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Suggest Treatment For Withdrawal Symptoms Of Naltrexone

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Posted on Fri, 23 May 2014
Question: I am going through withdrawals of Naltrexone, How do I reverse the symptoms?
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Answered by Dr. Srikanth Reddy (18 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Gradually reduce the dose

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
Naltrexone needs to be gradually reduced. If you are on 50 mg you can go ahead with 25mg and then 12.5 mg and then the same can be taken on alternated day and then gradually withdrawn. If at all there are anxiety symptoms while your are coming off from 12.5 mg then the same can be controlled with lorazepam or clonazepam. It may take some efforts but the efforts are worth taking.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
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Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Shanthi.E
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Follow up: Dr. Srikanth Reddy (31 minutes later)
Would it help if I tried suboxone?
Dr. Took me off cold XXXXXXX
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Answered by Dr. Srikanth Reddy (25 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Suboxone can help for opioids

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Suboxone can help you if the withdrawals are from opioid. If the withdrawal is of naltrexone then suboxone will not help. Please let me know that is it "withdrawals of Naltrexone" as you have mentioned or is it a withdrawal of opioids.

Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy MD
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Follow up: Dr. Srikanth Reddy (1 hour later)
Its withdrawal from Naltrexone
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Answered by Dr. Srikanth Reddy (27 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Suboxone will not help

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Suboxone will not help with withdrawal from naltrexone.
You may take some benzodiazepine to cover the accompanying anxiety like clonazepam or lorazepam etc.
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy MD
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Suggest Treatment For Withdrawal Symptoms Of Naltrexone

Brief Answer: Gradually reduce the dose Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query. I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through. Naltrexone needs to be gradually reduced. If you are on 50 mg you can go ahead with 25mg and then 12.5 mg and then the same can be taken on alternated day and then gradually withdrawn. If at all there are anxiety symptoms while your are coming off from 12.5 mg then the same can be controlled with lorazepam or clonazepam. It may take some efforts but the efforts are worth taking. Hope I am able to answer your concerns. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback. 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, Kind regards Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.