Buprenorphine User Reviews & Ratings (Page 3)

• Brent...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 10, 2017

Belbuca (buprenorphine) for Chronic Pain "I suffer from severe arthritis of hips and knees and they need to be replaced. My doctor put me on Belbuca along with my other pain meds and I'm just going to tell you Belbuca is a joke. Thanks to all you junkies out there, people like me that suffer every day from chronic pain literally are forced on this drug because all you crack heads want to get high. You will eventually start trying to abuse this, and they will ban it as well. Because you find any way to abuse something, thanks to you all. Think of this when you get hurt real bad and need pain meds and the doctor won't give you any because they don't make them anymore. Think of that and I hope you finally see for yourself, but Belbuca is a joke."

• DeWanzo
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 26, 2019

Belbuca (buprenorphine) for Chronic Pain "2002, 49 years old, 3 level Cervical Fusion with plate and screws. It was good I went back to work, outdoor labor. 2008 pain returning, more MRIs etc begin injections, helped a lot and I kept on working. 2013 back to neurosurgeon, more surgery same surgeon. He replaced C2-C3 cadaver bone and Stand Alone device creating 4 level cervical fusion. Ouch! It never fused... Found Chief Neurosurgeon of largest hospital in my state and in 2015 removed all hardware and fused with cadaver and standard plate and screws. After he cleared me for work, first day back, due to continued pain I quit my job. Surgeon sent me to traditional pain, began opiates. 2019 pain doctor said we are going to switch to Belbuca, I fought and argued to stay on opiates. Now 3 months later at 600M Belbuca, I love it, most pain relief I've had in years. It has been life changing for me."

• Maximus
• December 3, 2013

Butrans (buprenorphine) for Pain "After my injury turned from acute to chronic, my doctor prescribed a 10 mcg patch. I was very skeptical since a patch seems very non-traditional, but I gotta say it worked terrific. You put the patch on once a week and forget about pain/pills till the next week. So effective and convenient that multiple times I have forgotten to change it after a week. Only downside is no hot tub/baths and no direct sunbathing, a bummer when you live on the CA coast! Also no tolerance issues, was on the same dose with the same results for 2 years."

• J_JAMES
• August 2, 2017

Belbuca (buprenorphine) for Chronic Pain "Dealing with arthritis for over 20 years; first ran the gamut of all the meds, was lambasted when I suggested old-fashioned pain meds. Finally told nothing more rheumatology could do for me; that I should try pain management. That equals opioid therapy; was a godsend for me. 8 years now, no problems/side effects; take as prescribed; rarely asked for increase. I take as prescribed responsibly. With the climate how it is today, there's a stigma if you are on opioid therapy you are addicted. BS! After 8 years, if I was going to have problems, they would have happened by now. Belbuca IMO is using devious marketing ploys; it does not work. Maybe a minority, but what about honest, law-abiding patients who benefit from opioids taking it responsibly?"

• SKasul
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 11, 2019

Belbuca (buprenorphine) for Chronic Pain "I just started taking Belbuca and am on the 75mcg dose. I know that the doctor is going to have to up my dosage. My only issue is that I can't figure out how to keep it from sticking to my teeth. Does anyone else have this issue? How do you keep it from doing this?"

• Wasto...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 29, 2014

Butrans (buprenorphine) for Chronic Pain "I was scared to try this but saw these reviews... I want to thank you all for easing my mind! I finally tried Butrans and am so thankful this exists. I have been on pain medication for a couple of years. I was so tired of the constant ups and downs that seemed to come in shorter and shorter intervals. This patch works great! I'm in less pain, sleep better, and am finally getting off the couch and doing some things."

• Kcano
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 1, 2020

Belbuca (buprenorphine) for Pain "I've been taking Belbuca for several months now. I was on the 300mcg, and they brought me back down to 150 mcg, thought the 300 mcg may have been making me too tired. It hasn't worked for any of my pain at all. I've given it plenty of time to test. I will be asking for a referral to a pain management program because the GP doesn't want to prescribe anything stronger than this. My insurance covered it in full, but it's a waste of time because it doesn't work at all. I have no life with this pain."

• Rjano
• February 16, 2017

Belbuca (buprenorphine) for Chronic Pain "I never write reviews on anything, but I am a 35-year-old male and was diagnosed with blood cancer about 13 months ago. With this type of cancer comes the most horrific pain imaginable! Imagine if every bone in your body is broken and there are razor blades running through your veins, all the while people are prying at every joint in your body with crowbars that have been heated up to almost melting, and you start to come close! I have been prescribed every pain medication under the sun to deal with this, and nothing seems to help until my doctor put me on Belbuca 300 mcg! I would just like to say thank you for giving my life back!"

