Author: tearj3rker
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 7:14 am
| setmefree wrote: |
| What I believe the very short course of tramadol did for me was to allow me to finish ‘washing’ the buprenorphine off my receptors. It eliminated the stacking of bupe and allowed me to be able to space my bupe doses out far enough to sort of lose that incredibly long half life of bupe also. Therefore, giving my brain a break from that steady stream of the potent opiate, bupe, which I have fed it for over two years. |
You’ve been doing really well, and it’s admirable how you’ve stuck to your decision. With every update, you’ve moved forward, and despite the "slips" you spoke of, in the big picture, you’re still miles ahead.
I hear you about the Tramadol. Here in Oz detox clinics would use Doloxene, a really mild full agonist, to taper off methadone & buprenorphine. It still surprises me how those techniques didn’t seem to just delay the bupe detox, if you know what I mean. Buprenorphine is a very potent drug I agree, but it has unique qualities that make it so useful in treating addiction.
I can’t stress though to be careful about taking Suboxone when things get stressful. It would probably be better for your recovery if you dosed only when things were calm, and you tried to work through the stressful & difficult times on your own. The line can easily get blurred when dosing occasionally, between medicating the withdrawal, and medicating life’s stresses.
Something that’s really helped me with the aches & restless legs is Ibuprofen. It’s the painkiller they prescribe for that symptom in detox.
Good luck with it all, and I hope to see you post in the "rear view mirror" forum some time soon. 
tj