Can You Take Benzos While You're On Suboxone? (Top voted first)

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I've been seeing a lot of posts regarding taking benzos while on Suboxone. It is ok to take a benzo w/ suboxone - as long as you're taking the prescribed dosages you'll be fine. Now if you're taking 3 or 4 8mgs of Suboxone and say 5 or 6 Xanax that's not good, that's where the reported deaths have come from. I've been on Subs for 5 yrs. I've also been subscribed klonopin and am currently taking valium w/ it and it's fine. I'm on a low dose and only take what I am prescribed.

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You are right only drs are certain but who said this was a site for drs its just a regular persons outlook on things this is info ive shared i did get frm my doctor i dont understand why u ppl even go to these sites for info it doesnt say your gonna get the info frm a doctor than you get info an than reply to ppl by tellin them their not a doctor well no s*** if you want drs advice dont come to the site cuz nobodys a doc on here just people that have personal experience w/this stuff

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Im not sayin im a dr but ths site is for questions an answers and im goin by what my past drs have told me as long as its a low dose youll be fine ppl were thinkin regardless if yu mixe the two that something would happen now if ou abuse t yes i is a deadly mix

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sounds like you're just looking to get totally wasted. And from what you're taking you'll get there, no problem! I think some people maybe asking because they're on Suboxone to help with w/d's from the opiate family: and some find they still need a benzo to ease the w/d symptoms.
I remember when I was where you are now. I sometimes romanticize it and get envious; then I remember the hell I was really in and envy goes away.
good luck to you

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Not to get all "high horse" (no pun intended, but I think most older drug users are not trying to "get wasted". They're trying to control how they feel at any given moment, for a specific reason. I might double my Klonopin if I have a huge presention or a heavy workload.

100 years ago, anyone could walk into the "chemists" and access whatever substance they felt they needed. Sure, a few idiots overdosed, but MANY notable historical figures that have given back plenty to society would be considered "junkies" today.

Somehow we the people allowed the powers that be in the 20th century to create a culture of control.

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I am prescribed 2mg klonipon 2xs a day and 24mg suboxone. I have a long history of opiate abuse (heroin,pills etc) and also an anxiety disorder, ptsd etc. Basically the point I would like to make is that my dr and my treatment team all know what meds i'm on. I'm doing great and finally feeling like I might make it through this. Trust your docs and be honest, and like someone was saying everyone is different, so what works for one person may not for another.

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Emily,

Like you, I was once addicted to opiates. I tried cold turkey and let me tell you - I don't care what other (non-opiate) med you have to help the wd symptoms they are still really tough to take. I tried a couple times and couldn't get through even 2 days. So now I'm on suboxone.

That being said, suboxone has its cons. It's a partial opioid so it's also addictive, meaning you can't just one day stop or you will be back to the wds. I have been on it for 2 years and now I'm thinking about tapering. I only take one film a day (8mg) which I'm told is low. Most people take three. I don't understand why I only need one since I had a pretty heavy habit - got up to about 150 mg a day of percocet or oxy. But anyway, another issue for a lot of people is the cost. For me it's definitely cheaper than my percocet addiction but I had to search to find a doctor who wasn't outrageously expensive because my ins. didn't cover it. So I found one that was about $150 for the first visit and $80 each consecutive visit. I get insurance through school which covers the script but I only have $900 prescription coverage per school year so usually by March I have to pay out of pocket, which is about $250 a month for the 30 films. Lucky I don't need 90 a month or I'd be screwed!

My advice: talk to a doctor about starting on suboxone. You have to start feeling mild withdrawal before you take your first dose. That's very important. I went to www.heretohelpprogram.com and found my doctor through that site.

Good luck to you. I curse the day I took my first percocet and the emotional and financial damages those pills cost.

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Hey everyone, ive been on painkillers for 6years and ive had it. Im just really afraid of wd's. How long do the symtoms last about and does suboxone really help alot. Or should I go cold turkey? Any opion will help me please.

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I was in the same boat as you are in. I was severely addicted to opiates then I decided I was done. I called up a suboxone dr and he told me to stop taking everything 12 hours before my appointment. At my appt he gave me a suboxone and within 10 minutes my withdrawls were gone and I felt like a new person. I wasn't high I felt great I felt normal! The dr made me stay there for a bit to see how much I needed to feel normal then I went home. It's been a life saver for me. I don't even think about opiates anymore!

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Please stop being dumb!

If you actually study the subject you will find out that vast majority of those deaths were due to people 'Shooting-Up' LARGE doses of Benzo's while on Subutex/Suboxone.

