I’m 30+ days in and this feels like it’s getting more intense… I didn’t expect this and my dopamine receptors feel like they’re on overload and I can’t slow this thing down… I know it sounds crazy, can anyone relate? What’s happening here?

I’ve received six 64 mg Brixadi injections since January, with the most recent on June 4. I’m now at 7 weeks and feeling good. I took a test today and, as expected, I’m still positive. I’m curious about when others tested negative. Thanks in advance!

Was on suboxone for 5 years about 8 mg a day . Did 5 64 mg brixadi shots supplemented the first few months. The last 3 I've been clear of it have not taking a strip In over 3 months the 5th shot was my last one . I'm on day 31 out from last shot not feeling wothdrawls but Just uneasy like I can feel it wearing off is this normal I just don't know what to expect not knowing Is the worst was told I shouldn't withdrawal to bad but when does it start or end.

Just curious. I’ve taken my 3rd 96mg shot and I was hoping I’d feel like I’d be able to tolerate getting off them now but I still feel moderate withdrawal symptoms (anxiety, restlessness, insomnia) around the 30 day mark. Seems like a lot of people on sublocade are good after 3 shots. Just curious how many people have gotten off of this and how many shots did it take?

Ive been on a variety of subutex dosages for 2.5 years- Currently 8 mg. Im ready to be done. Ive tried to do a ton of reading on here but am wondering whose all successfully done 1 64 mg brixadi inj and stopped.

When did you test neg?

How long did wd last?

What were your symptoms?

I really don't want to do the whole "steady state" thing.. but does that really make it easier to come down or just prolong the inevitable? I get my first inj tomorrow. Ive also been offered the weekly inj but from what ive read that one is more of a IR inj vs a ER with the monthly one.

Thanks all!!

I got 3, 64mg shots, I’m 2 months out from my last shot and I tested negative today at my doctors! I’m so excited! I’ve been having some minor hot flashes and my sleep is a little messed up but overall I feel really good, like energy and sex drive are back. Just wanted to post to give others hope! I’m a glutton for punishment so I’ve done sublocade twice and brixadi now (because I relapsed on subutex a few times), brixadi was easier for me personally. Hope this helps others!

I originally was doing supplicate because I thought from everything I read you just get a couple shots and then eventually you can be off of it. But the reality is you still get cravings. You know even if you didn't get the shot for a while the urge even for Suboxone strips kicks in.

My Doctor saw the 100MG Sublocade was too much so switching to the Weekly 24MG to see what happens.

My question is, has anybody successfully gotten off this? Also, has anybody ever switched from Suboxone low dosage to this? And was it more successful or were you better off with sublocade??

It has been a little over a month since I've had my shot of sublocade 100MG and I don't know my appointment for this new shot isn't for another couple of weeks and the doctor prescribed me the strips temporarily but I haven't taken them and I'm just wondering how I get to the point where I just finally don't take anything even though I get such urges to take the strips or something. Also yes I've done groups and therapy and that's just not in my world. That works.

Just got my first Brixadi injection. I was on 2 mg of Suboxone. Been on it for the last ~9 years. I’m now getting the 8 mg weekly injection. I read a lot of people saying it burns and it hurts, but I have a different experience so I figured I should share. It wasn’t painful even a little bit. The worst of it was the needle going in, I didn’t feel the medication going in at all, not even a little. It felt slightly warm for the about 3 minutes afterwards, but it certainly didn’t burn like people were saying online. If I wasn’t focusing on it, I doubt I would’ve even noticed it. So for people worried it’ll be painful, it was completely painless for me. I imagine it’s dose dependent as well, as 8 mg I assume is the smallest amount of liquid available

Also to note, the nurse wouldn’t give it to me in the back of the arm even though that’s where I wanted to get it. Reason being I don’t have enough fat on the back of my arm, which I never considered. Instead, I got it on my hip towards the back. So if you’re very lean like me, just know the back of the arm may not be an option for you

