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What Are The Side Effects To Suboxone?

what are the side effects to suboxone, my husband doctor is aware he has taken methadone since he was 17 years old his pain doctor wants to replace the methdone with the drug suboxone but he did not explaine side effects. my husband is 55 yrs old . he is now withdrawing since he hasn t taken metahadone for several weeks is original doctor refused to continue to care for him.
Mon, 28 Sep 2015
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Hi!
I can understand your concern.
Suboxone is used to treat opiate (like Methadone) withdrawal.
It is also indicated for the maintenance treatment of opioid dependence and should be used as part of a complete treatment plan to include counseling and psychosocial support.
It contains Buprenorphine (an opioid) & Naloxone (opioid antagonist) which reverses the effects of other opioid medicines & thus to guard against their misuse.
However Subutex (Buprenorphine alone) is given during the first few days of treatment, while Suboxone is used during the maintenance phase of treatment.

The most common reported side effect of Subutex and Suboxone include:
Cold or flu-like symptoms, headache, sweating, vomiting, constipation, confusion, & it can also cause respiratory depression (difficulty breathing) especially when combined with other depressants.

Hope this answers your query.

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What Are The Side Effects To Suboxone?

Hi! I can understand your concern. Suboxone is used to treat opiate (like Methadone) withdrawal. It is also indicated for the maintenance treatment of opioid dependence and should be used as part of a complete treatment plan to include counseling and psychosocial support. It contains Buprenorphine (an opioid) & Naloxone (opioid antagonist) which reverses the effects of other opioid medicines & thus to guard against their misuse. However Subutex (Buprenorphine alone) is given during the first few days of treatment, while Suboxone is used during the maintenance phase of treatment. The most common reported side effect of Subutex and Suboxone include: Cold or flu-like symptoms, headache, sweating, vomiting, constipation, confusion, & it can also cause respiratory depression (difficulty breathing) especially when combined with other depressants. Hope this answers your query. A feedback is appreciated.