Belbuca User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)

• COL...
• May 23, 2016

For Chronic Pain "I had a serious back injury November 5th, yr 2000. I have had all types of aquatic therapy, physical therapy, stimulation therapy, and multiple types of different pain and muscle relaxers. After only being on Belbuca for less than a month, it's the first time I can get up in the morning without help and am able to tie my own shoelaces. This medicine is a miracle for me, and the most surprising thing is there are no side effects. Love tying my own shoelaces again!!!!"

• Nic...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 13, 2018

For Chronic Pain "Belbuca was a godsend for me. I felt so cloudy with oxycodone for my chronic pain, and it seemed like my dose was slowly creeping up. I've been on 750 mcg Belbuca twice a day now for the past year. I feel so much better and feel I have my life and mind back!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 2, 2018

For Chronic Pain "I have been on Suboxone for six years due to seronegative spondylitis. I have had to have several back surgeries. Went to Belbuca, but now it doesn’t help and I needed to go to Norco for pain and nerve damage, and Norco won’t work unless it’s a high dosage. I’m miserable."

• Nig...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 15, 2019

For Chronic Pain "I have left foot drop as well as control issues with my bladder and bowels. The only thing I’ve found to help is Oxycodone 20 mg to help with breakthrough pain. I have to take 1-3 20 mg pills just to dull the sharp nerve pain. Not 1 ER pain med has helped with controlling the excruciating pain. The absolute only way I can get comfortable when the pain starts is with Oxycodone. My pain doctor suggested that we try Belbuca. We started with 150 mg for 1 month. Yes, it’s EXTREMELY expensive, it was $399 my portion, and I did not feel anything. The second month was 300 mg with similar results. The third month was 450 mg with similar results. I’m halfway through my 4th month with the 600 mg, and I’m having the same results."

• Car...
• August 6, 2018

For Chronic Pain "Besides being expensive, Belbuca is not effective whatsoever for pain. It may be suitable to help relieve withdrawal from other opioids, but it has no effect to relieve pain for me. Since the drug manufacturers have changed the formulas in hydrocodone, there are no more medications except Percocet or Zohydro that will provide relief. Expect to live in pain now as the result of the opioid scam, which has practically eliminated manufacturers like Activis, which made safe and effective Norco. I have discontinued the use of Belbuca after 4 days of use. I hope I do not have any withdrawal issues, for I was not in withdrawal when I tried it last Wednesday."

• Buc...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 1, 2016

For Chronic Pain "I have been on this medicine for only about a week. The first day I took it, I got a migraine, and the pain relief was similar to Tylenol or ibuprofen. The next day (day 2), I took my daily dose (I may either take 1 at a time twice a day or 2 at a time one time per day), so I took two this time, and I felt much better than day one. My body adjusted well. My dose that I was given was VERY small to begin, but my doctor said he will up my dose in December at my follow-up visit. I take it every day (BUCCAL FILM), which tastes minty but can get stuck on my teeth and takes 30 mins to dissolve. It kicks in about 20-45 mins after taking, but I get the full effect HOURS afterwards. Ok start to a new life without hardcore pain meds. Not great, but ok."

• Dev...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 20, 2017

For Chronic Pain "I hate reading reviews before I take a med because it does have a placebo effect on you whether it'll work or not. (If you're doing this, stop! Just take the meds and see how it works for YOU.) But I was put on Belbuca after misusing Vicodin from chronic pain and disc replacement surgery. Vicodin helped, but the dosage wasn’t enough, and I abused it. But Belbuca never helped my pain. Started at 300 and had WDs, so bumped to 600mg and helped WDs, but not pain. I had breakthrough meds, but Belbuca renders them useless. I ended up taking more BT meds trying to help pain on bad days, but then sent red flags to my doc. He didn’t seem to get Belbuca did not work for me. Withdrawals are GOD AWFUL."

• Bel...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 22, 2019

For Chronic Pain "Not as effective as I hoped it would be for my chronic pain that is a result of osteoarthritis in both of my knees. It did help somewhat, just not nearly as much as I was hoping it would. This medicine would work better for someone who has mild/slightly moderate chronic pain that needs round-the-clock medication."

• Amb...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 27, 2018

For Chronic Pain "I have chronic pancreatitis. I was prescribed Belbuca 300. It did help somewhat for my pain. Although the side effects were awful. I was trading pain for some kind of lethargic, very sick state. At work, I was told to get more sleep, although I slept 10 hours plus. I was nauseated, dizzy, with mild pain. When I told my doctor, he said it was normal. So I continued for 30 days. I just couldn't take it. I asked him if there was anything else. He said no. For me, he wanted me to take a higher dosage. I couldn't agree. I need to go to work, I need something else, not being lethargic!"

