Suboxone Precautions

All medications in the opiate category, including Suboxone, carry certain precautions and warnings because of their potency and potential to lead to problems.

Many different rehab and detox programs use various approaches to treat an opiate dependence. For some, this includes doling out Suboxone, which contains buprenorphine hydrochloride and naloxone. The buprenorphine helps reduce the symptoms of dependence and naloxone guards against misuse. Suboxone may work for some who are suffering opiate dependence but it too can cause a dependency after prolonged use. This means that withdrawal symptoms will develop once patients stop use abruptly. All medications in the opiate category, including Suboxone, carry certain precautions and warnings because of their potency and potential to lead to problems. Suboxone can cause respiratory distress as it depresses the central nervous system. Combining it with other CNS depressants is dangerous and can be a fatal mistake. These include benzodiazepines, other opiates, alcohol, antidepressants and sleeping pills. Combining these can cause sleepiness, sedation, unconsciousness and death.

Specific Concerns Regarding Suboxone

The drug’s prescription label contains all pertinent information regarding side effects, allergic reaction, other interactions, dependence, withdrawal and overdose. Patients should always tell doctors about over-the-counter medications, vitamins and supplements they are taking. Health problems that should be mentioned include: enlarged prostate, head injuries, Addison’s disease, hallucinations, curved spine, gallbladder disease, stomach problems and diseases of other organs. The buprenorphine in Suboxone can cause dizziness, lightheadedness and fainting when getting up too quickly from a sitting position. Even though Suboxone is used to treat opiate addiction, it can be habit forming with prolonged use. Patients may become dependent upon the buprenorphine component. This means a professional, medical detox is in order.

Suboxone Detox Can Be Safe, Quick and Comfortable

Waismann Method of southern California is known in the industry for its premiere opiate detox. We don’t use opiate replacements such as Suboxone, methadone or Subutex to wean patients from their opiate dependence. Our advanced and specialized rapid detox is safe, effective and humane. We eliminate the physical opiate dependency in less than two hours with our in-hospital procedure. Our detox serves patients who have become dependent upon opiates including Suboxone, OxyContin, Percocet, Dilaudid, Norco, methadone, morphine and heroin. Intravenous medicine is given to patients to cleanse the drug from their opiate receptors. Patients awaken a short time later from light deep sedation, free of opiate addiction. They don’t realize upon awakening that they’ve already been through the brunt of withdrawal. Our procedure speeds up the onset of painful symptoms, which pass while patients are out. These symptoms can include flu-like symptoms, strong cravings and body shakes. Our required stay is 3 to 6 days in the hospital. Patients are monitored closely after the procedure and can return home once discharged, confident that opiate addiction is behind them. Others may choose to transition in our Domus Retreat aftercare facility. 

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