• Fyl...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 12, 2014

Butrans (buprenorphine) for Pain "I have been on pain medicines since 1987 and had an injury. I went through it all the way up to Lorcet. Then when they found out I had a liver condition, they switched me over to Butrans. About 30 minutes after taking it, I was out of pain, but I was also in a newer state of mind. On my previous painkillers, I assumed they were working. But with Butrans, once it hit me, I was VERY aware of being on a narcotic. NO pain and a nice buzz on the side. Thank You to Butrans."

• Anth
• January 19, 2021

Sublocade (buprenorphine) for Opioid Use Disorder "I struggled with a severe heroin/fentanyl addiction for 10 plus years. I had been to at least 14 rehabs, not counting detoxes and incarcerations. I've overdosed so many times that I had lost count. I had hit my 'rock bottom' and made the decision to stop, only to later relapse and find out that my bottom could always be dug a little deeper. I had truly lost the will to live. I had destroyed everything that I had ever loved or cared about. I had contemplated and attempted suicide via overdosing. I've gone the Suboxone and methadone routes, to inevitably end up right back where I started. I was stuck in what seemed to be a Groundhog Day in the deepest crevices of mental, physical, and emotional never-ending nightmare. I came to truly understand through witnessing the outcomes of other addicts that my two options were death or prison. I've been on Sublocade for, I believe, 11 months now. I have a life that I am grateful for today. No NA rehab or incarceration involved. This medication saved my life."

• Want...
• June 13, 2019

Sublocade (buprenorphine) for Opioid Use Disorder "Rated this 9 out of 10, as I'm still taking the 100mg shot (5th one). Unsure what stopping will feel like. I was on subs for 7 yrs! I have a busy life & I can't afford to leave & deal with being sick. Most of what I read about Sublocade scared the poop outta me; luckily I have a fantastic doctor I trust & I chose to listen to him. Getting the shot sucks & definitely hurts worse than I thought. So what! It's 30 seconds of stinging/burning sensation for legit freedom! This has been SUCH a blessing! Literally day 3 I forgot I was ever taking anything on a daily basis. After required 300mg shots, I went right to the 100mg with 0 issues/transition. Actually, I forgot to schedule my next appointment before leaving & ended up going 7 weeks b4 thinking...hmm, seems like it's been a while since my last appt. Do you know how insane that is after being on subs for SO long?! You're crazy if you have the opportunity to switch & you don't take it. Honestly, you will think, what was I waiting for within the first week!!"

• Seanz...
• September 26, 2019

Sublocade (buprenorphine) for Opioid Use Disorder "Ok, I’ve been on Sublocade for 7 months now. What worries me is I don’t want to be on this shot forever. The doctor has been taking 10% off my injection each time I got it, so now I’m down to about 50% of a 100mg shot. I am nervous that I won’t be able to get off this shot and the drug company has no info on tapering, coming off, or long-term use. So I’m kinda experimenting here. Yes, this is an amazing drug, but I’m not trying to stay on this shot forever. We need more info on long-term use and risks of tapering or even if you can. I get my shot on Monday and we are taking another 10% off. I can also tell you that one time I went 64 days on a 100mg shot with no withdrawal or any kind of symptoms, so this shot is super long-acting. No joke, 64 days, because I was switching jobs and insurances. When I got my new insurance and went for the next dose after 64 days, I still felt fine. I have searched high and low, and there is zero info on coming off Sublocade. I guess I will keep you posted."

• Jersey...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 13, 2020

Sublocade (buprenorphine) for Opioid Use Disorder "I have been on medication for opioid dependence since 2007. The majority of that time was spent on Suboxone 8mg, but at times up to 16mg daily and briefly down to 4mg daily. About 6 weeks ago, my doctor recommended Sublocade because I was having difficulty making my weekly appointments for a Suboxone prescription, and switching to Sublocade meant I only needed monthly visits. After some initial hesitation, I finally agreed, fearing being discharged from my program if I didn't. I was most concerned about not having the medication daily to satisfy the habit and the worry of potential withdrawal symptoms before the 30 days were up. However, I was pleasantly surprised by how well my body responded to this medication. I can't praise it enough. I would highly recommend Sublocade to anyone facing challenges with Suboxone alternatives."

