Why is my Suboxone not always the same?

TIPSY75 · Joined: 10 Jul 2008 Posts: 1

I have been taking Suboxone for about 9 months now and I've noticed that the pills are different sometimes. By that I mean that when I first starting getting them the pills were very soft and very easy to break in half, with a good orange taste and they made me feel normal with a little bit of extra energy. But the last few times I have picked up my prescription the Suboxone has been very hard and not easy to break at all, they have a terrible taste and worst of all they make me feel awful. I'm so tired I feel like a zombie, with terrible headaches and I'm really dizzy. The pills look the exact same and are from the same manufacturer. Any ideas on why they are so different?? I was wondering if maybe they are old?? Any ideas would be appreciated!!

CC_Rider · Joined: 13 Sep 2008 Posts: 5

I wish suboxdoc could answer this cause I have the same "problem". Some times it's like they don't even work! Any thoughts?

CC_Rider · Joined: 13 Sep 2008 Posts: 5

After some observation and hassle at the pharmacy (I had to keep calling very month pre-visit to make sure that they had it in stock) I believe that they go stale and then I believe that they don't work as well. Just an observation.
-Me

CC_Rider · Joined: 13 Sep 2008 Posts: 5

I meant to spell EVERY MONTH not very. My bad. -LOL

S1thari · Joined: 04 Nov 2008 Posts: 6

Hey guys - just a quick question . . .

I have been on Subs for approximately 9 months now. I started on 24mg/day and am now on 2mg/day. This last dr. visit, I felt I was ready to go down to 1mg a day, and so my dr prescribed me 30 2mg tabs. When I started getting down to 1 mg, I noticed I was feeling horrible and that my body was still having a hard time adjusting to only 1 mg a day. So, naturally I went back up to 2mg's a day and ran out early. Not wanting to call my dr and make an appt early, I decided to cold-turkey it for a few days, feeling that I would be okay...(bad idea).

I was withdrawling from Subs for nearly 3 days straight, taking nothing and hardly being able to sleep or do much of anything. Finally, on the 3rd day, after not being able to take it, I called my dr and made an appt. I informed him of what happened and he said that I should have told him this before, and put me back on 2mg/day. When I got home and took 1 mg, I immediately felt the w/d's fade away. However, later that night, when it came time to take another 1 mg I noticed that I could not longer feel it like I used to - it wasn't having the same effect. I figured it was because my body was still getting used to it.

Now, 5 days after getting back on Subs after w/d from it for 3 days straight, I am still not able to feel it at all. I am not withdrawling per se, but I am not feeling much of anything as I did prior to being off of it for 3 days. Does my body just need to re adjust to it again, or is it because I am taking too much? My last dose was 3.5 mgs, and I still feel nothing at all!

Any help would be appreciated, and thanks in advance. God bless.

jastover · Joined: 05 Jan 2009 Posts: 4 Location: Hurricane, WV

I have also noticed that when the pills seem to be stale or harder to break that they have a totally different taste and that don't seem to work as well. It is very strange that this is happening. They need to find a better way to store the meds so this doesn't happen. I hate to pay for them and half or near all of them don't seem to work the way I know they can. But who knows it could all be in my head.
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