Numb Sensation, Shortness Of Breath Reaction To Suboxone (Page 2)
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So if anyone reading this could give me some insight I really need it! So it's like this, I've obviously had some addictions in the past (for about 3 to 4 years) and up until about 6 months ago I got on suboxone (though I've been on it periodically before) and have been pretty faithful to the program...for the most part. It's definitely been helping but a couple months ago i'd notice that sometimes if I took it later in the day when I go to bed i'd get a whole body numbing sensation really bad especially around my chest area and it would cause really bad anxiety. This would happen a couple times a month; even if I just drank too much it would start happening. I tried talking to my doctor and he doesn't think it's suboxone related but now the bad episodes don't happen because I've cut my doses in half and even still i'll get the heart fluttering, shortness of breath and a little numbness in my chest and arms every other day. I've been to the doctor and they couldn't figure out what it was even after all these evaluations. So I've been speculating that maybe because most of the main veins on my arms and wrists are all too collapsed from past addictions... And a lot of those veins are connected to my lungs. I'm thinking maybe the suboxone is making this cause a reaction to my lungs or something? I don't know how or what kind of doctor I can talk to about all this but if anyone has any insight it would really help a lot. Thanks!

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I thought I read something about if you have any breathing or lung problems you should not take either subutex or suboxone because it will affect your breathing.

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A friend had a few friends pass away from heart attacks from taking subs so please try another doctor or even look online some more about deaths associated with subs. Please let me know how you make out. Sometimes doctors are so set in the standard answers they give patients that they refuse to change their opinion. Hoping all goes well for you, and again, please keep us updated.

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It has been getting better cause I've been tapering myself off a lot.... I'm thinking I don't maybe its possible I could have developed an allergic reaction to it maybe? Haha still so uncertain but even so still kinda need it to get up in the morning. :/ :/ :/

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Hummmm!! I'm in shock actually cause I'm experiencing these same symptoms..... Wow!! I thought it was just me, I guess not.... Anyways I don't know the answer either myself and the medication I'm on at the moment but tapering on out of is methadone !! I haven't ever had these symptoms in my life until I got in the methadone clinic.... I'm also having PVCs a lot irregular heart rate .... I stay so nauseated an puke at times , tremors an terrible anxiety / panick attacks with mine .... So therefore i stay a nervous wreck and scared and worried ..... My breathing just difficult at times as well with low oxygen with it too.... I just don't understand and I'm tired of it and still seeking help/ answers :-( I wish I knew too... I'm sorry your going threw this too whatever it is..... Smh.... Shew!! I hope WE can find it out for sure and what it is exactly no more wondering it's keeping my mind more messed up being like this it's aweful..... I pray we get relief and thst it ALL goes away like now ASAP!!

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From what I was always told and read you're not supposed to consume alcohol while under Suboxone treatment.
I've been on Subs for 4.5 years and tapering down since May. I've been sober from alcohol 5 years. So I've not had the experience you've had drinking while taking Subs.
Point is I was always told, by my Sub doc, that consumption of alcohol while in Sub treatment can lead to some serious side effects.

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I would you take my blood pressure when I talk to Bill and when I get the numbers in my body I would take my blood pressure again I think your blood pressure dropping two are

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Suboxone has been known to cause all the side effects that you have described, according to detailed FDA reports. You may also experience nausea, elevated potassium levels, vision problems, anemia, and irritability.

Unfortunately, most doctors do not know all the possible side effects of most medications, to be honest, if you were to print them all out, you'd usually end up with 10 to 20 pages listing them all. If you have questions about them, your best bet is to turn to a site like this, a researcher, or a pharmacist.

However, given that you've been having the numbness, just to be safe, consulting a cardiologist wouldn't hurt.

Are you on any other medications?

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