Bunavail and Headaches: What Users Say

• Tam...
• July 3, 2017

For Opioid Use Disorder "I would rather deal with the long dissolve time of Bunavail than the horrible taste, shorter effect, and headaches you get from Subs (Suboxone orange sublingual strips). In my personal experience, it takes about an hour in my cheek to get the full effect, but not dissolve completely. That effect is an all-day one versus Subs. On the Subs, I'd have to use a little more after a few hours. Plus a pounding headache if I wasn't careful. On the Bunavail, all of my withdrawal symptoms are gone, I have energy and a great mood. It does the exact same thing as the Subs do, you just have to be patient with the way it's delivered into your system. Which is apparently something half the people out there aren't capable of, judging from the comments."

• Lil...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 2, 2016

For Opioid Use Disorder "This medication gave me headaches from the very first dose. They lasted 3 weeks. I volunteered to try Bunavail, so I stuck it out for 3 full months. I have to admit these have been the worst three months ever. I would sweat all day. Hot yet had the chills, I couldn't enjoy food. I forced myself to eat. I would start having withdrawals 4-5 hours after I took it. The ungodly hunk of slime that was left over after an hour would float all over my mouth. This drug sucks. Today I got put back on subs, and I kid you not I feel amazing. I am normal again, if I missed a dose or two of subs, I was fine. With this Bunavail, I had to do more than I was supposed to just to feel normal. I wouldn't recommend anyone to switch to this crap."

• Wis...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 22, 2017

For Opioid Use Disorder "Bunavail is a great alternative to Suboxone films. There is no 30-minute wait for it to dissolve, and one can carry on with normal activities while it is adhered to the cheek. It also has far better bioavailability, so less of the medicine is wasted in the digestive tract. Also, I've had fewer headaches from Bunavail than Suboxone. The only problem is getting them to properly adhere to your cheek. Sometimes they roll up like a scroll, or wad up and turn into a ball of mush. This wastes a film, and none of us have 'extra' Bunavail to use if this should happen (as the manufacturer suggests)! There are no instructions as to how long they should remain adhered, either. I love Bunavail, but this issue is beyond frustrating!"

• HBP...
• July 17, 2017

For Opioid Use Disorder "I was on 16 mg of Suboxone for about 3 months before I switched to Bunavail. On Suboxone, I just couldn't maintain a normal life. I had such terrible headaches, I relapsed every week. I couldn't keep switching from the medication to my addiction, and I was sick of it all. I thought I was doomed to be an addict. My doctor suggested I switch to Bunavail and started me at 8 mg a day. It was, for me, a life changer. I wasn't experiencing the terrible headaches, and I didn't keep relapsing. No cravings! Now I'm tapering off, I'm down to around a half mg a day. I don't think this was even possible for me on Suboxone."

• jlc...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 3, 2016

For Opioid Use Disorder "Insurance would not pay for Suboxone, so I was given Bunavail, and it sucks in comparison. Bunavail gave me headaches, and I had to take twice the amount to feel okay, but it still gave me a down and out feeling. It did, however, keep the urge to use down, but it made me wish I had never started taking these."

• Let...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 15, 2017

For Opioid Use Disorder "I was told my dosing of Bunavail is equivalent to taking a whole 8 mg Suboxone. I left the office still not feeling well. I was told it is effective within 30 minutes, it took 50 minutes to be able to stomach food, and my headache lightened up a little. About two hours later, I all of a sudden felt withdrawal again. I thought to myself, why is this happening? Why am I back to feeling worse? I couldn't help but question what was happening, I did some research. They're lying when they tell you it's equivalent to Suboxone. They straight up state they give you less buprenorphine so that there's less chance of buprenorphine on the street or less chance of being abused. Doesn't matter how it's taken. They try tricking you."

• 785...
• October 16, 2015

For Opioid Use Disorder "Won't dissolve, takes forever. Severe headaches after 20 minutes of taking."