Belbuca User Reviews & Ratings (Page 2)

• Isaiah
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 14, 2018

For Pain "I'm shocked reading the 1 star reviews. I understand I was not happen to lose the Vicodin. But I'm pretty sure folks posting aren't being honest because the truth is this medicine is truly remarkable. I've had major injuries and neurological pain for years. After meds much stronger in theory, this has been the best. Two years completely pain free. Unreal."

• Jay
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• January 23, 2019

For Chronic Pain "I cannot believe the 10 ratings on here. This drug is horrible for me. I've been taking oxycodone for 5 years and my doc is trying to get me to switch, as others have said, due to the opioid crisis. I'm not chasing a 'high', I am chasing a reduced pain life. My pain level was a 3 on oxycodone. Now my joint and nerve pain is at a 9, dare I say a 10. I hate to say a 10 but the pain level is back to the worst I've ever had. Not only that but I get extremely nauseous and get a BAD headache. I have to take Tylenol and Benadryl to sleep when I take it, and when I wake up I feel like I have a hangover - the side effects from this drug are worse than anything I had ever experienced on Oxycodone, and then added side effects from Benadryl compound it. This drug is just absolutely horrible and my body cannot tolerate it. Makes me think doctors are getting a kickback to prescribe it."

• Brent...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 10, 2017

For Chronic Pain "I suffer from severe arthritis of hips and knees and they need to be replaced. My doctor put me on Belbuca along with my other pain meds and I'm just going to tell you Belbuca is a joke. Thanks to all you junkies out there, people like me that suffer every day from chronic pain literally are forced on this drug because all you crack heads want to get high. You will eventually start trying to abuse this, and they will ban it as well. Because you find any way to abuse something, thanks to you all. Think of this when you get hurt real bad and need pain meds and the doctor won't give you any because they don't make them anymore. Think of that and I hope you finally see for yourself, but Belbuca is a joke."

• DeWanzo
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 26, 2019

For Chronic Pain "2002, 49 years old, 3 Level Cervical Fusion with plate and screws. It was good I went back to work, outdoor labor. 2008 pain returning, more MRIs etc begin injections, helped a lot and I kept on working. 2013 back to neurosurgeon, more surgery same surgeon. He replaced C2-C3 cadaver bone and Stand Alone device creating 4 level cervical fusion. Ouch! It never fused...found Chief Neurosurgeon of largest hospital in my state and in 2015 removed all hardware and fused with cadaver and standard plate and screws. After he cleared me for work, first day back, due to continued pain I quit my job. Surgeon sent me to traditional pain, began opiates. 2019 pain doctor said we are going to switch to Belbuca, I fought and argued to stay on opiates. Now 3 months later at 600M Belbuca, I love it, most pain relief I've had in years. It has been life changing for me."

• J_JAMES
• August 2, 2017

For Chronic Pain "Dealing with arthritis for over 20 years; first ran the gamut of all the meds, was lambasted when I suggested old-fashioned pain meds. Finally told nothing more rheumatology could do for me; that I should try pain management. That equals opioid therapy; was a godsend for me. 8 years now, no problems/side effects; take as prescribed; rarely asked for increase. I take as prescribed responsibly. With the climate how it is today, there's a stigma if you are on opioid therapy you are addicted. BS! After 8 years, if I was going to have problems, they would have happened by now. Belbuca IMO is using devious marketing ploys; it does not work. Maybe a minority, but what about honest, law-abiding patients who benefit from opioids taking it responsibly?"

• SKasul
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 11, 2019

For Chronic Pain "I just started taking Bellbluca and am on the 75mcg dose. I know that the Dr is going to have to up my dosage. My only issue is that I can't figure out how to keep it from sticking to my teeth. Does anyone else have this issue? How do you keep it from doing this?"

• Kcano
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 1, 2020

For Pain "I've been taking Belbuca for several months now. I was on the 300mcg and they brought me back down to 150 mcg thought the 300 may have been making me too tired. It hasn't worked for any of my pain at all. I've given it plenty of time to test. I will be asking for a referral to a pain management program because the GP doesn't want to prescribe anything stronger than this. My insurance covered it in full, but it's a waste of time because it doesn't work at all. I have no life with this pain."

