Buprenorphine(Suboxone/Subutex) and liver problems

U know u can just snort subutex right?

how would you know? the aspartame in it is toxic to the liver! it is poison

Definitely drug use it a factor in liver disease ect. But I believe what's being asked can suboxone effect you liver, and yes been on it since I was 14yr old and on and off til 18yr methadone been sober since 18yr suboxone and methadone but consistent with suboxone 9 years 64 mils/day so a year and a half ago I became allergic to suboxone and It slowly stopped working! (Now works 4 10-15 mins So I take almost 3mgs every hour just to get relief and my liver kidneys heart ect. Where fine until December 2015 right before my last blood test to check all all came out fine) when allergic reaction and medication barley working so I have had a blood test recently and my kidneys and liver are failing! And were fine before, then suboxone trouble, in a little less last year and half my kidneys and liver are failing! Because I detox several times a day everyday and that's the only thing that makes since! Doc believes? So pass on! I also was tested for diseases from sobriety date at 18 1 a year til a year and a half ago before I move July 2015 since I moved all still all perfect until December 2015 throat closing eyes closing rashes all over face neck throat, vision loss, lost taste buds smells and detox lost over 100 pounds look like I'm using again but not, never eat my 9 b4 that! Hate the feeling I used to enjoy then maintain! Full detox even taking as much as i do as often as I do! And now my liver is failing and so are both of my kidneys in a year and a half!? I don't know what I'm trying to shear but do not take suboxone or subutex if your allergic or it barley working because I was so healthy then allergies and not working happened now I need a kidney and putting me on the list for a liver I just turned 30 5/21 my doctor and suboxone says it can't happen then y change my dose to every hr.???? Just plz be careful and it does distroy you body, normally or in my situation but all docs care is the extra $ they make per-patient a lot more then reg that's prob y my doc doesn't want me off of it! Anyone having any same problems or even 1 same problem plz reply! Thank you!

Been off and on suboxone for a little over a year. Last 6-8 months used heaviest but still usually only 2mg max a day sometimes 4mg. Always been kind of a hypochondriac so I've had plenty blood tests and labs down while on full blown opiates a.k.a when i was a hardcore addict. Never any abnormalities until a few months back when my liver enzymes came back high. Quit the suboxone cold turkey because i was scared and figured that was it. Next time i got tested they were back to normal. Started using suboxone again and they went back up at test i had about a month ago. So i stopped, but funny thing is i drank more days than not during this period and had an occasional oxy. Anyway go back to rhe doc they test and they are still slightly elevated but had decreased back down to almost normal levels. Everything clearly points to suboxone being the culprit of the elevated enzymes so i guess I'm just gonna give it up

I was just on it for a couple months and started to have organ failure. Once I stopped the medicine I started to get better. However I am still in the beginning process of getting off of this evil drug.

32mg im suprised you feel anything at all

Try going off your 32 mgs a day ---- you will go into hell!!! You are still an addict only your doctor is your dealer --- Suboxon is the Devil's brew --- it will eventually KILL you faster than street drugs!!!

So sorry --- wish you luck -- my daughter has been hooked up to IV for almost 72 hours after quitting DEVIL DRUG DEALT by DOCTORS 2 weeks ago --- her enzymes and electrolytes at CRITICAL lows (life threatening) ---- please don't go back to Bup!!!!!!!

WOW, you are SO RIGHT ON ---- thank you for letting me know that I am not the only one who has figured this out. My daughter has been on IV for 3 days trying to flush the remnants of this EVIL PRESCRIBED DRUG out of her system --- her electrolytes are at critical level and liver enzymes off the chart --- Syboxon is Big Pharm's way of controlling addicts and padding their pocketbooks on tax-payer's dollars at the same time.

