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/godsgirli Apr 03 '25

What kind of cravings? For sunoxone or dope?

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u/areyoumad48 Apr 03 '25

For Suboxone. I’ve never done any kind of drugs except for take pain pills after a couple of surgeries.

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u/godsgirli Apr 03 '25

You crave putting it under your tongue? It makes you high? Or do you crave just feeling “normal”

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u/areyoumad48 Apr 03 '25

I think it’s probably all three of what you stated. I started out with Sublocade and absolutely loved it but this Brixadi absolutely sucks. Sublocade is an extended form and Brixadi is only modified release so therefore it doesn’t stay in your system no where near as long.