What happens if you take suboxone for 7yrs?

Answer 1

Well, not an MD- but I can tell you first hand, I have taken Suboxone for 7 yrs and the effects I can tell you are as follows:

My teeth have been weakened which I have NEVER read as a side effect--- I have never done ANY type of drugs like Meth or Coke- I was a pain killer addicted business woman / 2 beautiful boys and a wonderful husband and a beautiful home and life---- what every person dreams of having I should say. My husband is a successful engineer at the same co. for 10 yrs now, and I became a pain killer addict after a severe head trauma accident which caused a CSF leak causing the worst headaches in the world that cannot even be described. So, before people jump the gun on the teeth comment- understand I NEVER have even tried drugs like meth or coke and never will. I was addicted to the pain killers in which my Dr. gave me. I was taking Oxycontin 80mg's 2 times a day, perc 10/325's (4 to 5 a day) for breakthru pains, and Actiq 800 MCG's (which is fentanyl--- 150 times stronger than morphine) for the severe headaches (my Dr. prescribed me 90 a month) ---- ALL at the same time...... so not being familiar with how highly addictive those meds were, (I should say more naive than unfamiliar) I took them freely to make the headaches go away, so I when I blew up about 40lbs heavier, and also became pregnant, I wanted to stop taking the meds all together no matter how bad the headaches became- So I quit cold turkey after 3 yrs of those meds everyday of my life---- TALK ABOUT SOME kind of HELL! Thank God I had a husband that was there for me- he scooped me up off the floor (literally) and stood by me for 7 days straight of wd's. I had NEVER experienced that in my life & never want to again! So, since that time, I have been taking Suboxone for almost 7 yrs now, in fear that if I stop taking them, (I am down to 1/2 a sub a day - the 8mg's) that I will relapse b/c of the sure fact that I enjoyed the way I felt on those meds and they also made my headaches go away. I still to this day have headaches but not as bad-- I take good ol ALEVE now and I believe the suboxone helps with the headaches too. So, I just wanted to let you know what I think the suboxone does after 7 yrs---- It has caused me (an average woman, mother of 2 boys, married for 11 yrs, and former magazine model) to have teeth that are not as strong as they once were and even chipping a little at the top of the gums. I brush my teeth 3 times a day, I eat good foods, and I stay in shape with a daily run every morning when I awake--- so needless to say, this teeth matter is a very touchy subject for me. But maybe somebody else has experienced this other than myself, if so, I would like to know that I am not going crazy:)

Thanks-hope this helped:)

GA