• Npain...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 8, 2019

Subutex (buprenorphine) for Chronic Pain "I came into the hospital already prescribed 8 mg Subutex 3 times a day for opiate withdrawal. Been prescribed it at home for the last 2 years. It has never worked for pain for me. Now in the hospital with severe and chronic pain after having spinal surgery and a messed up hip. I had a severe MRSA infection in my spine and hip. I'm back in the hospital because of overexertion and the infection coming back in my spine and hip. My pain doctor here refuses to give me anything at all for pain because my Subutex should be helping my pain. Even though I've been on it so long and it's never helped ever. I don't know why they think all of a sudden it's going to help. He could at least try tramadol. I'm reporting him. I've been in the hospital in severe pain for two months not getting hardly any sleep because of the constant pain. I'd love to put him through this."

• Spifs...
• October 18, 2019

Belbuca (buprenorphine) for Chronic Pain "I am a type 1 diabetic with severe diabetic peripheral neuropathy. I have been on every pain med under the sun. Starting from Norco to oxycodone/oxycontin to fentanyl patches. Oxycodone 30mg 6x a day plus oxycontin 30mg 2-4x a day was the best for me. Recently, I've been taking oxycodone 30mg 4-5x a day (about past 6 months after nucynta wasn't doing it). I have tried a switch from my oxycodone to Belbuca film 150mcg. My experience has been this. I cold turkey switched over 4 days ago. The first day was pretty awful. I would highly suggest having breakthrough meds to aid in the transition. I believe Belbuca can work. I say give it a shot. If switching from other painkillers, expect a couple days of feeling off, weak, fatigued. That's why I'd really advise having breakthrough pain meds for the process. Hope this helps anyone switching or adding this medication. Let me know if you have any questions!"

• dnaman
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 13, 2019

Belbuca (buprenorphine) for Chronic Pain "Thanks to this 'opioid' crisis, my pain doctor decided to switch me from the OxyContin and hydrocodone I had been taking for the chronic nerve pain I've been in for 12 years. Now that I've been on the Belbuca, I can say I was truly blessed to have the other drugs for so long. I know now how much pain they had been blocking for so long. I've been in pain ever since I've switched back; all the burning nerve pain has come back, plus all the aches from joint pain that had been reduced by the opioids."

• Dad
• November 4, 2019

Butrans (buprenorphine) for Pain "This is simply an awful drug that is shockingly being misrepresented as a frontline pain management drug versus a rehabilitation drug. Doctors are being either scared or bullied into writing scripts for this trash and people like myself with MS, 11 invasive surgeries including multiple cervical fusions, multiple thoracic disc replacements, and one of my fusions is broken. Furthermore, in my case, it was equitably compared to a fentanyl patch in performance. It was my pharmacy that actually told me what it was and how it would, or more so would not, work. I had no titration down from 100 Morphine Equivalents and was started on a patch of 7.5 mcg. This medicine is so misunderstood that when I went into withdrawal, then became dehydrated from the bowel distress and vomiting, our little hospital didn't know what to do and was too scared to help on a Sunday afternoon. IF GIVEN THE CHOICE, please don't agree to it and save yourself a ton of unneeded misery. Best of luck and find a doctor you trust."

• Ozark...
• April 8, 2020

Belbuca (buprenorphine) for Pain "I have taken Belbuca for a year now for all-over body pain due to neurology damage. My doctor started me low, and we worked up from there to the 300 mcg dose twice a day. I think I may have experienced a headache in the beginning, not sure. But it did help my pain until it didn't, then my doctor would increase my dose to the next level of the patch. I'm now up to the 900 mcg dose. The only real side effects I have are being extremely tired and my body gets really hot, which is a side effect. But this drug costs almost $900 a month! Insurance won't pay, and I'm on a fixed income."

• Slxtr
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 14, 2016

Butrans (buprenorphine) for Pain "I have been on Butrans for about a week. Dealing with pain in my lower back for 25 years. Have received epidural shots in my L5 S1 area to no help. Was referred to a pain clinic. Was given a script for Butran 5mcg/1 hour. For the first time in 25 years I've had no pain. This has been a godsend. No side effects, no anything. I keep waiting for the pain to come back and it does not. I actually sleep now, can do more activities around the house than I could before, I'm not cranky anymore because of being in pain. So far, no breakthrough pain. Hope I don't get that. All I can say is YIPPEE, I'm pain-free."

• Anony...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 14, 2019

Belbuca (buprenorphine) for Chronic Pain "My pain management physician opted to change my pain medicine protocol, based on the opinion of a secondary practitioner who has been fired from her job. As a result, I am left to suffer in extreme pain. I have been forced to change my meds from hydrocodone three times per day, which worked to manage my condition, to Belbuca, which is completely ineffective. This may work for some people, but it is completely useless for me. Being unable to control pain and live one's life without effective medications is quite challenging. However, Belbuca is not the answer."

