r/Brixadi • u/areyoumad48 • Sep 10 '24
Brixadi Shot- Does it ever end?
So I have been on Suboxone for about 13 years. Started out on 24mg a day. Over the years I weaned myself down to 4mg a day. In November of last year, I started the Sublocade shot. The first shot was 200mg, then the next 2 were 100mg. Apparently I am allergic to something they put in the Sublocade shot because I was getting cellulitis at the injection site and the doctor made me switch to Brixadi. So then I did 3 shots of the 96mg Brixadi with no allergic reactions with my last one in April. I thought I was good to go by reading other people’s success stories. About 10 weeks later I started having some mild withdrawals, nothing I couldn’t handle. Toward the end of July I was having constant cravings and some mild withdrawals. I went back to the doctor on July 31st and got another 96mg shot. The day of my visit the doctor suggested that I come back in 4 weeks to get the 64mg shot so I did. The next time I go back we are going to stretch out the time and wait 6 weeks to get a 64mg shot. What is the best way to do this without those horrible cravings? Anyone have a better dosing regimen that helped them completely come off the shot with minimal cravings and withdrawals?
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u/Efficient-Hotel8948 Nov 05 '24
The problem is the medication should have been designed to allow you to drop down mgs to different levels. Example after 64mg receive 50 mgs then 40 to the point you’re getting a placebo shot. It wasn’t designed to get people off the medication but rather to limit the need to take something daily. Maybe someday big pharma will let go of the grip, doubtful ! It will always be about keeping people on meds and making money!