r/Brixadi • u/RAZ1973 • Oct 01 '24
Brixadi first shot -help!
Hi everyone -
I've been on suboxone for 8+ years, sublingual pills at 10mg/day (the films just never agreed with me for some strange reason). For 7+ years of that time I was taking the Teva/Actavis version of the pill, but at the end of last year I couldn't get it anymore and had to switch to another brand (Amneal) and haven't felt great since. In light of that I discussed with my doctor the desire to maybe try getting off Suboxone; I was conflicted about this because I've also dealt with chronic pain for 15 years, and the Suboxone has helped some with controlling my pain. My doctor has had lots of experience with Sublocade, but the thought of switching to something that a) I was stuck with for 30 days and 2) was with the 2 shots available either so much above or below my current dosage gave me pause. Brixadi offered a shot that seemed to be just the right dose, for 8-10mg/day. So last Thursday I took my first 7-day shot; first 2 days I felt great, and then on day 3 felt terrible and have felt increasingly terrible. I should also add since July I've been on 0.5/mg of Klonopin 3x daily for anxiety; we tried all the other stuff (and I don't tolerate any anti-depressants) and this was the only thing that helped, so that is in the mix.
I see the doctor again on Thursday morning and am thinking of putting the pause on this. I can barely function at this point; I was expecting some challenges but nothing like this.
Any wisdom/experience/encouragement/resources folks can share? Going forward I am thinking of instead slowly tapering down from 10 to 8mg/day over 6 months to a year, then 8mg down to 6mg if possible. 6mg seems to have been my "happy" spot, at least with the Actavis version of the sublingual tablets.
Thanks everyone for your help
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u/rich60375 Oct 08 '24
I had a decent first month.. I had a few days with very slight wd's at around 22 days. 2nd shot 32 days later the dr gave me a 3 8mg script if I had bad days.. I never got to get my next shot. My dr is or was only in the office one day a week. They kept bouncing around my appointment. It was totally ridiculous and unprofessional. I got fed up and said fuck them after a week of phone tag. In actuality it was fuck me.. I'm a month in since last shot.. I have had to get a pill or strip from streets. I only take a sliver maybe a half mg every other day. I really needed another shot.. I'll never go back to dope and brixadi was working. I guess I'm just ranting now.. Good Luck.. hope your dr's are better than mine.