Buprenorphine / naloxone and Sick: What Users Say (Page 2)

• Chi...
• April 30, 2016

Buprenorphine / naloxone for Opioid Use Disorder "Awful! This med is so bad. Doesn't stick to cheek or absorb the BUP. It had me doubting myself. And... ahhhhhhh... Why are they pushing this BS? Worst 2 weeks I have had in treatment. Sick, withdrawing, but go back to Dr. Tuesday to change back to Suboxone, almost relapsed. Hating the insurance now for only covering this stuff?"

• Sie...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 6, 2021

Buprenorphine / naloxone for Opioid Use Disorder "I've tried Suboxone many times trying to get sober. Each time, I've only lasted about 9 months, and I'd relapse - not because the medication doesn't work, because it does, and it's helped me tremendously. But I'm about 8 months clean on Suboxone, and they've raised my dose a couple of times. I'm now taking two 12s a day, and I feel like it's not helping anymore. I'm starting to feel sick all the time, even after dosing. I don't want to relapse this time and don't know what to do."

• Tar...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• March 11, 2025

Buprenorphine / naloxone "I've been on the lowest dose of the brand name Suboxone films 2.5 for over 7 years through my pain management physician who prescribed it off-label to address my complicated set of health issues. In the past, before Suboxone, various doctors had me on everything under the sun, and it nearly killed me. I have used the generic Alvogen, but it made me feel ill and foggy, plus I wanted to sleep all the time. I went immediately back to the brand name until this January when my insurance company denied the continuation of any brand name medications. Money, not patient care, is the bottom line. I'm back on Alvogen and sick as a dog. I'm also fighting them to regain the original Suboxone that never made me sick and helped with daily pain levels. I know a lot about generics as a former pharmaceutical tech, and many cut corners to increase profit at the patient's detriment. Ask your doctor to write DAW on the Rx to get the better drug if you feel the generic isn't doing its job."

• Tha...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• June 12, 2019

For Opioid Use Disorder "I have been interchangeably taking Suboxone 8 mg/2 mg and the Sandoz, and I work a very physical job. The Sandoz brand is stronger, no doubt. The part that gets me is that people can come on here and say they aren’t as good but have the symptoms of overdosing on Suboxone. One person referred to sulfur breath, this always happens when I take too much Suboxone. People complaining of lethargy and sickness, these are signs of overdosing. Try taking less than normal, and you will see."

• Joe...
• September 28, 2019

For Opioid Use Disorder "This is the best generic buprenorphine/naloxone tablet. My pharmacy, over the years, keeps switching brands, and I get sick if I am not taking the Amneal brand."

• Kay...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• March 14, 2020

Buprenorphine / naloxone for Opioid Use Disorder "Commenting to Tito, you can now get an injection! No need for vomiting or getting sick! As your provider."