• Khe...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 27, 2022

For Pain "My pain intervention physician changed my medication from Oxycodone 10 mg to this buccal pain patch. I have used dermal patches such as Duragesic in the past years, but it didn't absorb well. I told my doctor, and he said that this Belbuca of a mid dose should work better. Well... this medication is such a joke! I have had 4 back surgeries since 2009. But the pain I needed relief from was recent weeks of a bilateral total knees done at the same time! Since being pulled off my years of Oxy use, I was just pulled off (withdrawals or not)! This buccal film that this new medication releases medication is a very poor way for absorption to control pain. The little patch either didn't stick inside my cheek, or stuck to the outside of my teeth, or just stuck to my finger! This was the worst pain relief med I have ever taken. ZERO pain relief! Plus my Oxy withdrawals that I experienced post-recent total knees and back pain. Thank you, government, for actually caring about us real patients with pain."

• Wre...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• December 16, 2019

For Chronic Pain "This medication has worked great for my chronic pain in my knees and hip, a lot of which is related to my multiple sclerosis. I take 450 mcg every 12 hours and up to four 5 mg oxycodone tablets per day for breakthrough pain. This combination plus viscosupplementation shots in my knees has worked wonders for me. I just started seeing this new pain management doctor several months ago, and they have by far been the best I've seen so far, and unfortunately, I've had to try several different doctors before finding this one that actually helps me. I highly recommend this med for chronic pain, but also suggested asking the doctor for breakthrough meds just in case :)"

• SCa...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• December 28, 2019

For Chronic Pain "Belbuca is great, absolutely a godsend. If you have real pain, this is exactly what the doctor ordered. My ex-doctor could make much more money by switching me over to spinal injections. He was just interested in being able to charge my insurance company much more money for the injections in my back. I overheard him saying to the PA who handled my regular visits. I was under the impression that a physician was supposed to help, not cause any harm to a patient, not to manage his service on how much money he could make before his retirement. My brother took injections for four years, and now he is in a wheelchair for life. After having his lower legs amputated at the knee because of blood flow in his lower extremities directly due to pain/steroid injections in his lower back, according to his new neurologist, there was no medical reason to switch to spinal injections because his previous medications were well managed and properly used."

• One...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 26, 2023

For Chronic Pain "This is month 2 on Belbuca. There are a lot of misconceptions. My experience. The pain relief is not the best, but you also have to remember that you won’t feel it kick in like you do with oxy, but it is still working. Another thing is after being on opioids for so long, your pain tolerance is not that great. There is pain in life. We just have to be selective when we resort to opioids. I agree it doesn’t work a full 12 hours, more likely, 8 hours is a more realistic expectation. Make sure you get meds for breakthrough pain unless you are using them to get off oxy. The goal is to keep the little square on your cheek until the yellow dissolves. So if you feel it folding up, you can tell by touching it with your tongue. If the entire thing comes out, if there is still yellow on the other side, put it back. If your mouth is dry, take a sip of something sweet so your saliva glands start working, and try putting it on your cheek again. You can pretty much tell if the medication dissolves."

• Big...
• January 30, 2020

For Chronic Pain "It did not work very well and seemed more like a placebo. I stopped taking it, and it took a few days to get over the withdrawal. I feel a lot better. I think it was interacting with other meds I take and making me feel ill."

• Sil...
• September 12, 2019

For Chronic Pain "I want to add my support for this medicine, Belbuca. I have been part of the 'get off of schedule II meds' situation going on right now, as my PM doc is scared of losing her license. She is trying to be proactive in moving some patients that she could off of the schedule II's and onto a lower schedule pain medicine. I commend her for this, as we still have some time right now to do this instead of being forced to. Not to mention, my intestines have issues absorbing pills due to the many surgeries I have had... so the cheek patch is a definite benefit for me. I have been titrating upward to the top dose, now at 900 mcgs every 12 hours. I have noticed that it isn't perfect, but certainly can hold its own. It takes away a good portion of the pain for roughly 8ish hours (supposed to be 12, but realistically for me is 8). At that point, I will try to use another med (maybe tramadol will be that one) to keep me calm until I can take my next Belbuca."

• Sic...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 27, 2016

For Chronic Pain "Pretty much a revised low-abuse pain medicine that doesn't work. Maybe the few that have gotten relief are having a placebo effect. Ibuprofen, in my opinion, is more effective. Garbage, I would like a refund, waste of time."

• n2f...
• April 21, 2017

For Chronic Pain "I have been given the Butrans patches, and then I was taken off them due to an allergic reaction with them. Then I was put onto the 150 mcg of the Belbuca. I was on that for months, and I was being honest with the doctor and told them that it wasn't helping with my pain, so they upped it to the 300 mcg and left me on it for 2 months, and still no relief. I just had a visit this month, and I was just upped again, and once again my unused meds are being flushed in front of me because I go to a pain clinic and am now taking 450 mcg, and needless to say, this junk still is not working. I have had shot after shot and have even had surgery. I don't know what else to do. All I want is relief, is that too much to ask? They claim this is the only thing they have."

• Mat...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 18, 2019

For Chronic Pain "I have ankylosing spondylitis, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis. Have been on pain meds since 1998. I have atrial fibrillation, so the doc wanted me off methadone. I have been taking five 5 mg methadone a day with four 20 mg oxy for breakthrough. Like everyone else, it used to be a lot higher. Doc had me try the 600 mcg Belbuca. It made me go into rapid withdrawal, and I haven’t felt right since. Husband called 911 because my heartbeat went way high, and I passed out. I have always reacted to meds differently from most people. Just be careful and start a low dose. Sad thing is that my pain went away before it happened."

