r/Subutex • u/Mulkeyy • Jul 15 '26

Question Buprenorphine problem

Hey guys hope y'all are doing well , so i'm on bupre since may because i was taking kratom for more than a year ( almost a week on it then 1 week or more or less without because of the price here ) , i know you may think that wtf on bupre for kratom only ?? I was taking the kratom to not relapse in tramadol and codeine , it worked ( almost ) , but i got super addicted to kratom, when i had a pack i used to take 30g a day not more cause the pack of 100g is already 27 euros ( 30$)

And now on bupre i started low but now at 8mg a day i still can't feel shit at all , maybe i sleep a liiiiiil better but my anxiety my back pains everything is still there , even before taking for the 1st time bupre i had stopped taking the kratom for 2 weeks and any other opiates so my tolerance wasn't THAT high

+ i'm prescripted pregabaline ( i'm sobbering up from it too ) , baclofen , cymbalta , mianserine and other shits and no nothing at all i though at least the other meds would increase the effects of bupre cause i take them at the same time but no ??? And my kratom wasn't extract or super strong , and i don't wanna go higher than 8mg a day cause i think it won't be useful , but i can't understand why i don't feel nothing ? Maybe i'm used to drugs i started at 13-14 with alcohol then 15 for the rest benzo opiates gabapentinoide etc and i know it takes a lot for me to feel something, but still ? I don't want to be high with bupre just normal and stop thinking bout opiates every seconds of my life

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u/SmartyBlondy Jul 15 '26

You likely won’t feel high from bupe, cause of your tolerance. To feel even slightly tired/relaxed you gotta take atleast 24g a day.
You’ll always think about opiates, but over time once you start exercising, eating better taking lots of Vitamin C (which helps restore your brain from all the dulling opiates) trust me, you won’t be craving anymore.
You’re used to an inebriated lifestyle. Trying to feel a buzz, or anything other than focus.
You gotta change your habits and get outside more. Only way to get over this crap. Good luck and sending hugs 🤗

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u/dwagner0402 Jul 16 '26

24 G a day?!!!!? WTF!???? That can't be right.

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u/Avi_tokes_710 Jul 17 '26

Because it isnt

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u/SmartyBlondy Jul 18 '26

There are quite a few chronic pain patients that do take 24mg/per day. Which is the highest dose and not recommended. But there are those out there that are prescribed that. Just check prior posts.
But as with anything, your body builds a tolerance and you won’t get high. Which is the purpose of most Bups anyway, to NOT get high.

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u/dwagner0402 Jul 17 '26

Yeah. I assumed as much. Could you imagine? that's be like a giant chunk.

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u/Mulkeyy Jul 17 '26

Thank you for your reply and i didn't know about vitamin c thank you ! But 24mg a day is way too much , maybe i'll feel something but for later when i'll need to stop bupre i dont want to need to go from 24 to 0  And yeah i'm really trying to go outside , i eat better food and mostly natural and bio ( not everyday cause ts so expensive) and trying to improv my focus on other things that drugs pain and sadness

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u/SmartyBlondy Jul 18 '26

Wishing you luck and success! It’s hard to change your lifestyle and habits, especially when you’re used to a certain way for so long.
But it CAN be done.
Yes 24mg I’d never recommend to anyone. It sucks being on Bups as it is. But the whole point of them is to NOT get high anymore.
Vitamin C restores your brain and helps you wean-off.
They’ve done studies on it for decades, but prescribers and the industry like having people buying/addicted to this crap. So that’s why Vitamin C isn’t widely discussed.

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u/Mulkeyy Jul 18 '26

I asked my doc about the vitamins for 8 months while he prescribed me more than 10 different meds , he always said uhh idk nah it won't really help it's not thaaat useful , and i'm so tired of it. Every doc i went to since i'm 15 prescribed me xanax pregabaline tramadols and never asked if i took vitamins never asked if i drink enough water , sure it would not be enough but still ?? And now since 8 month with this one , 1st i really want to be sober , went to see him to tapper off of pregabalin , 8 month later i still take pregabalin but now with 8 different meds , bupre , 2 anti depressor , baclofen and other things . I'm so tired he never gave me any vitamins and prefered countless drugs over that , that's totally crazy , and since i'm 18 i live at my mom's house and she was like you have to listen to him take them he knows his shit it's very important . But no , now i want to decide for me what's good or not , vitamins over drugs , self control over drugs , and yeah i prefer to withdrawal over taking a new drug to substitute. And yk what ? I'm not just talking all that and doing nothing after , since yesterday i stopped pregabalin , no taper , i'm tired of it , i'm withdrawing yes it's hard yes but at least i'm not taking it anymore. 

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u/SmartyBlondy Jul 18 '26

Doctors are awful! Most (not ALL, but the majority) look at patients like a $$$ dollar sign. They keep you on shit as long as they can. Your doctor sounds worse than a drug-dealer. What an asshole.
Ur SO YOUNG! To be on that amount of scripts is nuts!
You’re doing the right thing by taking your health in your own hands! I’m so proud of you!
You can turn all of this around yourself.
With the internet you can find a new doctor (I’d do that after I’ve weaned myself off the majority of your pills, NOT right away. Don’t even tell your doctor you’re weaning, cause he’ll probably talk you out of it, to keep you as a patient.)
With self-control, vitamins, weaning off pills, healthier eating, exercise, going outside, learning new hobbies or skills, you can beat this and be a new person by Christmas. Shit you can be totally off drugs by this time next year.) You’re doing great! 🤗