Suboxone Forum: Buprenorphine and Other Addiction Medications

Hi Queenie, it’s Lilly. I’m so sorry for your tragic loss. I know how close you were to your daughter and what a huge support she has been in your recovery. I hope you have other family to lean on at this time. If you feel comfortable please tell us what happened. I am here for you and will hold you...

They contain the exact same ingredients, the active ingredient buprenorphine, and naloxone (which is inactive when taken sublingually). Some people feel that they get better absorption with the films because they stick to the mucous membranes better and have fewer fillers. As a result they can somet...

Docm2 - I was working with inmates prior to release for a while. Of course the DOC was trying to get everyone on Vivitrol, but I was one of the few people that supported inmates who wanted to resume their methadone or Suboxone after release. I remember telling people that they will probably start on...

Hi - there is a toolbar at the top of this blog, and if you click on talkzone it will take you to Dr. Junig’s blog. There is a lot of information on pain control while on Suboxone that you can find with the blog’s search bar. For pain control with just Suboxone usually the protocol is to divide your...

May I ask what part of the country you are in? Where I live the new norm is 28 day prescriptions, no refills, even after years without a single positive urine. And even though the pharmacy delivers they won’t deliver Suboxone. I’m astounded that you could get 32mg/day, 3 months at a time in the mail...

I’m very fortunate. My husband is a first responder, and I am getting paid to teach from home full time right now. Honestly, I’m more concerned about getting my medication. Even before this happened it’s been getting harder and harder to get my prescriptions filled. Twice the pharmacist refused to f...

I’m convinced that I never get sick on Suboxone. I’ll start to feel like I’m coming down with something and then in a day or two it’s gone. Why do I believe it’s the Suboxone? I was on it for 3 years and never got sick once. Then I was off it for 5 years and got yearly colds and bronchitis like ever...

So day 28 was Dec 30. As expected they didn’t send in my prescription, even though I attended my appointment. I spent ALL DAY Dec 31 trying to reach them, left 6 voicemails and 2 emails. They didn’t even have the courtesy to return my calls. I have never missed an appointment or failed a drug screen...

First of all I’m sorry you had to go through that, and second it makes me so angry! Wrong on 3 counts, holding up you medication and announcing it for all to see, assuming it’s for heroin addiction, and assuming you’re too impaired to DRIVE!?

Just curious, was it the films or the generic tablets?

I went off Suboxone on early 2013, and after a rough almost 5 years mental health wise, I decided to go back on a low dose in late 2017. I didn’t relapse, but I had been struggling. I had finally resigned myself that I was going to stay on for the long haul, and I’ve been very stable since I resumed...

I’m from Connecticut, and I don’t think there really is any “new law”. I think these are clinic rules. My original provider was a psychiatrist. I would like to just go back to her but she is retiring. I was actually on Suboxone the first time 10 years ago. After I reached a period of stability I was...

I switched doctors about 6 months ago because I had been paying out of pocket for my psychiatrist who didn’t take my insurance. So last month the new doctor says they can only write prescriptions for 28 days at a time to prevent diversion (i.e. if you have a 30 day prescription and your insurance mi...

Suboxone should not have any effect on ibuprofen. They work on two completely different mechanisms. When my son had extractions the oral surgeon had him dose ibuprofen (800mg) every six hours round the clock for a week. He’s not on Suboxone, but the point is high and consistent doses may be needed f...

I know a couple people who picked up Lyrica as their DOC after getting off painkillers. I think the reason is simply because it’s schedule 5 and many doctors will prescribe it easily. It may not be as “good”as opiates, but it changes the way you feel and is easily obtained. That article from the UK ...

It’s my understanding that the bupe is not “on” the film. It is mixed into the polymer matrix that makes up the film.

I just wish at some point this would be a nornal family doc visit instead of your an addict visit! I couldn’t agree more! Right now I’m looking for a new PCP as well as a new Suboxone doctor soon. I found out about a PCP who also prescribes Suboxone, who is close to my home and is taking patients. ...

Yesterday (Easter) I got a text saying I had a prescription ready, so since I was driving by anyway I stopped in at the pharmacy that I wouldn’t have even thought was open. Apparently no one else did either because I was the only one in there. I spoke to the pharmacist, who knows I’m on Sub, and she...

So I did decide to give Zubsolv another try, and it has been going well. I upped my dose a about a milligram so I’m taking 2mg in the morning and 2mg at midday like I did with the Sub. With the split dose I don’t have headaches at the onset, or sweats at the end of the 24 hour period (other than tha...

I was on medschat or something and several people were saying one particular generic Sub seemed to not have (or allow absorption of) the same dose of bupe. I think it was a white one with an arrow on it, but I’m not positive. I was a little worried about getting an unknown type of several generics n...

We do wish you well! Please come back and let us know how your transition goes. Don’t be discouraged if you don’t immediately feel better on methadone. You will still have a lot of Suboxone in your system, and it will have a blocking effect for a while. It might take you three weeks to really assess...