Would u recommend this to someone trying to come off of suboxone? My boys been trying to get off subs but not sure how that would work
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Sure, it would help with that, but he would just be trading one opioid for another.
There are two possible ways Vicaine PM could be used to help get off Subs more easily...and then finally off the Vicaine PM (I am assuming he wants to be off all opioids). There are two methods I would recommend. They are as follows. Both are based on a Suboxone dose of 8 mg/day. For the first method, he needs to gradually weak himself down to no more than 2 mg of Subs per day. This should take a good 3 months, as he should be reducing his dosage by only a fraction of a mg per week. By doing this he won't have any withdrawal symptoms while gradually reducing his dose. It should look something like this...
Week #1: 7.5 mg
Week #2: 7.0 mg
Week #3: 6.5 mg
Week #4: 6.0 mg
Week #5: 5.5 mg
Week #6: 5.0 mg
Week #7: 4.5 mh
Week #8: 4.0 mg
Week #9: 3.5 mg
Week #10: 3.0 mg
Week #11: 2.5 mg
Week #12: 2.0 mg
Once he finishes Week #12 he can drop the subs completely and do this...
Week #13: 2 caps Vicaine PM in the morning/ 1 cap Vicaine PM at night
Week #14: 1 cap Vicaine PM in the morning/ 1 cap Vicaine PM at night
Week #15: 1 cap Vicaine PM in the morning/ 1/2 cap Vicaine PM at night
Week #16: 1/2 cap Vicaine PM in the morning/ 1/2 cap Vicaine PM at night
Week #17: 1/2 cap Vicaine PM in the morning
Done.
This would be a completely painless way to get of all opioids.
Or, if he wanted to switch straight over to Vicaine PM from an 8 mg/day Bup dose and get off everything more quickly, he could do the following pain-free...
* Note: Before starting the Vicaine PM with this program, he should first allow himself to go into withdrawal. It should take about 2.5 days before he begins going into significant withdrawal. After he reaches the 2.5 day mark, he will not be feeling so well...at which point he could start the Vicaine PM. He shouldn't start the Vicaine when the Sub is still active in his system because he would just be wasting it, as it won't be able to attach to the receptors due to buprenorphine's (the active compound in Suboxone) super strong binding affinity. He has to wait until the Sub has completely cleared his system and his receptors are crying out for more before switching over. By waiting until withdrawals have kicked in his body will be more apt to respond to another opioid, as it will be hungry for any opioid at that point. By putting up with that brief withdrawal he will greatly reduce the possibility of any withdrawal symptoms when switching over to Vicaine PM. In fact, he would probably even get "high" after the first few doses of Vicaine PM because his receptors will have been empty for a few days prior.
Week #1: 3 caps Vicaine PM in the morning/ 3 caps Vicaine PM at night
Week #2: 3 caps Vicaine PM in the morning/ 2 caps Vicaine PM at night
Week #3: 2 caps Vicaine PM in the morning/ 2 caps Vicaine PM at night
Week #4: 2 caps Vicaine PM in the morning/ 1 cap Vicaine PM at night
Week #5: 1 cap Vicaine PM in the morning/ 1 cap Vicaine PM at night
Week #6: 1 caps Vicaine PM in the morning/ 1/2 cap Vicaine PM at night
Week #7: 1/2 cap Vicaine PM in the morning/ 1/2 cap Vicaine PM at night
Week #8: 1/2 cap Vicaine PM in the morning
Done
* If he can afford it, I also recommend adding in additional Agmatine Sulfate and Nigella Sativa once his Vicaine dose drops below 3 caps per day, as it will still be beneficial for him to continue therapeutic doses of those compounds all the way until the end.