Does Zubsolv Help With Pain

My mother was prescribed to take zubsolv 1.4/.36 in halves. The doctor said it was for pain management but I've been looking around and it is only approved for addiction therapy. My mother had been completely off of opiates for a couple of months before being prescribed this medication. Oddly enough, he prescribed it in combination with cymbalta and I read that there is a risk of interaction with seratonergic drugs. All it does is make her sick and does nothing for her pain. She stopped taking it after 2 doses. She does suffer from chronic neuropathy in her leg from a blood clot surgery and has spinal degeneration as well. Am I wrong in thinking the doctor assumed she was physically addicted to opiates?

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While it does contain a potent opiate, which is Buprenorphine, along with the Naloxone that neutralizes other opiates, it is not typically used to treat pain, except as a last resort, when someone has exhausted their other options, since it does not help everyone with pain.

The FDA also warns that it carries the risk of being habit forming, and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, headache, constipation, and dry mouth.

I am not sure if he just thought it might really help her, or if he thought she is an addict, some doctors do try to use it, or Suboxone to treat pain, but from what I've seen the failure rate is far greater than the success rate.

As to the Cymbalta, the only interaction I found listed in the NIH databases is that taking them together may increase the intensity of some side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, and drowsiness.

What was the prior reason she stopped taking opiates? Has she ever had another doctor accuse her of being an addict?

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