Posted by Crotale on June 20, 2008, at 18:17:55
In reply to Re: Temgesic 0.2mg Tablets, posted by undopaminergic on June 20, 2008, at 17:37:23
> > 2mg buprenorphine is a *lot* unless you're an addict taking it for maintenance!
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> I've seen people taking it for depression at 3 mg or so, but all doses for that purpose seem to be under 4 mg. Personally, I'm currently at about 1 mg/day.Me too (I've decreased it somewhat from 0.3mg q.i.d. since I started ECT). 2mg isn't so huge a total daily dose; I meant 2mg at a time.
I wonder if it makes any difference that I'm taking IM Buprenex. The claim I've heard is that they're equipotent.
> Yes, if you raised the dose too rapidly. No, if you increase it bit by bit over a period of time. Tolerance develops to the nausea.
True: I had to start at single doses of 0.15mg (0.5mL) to prevent vomiting.
> No nausea or itching for me, but it's somewhat sedating in a special way when I take higher doses - even though I always take stimulants too.
Err...what do you mean by "a special way?"
I suspect the itching is the result of stimulation of histamine release, an effect common to mu-agonists (BUP is effectively a morphine-like agonist at low doses). Nausea is also a common opioid side effect.
> I haven't noticed a clear analgesic effect - perhaps a little, though.
Even when you first started taking it?
> I'm now introducing a MAOI too.
Which one? Let me know how the combo works for you.
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