Zubsolv User Reviews & Ratings (Page 3)

• Jon...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 3, 2018

For Opioid Use Disorder "Recovering opiate addict that I got into while in college. Came back home to a world of pain, but after treatment, got started on Suboxone. Went fairly well, then insurance wanted us to switch to Zubsolv. It’s pretty much the same, but DO NOT try and go cold turkey off these meds. They will send you into the worst withdrawal of your life, worse than oxy 80mg a day for months kind of stuff. They have really helped me get my life back, and if you play by the rules and work the system, you will get better. Trust the process and want to get better. We are all with you :)"

• Tan...
• December 13, 2019

For Opioid Use Disorder "I was first put on oxycodone 30 mg 15 years ago and have had 8 back surgeries. They kept moving my medication around from 15s, 20s, and 30s. I felt like the pill was turning me into something that I didn't want to be. So I talked with my doctor about taking me off of the oxycodone after trying going cold. So my levels were 2900 on a drug screen and I had to go 5 days before they would put me on Zubsolv, well, I just about didn't make it. I had to stay home and just go through it. Once they put me on it, immediately it took all the sickness away and gave me energy like I didn't imagine. The first few days, I was like, wow. I was only taking 2 a day. The first couple of days, I would have a craving come through my mind, but I would get up and clean the house, and it only would happen for a few minutes. My brain was trying to reprogram itself. The only thing I dislike about the medicine is it makes you sleepy, but for anyone that is having withdrawals or tired of taking oxy, this is the way to go. It saved my life and it does help."

• Sha...
• December 25, 2016

For Opioid Use Disorder "Okay. My Zubsolv experience so far has been good when I actually had the medication. At this very moment, I am out, and the pharmacies in my area NEVER have them in stock. I switched from Suboxone to Zubsolv because the state insurance stopped covering Suboxone and started covering Zubsolv. Now, I don't mind this, but it's a bitch to get! They need to have their pharmacies carry it, or else a lot of you are going to be sick over the weekend because they have to order it, and they don't receive shipments during the weekend. I'm going through this right now, and tomorrow is Christmas. I called every damn pharmacy, and they all told me the same thing. Other than all the issues that come with trying to get my medicine, Zubsolv works well for me."

• Mus...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 5, 2016

For Opioid Use Disorder "About 3 months ago, I switched from Suboxone 8 mg x2 a day to Zubsolv 5.7 x2 a day. At first, I was worried that the lower mg per dose wouldn't work as well, but I have to say it works great! The taste of Suboxone always tastes like crap, but I knew soon after taking it I'd be well, so after a while, I didn't think about it. Zubsolv, on the other hand, has a pleasant mint taste, kinda like toothpaste. The major issue I had with Suboxone is constipation! I always had to take laxatives. On Zubsolv, I can honestly say I haven't been constipated at all. Zero constipation, which has been one factor in feeling well overall. If I had to choose an overall favorite drug, after looking at all the pros and cons, Zubsolv is at the top of the list."

• mea...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 22, 2019

For Opioid Use Disorder "I switched to this medication after being on methadone 130 mg for 10+ years. I had to drop the methadone down to 40 mg for 5 days, then stop completely for 4 days before I could take Zubsolv. I lost the weight I gained from methadone, got through the depressed feeling by using Lexapro. I'm now coming off Zubsolv after 1 year of 5.7 mg daily. It seems fairly easy so far, wish me luck!"

• 24 ...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 26, 2020

For Opioid Use Disorder "I have been on Zubsolv for nearly 2 years. In terms of recovery, this has been a great help, and I'm happy to say I have been clean since I got on. Occasionally, a crave comes, but that was expected. I take 5.4 mg 2x a day. My teeth are suffering. I have never had such sensitivity before, and it is causing me pain throughout the days. I am worried about what this is doing to my mouth, and I will be visiting the dentist shortly. Happy with this, and praying I don’t lose my teeth before 30."

• Sha...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 3, 2017

For Opioid Use Disorder "I finally checked myself into a clinic after 5 years. I have chronic pain issues, but I just couldn't take it anymore, I had to be off of the 75-90 mg a day Percocet habit. My doctor prescribed the Zubsolv (15 free while we wait for my PA with my insurance). He said I could take the meds at 12 hrs, but I was so afraid of precipitated withdrawals that I decided to wait 24 hrs. My husband held my hand while I cried uncontrollably because of the shaking awful WD's I was in, and I have serious medication anxiety, and I was so scared. As soon as I popped it under my tongue, it began breaking down. The flavor was pleasant enough. Within just moments, I felt like a new person. Highly recommend so far!!"

• mac...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 25, 2018

For Opioid Use Disorder "I have been on opiates for 17 years after a truck rear-ended me from a dead stop. I went to this pain doctor who is to help me get off the pain pills, not to keep you on them. I started a few weeks ago, using Zubsolv 5.7-12.1.4. I did my research on this drug and found it to be stronger than the subs. I must say how easy it is and was for me to adjust to them. It is a very clean drug treatment. I take three a day, still a little pain I do have, but to me, this is a Godsend. For me, this is not about getting a buzz, like I see so many do with the subs. First month, I am keeping a logged paperback book for me to write down my problems if I have any."

