Author: hatmaker510
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 10:08 am
It does sound like your dose might be a tad bit too high. You could try bumping it down a bit to 12 mg and see if that’s better. That should take away that somnolence problem and might even reduce the sexual side effect, too (it’s a fairly normal side effect). I wouldn’t go straight down to 8 just yet. Like I said, I would try the 12 mg first. If that’s still too high, THEN you can try the 8 mg.
When it comes to subutex, people seem to have different experiences on the different generics and the brand name. They seem to have to try the different companies’ versions of their generics to see which one works the best for them. You can always ask your pharmacy if they can order one of the other generics.
If you haven’t started yet, when you drop your dose it might be the perfect time to start building up a "back stock" of extra suboxone. Many of us on this forum do this. I do – this way I don’t have to worry about making my doctor’s appt or pick up my prescriptions on exactly the right day. No worries about running out either.
I hope this helps.