• Mr...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 11, 2019

For Chronic Pain "After reading these reviews, I'm scared to start taking Belbuca. I have a C6 spinal cord injury. Chronic pain in arms, hands, and neck. I have tried oxycodone, hydrocodone, and Morphabond. I am currently taking Lyrica, baclofen, and midodrine for low blood pressure. Hopefully, the Belbuca will work, but I'm already dizzy from the Lyrica and low blood pressure. My pain level is a constant 8 pretty much every day. I'm skeptical about this drug, but I will try it because pain sucks. Hopefully, I won't get the side effects everyone else is having. My first dose is tomorrow morning, 600 mg every 12 hrs, hope it works. This drug is over 800 dollars a month, I paid 80 out of pocket."

• Not...
• August 23, 2016

For Chronic Pain "I have severe Ha's (headaches) daily from two bulging discs in my neck and a growth on my brain that adds to the Ha's. I have arthritis in my right knee from two knee surgeries. I started out with trying many different oral pain meds. I was tired of taking so many pills with hardly any pain relief. I asked my physician about Suboxone; she prescribed it for my pain. I was sooo happy!! No highs/lows and I felt myself again! Then, my insurance stopped covering it unless prescribed for addiction. I was prescribed Subutex 8 mg 2x/day, which worked just as well; insurance still refused payment. After a year, I was given Belbuca 450 mcg every 12 hrs; insurance paid. I'm not getting near the relief I had when on Subutex. I don't like it!!"

• JJJ...
• January 8, 2017

For Chronic Pain "Since 0 wasn't an option, I had to select 1. This medication is a waste of time and money! I suffer from chronic pain syndrome, massive muscle contractions, tumors in my spine, and severe overactive nerves, which cause trigger points from my neck to my lower back. I am so beyond miserable because the pain is excruciating! I was taking 10/325 of Percocet, but my pain management doctor wanted to take me completely off of it due to the risk of addiction, so she switched me to Belbuca a month ago, and I have no relief! It does not work! I cry and lay around all day because it hurts to move! I was started on 300 mcg, then 2 weeks later, I was bumped up to 600 mcg. I have not felt any pain relief yet. I do NOT recommend this to anyone!"

• Chi...
• September 2, 2016

For Chronic Pain "I've been on multiple different pain meds for chronic spine issues. The pain doctor decided to switch me to this new pain medicine with promising results. This is my third dose, and stomach pain and nausea begin 45 minutes after every single dose. It seems to subside a little towards the eighth hour or so. This medicine has zero effect on pain, it just creates more by adding the stomach pain. This medicine is being pushed because it has a low potential for abuse thanks to the junkies. That's fine, but make sure it works before you release it. All of the complaints about this drug will make it a short-lived one. Doctors will push it hard in the beginning, but patients will push back. Complete garbage, and a waste of money. Thanks, Endo Pharmaceuticals, for the stomach pain."

• Ros...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 24, 2023

For Chronic Pain "I am new to Belbuca. I have neurofibromatosis. It affects the nerves and can cause severe pain when it surrounds the nerves in places in the body. I was on fentanyl 100 mcg and 15 mg of oxycodone. I got the Belbuca and have not had the painful withdrawal that is associated with fentanyl, and it can last 7 to 10 days. The best thing for me after being on fentanyl for 10 years."

• rev...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• May 18, 2023

For Chronic Pain "I've used Belbuca buccal patch for about a year or so. I use 450 mcg twice daily. Twice I've been taken off Belbuca, and each time the chronic pain sites started making themselves well known. I used to use hydrocodone tablets with 800 mg of ibuprofen dosing together. That did a pretty good job, but pain management was vacillating. Belbuca offered a consistent dose of medication and controlled most chronic pains well. There are always breakthrough pains, and it is a hassle not being able to take hydrocodone for that pain. I use my 800 mg ibuprofen with CBD/THC 1:1 ratio dosing to control the breakthrough pain. I have seizure-like events (brain communication internal malfunction), and the CBD/THC really helps with that, too - so bonus. I experience constant trouble getting Belbuca. Because of politicians who know little, opiates are tough to get, but Belbuca is more of a struggle to get than hydrocodone. Every month, many phone calls. I am thankful for the Belbuca and CBD/THC."

• The...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 9, 2022

For Chronic Pain "I've used this for 2 weeks, it has been a horrible experience. Patches stopped sticking due to heat, so my pain guy (I refuse to call these 'guys' doctors) prescribed Belbuca (pretty sure that's Latin for 'placebo'). So now, 2 weeks into non-medicated severe pain, I have to ride it out until my next appointment in 2 weeks. Save yourself the month of pain and frustration. Do not accept this garbage from your doctor. It says to put the yellow side against your cheek, but the white side is far stickier, so it sticks to your teeth, not your cheek. Out of 28 I've used, I got a bit of relief for a few hours 3 or 4 times, should last 12 hours. It's a major pain to use, and if you accidentally swallow it, it is dangerous. 1600% more expensive than any comparable medication."