SUBOXONE Reviews (BUPRENORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE; NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.2 (174 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare SUBOXONE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SUBOXONE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Getting of Vicodin, oxycoti after s | 1 days | 9/16/2015 | 5 | Opiate addiction | The only side effect that I've had to deal with is that I sweat a lot more then I did. | I was a opiate user 4 years it started when I broke my foot twice in one year. When I was at my worse I spent 2500 dollars on pills in a month so I knew I needed help and I started to detox on my own cause I didn't know anything and I wasn't going into a treatment center no way what' so ever then a friend called and I told him how I was doing he said he had this pill called suboxone so I took a little piece and I started to feel better and by the end of the next day I went to a doc to get on it myself and I can say that with out suboxone I would either be dead or in jail cause I was on a really bad path but I found this drug and it SAVED my life and if I have to be on it for a long time or the rest of my life then so be it | M | 4 years 24mg | 1/8/2016 | 5 | Oxy addiction | None | Was using oxy (approx. 60mg/day) for about 6-7 yrs. Took Sub (started 12mg/day never more) w/o too much of an issue. Started cutting down and just kept going until I was down to about 1mg - 3x/day. I kept 1mg pcs on me and one day I realized it had been 3 days without taking and that was it. | 6 years 4 3X day | 8/20/2023 | 1 | Getting free from OxyContin. | Endless agony of lethargy. Watched my maleness drift away like the efficacy of subhuman suboxon. Pure garbage! | Take it back. Take that thing right outta here. Right away. Far away. | M | 4 years 8 /12 mgs. | 5/3/2017 | 1 | pain | Extreme exhaustion, heavy sweatting, irritable, very depressed, anxious, and after several weeks large spike in pain level. | By the time I decided that this drug was wrong for me I was physically dependent on it. It is impossible to quit taking, the withdrawal is horrible and endless. I'm still tapering off 6 months later, with some months to go. The tapering is miserable. Biggest mistake of my life. Don't take this unles you have no other option!!! | F | 10 weeks .5 mg 4X day | 9/29/2013 | 1 | A gp told me I had tom | 1X day | 7/26/2014 | 1 | M | | 6/6/2009 | 5 | Wanted to itch my nose off of my face, very loopy, vomitting | F | 19 | 1 days 8mg 1X day | 10/19/2011 | 3 | Opioid addiction | Extreme fatigue, irritability, impatience, lethargic, and temperamental | Tried methadone 85mg for a month, didn't work for me switched to suboxone after relapsing, I've been on it for one week so far, and it is showing the same results as methadone. I start by being very happy and motivated, like an opiate high almost, then crash really hard after about an hour and can't even get out of bed I'm so tired. I get extremely irritable and pissy with everything and everyone | F | 19 | 2 years 4mg/day | 4/25/2015 | 4 | Opiate dependance | If what i wrote in my comments section is a side effect then .... that is the only thing. | I am taking suboxone right now.... i ususally only take 4 mg a day but sometimes i take 8 mg. i should be taking 8 mg but i am trying to stay as low as i can for when the time comes i want 2 get off completely and have kids and all that. I was just wondering if this has ever happened to you or if you have ever heard of this..ever since i been taking this medicine i occasionally- id say like at least once a week i get a terrible terrible headache to the point i cant even do anything except lay in bed wanting to cry along with horrible nausea and anything i eat i throw it up. its the worst feeling in the world. the head ache sort of feels like an extreme sinus headache. I told my doctor this and he said its just migraine headaches. but i haven't had migraines since i was a little girl and even then the migraines i remember having did not feel how this feeling feels. Ive heard from some people that suboxone creates headaches in some people and their doctors switch them to subutex. i dont know what the hell this is that is happening to me maybe my body just doesn't agree with something in the medicine. this medication is so new there isn't nearly as much research on it as i wish there was. id def rather be taking this med everyday than what i was doing i just hate having to miss things like school, events, etc. because of this sickness I get out of nowhere. if anyone has any info please e-mail me. THANK YOU -RoseAnn | F | 21 | 1 years | 3/28/2009 | 4 | to treat opiate dependence | nausea, considerable itching, tiredness, dizziness. | Suboxone works! It does not give you the intense buzz of a normal pain pill but rather a consistent low level euphoria that seems to last for several hours. So far, it has been working well. I've been taking 1 8mg pill per day and just 1 pill lasts a while. Yes, it is a narcotic itself but it is much better than spending a ton of money on abusing oxycodone... The other drug in it Naloxone is an opiate antagonist which deters abuse of suboxone itself. | M | 21 | 2 days | 3/18/2008 | 3 | Detox | I got cut down to 2mg's a day and even if I miss one doss, its brutal. Im sure you guys who were on perks and oxy's now what I mean. Ive been on them for about 4 