Subutex and Anxiety: What Users Say

• tdp...
• March 6, 2015

For Opioid Use Disorder "I've been on Subutex for 5 years. I am now being tapered. I've been tapered 1 whole tablet in less than a month. I am trying my best to take care of my newborn and toddler. I have nobody at all that will help me with them so that I can come off. That's making me have panic attacks, severe depression, and anxiety. Does anybody have any helpful advice?"

• Ano...
• July 14, 2019

For Chronic Pain "I have an entrapped nerve. Used the 5 mcg patches for ages with no side effects. Then skin reaction. Then tried Fentanyl patches. I HATE feeling high. Weaned myself to 1/6 of a 12.5 mcg patch. Tried Butrans patch again because I liked it so much. Patches burned my skin even with Flonase. Taking 2 mg. Began five days ago. Day one, 2 tablets 12 hours apart. Day two, 1 tablet after 17 hours. Day three, 1 tablet after 18 hours. Day four, 1 tablet after 23 hours. For me, I need to stay really hydrated. In the first 2-3 hours after taking, I perspire profusely. I also have a ton of anxiety that subsides after about the 4th hour. Each day, I’ve gone longer between doses. I’m going to give it two weeks and see how I’m doing. I’ve had to use 1 or 2 mg of hydromorphone once a day in the first 10 hours for breakthrough pain. Once I get through the first part, I forget I’m taking it! Hope it continues to work. HATE feeling high."

• Sha...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• December 4, 2021

For Chronic Pain "I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia 12 years back. The pain was extreme the first year I was diagnosed. I was prescribed an overload of opioids and Xanax, along with the other basic treatment program. It only gave me minor relief, my life was over. The pain became so extreme, I had several shingles outbreaks, and then the shingles went into my nervous system (postherpetic neuralgia). I did some research about Subutex trials for fibro pain. I did have to beg an addiction doctor to take me on for pain management. They agreed, but I had to leave the Xanax and opioids behind to receive treatment. It was difficult to make the sudden change, my anxiety took some time to manage, but the pain relief was astounding. Finding a doctor who will use Subutex for pain management is not easy, but for me, it is worth the extra effort."