sonicwhite Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I started Suboxone about three months ago. At first I couldn’t handle the side effects. The headaches and cloudiness. Than over time I got used to it. I at first was prescribed two 8 mg film a day. At first I could only handle one film so I to,d them I didn’t need two. Wulp, I went in their office yesterday and told then that one film wasn’t doing it. They em were more than happy to give me two and said if we need to go higher just call me and we will. When i I got back from TN to Oklahoma I was abusing opiates like everyday. I couldn’t stop taking them. I had an uncontrollable urge to get high using Norco. I am thankful I found a doc because my life has been so much better since then. Is it safe to be on klonopin and Suboxone? I’m on .23 twice a day of klonopin so I think I’m fine. Anyways I need to update my sig so you guys can see the progress I’ve made in the last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikl_pls Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Wow, I'd really like to try buprenorphine for depression. I've been reading about how low doses can be used for treatment-resistant depression and whatnot. On 12/14/2017 at 4:01 AM, sonicwhite said: Is it safe to be on klonopin and Suboxone? I’m on .23 twice a day of klonopin so I think I’m fine. Anyways I need to update my sig so you guys can see the progress I’ve made in the last year. 2 I 'm not sure at all, I don't know much about interactions between opioids, but this is what Epocrates said about the drug-drug interaction: Quote Avoid/Use Alternative Use alternative or monitor resp. rate, decr. dose of one or both drugs, use lowest effective dose and shortest duration of concomitant tx (therapy): combo may incr. risk of profound CNS and resp. (respitory) depression, psychomotor impairment; may alter seizure control (since Klonopin is an anticonvulsant) (additive effects; antagonistic effects, buprenorphine may decr. seizure threshold. It does look like you're on a somewhat complex regime. Some meds you are taking, in particular, decreasing the seizure threshold, among them being Risperdal, especially that high a dose, and Seroquel, but at the same time you have some anticonvulsants on board like gabapentin, Klonopin, and possibly the Ambien may help out with that too. Buprenorphine lowers the seizure threshold too, so seizures would be something to watch out for. Also, as for the respiratory depression, I think that would apply mostly during sleep when your breathing slows anyway. This would be even more a problem if you have sleep apnea. But, remember that your doctor has prescribed you this with your combo because your doctor has determined that the benefits overweigh the risks. Wishing you the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Persona_Is_Life Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 This is a good question to ask your pharmacists about. If anyone can tell you, it's them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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