Author: ljn79

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 5:59 pm

thanks for the quick reply ann. i didnt mean to give the impression that i have had a fully bad experience with suboxone, and ill say again that im glad i found it. i do agree with you and thats why i tried to make sure and express the fact that there are situations which differ greatly from mine. however i felt it my duty to let people who are in a similar situation as my own,and i believe there are MANY (and it is my honest opinion that the reason is partly due to the over -prescription and unnecessary prescription of painkillers to people who could do just as well with a non narcotic medication), that they really do need to educate themselves before simply accepting a dr.s word about how much suboxone they need. none of this is cut and dry, but it is my guess that the majority of prescription and other opiate abusers out there are closer to my situation than some of the other examples you mentioned. and in many of those cases the dr.s themselves may share some small part of the blame (though i do believe that as opiate addicts we make our own choices and have our own biology to deal with), whether by choice or ignorance. i think its fair to say that any dr. who has been through opiate addiction would hesitate to help begin the same process for a patient who could otherwise heal or deal with pain in a different way. and so when a general practitioner, which is probably where most people go first when they want help, knows only what a drug rep from reckitt benckeiser has told them, even if they are a good well meaning dr (and i believe my dr is just that), they may make the mistake of prescribing incorrectly and prolonging the financial burden and dependency of someone who could do much better on a smaller dosage.

i hope thats a fair and accurate assessment of where im coming from. again, i do very much appreciate these forums, and i have watched dr. junigs videos, but there are many levels to this struggle, and any element that makes it even harder than it already is, is something that i wish to help eliminate or at least offer education about. im not against suboxone, i just want to make sure people take it the right way for them and dont end up in another financially draining trap, no matter how helpful, if they dont have to.

thank you for the well wishing…im halfway through day 5 and feeling WAY better. back to work and the real world tomorrow…

thank you.