Subutex and Fatigue: What Users Say

• Joe...
• November 24, 2016

For Opioid Use Disorder "Self-educate, self-education, self-educate. Learn everything you can before starting Suboxone, and make sure it's right for your situation. For people with large dose dependence, it is a great tool, for people with small doses under 60-80 mg oxycodone, I do not recommend it, that's like killing an ant with a sledgehammer. It takes my cravings and withdrawal symptoms completely away, my use was about 150 mg oxycodone a day. Yes, it does have a pretty nasty withdrawal itself when stopped. It's less intense but lasts far longer than oxy withdrawals. Low and slow is the name of the game. Take your time on reducing dosage and go as low as possible. I was down to .0325 milligrams when I jumped. I had low energy for about 8 weeks after stopping."

• Che...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 28, 2020

For Opioid Use Disorder "I have been on Subutex for a couple of years after 25 years of methadone maintenance. It was a godsend. I strongly recommend it for opiate addiction. It was also helping with severe pain due to severe osteoarthritis, but not a lot. I stopped taking it at 0.4 mg two weeks ago and, apart from fatigue, am absolutely fine. It was my own idea to detox. Feeling mentally positive. Hope this helps."

• Bup...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• March 16, 2020

For Opioid Use Disorder "Don’t take subs for longer than a few weeks. Make sure you get down to about 0.25 mg before you kick. Have been on subs for 10 years. It only did ruin my stomach. Ruined my ability to sleep. But it did this under the supervision of a doctor. This drug is not meant for long-term use. I have gotten down to 0.25 mg, but because I have been on it for 10 years, the withdrawal was terrible. Worse than any opiate withdrawal. 13 days into it and I still can’t sleep. Can’t move because my body is so fatigued and the chills and body aches remain. Don’t take this medication longer than it takes to detox. It will ruin your life."