Comments on: Buprenorphine for Chronic Pain Management

By: Salt lake City Dentists

Salt lake City Dentists — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:36:30 +0000

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By: 3G Iphone Case

3G Iphone Case — Tue, 25 May 2010 16:51:33 +0000

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By: steve

steve — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:27:40 +0000

as for me Subutex is the best medicine for chronic pain u can have all that other crap and burn it,i have taken methadone,morphine,oxycontin,etc.subutex it is a real smooth medicine,nice to wake and feel normal,I’m 56 had 2 back surgerys 1knee surgery,been through w/d many times but no more Subutex is the best and it don’t take a truck load of it to help u,and the D.E.A. is concerned about deversion and they should be hell, most pain centers load u slap up with multiple drugs insane,u will never stop deversion unless u get people to get serious about their health and well being,they r pathetic all u hear is bs in a pain center i hated them still do no different than a methadone clinic,anyway who can write subutex other than dr,s that have taken a corse can anyone now,since it is a dual medicine,let me know ty steve

By: Heather

Heather — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:48:26 +0000

After a terrible car accident, I was diagnosed with Chronic pain.. no end in sight. I was on both Oxycontin and Vicodin ES. The Oxycontin was 20mg x 3 daily. The Vicodin ES 7.5mg was 4 x daily for breakthrough pain. I was literally a walking zombie. Sick if I didn’t take my meds on time. Half out of my mind when I took them enough to control the pain. After walking out of a local supermarket with my basket full of groceries and being arrested for theft, I knew I could not live on these heavy narcotics. I’d taken a Xanax (also prescribed since the accident for PTSD and anxiety) before leaving the house. I felt fine. But later when I tried to remember the incident, i was unable to. Several times I began treatment programs, only to have so much pain it was unbearable long after withdrawal. Then I went to a treatment center where they used Subutex. I couldn’t believe that not only did I not suffer withdrawal, I also minimized my pain considerably. It wasn’t a walk in the park to switch to Subutex. I had tried many methods that I continue to use in combination with the Subutex. Physical therapy, acupuncture, and even meditation. But Subutex has given me back my life. My children are forever grateful to have their mother back. I’d never been a drug user and didn’t even drink alcohol. For them to see me so strung out with seemingly no hope for the future, they were getting depressed and many times embarrased by my behavior. I’m so, so, thankful for Subutex. It is hard for me to believe stories that I hear about it being abused. I don’t see how it could be as I have now been on it since 2004 and never been tempted to take a higher dose or double dose. I don’t feel “high” off of it. No one at work even knows that I take a medication. I am able to take it when I wake up and then I take another one on the way home and one before bed. It’s so great. The cost was a huge burden. I was so thankful when they came out with a generic that actually worked! I think we all know that generics work differently and some are not very effective. But I actually find the generic Subutex better than the brand name. Now in California, we are having trouble getting it at the pharmacy. At first it was available every time, and now that people have switched from Suboxone to the Generic Subutex for cost reasons, they are suffering shortages. I know that the makers of Subutex held back the generic patent for an extra 2 years so they could make more money. I’ve heard they are fighting to hold other companies back from releasing generics. It’s sad that our medical community is so focused on greed rather than what is best for their patients. Hopefully, things will change if a universal healthcare program is adopted by our government. Bless all of you and I’m so glad you found Subutex. It’s the greatest! FYI.. I did find after a few years that it was hard on my teeth. I suggest that you brush your teeth well after the pill has disolved and then use a rinse that has flouride. If not, you may find yourself getting cavities near the gumline especially. All the best to you!

By: Carrie

Carrie — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:45:35 +0000

While this and many other medications can be used in order to limit chronic pain I think that it is important that it has the potential to become addictive. This medication can be wonderful but like many other pain medications it can be abused. Suboxone abuse is on the rise. So while it has many great features it is important to self monitor for addiction. Thank you so much for this article. I am sure that it is helping many people.

By: sam

sam — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:15:34 +0000

Suboxone is a great pain reliever for someone like me who survived herpes encephalitis/meningitis and is left in horrible head pain from front to back of my brain. Thank God for my doctor, he saved my life!

By: Tamie

Tamie — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:50:16 +0000

I started suboxone treatment in April 09. The dr. I went to at that time wasn’t very knowledgable about the use of this medicine for chronic pain. That is the MAIN reason i started back using lortab’s because he told me it wouldn’t help patients with chronic pain. This was the worst mistake in my life. I went today after i’ve been clean for 36 days. Hardest thing in my life was dealing with the withdraw symptoms with NO help. I went to my pain management dr. told him my sister O.D. on morphin a year ago and i feel like the pain was just getting worst the more i told of the narcotic. He suggest me going to a suboxone dr. I’m soooo looking forward to taking it and getting my life BACK!!! I am sooooo tired of the constant struggle and worry about not having anything for my pain. I’m soooo happy i found this article to again reassure me i’m taking the right step. I have alot of medical problems which causes me pain. Neuropathy, fibro. arthritis, herniated disk, degenerate bone disk disease and depression!!!! I sure hope that i’m finally on the right path. I’m soooo happy i found this article to ease my mine!! Good luck everyone…….. this is the right path!!!

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 12 May 2009 23:32:34 +0000

I just started suboxone today and it is great !!!