I did 9 years on Suboxone, 1 year at methadone clinic prior to that. Last year I did 4 Sublocade shots (300,300,100,100) then I stopped. Right now I am 5 months since my last shot. Never was able to make it this long tapering suboxone. I believe Sublocade should be pushed harder to people getting clean.
@@SshhhTrouble I forgot about this post but unfortunately I only made it another month or so before severe cravings returned. I went back to suboxone and within 3 or 4 months my dose was right back to where I was before Sublocade. My doctor told me I might be one of the people that need it indefinitely but he also said i might want to try something different with counseling/mental health. I still think people should try Sublocade once they have had time to level out for a while on suboxone.
@@jamessewell6358 I didn’t get sick at all but I hate to tell you this… I ended up going back on suboxone. Probably 1 month after I left that comment. I did great for about 5 months and then suddenly severe cravings completely took over and I knew it was either suboxone or go back to using. With fentanyl out there now I can’t risk going to the street again. My suboxone doctor encouraged me to keep going to counseling and keep trying but he also said I might end up on sub for the rest of my life. I refused to admit that before but now I finally accepted it and am ok with it.
This is so interesting. The clinic I attend (small town, only one) to get the injection I have to be very clean and stable. They absolutely won't dispense to anyone they don't keep eyes on regular and drop clean. I had to have a year clean to work up to monthlies for my subs and that's with no relapses. 4 years actually now no drugs at all, just subs. I'm in process of appeals to my insurance company to get the sublocade. My Dr has tried 3 times now and they demand all sorts of crazy compliance. Which I have completed. But I am in the camp of not wanting to focus on drugs every day. I take no other prescriptions or supplement cuz I just don't want to touch pills. I am healthy as well so I don't need anything and I'm glad I don't. But how helpful would this be to be easier to get? Jiminy cricket. Why is the life saving stuff so hard to get. 😢
Because they are trying to figure out a way to make more money...eg. the urine drops and outpatient treatment. For those of us that are stable this makes no sense. My dr in Miami said I would have to spend a week In-patient. I told them, sorry I need someone who will support me where I am in my recovery, not try to send me backwards!!!
I am so very upset after watching this video and several others. I have been on 2 8 mg strips of suboxone for 9 years and after researching on my own I asked my doc about the sublocade shot. They were able to switch me to it BUT I struggled so,very hard the 1st month and called my doc 3 or 4 times and emailed to ask about a little supplemental to help me and they refused each time. Thank God I was able to get 1 strip off the street and made it last as much as I could. I want to be off suboxone but I also knew it would be a transition period but my doc quickly dismissed my concerns. I have only been on subs for 9 yrs nothing else. I got my 2nd 300 mg shot 2 days ago and am praying I won't feel like I need supplemental but I just was hurt and felt it really put my sobriety at risk with my doc not hearing me or being concerned. I wish so much I would've had a different doc for this sublocade journey.
I hear ya but I don’t think it was up to the doc. They are very restricted by federal laws and are not allowed to “double” prescribe. I know it doesn’t make you feel better physically but even if the dr wanted to help you they just can’t in that situation. I didn’t have the same experience with sublocade but I made it 6 months and thought I was finally done but overnight I suddenly had cravings again and went back to suboxone a week later.
My husband's been on this stupid injection for SEVEN YEARS how can I make this stop and what do u think the long term effects of this injection are because he now suffers from GERDS