• Rjano
• February 16, 2017

For Chronic Pain "I never write reviews on anything, but I am a 35-year-old male and was diagnosed with blood cancer about 13 months ago. With this type of cancer comes the most horrific pain imaginable! Imagine if every bone in your body is broken and there are razor blades running through your veins, all the while people are prying at every joint in your body with crowbars that have been heated up to almost melting, and you start to come close! I have been prescribed every pain medication under the sun to deal with this, and nothing seems to help until my doctor put me on Belbuca 300 mcg! I would just like to say thank you for giving my life back!"

• Spifs...
• October 18, 2019

For Chronic Pain "I am a type 1 diabetic with severe diabetic peripheral neuropathy. I have been on every pain med under the sun. Starting from Norco to oxycodone/oxycontin to fentanyl patches. Oxycodone 30mg 6x a day plus oxycontin 30mg 2-4x a day was the best for me. Recently, I've been taking oxycodone 30mg 4-5x a day (about past 6 months after nucynta wasn't doing it). I have tried a switch from my oxycodone to Belbuca film 150mcg. MY experience has been this. I cold turkey switched over 4 days ago. The first day was pretty awful. I would highly suggest having breakthrough meds to aid in the transition. I believe Belbuca can work. I say give it a shot. If switching from other painkillers, expect a couple days of feeling off, weak, fatigued. Thats why I'd really advise having breakthrough pain meds for the process. Hope this helps anyone switching or adding this medication. Let me know if you have any questions!"

• dnaman
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 13, 2019

For Chronic Pain "Thanks to this "opioid" crisis my pain doctor decided to switch me from the Oxycontin and hydrocodone I had been taking for the chronic nerve pain I've been in for 12 years. Now that I've been on the Belbuca I can say I was truly blessed to have the other drugs for so long. I know now how much pain they had been blocking for so long. I've been in pain ever since I've switched back, all the burning nerve pain has come back plus all the aches from joint pain that had been reduced by the opioids."

• Ozark...
• April 8, 2020

For Pain "I have taken Belbuca for a year now for all over body pain due to neurology damage. My doctor started me low and we worked up from there to the 300 mcg dose twice a day and we worked up from there. I think I may have experienced a headache in the beginning not sure. But it did help my pain, until it didn't then my doctor would increase my dose to the next level of patch. I'm now up to the 900 mcg dose. The only real side effects I have is being extremely tired and my body get really hot, which is a side effect. But this drug cost almost $900 a month! Insurance won't pay and I'm on a fixed income."

• Anony...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 14, 2019

For Chronic Pain "My pain management physician opted to change my pain medicine protocol, based on the opinion of a secondary practitioner who has been fired from her job. As a result I am left to suffer in extreme pain. I have been forced to change my meds from hydrocodone three times per day which worked to manage my condition, to belbuca, which is completely ineffective. This may work for some people but it is completely useless for me. Being unable to control PAIN and live one's life without effective medications is quite challenging. However, BELBUCA is not the answer..."

• LuxsMom
• August 22, 2018

For Chronic Pain "To Badbones who commented about PM Clinic being rude & disrespectful. Honey, "YOU ain't seen nothing yet!" Yanno how the DMV is just understood & expected to be a NITEMARE? Welcome to Pain Mgr! You MIGHT actually be in some pain but if so, it's your own fault for choosing to live as a junkie. You MIGHT get a low dose, low effective med but you will sell your soul to pay for it, that's for sure. Do EVER EVER say you took more than rx'd because your pain spiked etc.....NOT EVEN 1! DO NOT tell them this doesn't work. They'll take it & give you NOTHING until you've successfully begged & groveled.. I was BLESSED to find a Neurologist thats also PM. THEYRE OUT THERE. LOOK!!!! They're ALL run this way. Thx to real junkies & Trump they're all getting worse as he villianizes actual pain sufferers. I'm in NC & go from Charlotte to Raleigh to see my PM MD...its worth the trip! To ALL....PLZ PLZZZZZ find better doctors because you will DIE waiting for help thru ANY of the so called pain mgmt"

