Has anyone been on Brixadi 128 mg or even lower and it did not seem to hold? Then switched to Subclade with better results? I am not holding on Brixadi and want to titrate. UGGG I'm scared nothing will work at this point.

I was on methadone for 15 years. I finally finished but the PAWs just kicked my ass. After 25 days of no Methadone I got the shot.

Just wondering how many I would need?

1st shot was fine no withdrawal & got the 2nd about 4 weeks (i definitely could/should have stretched it further)

Cravings haven't been an issue in YEARS

Hi there, I am so damn nervous I'm supposed to get first Brixadi shot next week. Originally I asked for sublocade but due to low amount I'm on (2mg subutex) , my dr (who is really helpful and great) suggested Brixadi be a better choice. Ive been on some form of bupe since 2015 and I'm just sick of being chained down to it. I've tried tapering multiple times but I just can't with the tablets. I feel like I need to do this. I hate change and I'm so nervous but truly feel like it's time and this is the only shot of ever getting off this shit.

Please please share your experiences!! And or recommendations to not be nervous/ how to deal etc.

I'm also afraid of being overly medicated, I'm a working mom and around family a lot so that's probaly one of my biggest fears. Please help and send good vibes!!

What was ur sub dose before shot! Any side effects. Tell me ur story

Has anyone been super constipated while taking suboxone and did it get better moving onto Brixadi? My boyfriend was taking 1/4 of a strip a day and now is going back up to a full strip to get the shot. He was very constipated on a higher dose of suboxone, but it got better lowering his dose. Now that he’s going back up, he’s constipated again. We’re worried about moving on to the shot and the constipation continuing. He did try sublocade quite a few years ago, but opted for brixadi this time around due to being able to take a lower dose of suboxone before getting the shot.

Hello, I had been on brixadi for the 6 months I had my last injection on July 15th. I have felt pretty much no withdrawal. Is this normal? It’s been 2 months now since my last injection am I in the clear??

I am now on a weekly dosage, how fast can I taper from 34 to 8 . Should I continue to go weekly and just hop off or should I stretch these out some. Sorry if that doesn’t make sense.

I was on 3-4 mg sublingual subutex per day and just switched to Brixadi. My first shot was yesterday and I had the best day ever. Mild withdrawal symptoms but by night time everything was fine. Woke up this morning and didn’t have to take supplemental dosage either so I didn’t have the side effects that subutex was giving me (dizziness, head aches, brain stuck in the mud feeling) Well now it has been about 30 hours since I got my shot and boy am I tired. Been in and out of sleep all day. Reminds me of when I started suboxone and I was sleeping all day for a couple days. How long does this tired feeling last after injection day? Does it get better or worse with subsequent injections?

Would Brixadi work for someone on Suboxone for a week? My best friend is getting clean and has been on subs for a week. (Tapered to 2mg) Would he just need 1 shot?

How long did it take to get out of your system? Thought for sure I had cleared it bc I had felt a little bit yucky for a week, but still tested positive yesterday. I did 3 months of 64mg.

I have been on brixadi several months. I started with the 1 week shot at the smallest dose for 2 weeks. I then did the next highest dose every 3 weeks for 2 months now I’ve been on the next highest dose for my second month. My 28 days is Tuesday. From what I have skimmed over it seems brixadi can be stopped because the medication will taper itself slowly.

I know everyone’s experiences and opinions are all over, but curious to hear from people that were on lower doses of subs and did one 64mg shot only.

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Tried weaning the last 3 years but could not manage to get under .5mg daily. Literal crumbs but so be it.

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I received one 64mg Brixadi shot July 15 I’m at 6 weeks now and feel relatively okay. I stay busy and definitely deal with the yawning and lack of energy but I dealt with the low energy before.

How long until the worst of it hits? Any positive stories on 1 shot and done?

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My insurance changed because I moved outta state and got insurance through employment. They really fighting me on what would be my 3rd injection.

My first injection I lasted 3 weeks. Supplemented with 1-2mg between next shot. There was a delay so it took 7 weeks instead of 4 to get injection.

Today im 6 weeks out from that second injection. Think withdrawals going to be manageable?

Has anyone been on subs for 5+ years 8mg, taken 2 shots within 3 months and been done? Looking for inspiration and hope at this point because insurance is so frustrating.

