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Subutex report #SELF-3476


Female patient reported the following Subutex side effect(s):rash, depressed breathing, severe mood swings, nausea, anxiety, dangerously high cortisol levels.

anxiety & mood swings worsening, was given 24 hour cortisol test & when results came back was asked by doctor (not the subutex prescribing doctor)if I had been taking steroids, my cortisol was so high he was actually shocked. He suggested a taper immediately.

Event date: Monday July 20th 12:00:00 AM
Dosage: 2mg, had tapered from 10mg
Frequency: 1x day
Age: 34
Weight: 117
Other medications: clonazepam
Diagnosis: For Opiate addiction
Pre-existing conditions: mild hypothyroidism, anxiety, alcoholism, allergies, fatigue, depression
Hospitalized? No
Life-threatening? No
Disabled? No
Birth Defects? No
Was intervention required to prevent damage? No
Other serious medical events? No
Died? No

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