• Tori
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 11, 2018

For Chronic Pain "I have chronic pain. My Pain Management (PM) Doc she liked the idea of the Belbucca Patches because they are an extended release medicine and can help cover when my Percocet starts to wear off. That’s what Belbucca is good for, helping with break thru pain. My PM Doc Started me on 75 mcg. She just upped it to 300 mcg. I can tell a difference in the pain. It’s not as severe as it use to be, I have absolutely no side effects at all, the patch is super tiny, tastes minty, about the size of the tip of an eraser on a pencil , it sticks to the cheek with no problem. Don’t drink or eat till it’s dissolved. When you first put the patch on the inside of your cheek take your tongue and press it up against there and take some extra saliva and push it over the patch and it’ll stick with no problem. It doesn’t give you that drowsy drugged up feeling like some meds do, you can still go on with your daily activities that you normally do with no problems. Hope this helps!"

• Bert
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 18, 2020

For Chronic Pain "About 6 years ago I had a failed back surgery. The surgeon keep saying there was nothing more he can do. Took tons of pain meds that wouldn't last long at all. Then they said I need pain management and they took me off all meds so my pain was bad. Now I have a new pain doc he put me on Belbuca 300 mg. I tell you now it works for me. Still have pain but totally better then I have been in 6 years. I finally have a life back hunting fishing. I am so glad not to take pills anymore. I've taken it now for 3 months."

• Badbo...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 8, 2018

For Chronic Pain "Works well if applied exactly right and it stays there. My problem is that it is difficult to apply and slides down inside of cheek and ends up in a little roll between gums and cheek. It does not enter bloodstream when this happens, torturous pain is the result. Sometimes it sticks to my teeth. Either malfunction destroys bioavailability and leaves me in horrible pain. My Pain Management (PM) Dr staff behaved as if my pleas for help were a huge imposition. I thought resolving pain issues was their job. I called twice politely asking for help. Their response was that if I don't shut up and wait for my appointment I had to have steroid shots if I want treatment. The PM Clinic power trip over those who are vulnerable is pathetic and inhumane. Sick of so called pain management clinics. Shame on you Dr and staff."

• Aano
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 26, 2019

For Chronic Pain "As an opioid dependant patient of 10 years that has transitioned onto buprenorphine. The Doctor started me on 75mg as starting point and increased the dose each month. This month is month 3 and I am currently on 300 twice a day and it is finally calming me down and actually work for my pain granted only last about 6 hours and I push myself to 8 but it is suppose to last 12. So this next month I will be on 450mg 2 times a day. I will say this, how I've felt the past week has been a drastic change that I can see. The belbuca is starting to actually work and it will work as long as you are on the correct dosing amount that suit your needs. Any time you change or come off of pills like percocet or norcos... you will feel the change and feel it strong if your on too low a dose for you. Belbuca is now my preference especially since I don't have to suffer when a pill such as the 2 I just listed above only last 2 hours compared to my 6 with belbuca .. please stay strong! Good luck all"

• Babsi...
• March 1, 2019

For Chronic Pain "It probably would work fine if titrated to correct level. I can’t take NSAIDs because I’m a stroke survivor so got Hydrocodone many years ago. Didn’t take except as prescribed. The Belbuca is fine (with its nondissolving issues), but it’s over 600 a month for Humana Medicare. It’s more than 8 if above 300mcg. They offer no discount for Medicare. The copay for me was 317.00. Butrans was given since it’s a lot cheaper but the mcg start at 7.5, which is way less than 150. I’m in fear to start it. I’m in fear of withdrawal and severe pain. The doctor doesn’t seem to care. He’s doing his job except he’s not helping his patient. He’s obeying the government."

• RinkaD
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 17, 2020

For Pain "So on Belbuca at 150 mcg twice a day for pain. Can't actually tell that I am taking it. In other words it is doing nothing for my pain. Also have to say the packaging can't be opened without scissors! And the little patch doesn't stay in place once you get it in your mouth."

