No. The maximum dose of Suboxone you can take is 32 milligrams (four 8-mg pills). Taking any more than that will have no effect, so don't even bother.
There are 2 doses of suboxone currently available in the u.s., both are orange, lemon-lime flavored, and have 6 sides. The smaller of the 2 is 2mg/.5mg and the larger of the 2 is 8mg/2mg. The ratio is always 4:1 (Buprenorphine HCl : naloxone HCl)
The half life (time it takes for the drug to be half way out of your body) is between 20 & 70 Hours. (Buprenorphine)****but it can be detected in your urine at least 6 days from your last suboxone dosage and up to 14 days. the metabolite (what your liver breaks down of suboxone called "norbuprenorphine" has a very long half-life. i know from experience i was taking 8mg a day for months and then i did not take it for 10 straight days and still came up Positive in my urine drug screen. *** BUT > "suboxone has to be specially ordered to be tested for as it is not tested in regular simple drug screens. and it does not come up as an Opiate".*** My Suboxone Doctor Has To Give Me A Script saying (Order Urine lab drug screen And Test For Buprenorphine)
Just make sure you wait 6-8 hours after taking a diladid! People say 12hrs but i took two 30mg oxy codone the other day at 10:30 a.m. & then took an 8mg suboxone at 4:00 p.m. and It did me real good! So bottom line I would say wait a min. of 6 hrs!
Depending on how much subuxone you take and for how long. For example: if you are taking only 2mg of subs, then you have to wait 48 hours. If you are taking 8mg or more daily, then you have to wait at least 72 to 96 hours. But I would recommend waiting more just to be safe. I would wait it out for 120 to 144 hours, which is 5 to 6 days.
Yes, and no. The suboxone will block most opiates, especially if you've been on it a while. 8mg's of suboxone has a good bit of naltrxone in it, that's the blocker. Oxicodone of any sort will not work, unless you use HUGE amounts. Complete waste, will get you angry big time, Heroin will work after a bout 6 hours, but again a large dose is needed, dangerous!!! Fentanyl will work.....sort of depends on what you are looking for, euphoria, or pain reduction. Suboxone will work for addiction problems, that is it works VERY well for most given a thorough chance! You can even do very well after a month or so on less than 4mg's. The problem I've encountered is the naltrexone is toxic, and had made me sick after 3 years of suboxone use. Now I'm really stuck, sick from it, sick w/o it. Going to try and do a small amount of methadone instead for a few weeks, then try and go back on to a small dose of sub. This is a lot more than you wanted to know, but let me say the suboxone has kept me alive for 3 years that I never have had without it..... so not a bad deal, give it a REAL chance!! Couple weeks at most, you be just fine and happy!
From everything I've heard they last quite a while. I even had a friend tell me that they were just as bad as his withdrawls from oxy. I've read about some great taper plans that I've been meaning to try but haven't yet. Just google it and you will find a plan that may make it easier for you.
I HAVE BEEN TAKING SUBOXONE FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS NOW AND ALTHOUGH IN MY OPINION IT IS THE BEST PILL EVER INVENTED, THERE ARE TIME IN WHICH YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE PAIN MEDICATION FOR SURGERIES, TOOTHACHES, CAR ACCIDENTS, ETC. I HAVE FOUNF THAT IT TAKE ME USUALLY 4-6 DAYS FOR IT TO LEAVE MY BODY WHEN I HAVE BEEN TAKING IT CONSISTENTLY OVER A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. ANYONE WHO ATTEMPTS TO TAKE ANYTHING BEFORE IS WASTING THEIR TIME. THANK YOU
For starters, I wouldn't advise that an opiate addict take prescription pain medication while trying to get off of other opiates using Suboxone. Suboxone is used for opiate dependence and addiction, and should be used as part of an enitre recovery plan. With that being said, it should be fine taking the Norco after that much time has elapsed just as long as you take the Norco AFTER the Suboxone and not before. Taking Norco before can cause full blown precipitate withdrawls, and an individual should wait to take Suboxone until they are starting to withdrawl from the other opiates. Again, I advise that any individual on Suboxone should stay on it, so that they do not screw up their chances of recovering. You can do it!
Prob about 24 hour's because it only has 2mg of the blocker 8mg suboxone has 4mg of blocker so 8mg about 36 hours
Yes. In Treatment they usually wait until 24 hours to give you Subutex. Subutex is the same as Suboxone except Subutex doesn't contain naloxone. You can take the Suboxone as soon as you start to feel withdrawal symptoms which can be anywhere from 6 to 24 hours after your last dose but since is has been 23 hours since your last oxycodone use, I would say you are good to go on the suboxone.Make sure you take the suboxone correctly. Let the suboxone dissolve under your tounge. Don't swallow it because that can cause you to feel immediate withdrawal symptoms. You can't "shoot up" suboxone either because of the naloxone, you will also go into withdrawal immediately. You can snort suboxone, I know someone who does snort their suboxone. I have personally never snorted suboxone because one I do not snort my pain pills(I have had rheumatoid arthritis for 4 years now) and second I read online where suboxone has the same effect whether you snort it or take it like you are supposed to.
180mg is kinda pushin' it, is right on the border of overdose for someone that has a high tolerance.
How many mg. of Suboxone is safe for you, depends on how tolerant you are to this medication. lf you normally take 6 mg., then 1 or 2 more mg. should be the maximum amount that you increase it. A person who has no prior exposure to Buprenorphine (the opioid in Suboxone) may find 2 mg. to be too strong, and may experience unpleasant reactions such as nausea, headache or respiratory depression. Even those who are opioid tolerant, may find Suboxone too strong.