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Suffering With Hashimoto Thyroiditis, Addicted To Oxycodone. Is It Safe To Take Suboxone?
Question: My daughter is 24 and has Hashimoto Thyroiditis and is addicted to ocycodone. Is it safe for her to take suboxone and is it recommended. She was on it for a short time for 4 months last year and seemed to do very well on it then she decided she didnt want to take it anymore but then complained the withdraw was worse then the oxycodone so she went back to taking it to offset the withdraw from the suboxone now she is addicted again. in your opinion is it ok? I think she was much happier and less angry on the suboxone the oxycodone makes her nasty especially if she cant get it and no Dr. will prescribe it to her but they will prescribe the suboxone. So my question is can i put her back on the suboxone? It was much more manageable.
Hello,
Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
Suboxone is a combination of buprenorphine and naloxone. Naloxoen, although is a good rug to treat opiod dependance, is an inverse agonist and can increase the symptoms of anxiety but buprenorphine reduces the withdrawal symptoms and will improve the anxiety symptoms.
The tablet is essentially to be taken sublingually, by keeping it below the tongue and the effect reduces if swallowed.
She should be on suboxone as that will help her in quiting opiod. The withdrawal symptoms of opiod are nasty, pain in abdomen, secretions from nose, increased salivation, diarrhoea etc,but it is never serious and fatal like other substance withdrawal.
Along with the medications, she should also consult a psychologsit who would like to counsel her and also include her for the cognitive behavioural therapy. Do suggest this to your psychiatrist. That will help in reducing her aggression as well as compliance to her treatment.
Along with all these treatments, she should do regular exercise and take good diet.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
If not, you can close the discussion and rate the answer accordingly.
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Wish you good health,
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
Addiction Specialist
Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
Suboxone is a combination of buprenorphine and naloxone. Naloxoen, although is a good rug to treat opiod dependance, is an inverse agonist and can increase the symptoms of anxiety but buprenorphine reduces the withdrawal symptoms and will improve the anxiety symptoms.
The tablet is essentially to be taken sublingually, by keeping it below the tongue and the effect reduces if swallowed.
She should be on suboxone as that will help her in quiting opiod. The withdrawal symptoms of opiod are nasty, pain in abdomen, secretions from nose, increased salivation, diarrhoea etc,but it is never serious and fatal like other substance withdrawal.
Along with the medications, she should also consult a psychologsit who would like to counsel her and also include her for the cognitive behavioural therapy. Do suggest this to your psychiatrist. That will help in reducing her aggression as well as compliance to her treatment.
Along with all these treatments, she should do regular exercise and take good diet.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
If not, you can close the discussion and rate the answer accordingly.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy
Wish you good health,
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
Addiction Specialist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
What do you think about omega xl for inflamation because she complains about joint pain or should she just take the prescribed meloxicam she just got
Hello,
Thanks for the follow-up query.
Omega XL are natural omega fatty acids supplements. On the other hand, Meloxicam is a Non Steroidal Anti-inflammatory drugs. The evidence is more strong for the meloxicam and is supposed to be very good in reducing the pain. On the other hand, Omega XL is natural, and cause minimal side-effects if any. However , the evidence for efficacy is less.
I understand that it is confusing. Probably you can start on Omega XL and if the pain is not much reduced then you should go ahead with Meloxicam.
Hope I am able to help you,
Thanks and regards,
Dr. Srikanth Reddy MD
Thanks for the follow-up query.
Omega XL are natural omega fatty acids supplements. On the other hand, Meloxicam is a Non Steroidal Anti-inflammatory drugs. The evidence is more strong for the meloxicam and is supposed to be very good in reducing the pain. On the other hand, Omega XL is natural, and cause minimal side-effects if any. However , the evidence for efficacy is less.
I understand that it is confusing. Probably you can start on Omega XL and if the pain is not much reduced then you should go ahead with Meloxicam.
Hope I am able to help you,
Thanks and regards,
Dr. Srikanth Reddy MD
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