User Reviews for Buprenorphine

Butrans (buprenorphine): The patch seems to be helping. I was given the 10mg and think that my doctor is going to bump it up to 20mg as I still need to take about 6-8 10mg Norco during the day and night also. I am hoping to up the patch dose and lessen the Norco dose. I haven't had any side effects from the patch, not one thing. They stay in place for the full 7 days and are very easy to use. The only real down side is the cost, even with a $40 coupon from my doctor it cost $50 for 4 patches. I will try the 20 mg and see if the $50 a month is worth it.

Butrans (buprenorphine): I am 25. I started using Butrans 3 weeks ago. It has been a life saver - I started taking it for pain after wanting to stop popping the Percocets. I was optimistic, but honestly didn't have much faith in it. To my surprise the Butrans has relieved my pain since day 1. If I do something that aggravates my back such as standing or walking for extended periods of time, then I get some back pain, but its really nothing compared to what I am used to. I am very thankful for having found out about this patch. It has influenced my life in so many positive ways so far. I was frustrated physically and emotionally prior to starting Butrans, I feel much more happier now. My pain is from spinal reconstruction to correct severe scoliosis - 2008.

Butrans (buprenorphine): The Butrans Patch so far is working great, it sticks and it is controlling my pain at the 10mg level. I take tramadol for breakthrough pain which works as it is not a narcotic. One downfall is the patch does not last 7 days. What I do is, on the 5th or 6th day before I go to sleep I put on my new patch and take the old patch off the next day. You must be on the right dose, be able to afford such expensive medication and except they don't last full 7 days. I still have to not sit, stand or lay too long so that is just part of my life dealing with pain.

Buprenex (buprenorphine): I was injured in 1986 in a serious accident and had several back and neck surgeries afterward. The residual pain was unbearable and after being out of touch with the world for 5 or 6 years, one of my doctors asked me to try buprenex when I refused to start on oxycotin. I remain on the same dosage today and I have my life back. No longer do I stay in a stuper all day. Buprenex controls my pain yet it does not rob my memory and brain as the other medicines had done. Thank you for buprenex.

Butrans (buprenorphine): My pain management doctor put me on Butrans patches about 6 weeks ago 5 mg dose. The first box of four was a lifesaver. No more agony at work. Able to sleep. Did more in two weekends than I had in two years. I'm hoping to bump up to the ten mg dose soon to cut down on my Norco. I have had chronic pain for many years and have been through many medicines including Oxycontin. This patch is the best so far.

Butrans (buprenorphine): I was put on this medication by a new doctor who didn't like that I was on fentanyl patches. I was put on the 10 mg to start. The first couple of weeks everything was great, no pain. But then I started having severe muscle and joint pain. Since I have Lupus and Sjogrens I am used to joint pain but this was worse than normal. I tried taking the patch off and the muscle aches stopped.. but the other pain I had was worse. My doctor thinks I need to take a higher dose... so I tried the 20 mg. Made me so sleepy I couldn't keep my eyes open. I wonder if any other people have had the side effect of severe muscle aches. I wish I could find something to make it stop.

Butrans (buprenorphine): I have taken Norco in increasing doses (though not above what my doctor recommended) since 2004. Over the years I have tried a dozen or more medicines for my back pain, which is due to a L5/S1 herniation, and the only ones that have worked were Hydrocodone and Oxycodone - until the Butrans patch that is. I started on the 5mg patch for a month, which cut my Norco intake in half. I then was upped to the 10mg patch, which has cut my Norco down to about a pill a day for breakthrough pain. It really helps - and I'm sleeping through the night for the first time in years since my medicines aren't wearing off at 2AM. Admittedly, I've only been on this for 6 weeks, but I am highly optimistic based on my early results.

Butrans (buprenorphine): For 20 years I had been taking pain medicines (from Vicodin to Norco) for acute pain (blown out knee, two knee replacements, torn rotator cuff) to chronic back pain due to 4 herniated discs and a chronic fracture at T11-T12. It got to the point where taking 6-7 Norco 10/325 a day didn't keep me comfortable. My ortho sent me to a pain management clinic at the local hospital where they switched me over to Butrans. I was started on the 10 mg which helped, but I was still in discomfort. The following visit I was switched to the 20 mg. I am very satisfied with the level and continuity of pain relief. What a Godsend! My only complaint is that the patch seems to lose it's effectiveness by Day 5 or 6.

