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A 26-year-old female asked:

on drugs.com it says a major side effect of suboxone could be rapid weight gain, is this true & why?

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Dr. Aron Tendler answered

Psychiatry 19 years experience

Edema: All of the opiates have the potential of causing water retention.

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What kind of a doctor can perscribe Suboxone for someone who needs to get off drugs? Is there such a dr. Near zip 24201 or 37620 I am interested in refering someone to such a doctor. I have been told that a primary care doctor probably could not perscribe

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