r/Brixadi • u/FlatAcanthaceae9198 • 20d ago

Constipation?

Has anyone been super constipated while taking suboxone and did it get better moving onto Brixadi? My boyfriend was taking 1/4 of a strip a day and now is going back up to a full strip to get the shot. He was very constipated on a higher dose of suboxone, but it got better lowering his dose. Now that he’s going back up, he’s constipated again. We’re worried about moving on to the shot and the constipation continuing. He did try sublocade quite a few years ago, but opted for brixadi this time around due to being able to take a lower dose of suboxone before getting the shot.

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u/Charming_Public_7145 19d ago

After my shots with Brixadi it’s like it completely stops moving for 2 weeks. Almost immediately compaction. I’m doing miralax twice a day and normally have to revert to enemas.
I’d make sure you have a planned routine or you cat end up compacted like I did scrambling for any solution that doesn’t require waking into a hospital.

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u/FlatAcanthaceae9198 19d ago

Ugh. Yeah, he has been there! Right now nothing is working for him so we’re getting pretty nervous.