Suboxone for chronic pain?

Honestly we have not seen very good results here with it although a few report that subutex has better pain relieving qualities then the suboxone. I personally would be looking for a new Pain management Doctor if he is going to equal the two or try to convince you that it has better qualities then fent.

I have been in PM for a very long time and back last Feb after 13 years on methadone for PM I decided I wanted off,not an easy feat by the way but my Dr and I decided to drop down on the methadone and onto the Butrrans patch and then onto MS Contin and that is exactly the way it played out. I did not get any relief from the Butrans that I could tell other then the fact it relieved the withdrawl symtoms from the methadone somewhat.

I really would have to think about why my Dr would be pushing this on me.

You can do a forum search by using the search option at the top of the page and enter the criteria such as suboxone and it will list every post made here over the duration about suboxone and see what others have said. I dont believe we have anyone at this time on it for PM or otherwise.

I hope you find what you need to know and I also hope you gain the knowledge to go into this with your eyes wide open.

Welcome by the way to the CP forum and good luck!!

Just so you know, don't think that you will always be able to get pain meds for your pain because you've been told you will need them for the rest of your life. Most Drs are combining other forms of pain mangement with meds so they can stop prescribing stronger meds and in higher doses. You need to see a Psychologist who specializes in helping chronic pain patients manage their pain in non meds ways. There are also things like biofeed back.

With you being so young, you need to reduce what you're taking on your own before a dr gives you no choice. The dr you have now may have no plans to do that. But, drs move, retire and die everyday and another dr has no obligation to treat your pain with the same meds you have been taking.

You also need to remember that Suboxone is primarily used to treat opioid addiction. And even though you may be taking it for pain from this dr. Another dr could classify you as as addict because you take it. And not treat your pain with any opioids or other addicting meds.

Post Edited (Mercy&Grace) : 8/18/2014 10:34:53 PM (GMT-6)

In your case I doubt that Suboxone will give you significant relief. Since you work in a Drug Abuse Center you know the possibility of stigmatization with this on your med record. I have cancer pain and we did a one month trial with Suboxone and it didn't work for me. I tried fentanyl for 2.5 years but found that long term use affected my reflexes to the point where I no longer felt comfortable behind the wheel, my wife had to chauffeur me on my Dr. Appts. You say that you will have to be on pain meds for the rest of your life, I hope that you can find a regimen that will work but you should really start thinking outside of the med box. My verdict: Stick with the Fent for now but look into things like distraction and dietary improvements, PT, etc for long term. . . . Q