Experiences with

Buprenorphine and Naloxone

I am taking 2.05 Buprenorphine and Naloxone. No sleep at night and an hour nap during the day. I will not give in!! I’ve done the normal things like hot showers, screaming and crying, etc. Is there any other pain medication that will help? Sue I am sorry I missed your TV (?)

Planning to ask MD to try Buprenorphine/ naloxone on my next visit. Hydrocodone initially worked but minimally helpful at this point.

Initially, I was prescribed opioids to help with this transition; a month ago my Dr. switched me to buprenorphine/naloxone 2 mg/.5 mg. Most nights I take a half of a tablet. I really dislike being on this medication. I can easily sleep 9-12 hours, and am experiencing severe constipation.

Also known as Buprenorphine and Naloxone 2 mg/0.5 mg. It is a sublingual film that I put under my tongue. It was life changing. My first dose was at noon, and I slept all night with no kicking. It was nothing short of amazing. Life was worth living again.

Anyway, we finally obtained Suboxone (Buprenorphine/Naloxone) locally through a g.p. who also sees patients at an addiction treatment center. After hearing a full history and reviewing the research articles she was agreeable to prescribing the Suboxone.

Today, my doctor was quite amenable to my trying Suboxone (the Buprenorphine/Naloxone med). I will receive the sublingual film version at the minimum dosage (2 mg) available here in Canada. I plan on splitting it. Hopefully into quarters, if possible.

Lately due to frequent cold I have to increase Buprenorphine and Naloxone to 1.5 mg sublingually (3 quarters of film (2 mg), then I have experienced horrendous heart palpitation and my heart rate goes down to 42 to 44 /minute.

Perhaps those who have been declined Buprenorphine could try again and ask for Suboxone version of buprenorphine which contains naloxone - just a thought

I tried methadone ( didn’t like the drug hangover), oxycodone ( worked fairly well for about 8 months) and am now on Buprenorphine/Naloxone sublingual film 1/5 or 1/4 of a film in evening. For the most that has been working pretty well.

Shelgikar suggested I try Suboxone sublingual film 0.5 mg (500 mcg) buprenorphine + .125mg naloxone. These films come in 2 mg doses so you have to cut them into quarters to get the .5mg. Hallelujah brothers and sisters!! It has been absolutely amazing.

Do I increase the gabapentin or just settle with the buprenorphine/naloxone if it works for me? I am feeling a little lost now in what I should be doing.

So I started with 1/4 tablet of a 2mg buprenorphine/ 1/2mg naloxone. It worked quickly and completely within 20 mins and lasted about 6hrs. I then found the rls was kicking in and I was dealing with the gabapentin side effects. That was a rough few days.

My restless legs have gone worse each time i increase dose i am on 150mg now doctor wants to increase it even more but i am not keen, as well as restless legs getting severe again also burning feet and hands worse, still refuses to let me try Buprenorphine, as i think receptors were damage in the brain

For me having successfully blocked RLS with buprenorphine thanks to this forum's advice, I found that the side effects were not so easy to overcome. I have done a lot of varying practical work varying patches, sublingual tablets and dosage programmes.

I am wondering whether there's anyone out there that has had heartburn caused by Buprenorphine? Also I am thinking of asking my neuro for patches in case the Bup is causing the problem.

I weaned off Ropinirole, but i have nothing for the withdrawal symptoms, i have been asking for Buprenorphine, but they would not prescribe it, a secretary to one of the neurologists at Coventry Hospital told me the reason was they could not prescribe was i suffered impulse gambling and hyper sex Now

The Buprenorphine tablet's are helping my RLS but he has prescribed 0.4mcg 3 times a day and I need to take 4. I have given our Surgery information and posters from the RLS Society but they didn't put the posters up and I don't think that they have bothered to read any of the information.

I have been quiet for a while because I have been in so much pain with the fractured vertebrae and my leg's although they have been helped by the Buprenorphine 0.4 mcg Sublingual tablets. My Dr. prescribed 3 a day but I usually have to take 4 because my RLS isn't just at night.

he has agreed the Buprenorphine sounds like the best plan of attach for me but he wants bloods taken again first to rule out magnesium deficiency.

Question for SueJohnson Sue I spoke to you before about going on Buprenorphine and what seems to be the affects I am going through. I am breathless, I am suffering with Giddiness. I am terribly stressed and depressed to a stage where I don t see the point in living anymore.