@missjb @vikkitennis @darkflowa23
I Enjoyed Reading All of this especially because Suboxone is one of the prescriptions contributing to my RLS, so it definitely doesn't help me in that aspect. I also take sertraline which also is known to cause RLS but only in 5% of patients. After reading I had to see if Suboxone was really used for treating RLS and what if found was it's paradoxically used to treat severe RLS. Also note suboxone is abused by addicts still and can cause a high & cause dependency it's just less likely then other opioids & due to its ceiling effect it won't go beyond a certain point. I know of a few people that both snort the pill version of Suboxone & those that have the films dissolve into water and inject it intravenously....they say the Naloxone will cause instant withdrawal but unfortunately buprenorphine is the only opiod that its not as effective on you need to take a much larger amount of Naloxone to get Buprenorphine knocked off those receptors, thats why Buprenorphine is good for addicts because the other opiods cant attach to the receptors while bup is in ur system. For Opiate Naive People or those sensitive to opiates even a small amount of Suboxone or Buprenorphine can cause an Overdose even potentially killing them. Buprenorphine is stronger then Morphine but like said safer cause it hits a ceiling and won't go any higher, this is where addicts who have tolerance to opiods and quickly lose any "high" or dont feel it at all from buprenorphine & most make the mistake of taking more suboxobe to try to increase the high, well why more bup isn't going to do anything cause the ceiling, they are also increasing the amount of Naloxone which then knocks Buprenorphine off the receptors causing instant withdrawl. So just their nature of seeking a bigger "high" triggers why they put naloxone in Suboxone...creating the anti-abuse side of things but I heard of those that purchase suboxone illegally & only take it occasionally to reduce chances of becoming tolerant while injecting only a small amount so they dont get too much naloxone & they are content with the milder high and pain relieving effects of buprenorphine.

I became physically dependent on opiates after a Broken Shoulder, I've never inject Suboxone or Any other Drugs, but the ER missed that my shoulder was also Dislocated until my follow up with a Surgeon almost 4 weeks after they injury, originally surgery wasn't suggested but after finding out my arm was dislocated (explained the pain I was in and why I could barely move my arm after almost a month of healing) I had ORIF Shoulder Surgery where I got a metal plate, 9 screws, and a metal cable put in my arm. I needed the pain meds to even attempt to sleep but almost impossible at 1st but once pain became manageable I found myself to have severe withdrawals so I started the Suboxone Program....I found that I found my self kicking the air, tossing turning, sudden urges to move my leg I tried to force them into places they couldn't move but it would just drive me mad, usually always kicking off all my sheets, they gave me trazodone but it made me severely dehydrated & woke up within 1-2 hours and afterwards my RLS would be worse typically causing me to not fall asleep until early morning or just having to force rest my eyes while I constantly moved into different positions throughout the night.

What I did find though for me Gabapentin did help with my RLS that was caused from Suboxone, I don't take trazodone anymore because of the side effects I had....while it doesn't always work I find it Gabapentin gives me more relief then I had so I'm happy with that until I can hopefully taper off the Suboxone as I was told that I very well may become dependent on it as well but the withdrawls are considered much more mild and manageable then other opiates.

It just shows what works for 1 person, Doesn't necessarily works for Everyone.