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How To Reduce Dosage Of Subutex?
Question: I am currently on 4mg subutex and every week my doctor has dropped the dose by 2mg tomorrow they are dropping the dose to 3.2mg I feel really bad but my doctor is not listening to my concerns I think the reduction is to quick what do I do
Brief Answer:
Recommendations are to decrease the dose gradually every 7 days.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you for using Healthcaremagic.
I read it carefully your question and I understand your concern.
The recommendations are that the dose should be decreased gradually every 7 days.
The dose to decrease varies on the patient but doctors also have a proximate idea on how to aproach every patient.
If you think that it is going too fast, then you can decrease half of the recommended dose every 7 days.
It looks like you are already finished though.
It is normal to have some symptoms, because of course you are tapering the medicine, but that should not stop you from daily functioning.
Hope this is helpful and makes sense.
Let me know if you need more clarifications.
Regards,
Dr.Papaqako
Recommendations are to decrease the dose gradually every 7 days.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you for using Healthcaremagic.
I read it carefully your question and I understand your concern.
The recommendations are that the dose should be decreased gradually every 7 days.
The dose to decrease varies on the patient but doctors also have a proximate idea on how to aproach every patient.
If you think that it is going too fast, then you can decrease half of the recommended dose every 7 days.
It looks like you are already finished though.
It is normal to have some symptoms, because of course you are tapering the medicine, but that should not stop you from daily functioning.
Hope this is helpful and makes sense.
Let me know if you need more clarifications.
Regards,
Dr.Papaqako
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