Skip to main content

My Son has been on Suboxone (buprenorphine and naloxone). Withdrawals From Suboxone

Q: Hello I have a question. My son has been on Suboxone (buprenorphine and naloxone) for approx 8 months. 1 8mg film daily. Finally, he has smartened up and wants to be rid of this lifestyle forever. So on December 17, 2012, he took his last half. He had a prescription of tramadol from a previous injury so in order to eliminate the withdrawal from the suboxone he has been taking the tramadol. If it has been 13 days without any suboxone will he still go through the physical withdrawals from it? If so how long do they typically last? If he were going to suffer any withdrawals wouldn't they have already kicked in? Thank you so much for taking the time to help me.

A: Ok tell me for how long had he took opioids? and ( which drug he was addicted to). Suboxone is used to treat opioid addiction. Was he addicted to other stronger opioids?
Has he encountered any withdrawal symptom? 
What kind of symptoms did he have? and is he absolutely fine now?


Q: If I were to have to guess I would say he was on Norco for approx 4-5years on and off. Since he started Suboxone he has not experienced any withdrawals and that was around the end of April beginning of May. Since being off the Suboxone the only withdrawals he has experienced is a loose stool, dilated pupils, and lower backache. All of which have subsided now. So it has been 16 days since he stopped and is down to 1-2 tramadol a day. So with all that is the end in sight? Thank you so much.

A: Ok, did he suffer from any injury in the past, tramadol, Norco, and Suboxone can be used as painkillers. If he has no signs and symptoms of withdrawal, such as confusion, tremors, blurred vision, headache, sweating, uncontrolled aggressive behaviour, depression etc then he is fine. but it is my personal opinion. Not Challengeable, you should have his physical exam done, from a qualified registered medical practitioner.
Thank you
Don't forget to like us on Facebook.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

IELTS or OET - Reviews - Personal Experience - Which to Choose - IETLS vs OET

OET and IELTS both are used to assess the knowledge of English Language. The basic difference between the above two is this, IETLS is a more generalized English language assessment test, on the other hand, OET is profession specific. For example, if you are a doctor, the content of the test will be related to your occupation. Because of this, the OET is being chosen by many healthcare professional instead of IELTS. Both tests have the same sub-categories, that is listening, speaking, writing and reading. Lets us discuss the differences one by one. TEST OET IELTS OET Compared to IELTS is ………. (Author’s opinion) Speaking You will need to do two role plays. You will be given a situation and asked to counsel the patient about a disease and treatment or break the bad news. It has 3 parts, first is an introduction and general question, In the second part you will be provided with a topic to speak for 2 minutes. In the 3rd part, you will b...

MTI program Royal College of Physicians UK for International Doctors

  MTI (Mutual Training Initiative) is a program which is sponsored by the Royal College of Physicians UK (all three colleges), you can work in the UK for a period of up to two years.  It has the following requirements; 1. You should have MRCP part 1 passed (minimum requirement) 2. You must have got the required score in the IELTS or OET           a. For IELTS the required score is minimum 7.0 in all subcategories (reading, listening, writing and speaking) and an overall score of 7.5.           b. For OET the required score is grade B in all subcategories.  3. You must appear in an interview conducted by the Royal College of Physicians in your country and selected for the post OR you find a Job in the UK directly and inform Royal College of Physicians (London) that you have got the job by yourself and now you need RCP sponsorship for GMC registration.  You do not need to pass PLAB or MRCP (all parts) to get t...