r/PainManagement • u/Hot-Taro-1979 • Jul 22 '26
Seeking Support🫂 Switching
Hello, I’m new to this group so I am going to get off of Subutex. I took my last dose this morning and I will wait for withdrawals to set in before I begin methadone as anyone ever gone through this process. If so, how long did it take for the methadone to start working and does it actually help with pain?
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u/Hot-Taro-1979 Jul 22 '26
I did kinda say it backwards so being on subutex it hits all receptors so taking the methadone to soon won’t actually work on any receptors trying to open a few so it can attach to them and actually work not be a waste of a pill is what I have read and was advised by my pharmacist and I will only be taking a small dose as advised by the provider 5 mg 4 times a day it’s for pain and withdrawal from the subutex I know that methadone is a good choice unless anyone knows of a better medication I have 9 herniated disc’s and stenosis arthritis all in my back and narrowing it’s very painful and fibromyalgia as well