24mg's of Suboxone with 5mg of Valium per day is OKAY
(The okay was from my Doctor.)

ASK YOUR DOCTOR then get a second opinion!

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Ok people I understand everyone is differnt and responds differnt to differnt medication of course everyone responds differnt,I was just seeing people talk about how theyve heard of ppl dying from taking the like someone else posted thats bc they were shooting it up and/or abusing it.With any medication ppl react differnt but as long as u take it right an dont have any normal side effects than youll be fine

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I have an unreasonably huge tolerance to Benzos', Opiates, and all the rest. similar to you.
I agree that the valiums are just the most weak out of the whole benzo family.
-just figured id share my thoughts.

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suboxone has been a miracle for me...im on 3 8 mg subs a day and 2 klonopin 2 mg a day... and i was comin off heroin, dilaudid, and fentanyl....needless to say, i was a bad junkie....but yes, suboxone has been a miracle for me...not only does it almost completly take away w/d, but youre actually motivated to go out and get ur s*** together...i highly reccomend them..talk to your dr., and im sure he will have no problem helpin you out.. but always use as prescribed, cause like other narcotics, subs can be addicting, and in some cases harmful if u over do it.

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Soboxone really does work, I don't care what anyone says. I was on pain pills for eight years and I took what ever I could get my hands on, I would take large amounts daily. When I didn't have anything I would start withdraweling fast and bad. I thank god everyday for friends and family who helped save my life. I met a girl who took me to her soboxone doctor, I've been under his care since. It's going on a year, I finally feel like the person I once was. It will always be a battle, but I NEVER want to go back to that life again. I lost too much because of my addiction, including my best friend, my wife of nearly twenty years. If you really want to be clean, if you really want to leave this nightmare behind you get help now! Don't wait another day, you may not have another day.

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Also when I read about going cold turkey so many people said u can take benzos to help u sleep , muscle relaxers and otc meds and also a blood pressure med for the sweating and shaking. But I want to be clean asap . Any opinions on which way to go and whats quicker and easier for me?

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i tottally agree...this is a place for questions and answeres...it doesnt say u have to b a doctor...its for ppls experiance and otha ppl shareing what their drs have said...i take suboxone (24mg)a day and also i take 3mg of xanax at night..uve never had a problem and i have a heart condition called S.V.T....

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Suboxone works great. I was on oxy for 3 years for a shoulder injury and the wds scared me so much!! You will have to go thru a little bit of withdrawals the day you start subs. I felt amazing 5 min after I took it and haven't had any wds since!! I highly recommend starting a program. You will also feel better about yourself. Don't go cold turkey. It is not pleasant. You will b fine and good luck!!!

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Yes. You will be ok. I am on valium three times daily as well as Suboxone. Before the valium I was on xanax, however after finding out i get bad mood swings from xanax and am just not myself, my doctor decided on valium for my anxiety. You will be fine. Although unless it says to take that many at once you should be careful on just that alone. If your not feeling the desired effects of the xanax do not continue to take more hoping to achieve whatever it is your going for. It doesn't matter if you have had a suboxone or not, it doesn't effect it much. Just be careful. You may not feel the effects and think its ok to take more when it is in your system and pwople od due to changes in tolerance. Hope this helps.

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I've been taking diazepam and suboxone for 3-4 yrs now and I have to tell you, I'm prescribed 10mg Valium and 8mg Sub. and when I get them I take 4-5 Valium and a full Suboxone and mix it with 1 OTC sleep tablet and enjoy the rest of my day. I've never been in trouble for this, never done anything dumb, nothing close to the i****ic things I used to do when I would go on a tear when I was still out there. My point is, everybody is different and our chemical makeup varies. What works for one person, may not work for this person. So, I know what I do is not recommended and definitely on the edge of abuse, but I've been in the horrible grasp of abuse in its darkest place and my life the past 10 years is nothing like it was when I was out there using for 3 years daily, without fail..... Now a lot of you will say I'm still using and this and that and there my be some validity to that, but it's a hell of a lot better than what my life was before, that I'm 110% sure of. So all in all, taking the 2 together works fine for me, but maybe the wrong plan of action for another. Just talk to your physician and be honest with him and you'll figure out something that'll work for you...

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Any day off heroin is a clean day it's the only way I've stayed clean and I've been trying since 1999 I have 5 years clean now yeah I take Suboxone Low dose and I'm very proud thank you very much everyone has a different Journey dude

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DONT go cold turkey!!! Its pure hell. I have tried it and after 7 days I ended up in the hospital complety dehydrated, and the whole week I was badly sick. If you cant wien urself off of them then talk to ur dr. about suboxone

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