Its not made to shoot. Period SO

**PLEASE READ**. I started suboxone in highschool after heavy oxy addiction. I have an addictive personality. I was using suboxone/subutex to get high by snorting since it was cheaper than oxy, when i was badly addicted about 2-8mg a day. After a few years i just got tired of not having a consistent supply. I paid out of pocket and went to a doc. Paid $500 first visit and $13 a pill for 60. At age 22 thats expensive. To my surprise he prescribed 2 x 8mg a day. It seemed high but i didnt complain, i would make a script last two-3 months instead to save on the visit.
The next visit though i got switched to strips, plus they were cheaper. I FREAKED out inside, my doc never knew i was snorting them. The transition sucked had withdrawal inbetween the change. I will say since starting subs it has kept me clean!!! But like ppl say now i feel addicted to subs. Im scared to go a day without it or even go anywhere without one strip. Im so scared of the pwd. I got so comfortable on strips i had a process. I never took a dose in the morning unless i felt antsy, so usually 2-4mg at night ***TRICK*** "i would hold the strip under my tongue for an hour, not swallowing any of it or the saliva that was created". Then spit the remains out which would be the naloxne. Its hard in the beginning but eventually i would get so relaxed i would usually knod off.
Doing this will maximize the level the bupe gets asorbed sublingually. Really it was to get an intense feeling like i did when snorting. Eventually i stopped snorting and was in the strip routine every night. I looked forward to it at night after a long day. Suboxone kept me off oxy and dope but now im worrying about the suboxone it self. Plus eventually i got insurance after a year. But insurance made it difficult to pay for the subs, they needed pre approval everytime, take NA meetings, limit my coverage too 3 months and re diagnoisis each month. Fearing i would lose my supply one day, i decided to taper. I would go week on less dose especially towards the end of my scripts. But when i got my new script i would mess that up and go back to normal dose. After two years i started to take less than 2mg consistently. But i still could not fully quit, i was scared. This recent visit they said i would have to have a first time assesment again since i skipped two months ( i made my script last 3 months that time). I got fed up and hung up. I was able to find some on the street, but again the fear of losing supply made me try and stretch out my suboxone. I taper off very low but am still scared to just quit. Well fast foward s few months, and all the strips are gone. I was able to get these small small 8mg subutex (which i didnt want) they were just to hard to split even, and too little surface area to absorb under my tongue well. So this week i am down to my last subutex and have really started to taper off and skip doses. Mild restlessness, anxiety, cold sweats, but i feel better. I just hope it doesnt last months like ppl said since i been weening off.

Suboxone can definitely help but you can get a slight high off it. Its addictive like opiates and has many side effects. Constipation is awful on subs, i have become OCD about randomn sh*t. But overall im better than before and have stayed clean except two mini lapse over 6 years. Im at a diff place in life then before where i just sat around all day. Staying busy can help from using like starting a business. At my new busines i met somone who had roxys :( and i ended up buying two. Well i did them both and felt nothing, wondered why i ever loved this stuff. Did that one more time same result. Now i just dont look at it like i used to. I avoid all pain killers except advil now.

***NO ONE!! Should be taking more than 16mg a day. If you feel like u need that much, try taking a dose and hold it under your tongue for an hour atleast without swallowing or spitting anything (try to relax). I promise half the dose will have the same effect. Suboxone is SUBLINGUAL so swallowing any wont have much effect, so might as well maximize. Stay on SUBOXONE for as SHORT as possible!!!!!!

SIDE EFFECTS:
The side effect i noticed are as follows: constipation, tingly knees/ swollen joints, ocd, low energy, irritability right after dose, affects sleep, stomach ulcers, headaches,

i was on suboxone for about four after stopping it i experienced some terrible side effects i can no longer digest food normally I've been having diarrhea for over a year now. A few months after my digestive issues began i developed an autoimmune disease and now have a ton of terrible symptoms if i would have known that this was going to happen i would have never jumped off of it. I can't work because of this disease. Has any one here ever had this experience I'm really worried I'm not sure if my doctor has checked my liver I'm pretty sure she has I've had a ton of blood work plz get back to me.

Had anyone had liver and kidney problem's also chest pains whilst taking sub.

have your liver checked immediately please and call your dr.first thing in the morning

Thank you for your post. It was very helpful for me. I have been on suboxone for 6 months and just had routine blood work done. My liver enzymes came back slightly elevated and was a little concerned until I read your post. I have never been a drinker but liked pills. Suboxone has been a life saver for me.