Antidepressant recommendations

[climber54]

Well, my anxiety and depression just keep getting worse. Nearly unbearable now.What types of antidepressants have any of you had experience/success with during the transition off of the DAs?

I have not been able to conclusively blame my symptoms on either the lack of dopamine or the soboxone.

For those who have gotten off of suboxone, what opioid did you use for replacement? And did you notice any lessening of the psychological issues following opioid replacement?

Thanks Chris

[Joolsg]

So sorry to hear this. You seem to be experiencing DAWS as well as opioid induced depression.I was on Oxycontin after stopping Ropinirole and did get panic attacks/anxiety on that as well.

I suggest you email Dr. Buchfuhrer for advice. He answers quickly, within hours and treats thousands Of RLS patients every year so may be able to advise.

His email is

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Set out the timeline of your reduction and the dose you were on and when you started Buprenorphine and the dose.

[climber54 in reply to Joolsg]

Thanks, Joolsg. I'm already a patient of Dr. Buchfuhrer. However he's on a 2-week trip to the Pacific Islands near the Philippines. Meanwhile I'll use the suggestions from the RLS Foundation publications and my PCP to see what she might be able to do. Probably an SSRI like Zoloft.On second thought, I might get an email to him.

[SueJohnson in reply to climber54]

SSRI's like zoloft make RLS worse for most. As I suggested before ask for Trazodone which is not only safe for RLS but actually may help RLS.

[Tom919]

Keep us posted. You're doing great by communicating with us. What you're going through is normal.

[climber54 in reply to Tom919]

Thanks for the uplifting note. Before I found this group of fellow sufferers, I felt lost and in the dark. What a great resource.