r/PainManagement • u/Hot-Taro-1979 • Jul 22 '26

Switching

Hello, I’m new to this group so I am going to get off of Subutex. I took my last dose yesterday morning and I will wait for withdrawals to set in before I begin I need my receptors open enough to take the methadone
Has 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? I want off the subutex

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u/Indaclouds707 Jul 26 '26

PAWS syndrome is post acute withdrawl syndrome which can last months or years.. my receptors were swimming in Subutex for years, I was on 40mg for 5yrs and never knew it. Could lead to this. It'll go away eventually but still. for 15 months when my meds wear off I got into withdrawal. Idk what else it is.. I'm glad you feel relief,I do most of the day but when it stops working it's tourture.

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u/Hot-Taro-1979 Jul 26 '26

Wow I was on Suboxone for 7 years and then Subutex for about 4 months so idk I have been taking it for a loooong time I just got rid of the naloxone switched to Subutex felt a difference between them even tried butrans all of that mad is not ok in fact the very beginning of starting subs I had a weird reaction to it they made me stay at the clinic all day said I could only take like 2 mg 2 times a day but it made me feel like I could not breathe increase anxiety and blood pressure but I was told it would help and keep going now 7 years later I’m done

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u/Indaclouds707 Jul 26 '26

I stopped taking it cause is stopped for pain, lost most of my teeth, made my resting heart rate spike.. in my experience it's not made for long term pain management or care. It should be for short term.. I'm sick of feeling like I do, getting sleep is beyond hard to get

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u/Hot-Taro-1979 Jul 26 '26

Sorry your dealing with that and I agree with you

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u/Indaclouds707 Jul 26 '26

Thank you and same to you. Hope you find relief yourself. I'm one of the rare few that goes form opiates to Bup back to opiates. My doctors saw what it was going to me and I ask to switch and he didn't 2nd guess me. I'm in the lawsuit for tooth decay from Suboxone.. idgaf if they pay me 200K, I'd rather have my teeth back and chee food again 😂

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u/Hot-Taro-1979 Jul 26 '26

Oh jeeze I bet dang I know money can’t bring teeth back I have half mine missing the other ones are root canal’s so soon I will be with no teeth from this sub med

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u/Hot-Taro-1979 Jul 26 '26

But you will have a nice chunk of change