Suboxone withdrawls

[terri1289]

I need help. My daughter has been on suboxone since July. Every month or so she has "withdrawls" vomiting etc for several days. I think she takes about two tabs a day or less. Why the vomiting?

[mtgoat911]

subs most common symptoms are vomiting and head aches, what dose is she taking
are you sure that she is not on other opiates, if she is taking sub and using other opiates she will continue to throw up, she will soon become very very sick
can you get her to an na meeting tonight? the day i picked up my last white chip i had mixed sub with Dilaudid
that was august 23rd 2004, but i remember how i felt, man
i hope she can get clean, suboxone is a horrible way to go

[cattalina]

It seems kind of strange that she would get sick like that once a month. Normally people who suffer vomiting as a side effect only go through it during the first week of treatment. After 4 months she shouldn't be vomiting especially only once a month. Is she taking any other medications? Honestly, it sounds a little suspicious - I hope this doesn't offend, but are you sure she's not using for a couple days and then going back to the suboxone?

[ochooked]

Hi Terri --- Don't know why the vomiting -- perhaps her dose is wrong.  Dosing Sub is very tricky -- most doctors do not know how to do it.  I started Sub after being in W/D's for 18 hours - only took 2 mg the first time but found that was enough to alleviate the W/D's so I stopped there and took that amount twice a day.  Many doctors have their patients start with a very large dose -- not appreciating the strength of Sub.   My take is that the lowest dose the better on Sub.  At some point she will want to get off of it and that may be a real bear.  I would suggest you go to the health pages (upper right of this page) and look for a post titled "Members experiences coming off of Suboxone"   It may help her make decisions about her Sub use when she does begin to taper.   Still don't know from your post just how much Sub she is taking.  Wishing you all the best.