Combining Suboxone and Methadone: Is It Safe?
Suboxone and methadone are both medications used in the treatment of opioid use disorder, but they function in distinct ways and have different pharmacological profiles. Suboxone is a combination of…
Tapering Off Paxil: Managing Withdrawal Symptoms
Paxil, known generically as paroxetine, is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) commonly prescribed for conditions such as depression, anxiety disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. While it can be effective in…
Surviving Antidepressant Withdrawal: A Guide to Managing Symptoms
Antidepressant withdrawal, often referred to as discontinuation syndrome, occurs when an individual abruptly stops or significantly reduces their intake of antidepressant medication. This phenomenon is particularly common with certain classes…
Breaking the Stigma: Supporting Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorder by Revisiting Federal Laws That Allow for Involvement of Child Protective Services
Pregnant women with opioid use disorder often face significant stigma and discrimination from society, healthcare providers, and even their own families. This stigma is rooted in misconceptions and judgment about…
Combining Gabapentin and Suboxone: Is it Safe?
Gabapentin and Suboxone are two medications that are commonly used in the treatment of various conditions, including pain management and opioid addiction. While they are often prescribed separately, there may…
Taper or Maintenance? Which is best?
Suboxone taper or maintenance? Which is better? Is it best to stay on Suboxone long-term or to just do a Suboxone taper for a week or two? This is a…
A higher Level Of Care
What is a higher level of care? A patient recently reached out to let me know that he had transferred to a fast tapering program because he required a "higher…
Faith: The power of faith in yourself and the possibility of quitting drugs.
Faith can help you to get medical help. Faith is a principle that does not only belong to churches. When you hear the word faith, what does it make you…
Hope: There is hope to overcome opioid addiction with medical treatment.
Medication assisted treatment for opioid dependence gives hope to recover There is hope. Hope to recover. Hope to get better. To not die from a drug overdose. Current medical science…
Honesty and Gratitude, The Sworn Enemies Of The Disease Of Addiction
Honesty and Gratitude. The warriors that will help you fight to stay alive. Honesty and gratitude are not easy in the beginning. A patient once told me a story. His…