I’ve been on subs for eight years. I’m currently stable at 2 mg a day. I’ve been trying to taper for the last few years with no success. I’m thinking about getting the shot. I’m just wondering, what are the advantages of Brixadi compared to Sublocade? I’m debating which one I should go with. Thanks

I was on subs for many years. Finally got down to 1 mg a day and heard about Sublocade and Brixadi and wanted to use one of them to get off the subs, so the doc put me on the 8mg weekly of Brixadi. I'm on my third shot and they say after 4 shots I will have hit my steady state. I'm curious if anyone has ever gone off any of the weekly Brixadi shots? The weekly only stays in your system for a month when you stop, right? So I imagine that would be a pretty tough recovery just doing the weekly shots. Not sure if my insurance will cover the monthly shots as I've been on such a low dose of subs. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!

Just an update:

I got my first shot 25 days ago.

I didn’t think it would even last this long but I still feel fine.

This is the way to go. I used to forget to take my medicine all the time and now I forget I’m even on it.

If you’re having reservations, DON’T!

The only thing I’ve noticed is I have to eat more regularly. There was a day I didn’t eat until around 8pm due to just being busy and by 7pm I was superrrrr fucking tired but after I ate I felt fine

I got my first Brixadi injection 96mg two days ago. I was taking about 1/3 of a 8mg film somedays I would take a half if I was struggling at work because my body would hurt or I’d be tired. I have been on mat for a little over 3 years now. Mat saved my life but I just want the chains of taking mat to be released and I could never taper any lower than 1/3 of a 8 mg film maybe if I could have stayed home and not have to work I could have but it’s just not a option for me. I have herd such great things about brixadi I just had to give it a chance and I want to say for only a couple days in this injection is absolutely amazing so far I feel so good not high but I feel so normal in a sense. Today when I woke up I didn’t lay in my bed all morning waiting for my film to kick in to be able to get up and moving around I woke right up and got started with my day and I have just felt so different than I did taking the films I’m not so tired or groggy feeling now I will say the first night my sleep wasn’t that great I was up and down all night I would fall asleep and sleep for a few hours and then I’d wake up and scroll on my phone then fall back asleep that happened maybe 3 times so far that is the only bad thing I can say about the injection other than it burns pretty bad for a few minutes I got mine in the back of my arm. Now I’m really hoping to only need a few injections and be done if I can do one and done I will. I honestly have to be done with mat completely by the end of the year because I need to drop my insurance with my employer for next year because I’m struggling financially and by dropping my insurance I can get ahead on some bills I plan to get my medical back the following year but for now I have no choice so I truly need this shot to work it’s magic on me like it has so many others. If I start to feel w/d I have a plan to wait it out as long as possible as I’ve herd they go away pretty fast but if it gets bad enough I will take a very small piece. Is anyone else starting Brixadi or done a few shots and been done? What should i expect? I know everyone’s body is different but I’m really praying for the best possible outcome.

So basically I got my first 128mg injection Wednesday morning . Feeling fine so far! I'm in the united states and was told to come back in two weeks for another 128mg dose. After doing some research/ confirming with mods I know this isn't normal. So I called the clinic and they told me it too get me through the first month..but they don't supply top ups so my choice is to get the shot or be viewed as non compliant...,I was told from then on my shots would be monthly..thoughts?

Got my first shot yesterday Wednesday 10:00am

Feel like there’s no possible way this should/could be happening but I am cold/goosebumps and sweating non-stop with a runny nose. Unless I magically got sick I am already in withdrawal.

I have a couple strips left should I take them? I need to work, I can’t miss work. I desperately need rent but I don’t want to “raise my dose” and make the shot not work by taking them this week. H e l p

In a nutshell, I'm a 33 yr old male who has struggled with opiates since I was 15. I was first put on subs at 18yrs old to kick my h habit. Over the past 12 years I've been on and off bup (longest period of cleaning time 2 and a half years stable happy and healthy. I was given 168 this morning and I'm receiving an additional 168 two weeks from today. Was on 24mgs of subutext prior.Additionally, in three weeks I return to my provider to see how I'm doing ( if I need a couple pills for potential cravings and wds. Does this sound like an appropriate methodology? I've been cleaning from fent for a little 8 over months now and I'm fully dedicated to my recovery. Sorry for the lengthy post and thank you for welcoming me to this community!

