Vivitrol vs Suboxone: How to Choose the Right Medication
Vivitrol and Suboxone both treat opioid use disorder, but they work in opposite ways. Vivitrol is a monthly shot that blocks opioids and needs you to be opioid-free first. Suboxone …
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Treatment Resistant Depression: What It Is and What Helps
Treatment resistant depression (TRD) means depression whose symptoms haven’t improved enough after at least two antidepressants, each taken at a good dose for long enough. …
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Suboxone Long Term Use: Is It Safe to Stay on It for Years?
For a lot of people, yes. SAMHSA says buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder has no set end date, and in some cases it can continue indefinitely. The best results come …
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Suboxone and Pregnancy: Safety for You and Your Baby
For most pregnant women with opioid use disorder, staying on buprenorphine treatment such as Suboxone is safer than stopping. National guidelines recommend medication over …
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Suboxone and Pain: How to Manage Pain While on Suboxone
Suboxone (buprenorphine and naloxone) is approved to treat opioid use disorder, not pain. Buprenorphine can bring some relief, though. So with Suboxone and pain, the safest plan is …
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Side Effects of Suboxone: Common, Serious, and What to Do
The most common side effects of Suboxone are constipation, headache, nausea, sweating, trouble sleeping and a numb mouth from the film. Most of these symptoms are mild. Slow or …
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Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner vs Psychiatrist Explained
A psychiatrist is a medical doctor (MD or DO) who finished medical school and a 4-year psychiatry residency. A psychiatric nurse practitioner is a registered nurse with a graduate …
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Psychiatric Evaluation: What Happens and How to Prepare
A psychiatric evaluation is a detailed conversation with a psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse practitioner about your symptoms, history and goals. It may also include a …
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Postpartum Depression Treatment: Your Options After Birth
Postpartum depression (PPD) is treatable. Postpartum depression treatment usually means talk therapy, such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) or interpersonal psychotherapy …
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Naltrexone for Alcohol: How It Works and What to Expect
Naltrexone is one of three FDA-approved medicines for alcohol use disorder (AUD). It blocks opioid receptors in the brain that make drinking feel rewarding, which can reduce …
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