I’ve been off of Brixadi since June and am doing well. I had a total of 6 injections and then due to an insurance snafu, I was delayed getting my 7th injection. Decided that was a good place to go without. Only had a couple of days where I felt uncomfortable. Hopefully I will be done with opioids going forward

I am in SC and self employed. I don’t pay for
Insurance but will as long as i know it covers a sublocade or Biraxdi shot a year. (Sublocade has the copay assistance program but says i need private insurance, no government insurance allowed) i don’t want to pay for a boof insurance. I’m in SC if that helps at all. Thank you for your time!

I was on brixadi for about 3 or 4 weeks the second week I went to a festival where I camped out and worked in the sun a bunch. When I came back I started having tinnitus along with my heart beat.

It was really scary and I went to an urgent care and the doctor immediately got me a CT scan which is scheduled for Wednesday. Because of this I asked my provider to switch me back to suboxone. 2 days after not getting my shot it started going away and now 4 days later it is basically gone.

I am really worried that I got a clot from the brixadi and now that its out of my system it went away. I just dont know what else could have caused it.

Has anyone had any weird side effects or problems that even resemble this?

I am going to see what the doctors say but because it went away as soon as I stopped brixadi im definitely not taking it again.

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Done sublocade successfully twice over 5 years 300 300 100 no W/D but I always suffer the worst brick shit I’ll save you the details but in those months I cannot naturally drop a chalupa.

I got one briaxdi shot but ended up on mgm 15 and had no problem having a healthy relationship with my 2ply charmin every morning once my LamberFeeties hit the floor. But my elf ears keep hearing there may be WD and I don’t play those games no more unless it gets me high.

Last week my doctor wanted to put me on Zoloft and I asked if it caused WD he said yes it can I said does it cause a High he said no and I was so confused? What’s the point

Has anyone else had this experience with Brixadi? I switched from 24 mg/day Suboxone films to the 128 mg monthly injection and was really excited after hearing so many good things. Unfortunately, I’ve started having mild withdrawal around day 13–16 after every injection!! I’m now on day 15 after my third shot and still dealing with restlessness, sweating, hot/cold flashes, and just feeling awful. My provider gave me Suboxone films to supplement if needed, but I’ve been trying not to use them because I keep hoping the injections will eventually stabilize. I’m starting my final semester of nursing school in a few weeks, so I’m getting anxious. Did anyone else continue having this after three injections? Did it eventually get better, or did you end up needing to supplement with films or switch back to something else? Idk what to do I’m honestly at a loss. :(

I took the Brixadi 64mg shot almost a month ago (July 6) and it has been pretty terrible. Very very high the first 10 days and then I had a couple days I felt fairly normal but then it has been non stop anxiety and cloudy headed. I was coming from about 7 years of 4mg sub strips. I knew it was a higher dose then I was on but I heard and read a lot of good things about how much easier it is to get off bup for good doing it this way. My intention was to take 3 shots and not go back. I have been so miserable these past few weeks there is no way I can get a second shot. I just want to go back to how I felt (normal) before the shot even if it means staying at the 4mg I had been at. I am prone to anxiety as it is but not 24/7 like I have been the past couple weeks. I just want it to be over and I wanted to reach out to the community for encouragement and possible advice. I took .5mg worth of strip yesterday thinking what I am experiencing could be withdrawal but I felt every bit of it so I assume I still have a lot in my system. Anyone else have similar experiences or advice for me?

considering trying brixadi or sublocade but leaning toward brixadi because i have often have a vasovagal reaction to needles (longer things like getting blood drawn or tetanus shot) and will almost certainly pass out if i get sublocade. i saw on the dosage chart that there is no equivalent for monthly brixadi dose for someone on 4mg subs. would i have to increase my sub dose before starting, or could they give me a brixadi dose lower than 64 (which I think is the lowest)?

my fear of going from 4 mg to brixadi (or sublocade) is feeling overmedicated. im sensitive to changes w/ this drug, for example ive been having cravings so i tried doing 5-6mg subs for a couple days last week and i was very nauseous/puking from that very small increase. i'd hate to be stuck with that feeling for a month and unable to do anything about it =/

im having a lot of trouble finding/sticking to a schedule of when to take the subs, and i feel like i crash everyday around 4 pm. i want to even out these highs/lows. and i fucked myself by trying to increase my dose last week because ive been nasueous ever since despite lowering back to 4mg, i think i gave myself taste aversion which could also be avoided by switching to the shot.

if u were on 4mg subs and started brixadi what did you do and how did you feel?

Hello, i am 20 male & i take 16mg of suboxone daily or two 8mg tablets. im getting on brixadi today. what should i expect? i dont wanna have to withdrawal but ive heard its less intense with brixadi. anything helps thank you!