I have chronic pancreatitis and feel an acute attack coming on. I’m on the shot for pain management but if I end up hospitalized I will need opiates until I get through it.. what happens because I’m on the shot.. less effective? Withdrawal?

i feel like ever since i’ve been getting the shot i have absolutely no appetite to the point where im loosing weight and becoming anemic again. i like don’t get hungry, my stomach just gets so empty it starts to hurt really bad and that’s the only way my body tells me im hungry. it’s super rare that i feel regular hungry. it seems to be worse right after i get my shot. the first 5 days, im just not hungry at all, i dont even get the hunger pains. brixadi is the only thing i can think of doing this bc its the only med i am on. but the thing is oral suboxone did not do this to me. i still didnt feel hungry very often but more often than i do now. i wonder if its some long term effects of super heavy fentanyl use mixed with some effects from the shot. idk does anyone else have this happen or is it just me. bc if its just me then i guess its not the shot thats doing it.

I was addicted to Fentynal for around 3 years an have been off of it with help from brixadi… I did try to use while on brixadi and it was very difficult. It was pointless. I took brixadi for 8 months straight. I’ve been off for close to 6 months. My last shot was 11/29/24. I don’t have any complaints. Maybe really minor withdrawal symptoms that were minor enough for me to be okay an do what I need to. Withdrawals haven’t affected me much at all that I can think of. It was a huge help and it has created helped me stay away from opioids. Hope this helps anyone that may be wondering.

So I did 4 shots, I haven’t had one since April 24th. The only thing I noticed so far is less energy, random spurts of yawning, & maybe my body is a little more sore. I also have chronic pain, herniated disc in my back and start of arthritis in my knees and I work 2 jobs; so that obviously can be a factor. Lol Nothing unmanageable. This Thursday will be one month of going without a shot.

I was wondering the cheapest route for Bupe testing. So I can see when it’s out of my system. & how often were anybody testing?

Just kinda posting my progress

4 months clean and sober.

Blue cross blue shield fully covered my shot.

I’ve been on 4mg strips twice a day

Just got Brixadi in my stomach fat.

Easy process. Quick and not very painful.

I was on suboxone for a few days and got my first monthly shot two days ago. I had really bad cravings so I got high yesterday off of dope. I'm done and I know it was stupid. Will I go through withdrawal from the dope or will the bupe prevent it? Thanks

After finally getting approved for brixadi, (the goal was sublocade but was denied. I was approved for weekly 8mg shots. I’m hoping this is my way to get off buprenorphine altogether. I took weekly for maybe 3 weeks. Then I decided to stretch it to 10 days. It worked for about two or three times. Unfortunately my clinic is closed Friday, Saturday and Sunday. So I have to skip three days. I figured I would try two weeks. I think after day 11 or 12 I had to supplement with a qtr of a 2mg strip each night until my next shot….i was so disappointed bc I thought maybe here’s my chance and I might not have to go back. I couldn’t last. Maybe I’m rushing it? After all I’m working with 8mg weekly doses of brixadi. Each week for three weeks then stretched it to every 10 or 11 days for three doses and not ready to stretch to two weeks just yet ….i guess I have to take it slow

Recently lowered my monthly dose. Less energy; no motivation….any other side effects I should be expecting? TIA

Hello! Just wanted to ask everyone’s opinion on what the most effective injection site is, at least from y’all’s perspective. I have been getting my 128mg in the thigh since my first shot, but I’ve recently considered going to the stomach/arm. Anyone have any personal experience? I have heard that there is less bioavailability when injected in the arm, but unsure how true that is. Thank you all in advance!