Belbuca for Chronic Pain User Reviews (Page 5)

• Belle
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 22, 2019

"Not as effective as I hoped it would be for my chronic pain that is a result of osteoarthritis in both of my knees. It did help somewhat, just not nearly as much as I was hoping it would. This medicine would work better for someone who has mild/slightly moderate chronic pain that needs round the clock medication."

• COLER
• May 23, 2016

"I had a serious back injury November 5th yr 2000. I have had all types of aquatic therapy physical therapy, stimulation therapy and multiple types of different pain and muscle relaxers. after only being on Belbuca for less than a month it's the first time I can get up in the morning without help and am able to tie my own shoe laces. This medicine is a miracle for me and the most surprising thing is there are no side affects. Love tying my own shoe laces again!!!!"

• Amber
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 27, 2018

"I have Chronic Pancreatitis. I was prescribed Bulbuca 300. I did help somewhat for my pain. Although the side effects were awful. I was trading pain for some kind of lethargic very sick state. At work I was told to get more sleep although I slept 10 hrs plus. I was nauseated dizzy with mild pain. When I told my doctor he said it was normal. So I continued for 30 days. I just couldn't take it. I asked him if there was anything else. He said no . For me he wanted me to take a higher dosage. I couldn't agree . I need to go to work I need something else not being lethargic!"

• Devv
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 20, 2017

"I hate reading reviews before I take a med because it does have a placebo affect on you whether it’ll work or not. (If you’re doing this, stop! Just take the meds and see how it works for YOU.) But I was put on belbuca after misusing Vicodin from chronic pain and disc replacement surgery. Vicodin helped but dosage wasn’t enough and I abused it. But belbuca Never helped my pain. Started at 300 and had WDs so bumped to 600mg and helped WDs, but not pain. I had break through meds but Belbuca renders them useless. I ended up taking more BT meds trying to help pain on bad days but then sent red flags to my doc. He didn’t seem to get Belbuca did not work for me. Withdrawals are GOD AWFUL."

• Mr...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 11, 2019

"After reading these reviews I'm scared to start taking Belbuca. I have a C6 spinal cord injury. Chronic pain in arms hands and neck. I have tried oxycodone, Hydrocodone, and Morphabond. I currently taking Lyrica, Baclofen, and Midodrine for low blood pressure. Hopefully the Belbuca will work but I'm already dizzy from the Lyrica and low blood pressure. My pain level is a constant 8 pretty much everyday, I'm skeptical about this drug but I will try it because pain sucks. Hopefully I won't get the side effects everyone else is having. My first dose is tomorrow morning 600mg every 12 hrs hope it works. This drug is over 800 dollars a month I paid 80 out of pocket."

• Ken
• April 4, 2023

"I have been taking Belbuca for three years now. Before that, I used to take morphine sulfate and sleeping pills, but I had to stop due to severe withdrawal symptoms. My memory was also affected, and I even forgot where I was in a store. My doctor prescribed Belbuca to me, but it doesn't do anything for my pain. When I was on morphine, I could walk with the help of two canes, but now I'm in a wheelchair. I stopped taking Belbuca because I only used it at night to avoid withdrawal symptoms and sleep. It's been three nights without it, and I'm still experiencing withdrawal symptoms. I have decided not to take any more pain meds and have started using a marijuana vape at night only to sleep. It's cheap and has been helpful."

• JJJSSS
• January 8, 2017

"Since 0 wasn't an option I had to select 1..This medication is a waste of time and money! I suffer from chronic pain syndrome, massive muscle contractions, tumors in my spine, and severe overactive nerves which cause trigger points from my neck to my lower back. I am so beyond miserable because the pain is excruciating! I was taking 10/325 of Percocet but my pain management doctor wanted to take me completely off of it due to risk of addiction so she switched me to Belbuca a month ago and I have no relief! It does not work! I cry and lay around all day because it hurts to move! I was started on 300mcg then 2 weeks later I was bumped up to 600mcg. I have not felt any pain relief yet. I do NOT recommend this to anyone!"

• n2fai...
• April 21, 2017

"I have been given the Butrans patches and then I was taken off them due to a allergic reaction with them then I was put onto the 150 mcg of the Belbuca I was on that for months and I was being honest with the dr and told them that it wasn't helping with my pain so they upped it to the 300 mcg and left me on it for 2 months and still no relief. I just had a visit this month and I was just upped again and once again my unused meds are being flushed infront of me because I go to a pain clinic and am now taking 450 mcg and needless to say this junk still is not working. I have had shot after shot and have even had surgery I don't know what else to do. All I want is relief is that too much to ask? They claim this is the only thing they have."

