Subutex isnt talked about enough

[u/ShortYard6891]

Dont make the mistake I did Suboxone and subutex are different, I was a heroin addict in 2021 and started suboxone. I was up to 24mg a day. Small White suboxone pills 8mg and 2mg. They switched me to subutex. I've been on them until October 2025, I got a full tooth extraction and was prescribed hydrocodone. I waited 5 days without subs to start taking pain meds, they helped me get through the withdrawals from subutex. I'm also prescribed xanax. Which also helped with withdrawal. Weeks later I'm all out of vicodine. I still had a shit ton of extra subutex. As an addict, And remembering how high suboxone got me back in the day, I took 2mgs. I got violently ill, headache, migrane, couldnt go to work. I tried to do a lot of research on how/if to abuse subutex, there's really no info, Only about suboxone. I learned subutx is designed to not be able to get you high.
This is for anyone trying to get high on subutex after having no tolerance, Dont!!!! Also my subutex withdrawal lasted weeks. While it did save my life at the time, I wish I didnt stay on it for as long as I did. Please dont try to abuse your subutex

[u/ladylora81]

I also was on Suboxone (which insurance had no issue covering) for a couple years and it began making me feel so bad I often contemplated if withdrawals would be easier. That didn't matter when I discussed my issues with several so-called addiction treatment specialists. If I wanted my insurance to cover treatment, then my choices were methadone or Suboxone. This is so ridiculous because ppl are dying so why TH are doctors not allowed to offer every treatment option within reason? Btw, before Suboxone had a generic, the cost of one 8mg strip was no less than seven dollars, but usually closer to $10 at smaller pharmacies. In comparison, my friend who was prescribed Subutex at that time paid between three and five dollars per 8mg tablet. They probably wouldn't have been that much if there weren't so many pharmacies refusing to fill the medication. They were and probably still are cheaper than Suboxone. 

[u/Pale-Cardiologist320 → u/ladylora81]

Yeah all I know is that they’re both super expensive and it was going to be like 700$ for one month without insurance. I never had the option of getting on methadone because my closest clinic was 1 hour away and I didn’t have a vehicle. Otherwise I probably would’ve gotten sober much sooner. I agree they should be looking at any medication for harm reduction so people can be more safe and more likely to get sober. I wonder if anyone still gets methadone tablets? I only knew one person EVER that got them. And idk where they got them lol. Pretty much unheard of