Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Suboxone Patients Reporting Stomach Pains


ORANGE CITRUS CAUSING STOMACH ISSUES?

If you've been taking suboxone for a long duration and your experiencing stomach pains, it may be caused by the medication. Although it's not official, many patients are speaking out. We've recently talked to suboxone patients all around the state and more then 40% stated that at one time or another, they've experienced stomach pains.

We noticed that most patients pointed to their bottom left rib. Brian, a suboxone patient of 3 years, stated that his pain feels like a stabbing pain, sometimes bringing him to his knees. Other patients confirmed similar symptoms, some reporting a dull pain that doesn't cause much pain, but is annoying.

I talked to Sarah, whom use to be a West Virginia suboxone patient. Sarah is now seeing a doctor out of state because she is unable to take suboxone film. Sarah said that she use to have similar pain when she use to take suboxone tablets. Now that she is on the generic suboxone, she no longer has the pains.

We always urge you to share your mind and experiences to help others. If you're feeling side pains and stomach pains, especially under the left bottom rib, please leave a comment. Please keep in mind, we are not saying that the citrus is causing these issues. However, we are worried. We recently talked to 100 suboxone patients and 39 of them reported stomach pains and side pain. Since suboxone patients abused drugs in the past, it is likely that narcotics caused their stomach pains. Even so, this is something that we want to keep an eye on.