• revric
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• May 18, 2023

"I've used Belbuca buccal patch for about a year or so. I use 450mcg twice daily. Twice I've been taken off Belbuca and each time the chronic pain sites started making themselves well known. I used to use hydrocodone tablets with 800mg of Ibuprofen dosing together. That did a pretty good job, but pain management was vacillating. Belbuca offered a consistent dose of medication and controlled most chronic pains well. There are always breakthrough pains and it is a hassle not being able to take hydrocodone for that pain. I use my 800mg Ibuprofen with CBD/THC 1:1 ratio dosing to control the breakthrough pain. I have seizure-like events (brain communication internal malfunction) and the CBD/THC really helps with that, too - so bonus. I experience constant trouble getting Belbuca. Because of politicians who know little, opiates are tough to get, but Belbuca is more of a struggle to get than Hydrocodone. Every month, many phone calls. I am thankful for the Belbuca and CBD/THC."

• Sickb...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 27, 2016

"Pretty much a revised low abuse pain medicine, that dosent work. Maybe the few that have gotten relief are having a placebo effect. Ibuprofen in my opinion is more effective. Garbage, I would like a refund, waste of time."

• Anndee
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 13, 2023

"My doctor took me off OxyContin with this to replace for pain control. For me going off the oxy wasn’t difficult with this drug. That’s about all it’s good for, it should be used for that purpose only. It does nothing for my pain. Side effects, high blood pressure, feeling like your heart is beating out of your chest. Also my migraines are back. I have cut my dose and that helps the side effects a little."

• Be ca...
• August 22, 2017

"I tried the 75 mcg no relief and dr refused to give break thru pain meds told me to use OTC meds alternate Tylenol and Advil every 2 hrs for the 1st month, but she finally gave me ten pain pills for 1st month. So the end month I go to 150mcg and get copay help card- well after three days of runaround they tell me the card only works for 1st month. If the pharmacy puts it in right so my script had a 79.99$ copay which I can not afford. Tried to ask why they advertise help with copay yet they don't really offer help. So instead of paying $30. For second month I had to pay full copay so just make sure you can afford it before you start it. Oh and no the film don't actually help as the 150s actually bunch and not melt so"

• Jaded...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 31, 2021

"I have had 25 surgeries in my 23 years and my back has rods completely down it and the Doctors told me I need another surgery because the rods are moving closer together which will paralyze me and cause me more pain. I have been in pain my whole life I don't know what it's like to be pain-free and before the doctors had me on hydrocodone but I've had so many stomach surgeries I puked them all up so they put me on Percocet three times a day and it worked. It improved my quality of life and I was able to function and then my doctor switched me to belbuca and I've been on it for a year now and it does not work at all and my doctors won't listen to me because they think I'm too young to be in as much pain as I say I'm in. I swear this medical profession has just gotten so horrible it's like they don't even want to help people who are actually in pain and just want to improve their quality of life and be somewhat normal. Why is this even an option and on the market?"

• Rosie
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 24, 2023

"I am new to belbuca. I have Neurofibromatosis. It affects the nerves and can cause severe pain when it surrounds the nerves in places in the body. I was on fentanyl 100 mcg and 15 mg of oxycodone. I got the Belbuca and have not had the painful withdrawal that is associated with fentanyl and it can last 7 to 10 days. The best thing for me after being on fentanyl for 10 years."

• Karen...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 9, 2023

"I have struggled with chronic pain for over 10 years since I got sick. Pain meds 'taken as needed' have never worked for me completely or thoroughly. Pain doctor finally put me on Belbuca..., omg it's helped me in so many ways"

• Not...
• August 23, 2016

"I have severe HA's (headaches) daily from two bulging discs in my neck and a growth on my brain that adds to the HA's. I have arthritis in my right knee from two knee surgeries. I started out with trying many different oral pain meds. I was tired of taking so many pills with hardly any pain relief. I asked my physician about Suboxone, she prescribe it for my pain; I was sooo happy!! No high/lows and I felt myself again! Then, my insurance stopped covering it, unless prescribed for addiction. I was prescribed Subutex 8 mg 2x/day which worked just as well; insurance still refused payment. After a year I was given Belbuca 450 mcg every 12hrs; insurance paid. I'm not getting near the relief I was when on Subutex. Don't like it!!"

