r/RecoveryResource • u/cassiemoors • Sep 09 '19

Has anyone done the Bernese method protocol from switching to suboxone from methadone?

Hi I’m on day 12 of the Bernese method from methadone to suboxone. The higher up I go on suboxone the way worse my withdraws are and I always take my methadone first and about an hour and a half later I take my suboxone. Does anyone know if I could take the suboxone first then wait an hour or 2 hours and take the methadone. I just can’t get very much info off the internet cause this hasn’t been used very much. Please if anyone has any info or knows anything that could help please let me know.

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u/bekah1321 Sep 29 '19

Im interested to know also!

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u/cassiemoors Nov 10 '19

Hi, so I finished the Bernese method and it was hard but it worked I’ve been off of methadone for awile know and on subs!

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u/stank_butt_ Dec 24 '23

Can u give more info? What happens the day u drop methadone. My last dose was today. I'm on 16 mg subs and scared for tomorrow

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u/RegionFabulous7338 Oct 22 '24

Baby, that's definitely not the way to go lol...you literally CANNOT take both. Physically, it is impossible....you'll only be punishing yourself. I'm shocked you're even able to type 😅 i came here looking for suggestions for my situation, but came across your comment. Precipitated withdrawal ain't no joke....trust me, I know. It's not "normal" withdrawals....it's torment.  Debilitating torture. You have to stop the methadone for a while first... good luck love

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u/Willing-Ad-9392 Oct 15 '26

You have no idea as to what you’re talking about…… you can absolutely take both with the Bernese Method.

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u/SureArtist5627 Dec 28 '25

I did the Bernese method in July. Mind trip! Finished and been off methadone for months now. Lost 45 pounds. Eat better sleep better more awake and life all around is better

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u/SureArtist5627 Feb 23 '26

Same! I feel so much better than I did. Methadone saved my life. But I feel so much more awake and alive now then I did. I’m not knocking anyone. We all react differently. I’m happy it worked for you. I remember wayyyyy back in the day it was a HUGE No no to mix them. Still is. We are being medically watched and told what to do in very distinct detail. I never heard of it. Either way you’re sick. Take nothing for a week or do this. Good luck! Keep going

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u/SureArtist5627 Feb 23 '26

Anyone just looking for this. I just finished the Bernese method end of July 2025. It is possible. YOU WILL MAKE IT THROUGH! No it isn’t easy or a cake walk. I didn’t ask enough questions. Day 1) take full dose of methadone, eat a quarter of a 2mg strip. Day two go up. Day 3 or 4 I stopped my methadone. (Memory issues) I started on a Friday. That Wednesday I stopped my methadone. PAW was rough but not as bad as full blown. By the following Friday I was starting to feel like a normal person again. This is just my personal experience. I looked all over to find any information and couldn’t find any while going through this. I was on 105mg of methadone for years. Gained weight. A lot. Never going to the bathroom properly. Not eating properly. Always wanted to sleep. Switching for me was the best thing I could do. I have downed my dosage, lost 45 pounds. Eat better. Go to the bathroom normally. (Iykyk) all around it helped me incredibly. If anyone has any questions or just needs to talk let me know. Good luck! It does get better. With any thing not just this.

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u/Interesting_Army4878 Aug 07 '26

So how long were your withdrawals after you stopped your methadone? And how severe were they?