• Nis...
• March 2, 2017

For Opioid Use Disorder "I've been taking Suboxone for about 5 years, buying them from a friend. She tends to oversell her extras, and at least a few times per year, I end up in withdrawal when I run out. I finally went to a doctor to get my own script, but since my insurance doesn't cover Suboxone, he put me on Zubsolv. So far, I feel fine. My only issue is the pill form. I was taking 4 mg of Sub a day, half of an 8 mg film. Now I'm taking half of a 5.7 mg Zubsolv tablet, which means cutting the tab in half. I've accidentally crushed half and had to scoop it up and get it under my tongue, which worries me because I'm afraid I'm losing some of it this way. The taste is actually better, like a breath mint. I miss the strips, but I'm keeping an open mind!"

• CF ...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 8, 2017

For Opioid Use Disorder "I have been on Suboxone for several years, first for addiction to pain pills, now for pain management. I was switched to Zubsolv for insurance reasons, and I was in withdrawals in 3 hours. I don't understand why or how most of these people on here say it works for them, but for me, it has been awful! Why do the drug and insurance companies have to mess with something that is working!"

• DYa...
• October 20, 2018

For Opioid Use Disorder "I absolutely believe that this medication saved my life! The fact that I am able to fall asleep without lying awake for hours with racing thoughts is nothing short of a miracle. When I first get up, I feel like looking forward to the day. I once again can function and not suffer from physical sickness!!"

• Anonymous
• November 27, 2019

For Opioid Use Disorder "I began taking Zubsolv back in March for my opiate addiction. The very first day, I threw up all day long and couldn't leave the bed. It was my fault, though. Make sure you let the pill completely dissolve before swallowing, or you're going for a ride on the tilt-a-hurl. Once I began taking it correctly, the urges were gone. I've put on 30 lbs since then, and I feel great. I am choosing to lower my dosage next month to begin the weaning process. I never thought I would be able to turn away from my drug of choice, but it has been so much easier with this medicine. I didn't have insurance, but I qualified for the Zubsolv patient assistance program, so if that's what's stopping you from getting help, there's your answer. Have your doctor give you an application for them."

• Lad...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 15, 2019

For Opioid Use Disorder "My insurance wanted me to switch from Suboxone strips to Zubsolv. I really haven't had any problems. It is small and has a mint taste. That's better than that 'orange' taste. I kinda like it better. I take 2 a day. I would like to get back to 1 a day. But overall, it works fine for me."

• bem...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 9, 2019

For Opioid Use Disorder "I changed from Bunavail to Zubsolv. It was a mistake for me. It was fine when first started. No problems. Problems came when I tried to wean off Zubsolv. I had full-force panic attacks. I went to the emergency room 3 times. I was given hydroxyzine to counter it. That was not always helpful. That made me very sleepy. Now I am very miserable due to being afraid to take too much Zubsolv, anxiety, and panic or not enough and feel very bad and add too much sleepy drug to function properly. I want to get totally off it."

• Dou...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 2, 2018

For Opioid Use Disorder "This medicine saved my life. I was on it for 2 years and just finished 3 months ago. The withdrawal was mild due to how I tapered off. My only issue with it was the withdrawal symptoms seemed to last slightly longer than your standard pain pill type medication. But I would highly recommend it, just make sure you’re ready to commit to this medicine. Anyone that’s taking this or Suboxone needs to taper properly or you’ll have a really bad time."

• Zub...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 10, 2017

For Opioid Use Disorder "2 years on generic Suboxone tablets (Roxane Labs or Amneal brands only decent generics). I've tried to taper with my doctor once but mentally wasn't ready. Dosage was 16 mg/day or 2x8 mg/day. Found out my insurance copay is the same on Zubsolv (name brand) as generic Suboxone. Strange, I thought, since name brand Suboxone films AND Bunavail are still PRE-AUTH ONLY. Now, bear with me. Films have been on the market for years, but Zubsolv is $10 overnight? Ok. It's been about 10 days since starting Zubsolv, 5.7 mg x 2/day. No way this is a competitor to Suboxone. I love the under 10-minute dissolving time AND toothpaste flavor. My wife asked if I've been taking my medicine. Yep. I'm irritable, short-tempered, VERY lethargic. Zubsolv acts as a really, is a different drug for me."

• Anonymous
• January 24, 2017

For Opioid Use Disorder "The taste is disgusting. I was on Suboxone for years, now have to take this via my insurance. I now have chronic stomach pain and nausea, and like others have said, it barely stays in your system. I feel sick every morning until I take it."

