will always be there.
I am using my iPhone to communicate as I don’t have my computer available at this time so I will try and keep up as best I can. I just wanted to say hi and let everyone know I am glad I found the forum to share on.
If there is anyone in Houston Texas please let me know I would like to know if anyone has a doctor in case mine bails on me.
Take care and talk with u soon.

Mean Streak

Author: news_poster

Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 3:00 am

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Author: StillProdigy

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 1:33 pm

My induction day i didnt feel like I wanted, I was still a little uncomfortable so I decided what i needed was another 8mg. Waited an hour more and took another 8mg. I felt very lethargic, i was cold, its almost like a withdrawal sensation…basically just remember that subs are a very potent drug. I was long term heroin/ methadone addict and i only need 4 mg/ day. Less is more. Its lierally the exact phylosiphy I used to live by but its true. You should read some of dr. Junig’s articles especially the one about "ceiling effect".