• Chilly
• September 2, 2016

"I've been on multiple different pain meds for chronic spine issues. The pain Dr decided to switch me to this new pain medicine with promising results. This is my 3rd dose and stomach pain and nausea begin 45 min after every single dose. It seems to subside a little towards the 8th hour or so. This medicine has 0 effect on pain just creates more by adding the stomach pain. This medicine is being pushed because it has a low potential for abuse thanx to the junkies.That's fine but make sure it works before u release it. All of the complaints about this drug will make it a short lived one. Doctors will push it hard in the beginning but patients will push back. Complete garbage , and a waste of money, thanks endo pharm, for the stomach pain"

• Inpain
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 25, 2022

"Been on 15mg Oxycodone and 45mg slow release morphine for 5 years. Dr started me on 900mcg Belbuca BID after titrating up. It doesn't work to relieve my pain and my life is now confined to bed or easy chair. I was very active before, walking, fishing, just enjoying my last day's far better before being put on Belbuca."

• Anonyn
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 5, 2016

"If I could rate this medication as a ZER, I would. Virtually no pain relief, only nausea, intermit diarrhea, headaches and vertigo. It does NOT sick to the inside of your cheek, as everytime you swallow it moves around and either sticks to your teeth or you swallow it. Horrible, horrible medication. Films often crack in half by the time you can finally pry them out of the foil and they are so small that if you have an sort of tremor, as I do, they often fall out of my fingers. IMO, they need to scrap the whole thing and start over. Horrible."

• NDP
• August 1, 2016

"This medication is hard to open. Almost impossible. It doesn't last 12 hours. I am still in pain. I am on low dose and I take twice a day. I have had no relief. Last week went through two injections to my hips and lower back. I have been dealing with my lower back since 06 due to a car accident. I've had two back surgeries. I have been on all kinds of pain medication. I don't know what to do. I don't like how the medication makes me feel. It's too expensive even with insurance. There is no way I can afford this medication. Without the coupon I would of paid $120.00. I got to my pain doctor on Tuesday. I am hoping that I am taken off this and put on something else. I would not recommend this medication to anyone. Not happy at all."

• TheCh...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 9, 2022

"I've used this 2 weeks, it has been a horrible experience. Patches stopped sticking due to heat, so my pain guy (I refuse to call these "guys" doctors) prescribed belbuca (pretty sure that's Latin for "placebo"). So now, an additional 2 weeks into non medicated severe pain and I have to ride it out until my next appt in 2 weeks. Save yourself the month of pain and frustration. Do not accept this garbage from your doctor. It says put the yellow side against your cheek, but the white side is far stickier, so it sticks to your teeth, not your cheek. Out of 28 I've used, I got a bit of relief for few hours 3 or 4X, should last 12hrs. It's a major pain to use, & if you accidentally swallow it it is dangerous. + 1600% MORE $ THAN ANY COMPARABLE MED."

• Tamiame
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 14, 2018

"I was having a hard time finding pain medicine I could tolerate with my back pain. My pain levels were getting real bad so my doctor put me on belbuca. It really helped. The only issue I had was the plastic was sticking to my teeth."

• Anony...
• February 11, 2017

"I recently wrote about being put on Belbuca. I'm the one with DDD, a grade 2 spondylolisthesis, and arthritis that causes me chronic pain! My doctor had switched me to Belbuca because they said my insurance wouldn't cover the 8mg buprenorphine...but I've since found out that they didn't fill out the form for that like they did for the Belbuca! I've come to the conclusion that some drug rep went by my doctor's office, gave them some $0 copay cards, and asked them to push the Belbuca!! I don't care if something is supposed to work 2x as good...that doesn't mean you cut someone down from 24mg of buprenorphine/day to less than 2mg/day! For those who don't know how to look up conversions 750mcg is equal to 0.75mg!!! I'm back on subutex!!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 25, 2022

"My new pain dr took me off morphine that was working with no side effects and put me 450mg Belbuca. Pain fully back at 6 hours, strange headache and light stomach pain . Just started 600mg Friday. At this dose I’m doubled over with gastric pain 30 minutes after dose. Headache and loose bowels. Strangely, no relief at higher dosage. I’m better off not taking it at all"

• Horse...
• September 4, 2016

"I was on Percocet10/325 and due to the DEA wanting to cut back on the amount of tablets that was given out my doctor was forced to try me on something else, he tried Opana but that was my worst nightmare.My heart went crazy and my breathing was way off.Now he has tried me on Belbuca,starting out at 175 and moving me to 450,the only thing I can say is I 'm not sick or having withdrawals,other than that I have bad pain and can't do anything.The medicine doesn't stick to my jaw half the time and when it does it leaves a white film that doesn't dissolve.I feel Belbuca was studied long enough,or the participates didn't have the chronic pain that others have.I feel it's weak in comparing to percocet.I took 6-10/325 daily and wish I was back."