Butrans (buprenorphine): I had lower back surgery several years ago. I ended up getting scar tissue build up within my spine which has caused on going back and leg pain. I've tried all the "normal" methods of relief.....TENS unit, back injections, nerve burn, physical therapy, etc. Nothing seemed to work except narcotic pain medicines. I was taking 10/325 Norco pills for pain management but I'm not a big pill type person so when I asked my PCP if there was anything else she suggested the Butrans patch. Tried 5mcg patch but wasn't very effective. Stepped up to the 10mcg patch and all is good now. I rarely need to take a Norco (maybe 2-3 a week for break through pain) but overall this patch has been VERY helpful. It does not make me feel high.

Butrans (buprenorphine): I agree with everyone. I'm so excited to have found out about this patch, I started mine last week and going on my 2nd week and absolutely love it. For the first time in a LONG time and I'm back being my old self and the mom I need to be! I take the 10mg and seems to work great so far! I have been taking Tramadol and Oxycodone. I am so happy to not have to drag my pill bottle around with me any more and take pills all day every day. I'm very excited for where I'm at right now with my pain management. Wish I would have found out about this years ago.

Butrans (buprenorphine): This patch is the best thing to happen to me since I hurt my back. It gives me freedom from living my life based on prescriptions. No more worrying about running out of pills, or waking up in the middle of the night just to take a pill because I start to go through withdrawals. (I am not talking about puking in the toilet, curled up on the floor withdrawals. I mean the awkward feeling and leg twitches that wake me up). I work 12 hour shift work 3 to 4 days a week and the fact is I need more pills on some days. It was a constant worry having to balance my pain, work, life and pill intake so I wouldn%u2019t run out. I still need oxycodone for %u201Cbreak through pain%u201D but I do need to take JUST a few to feel comfortable. If I have a day off work and only need one pill, I don%u2019t have to take more later. If you have just started taking them, give them some time to kick in, it took a week or so for me to realize it was really working, after two months I realized the overall impact on my life. The freedom from a pill bottle is the main benefit, and I am sure other chronic pain suffers can relate. I read these blogs all the time, to research and gather information about new medicines my Doctorr wants to try. I have never felt the need to share until this point. Hope it helps somehow.

Butrans (buprenorphine): I have had pain from 2 ruptured discs and spondylolesthesis for the past 9 years. I used to be very athletic (running, lifting weights, yoga, biking, etc.) and I had to give all of that up. That would be have been ok if it had relieved the pain, but it didn't. I've spent the last 9 years on Hydrocodone, Tramadol, Flexeril, and others. I had given up on having any quality of life. That was until I found Butrans. I have been on it for about a month, and for the first time in as long as I can remember, my back does not hurt. I am sleeping through the night. I do not feel drugged out (like Vicodin) and have no side effects. Not one. This medicine is a miracle.

Butrans (buprenorphine): I've been on the patch for the last four months. It has been the best medication I have been on. Had a spinal fusion L-5 S-1 in 07 it was a failed surgery. I've been on every medication you can think of. This patch stays in place for the whole seven days. I also use gabapenton, diclofenac and Lortab. I like it that it does not make you feel like you are out of it. I can function normally all week long.

Butrans (buprenorphine): So far I have been on the Butran's patch for about 2 weeks. I have a rare genetic disorder called Familial Mediterranean Fever. Basically my body can't stop normal body inflammation and hormones, physical exertion, and strong emotions can make the inflammation worse and that is an attack. The pain is unbelievable. I've been on Vicodin for the chronic pain and for the pain when I have an attack for 3 years. After being on Norco's for 8 months they just weren't doing it for me anymore during my attacks. My doctor started me on the 10mg Butran's patches along with my normal amount of Norco pills. Right now I can only say that it helps along with the pills (3-4 a day). But they itch really bad, I get a rash at the site, and I have problems peeing.

