[SABIAN23]

I guess i will start by saying that i am very knowledgable when it comes to prescription drugs, i have been an addict for many years, and i was also a heroin user as well, my addiction has spanned a 13 year period, and now i have a new problem and thought i might see if i could get some awnsers and advice on here. I have been on suboxone for over two years now, i am on 16 mgs sublingually each day, and it was a wonder drug for me for the first year and a half because it has given me my life back. I was on as much as 300 mgs of methadone prior to getting on suboxone, and could never get enough, and oxys and heroin, and morphine and all the others prior to that. We all know the story of addiction so here is my problem. Suboxone has literally saved my life and given it back, but the past six months i have been in large amounts of pain, my muscles hurt all the time in my arms and legs, and if feels like my bones hurt. I have chronic hot flashes, and am slowly losing energy. But the worst part is the constant pain i am in. Has anyone else experienced this with long term suboxone use??? Is this simply the side effects, cause if so i will taper down and take a very low dose, as i feel i am a lifelong candidate for this considering my huge opiate problem, or should i be concerned it is something worse that may be wrong with me medically? I have been reading that it may be suboxone that is causing my symptoms and that is disheartening considering this medication has given me my life back. Any information is much appreciated.