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Re: Opiates and tolerance--could suboxone be worse?

Posted by psychobot5000 on September 29, 2011, at 18:16:56

In reply to Re: Opiates and tolerance--could suboxone be worse? » psychobot5000, posted by Chairman_MAO on September 29, 2011, at 18:12:41

> I haven't read the whole thread, but here's your solution: take it _four times per day_. The drug has complex pharmacodynamics. Forget about the terminal elimination half-life in this context.
>
> And why only .5mg? The general rule is to use the least amount of drug possible, of course, and 0.3mg qid has been used in psychiatry.
>
> Word on the street is 4mg qid is much better--and just for kicks, before you escalate the dose, get a prescription for memantine if you want the most robust effect possible.
>
> "Suboxone, which I understand has a roughly thirty hour half-life, typically improves my mood for the first part (say, six or eight hours) of the first day, before leveling off [...]"
>
> See? You answered your own question. I'm zonked right now, but I could explain this in more detail at another time if you're interested.

Hey,
Thanks, but I doubt I'll ever use that medication, again. Interesting post, though.


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