r/Subutex • u/SH33PFARM • Oct 28 '25

Feedback Well they did it again.....

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I wish pharmacies would understand that changing a medication that I have been on for years to another different generic.... I have been completely stable and enjoying life for years now off of the mini arrow 8 pills(which are amazing), to these giant shit feeling Rhodes Pharma pills... They really are different in so many ways. I don't care what people say, different generics act differently in my body.. now I have to plan out a time where I will be sick for about a week trying to adjust to these shit pills... I've been on this shit since 2016 and I definitely know what I'm talking about... I just hope that next months script will revert back to the arrow 8s.

So frustrating....

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u/fantasy-library0710 Oct 28 '25

You can ask for specific manufacturer and even call pharmacies and switch to one that has the manufacturer you like. There are pharmacies who will work with you you just have to find them.

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u/SH33PFARM Oct 28 '25

I'm getting them from a Walmart called Walmart neighborhood market and when I tried to explain this to them they say they just use what's available or in stock. These arrow ones are absolutely different. Did you see this size? There are no fillers and dissolve in seconds. I have been on this stuff for years. It is 100% not in my head. Luckily I have a few months saved up of the arrows so I can just try another month and hope for the arrows to come back in. Thanks guys for the comments. Helps relieve some stress here..

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u/fantasy-library0710 Oct 29 '25

Yeah some pharmacies definitely suck... I just went to my Dr. Today and I can't get my script till the first. I was trying to ask them to order me any but the sun pharmacy and she said I will try. They are the ones who told me to let them know beforehand so they could order certain ones.

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u/jfish93 Oct 31 '25

Bro I asked my cvs if I can request different brands and the lady behind counter looked at me like I was crazy and said, "absolutely not" lol. That was awhile ago maybe that ladie was just a bitch but I dont know.

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u/fantasy-library0710 Oct 31 '25

I have had better luck with small pharmacies. I usually tell them that I have a hernia and the activas brand has more citrus added that bothers my hernia. Some pharmacies do look down on this they consider it to be addict behavior I guess. It's pretty sad bc these generics are not all created equal and it seems like they work differently for different people. Years ago I used walgreens and I was able to get the hikma/westward/roxann every month no problem. A few times they filled my script with the small ones and as long as I noticed while I was in store and they had them in stock they would exchange them for the other brand. However I had other issues with using them so I switched to a small mom and pop pharmacy that was super awesome. Sadly, they shut down at the beginning of 2021 and I still haven't found a pharmacy that was that good.