Has anyone ever had their Suboxone dose increased?

[PoeticJusticeRules]

I have been off Suboxone for at least 15 months. Thinking more and more about my Suboxone doctors ethics... Cash only... 7 years on it with no therapy or a plan to come off of it... He even offered to increase my dose because I felt like I needed more after a couple of years. Glad I didn't and got free from the POS. Just curious if anyone else was offered a higher dose of Suboxone after they had built up a tolerance?

[Toniedwards]

No my doctor started me out at 1 and a half pill but I'm in a lot of pain on disability at the end of the day I would start hurting again so much that I couldn't sleep I asked if he could increase it by a half so it would be 2 a day and he told me no that it was ridiculous he said one pill or strip equals something close to 100 mg of morphine which I think is bull crap but what can I do I can't argue with my doctor.

[Bamame]

Hello everyone.
I've been on Subutex for about 8 months now. I'm doing fantastic. I'm so so over pain medication.  My doctor only deals with cash. He just does, he's so on the up-and-up. And he truly does care about his patients. If you walk the extra mile he walks the extra mile for whatever you need,  He's not a drug pusher and wants to up your dose he's okay if you're okay with the dose you're on. So not every Cash Doctor is crooked Just sayin. Have a blessed day.
Sending everyone positive vibes.

[PoeticJusticeRules]

I had nothing but positive things to say about my old school psychiatrist for the first couple of years... He understood everything! He even suspected that I was ADD and prescribed dexedrine to for the first time me at 60.

[dominosarah]

Bamame, consider yourself lucky then.  Not all the docs are like that.

[Bamame]

Hi,
Yes, I'm extremely grateful for my doctor. So I'm very lucky.

[PoeticJusticeRules]

I was saying those things about my old school psychiatrist sarcastically. He is literally a drug pusher. He had no intention of me ever coming off Suboxone. I had to get away from the POS to recover. Been clean and free for 15 months. It took me a year to recover from seven years of Suboxone. I have never met an honest doctor that was cash only. Drug pusher style...

[Bamame]

Hello....
I've seen my doctor for a while now. He saved my life. I just adore him. And my doctor thank God he's not a drug Pusher. Have a good day, and good luck. Happy Easter.

[kellygirll]

my suboxone dr WILL NOT accept you if you are paying cash she will not take cash paying patients

[Bamame]

Hello....
I have a friend she goes to a facility that doesn't take cash. But she's on Medicaid and that's pretty much what this doctor takes.
Have a good day. Happy Easter.

[motye51]

My dr NEVER attempted to decrease my initial dosage which was 24mg a day.  No therapy, and I was NEVER drug tested (even though I know others were)???  When I made the decision to come off it was MY decision, of which I think that helped me.
Now that I'm clean, I look back and ask myself "was I really going to taper from the suboxone?"....I've never successfully tapered from anything so why did I think I would do it with this?  If I could I would've tapered from the opiates I was on in the first place....lol

[dominosarah]

I am glad you got out of there.  It is a get rich quick for many of the Sub doctors who have no ethics anymore.  Pretty sad.....