• Carnie
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• June 11, 2019

For Chronic Pain "I used something else for about 11 years and it almost killed me. Finally I got my Dr to find something else. I know it's not easy because I can't take oral narcotics. She put me on Belbuca a year ago July. And with one adjustment I have had a pain level of 3 at rest and no higher than 6 during activity. It's like pain free when I'm use to a constant 8 at best. I thank you for this awesome product."

• Dawn
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 10, 2019

For Chronic Pain "My pain management doctor prescribed me this awful expensive medication that was supposed to take away my pain. I have psoriatic arthritis and fibromyalgia. I took it and it made me feel horrible. I was in bed all day and had to call off of work because I was in excruciating pain. It just made me want to sleep I could not believe the price and I could only afford two patches $29. My prescription was for 100 at $566 He prescribed me 300mcg and I will never take it again. I take hydrocodone to control my pain which works for me. I don't want to go on anything stronger so he tried this out and obviously I would give it a zero if that was an option. Everybody is different but I would not purchase the entire prescription without trying one or two patches before you spend that kind of money on it. I read the reviews and I tried it anyway and I would have to agree with the bad reviews."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 14, 2017

For Chronic Pain "I've been on pain meds for about 8 years. I have Disintegrating discs in my neck, bulging discs in my lower back, fibromyalgia, ovarian cysts, and I had major neck surgery last year. I've been on every pain med available and got up to 80mg OxyContin after my surgery. I was still hurting and even had DNA analysis which shows my body burns through meds at a much higher rate than most people. I started 600 Belbuca and I'm weaning off dilaudid which is what I had to switch to after oxy no longer helped me and next month I'll move up to 750 and be completely off dilaudid. I'm baffled at all the bad reviews. I've tried everything and for the 1st time in years I don't hurt and feel clear headed. The pack is hard to open but it's not a big deal."

• Belbuca...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 31, 2020

For Chronic Pain "I'm 39 and have had 3 babies, two major back surgeries which now I have chronic intractable pain, arthritis and neuropathy. I've been on Morphine, Dilaudid, Fentanyl, Oxy and just recently on Opana. Then my Dr put me back on Belbuca. I had been on it last year for over a year then my insurance changed and it was over 300.00 dollars so my Dr switched meds for a few months and now I couldn't be happier to be back on it! No nausea from Oxy, no side effects from any withdrawal because it's Suboxone and it's the best pain relief I've ever had. I'm at 600 mcg and have incredible pain relief. I do take gapabentin as well as a muscle relaxer but everything in conjunction works great! I can't say anything bad about it. Anyone that experiences nausea and is taking something with it, it has to be the other narcotic."

• Lexie
• December 16, 2018

For Chronic Pain "I am a Registered Nurse who had a 36 year career end due to disabling chronic spinal disc disease, herniation and failed surgeries. I have a spinal cord stimulator and was taking 50mcg fentanyl via patch changed every two days for ~ 10 years. Took codeine 30-60mg every two days and as needed for breakthrough pain. I was sleepy, antisocial and miserable. I was given Belbuca 300mg to replace fentanyl. Within 48 hrs the extreme fatigue, & foggy brain was gone. Pain less intense . I did experience increased migraines and nausea after am dose. Extremely good outcome"

• Bert
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 8, 2019

For Chronic Pain "I have bulging disc L5,S1 now I've had three laser surgeries, two failed cages, rods put in forL3,L4,L5 And taken out...I've had every kind of meds give for pain and over ,184 Injections for pain. Yes..now my pain management has given me belbuca 150mg. This is my first 12 hour dose. I have seen this is very hard to find and over three hundred a month...for it...I've read all your review's, I Pray it just allows me from 9/10 to 5 or lower reduction of pain. I like most true pain suffers..don't care about feeling high. We want relief from this pain that we're living in. In a lot of pain management doctors out there all they think is getting you off the medication not resolving the true route and help us survive. Looking forward to let you know .How this works"