Suboxone treatment is growing its
popularity day by day. Suboxone is a made of buprenorphine and naloxone.
Buprenorphine is regarded as an opioid medication. Opioid has often been called
narcotic. Naloxone prevents the side effects of opioid medication (such as pain
relief, feelings of happiness etc). It is not a painkiller medication. It is
used to cure opiate addiction. Sometimes it may slow or stop the breathing of
the patient. Therefore, suboxone should not be taken in a large amount of for a
long period.
A regular dose of Suboxone can
take the form of addiction in future. The medicine can never be shared with
another person, especially a person having a past of drug addiction. Any person
cannot use the medicine without a prescription. This medication should not be
applied to the children. Few things must be acknowledged before starting the
medications:
- Suboxone may have side effects if the patient has any breathing problem or lung disease.
- It is dangerous for those who have enlarged prostate and urination problems.
- It is not suitable for the patients of liver and kidney diseases.
- If one has a problematic curvature of the spine which seems to affect the breathing, he should not take this medication.
- Patients having a problem with the gallbladder, thyroid or adrenal gland should avoid this medication.
- Patients having a history of alcohol addiction or mental illness should consult an experienced doctor before starting the treatment.
- Patients having a history of brain tumor or any head injury should not be given this medicine.
Buprenorphine, of course, can
cause addiction if it is taken for a long period. It is difficult to state
whether suboxone will harm an unborn baby or not. It can be said that if a
pregnant woman is taking buprenorphine, there is a chance that the baby can be
drug addicted. This can affect threatening withdrawal symptoms in the child
after its birth. This type of addicted babies needs medical treatment for some
weeks. Therefore, doctors should be cautious while prescribing suboxone to a
pregnant woman. On the other hand, buprenorphine and naloxone can enter into
the child's body through the breast milk of its mother while the mother is
under suboxone medication.
This medication should be taken
by strictly following the doctor's instruction. Patients must know one thing
that misuse of narcotic medication like suboxone may lead to overdose,
addiction, and even death. Some general instructions regarding the medication may
help the patients:
- A glass of water should be taken before having the medicine to moisten the patient's mouth. The sublingual film should be kept under the tongue in order to make it dissolved. The tablet should not be chewed or swallowed.
- If one is switching between medicines having buprenorphine, he should not use the same dose for each one.
- Suboxone should not be stopped suddenly otherwise the patients should have withdrawal symptoms.
- During this treatment, the patient should check his blood test frequently.
This information should be taken
seriously because the matter is too delicate and it cannot be ignored. Such
ignorance can lead one to destruction. First of all, an opiate-addicted patient
should search and skilled and experienced suboxone treatment doctor to help?
