A 43-year-old member asked:
how can i manage pain when on suboxone?
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Dr. Bahman Omrani answered
Pain Management 17 years experience
Suboxone & Pain: Many pain management doctors also specialize in addiction medicine or prescribe suboxone. You're needs may be best served by finding such a doctor in your area. There are lots of options. Gaining control of your perception of pain is one key.
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Dr. Byron Law-Yone answered
Psychiatry 55 years experience
Work with your MD: Your md is the best person you should ask. Often the best dose for pain is 2 mg used 4 times a day. This is because of suboxone's unique agonist/antagonist properties and the limited duration of analgesia each dose provides. There are many other non medication strategies that can help you manage pain - meditation, acupuncture, exercise, biofeedback, massage, cognitive behavior therapy.
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A 45-year-old female asked:
What is the difference of ldn and soboxone? Are they used for pain mangement?
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Dr. Gerry Tolbert answered
Family Medicine 13 years experience
Similar: Ldn - Naltrexone - is a medicine that blocks the receptors on cells that respond to opiates, like morphine, to decrease or even prevent the response. Suboxone (buprenorphine) is a medicine that blocks the receptors, but has some similar activity to opiates and can cause some pain relief. Both are used in pain management and in weaning folks off of pain medications.
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Pain with Suboxone eithdrawal?
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Dr. Kevin Passer answered
Child Psychiatry 35 years experience
Pain?: Suboxone contains Buprenorphine which is an opiate. Buprenorphine is effective for pain . It's available as a skin patch called butrans. Also, pain and discomfort with achey muscles and bones and joints; all are common symptoms of opiate withdrawal. The opiate withdrawal symptoms usually last about three to five days. Ibuprofen and other nsaids can help with the pain.
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