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Vivitrol And Heroin

Premium Questions

Dr. Matt Wachsman MD

I am an alcoholic and got my fist vivitrol shot a few days ago ( I live in Canada). I am having very bad nausea and other side effects. What can my doctor prescribe to ease this? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Matt Wachsman ( Addiction Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Ashok Kumar MD

Hello, My question is in regards to receiving your second shot(or any subsequent shot) of Vivitrol ... precipitated withdrawals, or is the Vivitrol still present enough to smoothly transition in to the next... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashok Kumar ( Psychiatrist)
Dr.   Alexander H. Sheppe MD

My question is in regards to receiving your second shot(or any subsequent shot) of Vivitrol during ... precipitated withdrawals, or is the Vivitrol still present enough to smoothly transition in to the next... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Alexander H. Sheppe ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Vasudha Jayant Athavale MD

I am a month out of getting my first vivitrol shot, but scheduling has caused me to have to delay by a week before I can get my next one. Much question is, will opiates have any effect on me (good or ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vasudha Jayant Athavale ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.     Chintan Solanki MD

hi, I had a urine drug test the other day for probabtion. it came up positive for heroin . which im on the methodone clinic and haven t taken heroin for a few weeks.. but what I do still have is some ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chintan Solanki ( Psychiatrist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

My son will be starting on vivitrol later this week for opiate addiction (heroin and oxy).My ... while on Vivitrol? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Chibitam Obia MD

My has started using the vivitrol pill as he was a heroin addict. He took his first pill yesterday. Later on that day he was stumbling and acting foolish he acted as if he was high. Is this normal when ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chibitam Obia ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal MD

As a health care worker, I often administer vivitrol to opiod dependent patients, when prescriped. We have a patient who admits to smoking marijuana. He is currently being treated with vivitrol for ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Chobufo Ditah MD

Hello, I am on Vivitrol for alcohol dependency and I have to have oral surgery this week, I have come to learn that the Vivitrol shot is also used for opiate dependency. I obviously need a small ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chobufo Ditah ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.      Bhanu Partap MD

I just had 3 wisdom teeth pulled and I am going on my 28 5th day of vivitrol injection. I don t want to be in the vivitrol injection anymore. How long does it take for vivitrol to leave my system. I ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhanu Partap ( Cardiologist)