Butrans (buprenorphine): Have had chronic left shoulder pain for the past 4 years. Tried massage therapy, chiropractor, physical therapy, etc., etc. Been taking 4 doses of Tylenol and Motrin for 4 years. Finally got my doctor to give me something to help. I have been on the 5mcg patch for 4 days and have been absolutely pain free since. The only side effect has been it itches sometimes at the application site. I can deal with the itching since I am absolutely pain free after struggling for the past 4 years.

buprenorphine: Subutex/Buprenorphine MIRACLE for me! My life was being destroyed by narcotic pain medication. I was switched back and forth between Dilaudid, Hydrocodone 10mg (Norco) and Oxycodone. My tolerance got higher and higher for the medication with lower thresholds for pain. I was heavily into abuse. Oxycontin was the next choice, (which I never abused) but I was in a stupor. Neglecting my family and experiencing blackouts. Drug treatment alone did nothing to manage the chronic pain I had from an almost fatal car accident. I found Subutex. Four yrs on Subutex I'm employed and mending family damage. Subutex has a ceiling and was created to prevent abuse. It works! I have a life again.

Butrans (buprenorphine): Very effective for pain relief. For me the itching and long lasting (up to a month after use) red squares in all areas where the patch has been applied are serious setbacks. Several solutions have been suggested but none of them have helped. Because of the itching and the efforts to reduce it, the patches tend to fall off. It seems I scratch the area at night and dislodge the patch. Any abnormal stress in my life tends to aggravate these side effects. But as stated they work for pain relief.

Butrans (buprenorphine): Was using Butrans 20 dose. Chronic joint pain since childhood. Was using Hyrdocodone and Gabapentin. Patch was amazing at controlling pain from day 1. Lost 5 lbs due to stomach uneasiness, loss of appetite. I had no marks at patch sites. At 7 weeks every spot where a patch had been used erupted in blisters. It was very odd and now 2 weeks later the red spots are finally receding. Pain control 100%, stomach and bowel issues manageable.

Butrans (buprenorphine): I just started using the patch yesterday and after sleeping I saw that the patch was starting to come off. I had to put medical tape all around the patch to keep it on; but even the tape is folding up I am not sure that this patch will last longer than 2 days. I am afraid to take a shower because I think the thing is going to come right off.

Butrans (buprenorphine): I have suffered really sore muscles as the patch wears off. My neck feels like I have whiplash and my upper back and shoulders feel stiff and hurt. I'm always well aware when it's time to change the patch. The problem is that the muscle pain starts to get really bad on the 5th day. Because of the 4 patch per month limit, I have to wait. Vicodin makes me feel loopy and Tramadol makes me feel completely out of it. I will be speaking with my doctor to see what he recommends I do. I, too have rashes at the patch site as mentioned by many others and the itching can get quite embarrassing as I don't realize I'm standing at the meat counter at the grocery store scratching my belly until someone starts to stare.

buprenorphine: I was in chronic pain from a shoulder injury, taking massive amounts of other horrifying painkillers, ONE to a HALF an 8mg Subutex a day and I am 90% better than I was before! Able to work with minimal pain, and living a much clearer, cleaner life now! Thanks to Subutex!

Buprenex (buprenorphine): I started Bupernex for pain 10 years ago, and it has been a life saver to me. I tried pain pills and they did not come close to giving me good pain relief. Subutex and Suboxone are only approved for detox. Bupernex Injection is just approved for pain relief. Bupernex gave me back some quality of life back. No pain pill, lasted long enough or came close to relieving the pain like Bupernex. It does not give you constipation at all.

Butrans (buprenorphine): I have been using Butrans for 2 months now. I have scoliosis, cervical and lumbar bulging discs. I do get relief from the patches but it doesn't take the pain completely away. I also am prescribed Vicodin for breakthrough pain episodes. My main complaint is HEADACHES! I have been having the worst headaches so I discontinued the patch for the past week and a half. I am going to resume it today. I will let you know if it's the patch or something else. I am hoping I can continue with the Butrans because it does give me relief.

buprenorphine: I was started on Subutex in November 2007 to see if the Subutex could offer me some more dependent pain control since I have gastric (stomach) issues and my gastrointestinal tract does not dissolve most medicines especially extended release. The massive doses of MS Contin (400 mg daily) and Dilaudid (16 mg 4X's daily) never got my pain below 5/10. I decided to go off both and found new doctor who suggested we try Subutex and so far my pain scale stays around 3-4 and at most 6/10, I am truly glad to be on the Subutex.

Butrans (buprenorphine): I've been using the Butrans patches for the past 6 months. In the beginning everything was wonderful and breakthrough pain was nonexistent. I then began having more pain and my doctor put me on Norco 10/325 3x daily. It was then that I developed rashes, itchiness and an intolerance to both medications, which my doctor said isn't that uncommon. Now I'm on 20mcg/hr and life is good again.