Suboxone and Constipation: What Users Say (Page 2)

• Car...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• February 23, 2025

For Opioid Use Disorder "I'm responding to the complaints about constipation. Suboxone doesn't seem as constipating as methadone was (2 weeks no poop!), but a healthy gut is important to overall health. I've been through every conceivable laxative you can think of during my lifelong addiction. I can't prescribe to others, but I can tell you what works for me. My friend, who is a doctor specializing in addictions, told me it wasn't more roughage I needed, it was more bulk. She recommended Metamucil. I was skeptical, but she never steered me wrong. I decided to go with plain uncolored, unflavored psyllium husk. It's not fast working, but when it works, everything is easy and normal. You just have to take it every day as directed. If you can't wait and are desperate, go ahead and take something fast-acting and then start your daily regimen. And thank me later. Oh, and use a Squatty Potty. I've never had such easy and normal bowel movements. That great and complete empty feeling!"

• phi...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 27, 2013

For Opioid Use Disorder "Taking 8 mg Suboxone a day... a lifesaver! Negatives for me are constipation and a ridiculous amount of saliva buildup in my mouth 5 to 10 minutes after I place it under my tongue."