Reviewer: Rome, 35-44 on Treatment for less than 1 month

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Just got the shot yesterday, got lidocaine shot first and felt nothing. Have been feeling so good and steady, hoping it will b like this the whole time

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Just got the shot yesterday, got lidocaine shot first and felt nothing. Have been feeling so good and steady, hoping it will b like this the whole time
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Reviewer: SirHolsteiner, 25-34 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Don't want to be one of those whining weirdoes on a pharma board, but I really have to warn people about this. Had been taking 16mg/daily Suboxone for a few years. With Sublocade got full blown withdrawals starting day 6. As in it was just about as bad as when I went cold-turkey. Agitation, craving, insomnia, pacing, sweating, melancholia, RLS, the works. Relapsed on alcohol (after 2.5 year ... Show Full Comment

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Don't want to be one of those whining weirdoes on a pharma board, but I really have to warn people about this. Had been taking 16mg/daily Suboxone for a few years. With Sublocade got full blown withdrawals starting day 6. As in it was just about as bad as when I went cold-turkey. Agitation, craving, insomnia, pacing, sweating, melancholia, RLS, the works. Relapsed on alcohol (after 2.5 years) and came extremely with opiates. On day 11 now and just got 7 x 8mg Suboxone from the Dr to cover WDs but I have this overwhelming feeling of being trapped. I SIMPLY want to go back on Suboxone but the Dr is pushing for another injection instead. It's as if I have been tricked into a rapid WD and the Suboxone door slammed behind me. Before getting the rescue bupe today I came close to cutting the Sublocade out myself with a razor, that's the level of anxiety it has given me! I'm just hoping I can be forceful enough at my next appointment and get back on Suboxone, or else relapse is just about guaranteed. As others have pointed out, there seems to be a real zealotry associated with Sublocade, to the point where the Dr becomes almost a salesman. There were many aspects I was flatout misled about. '300mg Sublocade will easily cover 16mg/daily Suboxone' = Not even remotely close. If I had to estimate I would say it was ~80%+ decrease. 'If anything goes wrong we easily remove it and get you straight back on Suboxone' = False. Saving some other threat to health, you're stuck with it. Everything I feared would go wrong did, plus more, and one month (minimum, who knows when I can get back to before) is a longgg time to be stuck like this.
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Reviewer: noor650, 25-34 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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was severely addicted to opiates. started off on oxy 30 mg(8-12 per day) ended up doing up to a gram of fentanyl powder/rock per day. suboxone wouldnâ??t do it for me. i was recommended Sublocade by a local clinic. said hey, can it get any worse? the withdrawals i had were killer. was addicted for 11 months in total. from the MINUTE i got my first sublocade shot, i felt relief. i instantly fe ... Show Full Comment

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was severely addicted to opiates. started off on oxy 30 mg(8-12 per day) ended up doing up to a gram of fentanyl powder/rock per day. suboxone wouldnâ??t do it for me. i was recommended Sublocade by a local clinic. said hey, can it get any worse? the withdrawals i had were killer. was addicted for 11 months in total. from the MINUTE i got my first sublocade shot, i felt relief. i instantly felt the cravings go away. my first time i had a clear mind where i wasnâ??t thinking of how to get my next fix. sublocade saved my life. iâ??m not sure why suboxone wasnâ??t working as well for me but i took sublocade february 2019 for my 1st month. once a month for 6 months. was recommended i continue on past 6 months, since my insurance had covered it anyway. i decided to take my last sublocade injection august of 2019. those 6 month, were surprisingly way easier than i thought itâ??d be. cravings before Sublocade: 10/10 cravings after 1st sublocade shot: 3/10 cravings 6 months later: 0/10. finally got my life back!! your doctor will let you know you must be clean 1 week prior to the sublocade injection, taking suboxone strips/pills those 7 days. but at LEAST clean off opiates 48 hours prior to your first sublocade injection. itâ??s definitely worth it! if i can do it, so can you. go get your life back
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Reviewer: Shlea, 25-34 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I would like to warn anyone looking into the Sublocade Injection. I have been on Suboxone maintenance for 9 yrs and thought I was the perfect candidate for the shot. I received a 300mg shot and went through 9 days of misery! I thought at 1st I just needed time to adjust, I ended up in the ER with withdrawal, 148 heart rate, headaches, blurred vision, severe anxiety and even supplementing suboxone ... Show Full Comment

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I would like to warn anyone looking into the Sublocade Injection. I have been on Suboxone maintenance for 9 yrs and thought I was the perfect candidate for the shot. I received a 300mg shot and went through 9 days of misery! I thought at 1st I just needed time to adjust, I ended up in the ER with withdrawal, 148 heart rate, headaches, blurred vision, severe anxiety and even supplementing suboxone tabs didnt fix the issue. I ended up having the medicine surgically removed! The medicine mixed with the bupe that causes it to harden caused Necrosis, which means it killed my stomach tissue surrounding the injection causing my body not to absorb the medicine correctly! I experienced immediate relief after having it cut out! I was actually scared for my life at some points during having this injection, that I would hit the floor. It was very scary! Again, I am a long time user of Suboxone, never thought Id have a problem. Please do your research and be sure you want to try this. But know it can be easily taken out in an office visit if needed and you dont have to wait it out! Some people have done well, unfortunately I wasnt one of them. I will say if it works for you, being it is extended release, if you are on less then 8mg Subs per day you more then likely will experience a withdrawal period, but regardless monitor your symptoms closely, especially if you supplement tabs. Know the adverse reaction symptoms. Good Luck!
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Reviewer: tigetoo, 35-44 on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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I have been on Suboxone for 8 years at 2 8mg a day and have moved to the shot. I took the first 4 shots as normal 300/100/100/100 on the 30 day schedule. Then I moved to 45 days for the next shots. I took 2 at the 45 days and since have taken one at the 60 day mark. I am now at day 61 and feel great and have not scheduled my next shot. My plans are to walk away from this and the shot is helping me ... Show Full Comment

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I have been on Suboxone for 8 years at 2 8mg a day and have moved to the shot. I took the first 4 shots as normal 300/100/100/100 on the 30 day schedule. Then I moved to 45 days for the next shots. I took 2 at the 45 days and since have taken one at the 60 day mark. I am now at day 61 and feel great and have not scheduled my next shot. My plans are to walk away from this and the shot is helping me do that. I have had minimal to no withdrawal in the whole process. If you are taking the strips daily get the shot!!! if you want to quit get the shot!!!
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