months and i just dont know. They are really expensive and are they doing anything exept tricking our brains?? Anybody done with the detoxing??? | F | 21 | 4 months | 1/11/2009 | 2 | addicted to pills for 2 years | Fatigue | Suboxone was great for me, at first anyway. I ended up taking it for 2 years (maybe more) and I jumped at 1mg. My withdraws were so uncomfortable. I never knew I'd feel bad from a drug that was supposed to make me feel good. I've heard you shouldn't be on it for longer than a month. Maybe that was my problem, I was on it for too long. Even at the smallest dose, you're still going to withdraw coming off suboxone. Would NOT recommend!!! | F | 22 | 1 days 2 | 1/31/2015 | 1 | Addiction | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG!!!I AM 22 YEARS OLD AND I THOUGHT I WAS ADDICTED TO PAIN PILLS SO I WENT ON SUBOXONE EVERY TIME ID TAKE IT I WOULD VOMIT LOST 40 POUNDS IN A MONTH DECIDED TO TAKE MYSELF OFF OF IT WITHDRAWLS WERE WORSE THEN ANY PAIN PILL ANY BENZO ANYTHING IVE EVER COME OFF OF. ALSO WHEN I WAS ON THE SUBOXONE I DEVELOPED MIGRANES, MRI AND CATSCAN SHOWED NOTHING. (KEEP IN MIND ONE OF THE SIDE EFFECTS OF SUBOXONE IS BRAIN SWELLING) ALMOST TWO YEARS LATER I HAVE TO TAKE KLONIPIN TWICE A DAY, IT RUINED MY NERVERS AND PERCOCET FOR HEADACHES SO IM BACK WHERE I STARTED. THE SCARY THING I NOW HAVE LESIONS ON MY BRAIN ?COINCIDENCE? I DONT THINK SO. IF YOU DONT LITERALLY DIE FROM WITHDRAWLS YOU WILL HAVE LONG LASTING MENTAL SIDE EFFECTS. | F | 22 | 30 days 2mg 1X day | 10/11/2010 | 4 | Opiate addiction | I definitely agree with everyone who said they experience infrequent BMs, but usually that's just a part of opiate addiction anytime. It gives me energy but it also still causes nausea every now and then after three years. I'm still not used to the awful taste either so don't get your hopes up on that. | Other than side effects, it's great. It definitely saved my life but it won't do it on its own. "Works if you work it" kinda thing. I'm sure we've all heard that -.^ | F | 23 | 3 years 2mg 3X day | 12/12/2010 | 4 | to treat opiate dependence | NO SEX DRIVE, constipation | I have been on Suboxone for 3 months now and while I can now function like a normal person and not a pill fiend.... It has really ruined my relationship, I no longer have any desire to have sex at all and not only that I cannot orgasm...I have bowel movements once a week, if that. And when I do it's painful. I don't see any end in sight of getting off this drug because it has completely taken away my craving for opiates. Also if you have medical insurance, be prepared to shell out mega bucks anyway. | F | 23 | 3 months | 5/20/2009 | 5 | to get over opiate addiction | none, really, other than slight constipation occasionally | This drug has been a godsend. It doesn't get you high, like methadone, but gives you back normalcy. I actually feel like a human being again. | F | 24 | 5 months | 11/15/2007 | 5 | heroin addiction | Absolutely none! | This drug saved my life! I have no cravings, feel great, have desire to be with people I love, and am optimistic of my future. I highly recommend this med for anyone who is addicted to heroin, your bank account will be full of money...sort of (the med is very pricey, but is less expensive than scoring every day). 5 out of 5 for me, great med. | M | 24 | 4 days 2mg 2X day | 3/24/2012 | 5 | Opiate Addiction | I've been on suboxone for just about five months now. When i first started taking suboxone I had so much energy. I couldnt sleep because I had so much energy, I just wanted to clean or work out. I also noticed I wasn't hungry anymore. Within the first two weeks of starting suboxone I lost 20 Pounds. Within another month and a half I lost another 20 pounds. I'm not complaining about the weight loss but it worries me because I'm not trying to lose weight anymore and the weight is still falling off me. Another thing I've noticed, when I sleep I have very bad aches in my bones so im constantly tossing and turning. Its really annoying. | F | 24 | 5 months 8mg 1X day | 3/22/2016 | 4 | When I was pregnant I developed DVT | After having my child, I didn't want to be near percocets.. suboxone Dr. Prescribed 8mg much too high a dose for me. Made me vomit, feel spacey, derealization, insomnia.. went down to 4mgs and felt better almost instantaneously! | F | 24 | 4 months percocets | 3/10/2014 |
SUBOXONE (BUPRENORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE; NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE): This medication contains 2 medicines: buprenorphine and naloxone. It is used to treat opioid (narcotic) dependence/addiction. Buprenorphine belongs to a class of drugs called mixed opioid agonist-antagonists. Buprenorphine helps prevent withdrawal symptoms caused by stopping other opioids. Naloxone is a narcotic antagonist that blocks the effect of opioids and can cause severe opioid withdrawal when injected. Withdrawal is less likely when naloxone is taken by mouth, dissolved under the tongue, or dissolved on the inside of the cheek. It is combined with buprenorphine to prevent abuse and misuse (injection) of this medication. This combination medication is used as part of a complete treatment program for drug abuse (such as compliance monitoring, counseling, behavioral contract, lifestyle changes). FDA Approval Date: 2002-10-08 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)