can you take antacids with suboxone?

Question

Is it safe to take xyrem and Suboxone together?

Answer 1

Space them out: By 2-4 hours. Take care !

Answer 2

See the Doctot: The best answer is to see an addiction specialist or pain management practitioner. This is never something to be done by yourself!

Answer 3

Slowly taper off: Slowly taper off suboxone. However, the likelihood of relapse is high, if it was done prematurely before making positive changes in one's life. The positive and successful steps toward recovery are to change the life style, achieve better job performance, establish stable family life, or control the legal and financial damages caused by addiction.

Answer 4

YES: Best to work with the physician and do a taper slowly over time. Depends on the dose and how long you have been on drugs to determine the taper.

Answer 5

No: Suboxone tapering will result in withdrawal, so it should be done as slowly and as comfortably as possible for you and with no sense of urgency. The goal should be for you to gradually come off if possible and then switch over to Naltrexone or vivitrol if relapse remains a concern or if cravings start up again. Best wishes to you for a successful and long-lived recovery.

Answer 6

See below: Anxiety and withdrawal symptoms can look very similar, and are very common at the end of your course of suboxone. Go slow and have confidence in your self and the doctor you are working with.

Answer 7

It already has: You have to be in withdrawal already when starting Suboxone and then it quickly relieves many symptoms. Depending on the opiate usually 12-24 hours is recommended from last use to starting suboxone, degree of relief depends on factors such as amount and type of opiate used and amount of Suboxone given.

Answer 8

It depends: If the treatment facility intends to maintain the person on Suboxone after discharge, that is a good thing and the facility needs to find a follow-up appointment so the Suboxone can be continued as an outpatient. If the facility plans to only use the Suboxone while the person is there, this is bad news. The person will then have to "detox" off the Suboxone on their own after they're discharged.

Answer 9

Depends: Suboxone can be prescribed at a doctor office, has anticraving effect and antianxiety effect via kappa receptors. Methadone is a full opioid agonist must be given from a Methadone clinic, cheap. Suboxone in my experience is easier to use and titrate, has less withdrawal symptoms and when used with pregnant women is easy to titrate down. Newborns have little withdrawal.

Answer 10

Suboxone by far!: As a physician with 10 years of experience treating addiction, i feel that Suboxone is a much better treatment. The main advantage of Methadone is price. Suboxone is safer in that you cannot overdose with it, unlike methadone. Suboxone blocks other opioids from getting you high (or dead), and it won't work if injected. Suboxone visits are usually monthly, not daily like at Methadone clinics.

Answer 11

Prefer Suboxone: I prefer Suboxone as patient is better to function on Suboxone vs methadone.

Answer 12

Both: Methadone is cheap and dosed once a day. At high doses it has cardiac risks. It does not block the opioid receptor and can be overpowered with large doses of opioids. Suboxone is more expensive, dosed once or twice a day, and partially blocks the receptor preventing other opioid function. It is more expensive. Pt specific factors lead the md to pick one or the other.

Answer 13

Depends.: I am using mainly Suboxone to treat my patients. I am aware Methadone works well for many patients but Suboxone can be prescribed in an out patient setting, and i find that it tends to produce less tolerance and fewer side effects. They are both medications that need to be part of a comprehensive recovery program.

Answer 14

SUBOXONE: I never prescribed Methadone for withdrawal but i believe that the Suboxone is really superior and can be a true life changer!

Answer 15

Subaxone: convenient, No need for daily clinic visits and better quality of life. Note if pregnant or require very high doses of methadone may not be a good candidate for Subaxone.

Answer 16

Suboxone..typically: I would consider Suboxone first. There are more serious risks with methadone that are not the same as with suboxone, and if not managed appropriately, can lead to an adverse outcome. They both work, however. Best of luck.

Answer 17

Everyone is: Different. Suboxone allows more freedom and has fewer side effects. Methadone treats higher degrees of tolerance. Methadone has a higher success rate and most methadone patients can't use suboxone. Still, naltrexone is the best option of all- especially as a Vivitrol shot.

Answer 18

NO REASON: Find out reason why 7 year old needs antacid if no underlying serious problem occasional antacid use is ok.

Answer 19

Reflux: 7 years old can take antiacid for sure. But you need to make sure that it could be a signs of avid reflux and possibly due to h. Pylori bacteria that needs to be properly treated.

Answer 20

Depends: If you are taking something like Prilosec , it is ok to take 2 in a day. Zantac is taken twice a day. Antacids, like Tums (calcium carbonate) can be taken more frequently- as needed.

Answer 21

Depends: Acid 'reducers' differ by type of agent, degree of suppression, onset of effect and side-effect profile. All have the potential for harm and may mask something serious. Only use for a short-time (< 2 weeks) before obtaining a firm diagnosis. And, even if prescribed, it is very important to understand the risks associated with their use. Do discuss with a GI md (gastroenterologist) if possible.

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