• Peakc...
• June 21, 2019

Sublocade (buprenorphine) for Opiate Dependence - Maintenance "I was an addict for about 15 years before I decided I had enough of the monkey on my back and decided to get clean. Fast forward about 10 years and I'm still on Suboxone, two 8mg films a day... But I'm stuck, you know what I mean? An endless cycle of mismanaged Suboxone, taking too many in the beginning of the month and always being about a week short till the next cycle of hell for the next month. One day, the doctor suggests I should try SUBLOCADE?? What the hell is that? YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS?? THE BEGINNING OF A NEW BEGINNING!!!! 10 months now with the shot and I can live life FREE!!! Barely ever even think about it anymore. No more every thought consumed with Suboxone and those DAMN STRIPS!! ONCE A MONTH I GO FOR MY SUBLOCADE AND IT STINGS FOR ABOUT 45 SECONDS AND THAT'S IT!! I feel like I have my life back. Try it!! YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE AND A PRETTY NORMAL LIFE TO GAIN"

• LuxsMom
• August 22, 2018

Belbuca (buprenorphine) for Chronic Pain "To Badbones who commented about PM Clinic being rude & disrespectful. Honey, 'YOU ain't seen nothing yet!' Yanno how the DMV is just understood & expected to be a NIGHTMARE? Welcome to Pain Mgr! You MIGHT actually be in some pain but if so, it's your own fault for choosing to live as a junkie. You MIGHT get a low dose, low effective med but you will sell your soul to pay for it, that's for sure. Do NEVER say you took more than rx'd because your pain spiked etc... NOT EVEN 1! DO NOT tell them this doesn't work. They'll take it & give you NOTHING until you've successfully begged & groveled... I was BLESSED to find a Neurologist that's also PM. THEY'RE OUT THERE. LOOK!!!! They're ALL run this way. Thanks to real junkies & Trump, they're all getting worse as he vilifies actual pain sufferers. I'm in NC & go from Charlotte to Raleigh to see my PM MD... it's worth the trip! To ALL... PLEASE find better doctors because you will DIE waiting for help through ANY of the so-called pain mgmt."

• Tori
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 11, 2018

Belbuca (buprenorphine) for Chronic Pain "I have chronic pain. My Pain Management (PM) Doc liked the idea of the Belbuca Patches because they are an extended-release medicine and can help cover when my Percocet starts to wear off. That’s what Belbuca is good for, helping with breakthrough pain. My PM Doc started me on 75 mcg. She just upped it to 300 mcg. I can tell a difference in the pain. It’s not as severe as it used to be. I have absolutely no side effects at all. The patch is super tiny, tastes minty, about the size of the tip of an eraser on a pencil. It sticks to the cheek with no problem. Don’t drink or eat till it’s dissolved. When you first put the patch on the inside of your cheek, take your tongue and press it up against there and take some extra saliva and push it over the patch, and it’ll stick with no problem. It doesn’t give you that drowsy, drugged-up feeling like some meds do; you can still go on with your daily activities as you normally do with no problems. Hope this helps!"

• Bert
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 18, 2020

Belbuca (buprenorphine) for Chronic Pain "About 6 years ago, I had a failed back surgery. The surgeon kept saying there was nothing more he could do. I took tons of pain meds that wouldn't last long at all. Then they said I needed pain management, and they took me off all meds, so my pain was bad. Now I have a new pain doc who put me on Belbuca 300 mg. I tell you now, it works for me. I still have pain, but it's totally better than I have been in 6 years. I finally have my life back, hunting and fishing. I am so glad not to take pills anymore. I've been taking it for 3 months now."

• Badbo...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 8, 2018

Belbuca (buprenorphine) for Chronic Pain "Works well if applied exactly right and it stays there. My problem is that it is difficult to apply and slides down inside of cheek and ends up in a little roll between gums and cheek. It does not enter bloodstream when this happens, torturous pain is the result. Sometimes it sticks to my teeth. Either malfunction destroys bioavailability and leaves me in horrible pain. My Pain Management (PM) Dr staff behaved as if my pleas for help were a huge imposition. I thought resolving pain issues was their job. I called twice politely asking for help. Their response was that if I don't shut up and wait for my appointment I had to have steroid shots if I want treatment. The PM Clinic power trip over those who are vulnerable is pathetic and inhumane. Sick of so-called pain management clinics. Shame on you Dr and staff."