Has anyone experienced extreme sleep disturbances such as sleepwalking while on suboxone ?

I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to ellaborate on my question earlier. I have just started Suboxone since November 18th. I am addicted to Tramadol, was taking up to 40 tabs/day. My dose of Sub is 16mg. 8mg twice a day. I have not slept well since, I find myself up at night walking into walls, not knowing where I am in the house, etc. I thought my dosage may be too high so I tried tapering it but I felt like I was going into w/d. Sweating, anxiety, pain, etc. then I would end up getting up because I would need to take a dose. I have nodding at my job, I am exhausted and cranky all the time from lack of solid sleep. At least on the 16mg I am not in w/d. What to do? Sounds like my dose is too high?? Thx for any help !!!

Yeah, it sounds too high, although I am not a dr or nurse. I do know higher doses produce symptoms like you are having though. A dose of 16 mgs will stay working in the brain for 3 to 5 days after last dose, blocking opiates, stopping withdrawal and craving. It would be 3 days after dropping down any before symptoms from too high a dose will be felt. Try not taking it after 3 pm, it can cause insomnia at high doses and if you take it late. Try dropping by just 2 mgs in your afternoon dose, go a week and see if you feel a better. You could also try taking 12 mgs once in the morning and none in the afternoon and see if that helps after a few days. Subs are long actg, it will be a few days before the lowered dose registers in the brain. The seats, anxiety and nodding can indicate too high a dose as opposed to withdrawal. Google the COWS sheet, clinical opiate withdrawal scale. Take this quiz when you think you are in withdrawal, true withdrawal will be indicateby points on ALL symptoms and not just a spike on one or 2 symptoms. Patti

Thank you very much for your advice. I have been reading this site for a while before posting and I wanted you to know how helpful and insightful I think you are to so many. It's only through others who have truly experienced addiction that we can learn from and be understood. I am afraid to say Patti that this is not my first rodeo and when I stopped helping others I truly stopped helping myself. So,Thank you for reaching out to my and others life lines in need !

Dear DML, thank you. And another thing I have found to be true is that the patients know way more about how to control side effects, they know what it feels like to be ON suboxone. It's ok if it is not your first rodeo, it can be your last. Wish you very well and hope you are feeling better soon. Patti

Patti - just backin' you up on that. The lower the dose, the better I feel! I'm much better at 1mg even than I was at 4mg and most certainly any more than that! Nice work. Tally Ho Jillian :)