I first want to thank everyone for their support.. It has helped knowing I wasn't the only one feeling the way I did.. It has been 14 days now that I have had anything in my system... No more physical W/D thank god!!! Although the emptiness, deep whole that was left behide from the subs has been my main obstical.. The depression and sadness keeps me from sleeping well and after two weeks I'm starting to get a little angry... but the real reason I'm writing is my constant sneezing.. Does anyone know why coming off the subs causes this.. also any idea when this will end??
Suboxone and sneezing ??
Question posted by topher0378 on 18 Feb 2012
Last updated on 8 March 2024 by Mary3050
4 Answers
Mary3050
8 March 2024
I just starting looking up why I haven't sneezed in over 4 years and this is the first time I also noticed that im not alone.It makes sense but it socks because I have chronic sinusitis probably from not sneezing for years
subzero58
19 Feb 2012
hi topher,sneezing,yawning,watery eyes and too many more to mention.are all symptoms of opiate withdrawal. but it sounds to me like you got this under control. it takes time,but hang in there.your doing great... peter,aka subzero58
lady from T.O.
18 Feb 2012
I know I had that reaction when I was without my DOC, Percocets.
Same thing?
Inactive
18 Feb 2012
dear Topher, you are the only person i have heard of besides me that has had that. If you will go to wikipedia.org and read the suboxone entry, it talks about how it affects the histamine reactions, it was a little over my head. For the entire time i was on suboxone, it apparently suppressed the sneeze response, i am very allergic to pollen, mold, mildew, dust and probably animal dander, and it is completely normal for me to sneeze in multiples of 6 or more everyday, even on antihistamines. I only sneezed 5 times in 2 and 1/2 years on suboxone. It is a record setting year for allergens in the air, couple with the fact your brain no longer has the subs suppressing the sneeze urge, that is likely what is going on. It has been all over MSNBC news about how pollen allergies are up around the country right now. I miss that about suboxone, if i were one of the 7 dwarves, i would be sneezy. Patti ps God Bless you!!!
topher0378
18 Feb 2012
LOL... yeah I will check that out.. It's so true.. I never sneezed the way I do now ever.. I can't go one day without blowing up a few times a day.. Man what a pain in the rear.. Just one more thing to chock up for reasons why I wished I never got on suboxone and just quit the OC's cold turkey.. Thanks
Inactive
18 Feb 2012
Haha, if it makes you feel any better, it would have happened with those as well, they suppress sneezes and urinating too. The blues you are having will pass, you may need to get out and be with people. Our counselor said opiate dependents tend to isolate, and if they get out and do more with others, it helps with the blues. I kinda felt like i was wearing a scarlet letter, i am fine now, but during subs and just after, i felt guilty. Forgive yourself and know you did something few can accomplish. You have come a long way, and congrats on that. Patti
hope_in_Indy
25 Feb 2012
OMG, I just started sneezing since I stopped subs 3 days ago and I was wondering why I was sneezing. I said "Where did that come from?". Thanks for posting...
iggypopgirl
27 March 2015
Hi,
I am about 14 days into suboxone W/D and I have never sneezed so much in my LIFE! Seriously, yesterday I must have sneezed 40 times or more. Each fit would be about 6 sneezes. It's embarassing. I'm trying to just take some allergy pills, and hang in there but I wpuld love to know about approximately when they subside too! I can definitely relate, but it's a goal to get off of this stuff and sometimes we Wil just have to deal. By the way, I've been on sub for almost 7 years, and jumped off at 1 milligram. I had a hard time going lower than that. Maybe the length of time and the jumping off point has something to do with it??? But I doubt it. It's just our bodies adjusting. It really is a pain in the neck though... but I feel a LOT betteR than I did about 4 days ago when I literally had to crawl sometimes to get somewhere. I just wish I had done it a long time ago. No time seemed like a gold time. There's never a good time. We just push back.
Good luck to us both and our awful sneezes... I can't wait for them to go away!!!
-iggypopgirl
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