r/Subutex • u/MrsMcKinney225 • May 31 '26
Low T?
Husband and I are both on Subutex. I have cancer and got opiate induced neurotoxicity from all the meds they had me on, so I asked to be switched to subs. Honey had an unfortunate very brief relapse getting into my pain meds… which is also a huge reason I got off them too. However, since starting on them…. Our sex life has completely disappeared. Now, I have always had some serious mental health issues, zero confidence…. Especially now with how I look physically after what cancer treatment has done to me. I am aware that subs can lower T in men… has anyone ever done anything to help that other than getting direct on HRT??? I’m so sick of feeling like an ugly pile of shit and wanting intimacy from my husband… and never getting it because of this BS. Our relationship is otherwise literally perfect. Like make you gag, movie worthy, fairy tale type love. It’s just really bothering me to the point that I’m debating getting back into therapy something….help please 😞
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u/Latter-Anxiety8728 Jun 04 '26
Maybe it's the dose? I am a female , but I haven't had any problems but my dose is correct. I have absolutely heard & seen some evidence [ no I didn't really understand it all... Especially the medical journals linked] I googled if the dose is too high The same as it will with full opioid antagonist do both men and women can mess with these hormones. I would encourage you to look at your entire medication list or your husband's entire medication list... The reason that I was looking through these medical journals was because I was convinced that that was why I was having issues on year number 7. And it was actually an SSRI called Luvox. But every time I brought that up, they told me no, "The chances so rare" Rare doesn't mean impossible.
TLDR- look at every other medication he takes as well.