Treatment Should I feel this bad still on bupe?

[jayne1047@]

So I started buprenorphine on Friday after being addicted to opioids since I was about 15. (I’m 26 now)
So today is day 3 of taking 6mg a day and I still feel ill/fluey. I’m sweating so much I’m soaking through my clothes, my legs ache, I feel anxious, my heart rate is still quite high. I haven’t been able to sleep or relax. I thought I’d feel less rough than this by now. I have absolutely no “comfort meds” to get me through and I can’t try taking more buprenorphine as I’m taking it supervised at the pharmacy every day. Is it normal to still feel so rough? I don’t think it helps that I haven’t eaten anything for about a week (I have an eating disorder) but I can’t bring myself to eat anything. I just want to feel normal already it’s so hard to stick with the buprenorphine and not just go buy something that will actually make me feel better. I’ve tried to stay strong the last few days but can feel my mental strength slipping the more days I spend feeling like crap. Should I be feeling this ill still?

 

[deficiT]

So I started buprenorphine on Friday after being addicted to opioids since I was about 15. (I’m 26 now)
So today is day 3 of taking 6mg a day and I still feel ill/fluey. I’m sweating so much I’m soaking through my clothes, my legs ache, I feel anxious, my heart rate is still quite high. I haven’t been able to sleep or relax. I thought I’d feel less rough than this by now. I have absolutely no “comfort meds” to get me through and I can’t try taking more buprenorphine as I’m taking it supervised at the pharmacy every day. Is it normal to still feel so rough? I don’t think it helps that I haven’t eaten anything for about a week (I have an eating disorder) but I can’t bring myself to eat anything. I just want to feel normal already it’s so hard to stick with the buprenorphine and not just go buy something that will actually make me feel better. I’ve tried to stay strong the last few days but can feel my mental strength slipping the more days I spend feeling like crap. Should I be feeling this ill still?

Im sorry youre feeling so rough. Were the opioids you were taking recently cut with fentanyl or nitazenes, or were they pharmaceutical? If you have a very high tolerance, bupe doesn't always cover it the best. Also 6mg is a pretty low dose for maintenance especially if you have a high tolerance. Normally you start at 8mg.

I too have an eating disorder and both stimulants and opioids hsve caused me a lot of problems. Something like protein shakes or protein bars are really helpful for me when im not able to eat.

When I finally got off bupe I used black seed oil and kratom. Those might be helpful at some point. I wish you the best though