This sweating includes night sweats so bad that I have to change pajamas 4 times per night. During the day, these episodes are so severe, that after showering, I cannot dress for at least 2 hours. Sweat drips from my head, down my face,back, and chest. No matter how much I blowdry my skin, I cannot stop sweating. These hot flashes and chills are so horrible that I cannot go anywhere. I have to stay under blankets until the sweating stops. This is completely debilitating. How long will this last? Luckily, I am not working at this time. There is NO WAY anyone could work while suffering from this condition.
Anyone out there who experienced "extreme" episodes of sweating during Suboxone withdrawal?
Question posted by 2cold on 25 Feb 2010
Last updated on 3 August 2024 by Solo1111
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7 Answers
Solo1111
3 Aug 2024
Yes, heat flashes and even chills. Extremely sensitive to hot or cold temperatures. I start sweating for no reason. It’s almost unbearable and only thing that helps it stop is when I take Sub again but always the very next day it comes back. The pool definitely helps but nothing else works. I got off sub and it eventually went away but soon as I got back on it they came back.
Sickwithit54
24 Dec 2012
I talked to my doc he said that its part of the meds when u get down to the 1-3mg dose that's when the sweats start what I do is drink a glass of water bring a towel to bed to whip sweat and turn on a fan and get really cold before I go to sleep other thing is take ur med every othere day
GSG3
11 Feb 2012
its at all times. I poor from my head real bad St odd situations . Use clonidine and it disappear. Nothing else works. I promise you it's a blood pressure medicine but it controls the withdrawals you get frm detox. All new rehabs use that and anxiety pills as an actors help . Dry mouth side effect and nay have to piss a lot.
edmondat
26 Sep 2011
Yes. Emphatically and unequivocally, yes, yes and again yes. I think Suboxone has me between a rock and hard place. The sweating is severe, and I really hate it. I am, however, on it for opioid maintenance therapy and for chronic pain. Without Suboxone, I'm truly afraid that my entire life will fall apart. I know that it sounds crazy to think that sweating could be such a deal breaker, but when it's as severe as you describe and I experience, I have to really think about what I should do. I don't have has big a problem with night sweats. I do have a problem with excessive sweating every time I "exert" myself. And when I type "exert", imagine exertion so minimal that before the sweats started, I would have characterized the activity completely differently.
So, after walking down ONE flight of stairs, or, God forbid, walking up one flight of stairs, I'll start sweating, drench a t-shirt, dress shirt and suit coat, and then NOT stop sweating. It's like my body doesn't know when to sweat and when not to. Like you, I get freezing cold because I'm soaking wet all the time. It's really a problem. Also, like you, it's impossible for me to imagine how anyone could work while dealing with this crippling side effect. I cannot stress this enough: it's a HUGE problem.
DanielF823
23 Aug 2011
Well I am on Suboxone (An extremely low dose about 2-3mg a day, which I have weened down to) and I start sweating profusely from anything longer than a short bit of exercise. Like I am walking out of class to my next class.
I walk maybe 200 yards in 80 degree heat,
than about 2 minutes after I get in the AC of the next building I start sweating like crazy!
It really hurts when I am trying to talk to talk to people.
It takes me anywhere from 20-60+ minutes to cool off enough to stop sweating.
Because of it I have to wear flip-flops because it would be mandatory for me to take my shoes and socks off to cool down... I don't know for certain if it is the Suboxone or just my personal genetics but I don't remember having this problem before I was on the Suboxone.
I also have the shower thing too but it's only 30 min or so unless I take a cool shower.
Hope this helps just to know your not the only one
coach8311
27 Feb 2010
I had the exact same problem and my doc put me on this medicine with my suboxone and what it does is it stops those sweating episodes like a miracle. Talk to your doctor about the medicine called "Robinul" 1 mg tablet - the generic name is "Glycopyrrolate" let me tell you IT WORKS!!! I hope this helps and definitely please if it does - let me know how it turns out for you ok!
coach8311
27 Feb 2010
I think at first I thought that you were just getting on suboxone, sorry about that, but hey that pill I was telling you about works for me bcuz I had that sweating problem while I was detoxing off of opiates with suboxone and that pill worked for me then so I'm sure it could work for you as well. Just ask your doc about it.
2cold
28 Feb 2010
Thank you so much for this info. I don't think I'll need the medicine right now, as the sweating episodes have stopped--FINALLY!!! My doc put me on a smaller dose of Suboxone to taper off (2mg/.5mg.) but it didn't work. As soon as I took a pill, I broke out in sweat. Each time I had an episode, I took a Vicodin and that took care of the sweats for the entire day. I only had to take a total of 4 Vicodin over the course of 4 days, before the sweating stopped. A lot of drugs make me sweat, so I'll keep the Robinul in mind.
mpvt
25 Feb 2010
Did you ween down properly or did you just stop taking your med. Does your doctor know about the sweating. If you jumped off then you can have all kinds of withdrawals some minor and some major. Depending on how you stopped it can go on for a few days to months...
2cold
25 Feb 2010
No, I didn't ween down properly. I thought that since I was only on the drug for 3 months at 1 and 1/2 tablets of 2mg/8mg per day, that I wouldn't need to. I have absolutely no other withdrawal symptoms.
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