Buprenorphine Treatment

The Waismann Method of Rapid Detox offers a humane and effective solution for patients dependent on Buprenorphine ® or other opiate prescriptions. ⁽ⁱ⁾

Perhaps you started self-medicating your back pain, chronic pain, or some other physical disorder under doctor’s care. Or maybe you switched from prescription pain medications to Buprenorphine ® through another treatment program and now feel as dependent on this new drug as you were on the drug from which you originally sought detoxification.

Many of our patients who began treatment with low doses of Buprenorphine ®, or other opiate medication, later increased their non-medical dosage (see chart below ⁽ⁱⁱ⁾). Many dependent patients who need Buprenorphine detoxification continue to self-medicate to avoid withdrawal.

The medical community recognizes Buprenorphine dependency as a disorder of the central nervous system due to synthetic opiate intake. Prolonged use of Buprenorphine ® causes nerve cells in the brain to stop producing natural painkillers, or endorphins. With time and misuse, dependency results. Both a break in the supply of Buprenorphine ® or its premature transition as a replacement can cause traumatic withdrawal syndrome.

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The Waismann Method

Patients who undergo The Waismann Method of rapid detox for Buprenorphine ® state that our anesthesia-assisted procedure spares them much of the painful, agonizing symptoms of withdrawal.

The Waismann Method:

• Recognizes opiate and Buprenorphine physical dependency as a central nervous system disorder, caused by long-term opiate intake.
• Reverses a patient’s physical opiate dependency without unnecessary suffering, fear, or shame.
• Allows most patients to return to an opiate free, productive life in a matter of days.
• Performs detoxification in an Intensive Care Unit in an accredited hospital by Board Certified Anesthesiologists.
• Follows strict safety protocol, to which other methods of rapid detoxification centers may not adhere.

Buprenorphine Treatment Caution

The danger with some other rapid detox centers lies in the fact that most managing doctors do not have formal training in intensive care or anesthesiology. They lack the expertise required to prevent life-threatening adrenaline surges sometimes produced during treatment. Unchecked surges of adrenaline (aka norepinephrine) can constrict the coronary and peripheral blood vessels, during withdrawal, and trigger dangerously high blood pressure and elevated heart rates.

Many other treatment centers minimize the time patients spend in the hospital to minimize costs. This puts the patient’s safety and the outcome of the procedure at risk. Dependent persons should have in-patient care a minimum of 4 days, with full medical assistance for pre-procedure, procedure, and post-procedure transitional time.

Throughout the decade our medical directors have refined and enhanced the Waismann Method procedure to minimize the time under anesthesia from the previous 6 to 8 hours, to only 1 to 2 hours. This evolution has minimized the use of anesthesia and maximized patient safety. The Waismann Method follows the protocol of safety by using the minimum anesthesia necessary to achieve the same result.

After the Waismann Method of detoxification, the patient needs no opiates such as Buprenorphine-based Suboxone or Subutex. Post-procedure, our patients go home Buprenorphine-free and opiate-free.

At Waismann, our physicians are Board Certified Anesthesiologists and specialists in pain management, with extensive experience in opiate detoxification. They run individualized pre-procedure analyses and brain chemistry on each patient, and monitor their vital functions throughout Buprenorphine treatment.

We often notice the body’s inability to absorb enough nutrients needed to synthesize the brain’s neurotransmitters and hormones, due to chronic Buprenorphine use. (Intestinal tract imbalances can lead to a variety of other disorders including: depression, anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia, fatigue, OCD, ADD, ADHD and chronic pain; plus, drug dependence, abuse, and worsening of the underlying deficiencies.)

75% of all adverse effects to drugs occur at standard recommended doses, as observed in general medical practice. The opiate replacement drugs studied shows disparity, since the number of patients treated with Buprenorphine ® was much lower than with methadone [71] ⁽ⁱⁱⁱ⁾ .

Buprenorphine Treatment Preparation

• The Waismann Method of rapid detox begins in a hospital where the patient is admitted and undergoes a comprehensive physical examination for a minimum of 24 hours prior to the procedure.

• Before Buprenorphine treatment, Waismann physicians use diagnostic blood and urine testing as well as brain chemistry assessments to identify the neurotransmitter and hormone deficiencies that may have led to a non-medical Buprenorphine dependency.

• It is imperative that patients spend 24-48 hours as in-patients prior to the procedure, so pre-medication can be properly administered to stabilize body functions, which helps to achieve a smooth and safe procedure.

• We base the duration of pre-treatment and the procedure on each patient's individual medical and dependency history; the goal is to achieve the best results and safety required by our extensive protocol.

• Specialized physicians in our hospital consult patients with certain pre-existing conditions to minimize risks and stigma to maximize positive results and comfort.

 Under anesthesia, the patient literally sleeps through physical withdrawal while rapid detox cleanses the brain’s receptors of tenacious Buprenorphine opiates.

Buprenorphine treatment eliminates conscious cravings from withdrawal while the patient is under.

“The Waismann Method gave me my life back and I can't remember the last time I felt this good,” says R.G. following his rapid detoxification. “Without all of you I don't know how I would have ever recaptured my life.”

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Learn more about Buprenorphine Treatment, The Waismann Method of Rapid Treatment from Buprenorphine Addiction, the medical procedure, and recovery without withdrawal.

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