• Far...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 9, 2017

For Opioid Use Disorder "I have been using oxy for over a year and a half daily for the last 3 months. I knew I needed help to get off of these drugs, and so I went to seek help from a doctor. He prescribed me Zubsolv... and after 15 hours of being in withdrawal, I took my first dose and went hard into precipitated withdrawal. The doctor was sure that enough time had passed using the Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS method), but maybe I have a slow metabolism?!? It was terrible for the first 24 hours. However, I am now finishing up my second day on the medication, taking two pills a day, and my withdrawal symptoms are gone. I still feel very achy in my joints and just have been lying in bed, but this medication has really given me hope that I can stay strong and off of using. Give it a chance!"

• Jad...
• May 2, 2015

For Opioid Use Disorder "I have been switched to Zubsolv from Suboxone 8 mg. So far, I am not feeling as fatigued as I used to on the Suboxone. The effects of the Zubsolv do hit you faster. However, I am worried about how long the medicine will last. I am afraid it won't last as long as my Suboxone strip did."

• Bea...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 11, 2017

For Opioid Use Disorder "I was addicted to heroin in high doses for almost a year and was unsuccessfully trying to get clean the whole time, getting all the way through cold turkey detox and relapsing once I felt better and the cravings took hold. I'd taken Suboxone in the past but only because it got me REALLY high and not as a maintenance med. After a week clean with immense cravings, I started on Zubsolv maintenance and have had almost zero cravings since. I much prefer the taste and dissolve time to Subs, however, I do find that if I sleep in too long and don't take my morning dose on time, I wake up very sick and start vomiting (extremely painful vomiting at that) until my dose kicks in after 30-60 minutes. I still highly recommend it, I have my life back!!"

• pia...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 8, 2017

For Opioid Use Disorder "I have been on and off Suboxone for years from taking pain pills for bad neck pain and headaches. I was doing great for a few months until my doctor prescribed me Zubsolv 2 months ago. I noticed immediately I felt withdrawal symptoms and shortly afterward I started having stomach problems. I gradually became deathly ill and have been in and out of the ER 3 times with all kinds of GI problems, along with a feeling of gas pains all over from my feet, head to my hands. Bad headache, trouble breathing, blurred vision, cannot think clearly, depression, and so on. I think there is something else in Zubsolv that is doing this as I have racked my brain with how this all started. I have episodes of delirium and feel like I'm not going to make it."

• Aut...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 24, 2017

For Opioid Use Disorder "I was addicted to pain meds after surgery at 20. Then I started doing heroin to stay out of W/D. Seven long years later on heroin, I heard a news clip for Suboxone heading here from Europe. I jumped on the phone and got an appointment. It went great. I went through W/D for 72 hours, dying all the way through. The doctor started with 1-8 mg Sub., then 2, then 3. Finally, it worked for me (24 mg). I have been on Suboxone almost 17 happy years. One day my doctor wanted to switch me to Zubsolv because he had 15 free sample scripts and wanted me to try it. At first, it was amazing (11-4) 2x a day, 4 hours later, I was W/D. It's horrible for me. It does not work for everyone. I'm back on Subs and back to my life. Zubsolv can't compare to my Suboxone!"

• Ali...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 9, 2018

For Opioid Use Disorder "I hate this medicine so much. I was a heroin addict for two and a half years, and I stopped by taking Suboxone. I’ve been taking Suboxone for about seven months, and it worked perfectly fine. But then I lost half my script, and when I went to the doctor to figure out what to do, he said he would prescribe me Zubsolv for the remaining amount of time because he said the pharmacy wouldn’t prescribe me Suboxone again. Zubsolv has been making me feel like I’m wired, but not in a good way, giving me horrible headaches, nausea, and making my BP go up so high, and I don’t know why it’s doing this. I still have a week to go taking it, and this is literally pure torture."

• sco...
• June 23, 2018

For Opioid Use Disorder "I started taking Suboxone twelve years ago (2006), and initially, I was prescribed four 8 mg tablets a day (32 mg), which, in all honesty, was too much. I had nearly a 30-year heroin addiction and have the same war stories everyone else has with their addiction. I stayed on the Suboxone up until three years ago when my insurance no longer covered them and was switched to Zubsolv pills. I started taking one 5.7 tab and then two 1.4 tablets a day. I once tried to wean myself off of the Suboxone and did fairly good getting down to a 2 mg piece. When I looked at how small a 2 mg piece is, I had the brilliant idea that since it was such a small piece, I could just stop, never been more wrong about anything in my life! Now that I've been on the Zubsolv for three years, I've asked my PCP to start titrating off of them and have gotten down to just one 5.7 mg and one 0.70 mg tablet and feel fine."

• Lad...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 13, 2019

"I've been using Suboxone 8's for about 4 years now. Recently, my insurance required me to switch to Subsolv (5.7). With the exception of keeping the physical dependent withdrawals at bay, this hasn't helped with the intense chronic pain much at all. It's been just a week now, and I'm not impressed. I had decided to continue trying through a full month to give it a fair trial, but I am pretty much already regretting it. I hurt, and it's not doing the job. Maybe this is far more successful in the opioid repentance fight, but as help with my crazy intense chronic nerve pain, it's not worth it. All I can say is no wonder it's so much less expensive. Not worth the switch for me."