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Below are Suboxone (Buprenorphine / Naloxone) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 2 ratings/reviews, Suboxone has an overall score of 10. The effectiveness score is 10 and the side effect score is 8. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | | Suboxone review by 28 year old male patient | | | Rating |
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| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Opioid Addiction |
| Dosage & duration: | | 8mg/2mg taken once a day in the a.m. for the period of Continue to take it |
| Other conditions: | | Depression, Anxiety |
| Other drugs taken: | | Cymbalta, Neurontin | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Suboxone is beneficial for two reasons:
1) It eliminated the opiate withdrawal when I was kicking my original drug of choice.
2) As a maintenance drug, Suboxone eliminates the cravings that I would normally have for opioids, as well as blocks the effects of agonist opioids (Heroin, Oxycodone, etc.) so that there is no temptation to take these drugs.
Instead of struggling every day to avoid taking opioid drugs (and all of the terrible thing that come with being in active addiction) I can take Suboxone and move on with life.
Suboxone may have quite literally saved my life. |
| Side effects: | | My only major complaint is that since Suboxone is an opioid (though different from Heroin, Oxy, etc.) it causes constipation.
Due to Suboxone's opioid blocking effect, if pain medication were needed in a hospital emergency setting, there could be complications. If I came in to the ER with a broken arm and they gave me a shot of Morphine, it would do absolutely nothing. Though this hasn't been an issue for me yet. |
| Comments: | | I am a drug addict, and although I went to rehab to get off of opiate drugs I just couldn't seem to stop. So I went on Suboxone, which is a new alternative to Methadone treatment.
While Methadone is a normal agonist opioid ('agonist' means it gets use high) it can be dispensed to drug addicts to keep them from withdrawing from their drug of choice because the Methadone lasts so long. But Methadone must be taken every day at a clinic and cannot be taken home, addicts can STILL use drugs while on Methadone if they choose too, it is EXTREMELY difficult to get off of, and Methadone still gets users high.
Suboxone is a great alternative because it can be prescribed and bought at the pharmacy so you can take it at home, it takes care of your drug cravings but it doesn't get you high (not exactly, anyways, but it does satisfy the Opiate Receptors enough) and it's really not all THAT hard to get off of if you must (the withdrawals are are VERY manageable). |
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| | Suboxone review by 21 year old male patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Opiate/Heroin Addiction |
| Dosage & duration: | | 16mg / day. taken 2x daily - 8mg am, 8mg pm. for the period of 1.5 yrs to Present |
| Other conditions: | | Depression |
| Other drugs taken: | | Past- celexa. Present- Wellbutrin. | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Was able to successfully, and completely, discontinue illicit use of heroin/opiates. I did remain abstinent for a period of time w/o it, but no longer than 6-7 months. Always at or before that point I would wind up relapsing again, with no good outcomes. Have stayed opiate-free for 1 year, 9 months now, and continue suboxone treatment. |
| Side effects: | | Only negative(/side) effects noted are:
Don't take doses too close together - feel dehydrated, headaches, fatigued.
DO NOT neglect meeting w/prescribing physician for writing of next script. Ive had to miss 2+ appts before, and have gone b/t 1-6 days w/o medication. I HIGHLY SUGGEST TO AVOID THAT. |
| Comments: | | I initially started at 4mg (/half 8mg tablet) 1x in am. Gradually rose to 1 8mg tablet 1x in am, and then 2 8mg tablets 1x in am. I found that, as said above, if i took doses too close together (ex: Noon on Sunday, then 4am Monday), would feel odd, off, and very drained. So now i take 1 8mg tab in am, and 1 8mg tab in pm. Found to be very effective and feel very 'steady' and 'even' throughout the day, and night. No issues with taking am/pm's too close together, or far apart.
Also go to group & individual counseling, and see psychotherapist (as well as intermittent AA/NA meetings) to stay active in Recovery and stay healthy and well, all around. Also do the aforementioned to stay on top of depression and anxiety as well as reg life issues. |
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