What pain meds can you take while on Suboxone?

Answer 1

basically none with the exception of Tramadol. Tramadol adds a interesting uplifting buzz, but no medication that makes you drowsy in any kind of way. If you're trying to get high, you can't unless you stop the suboxone and wait until the medication is out of your system (and by then you're sicker than hell) to be able to actually feel anything

Answer 2

Any non-opiate pain reliever will work (like Advil or Tylenol). You can even take opiate painkillers, like Vicodin or oxycontin, as long as you're not taking massive amounts of the Suboxone (like, more than two 8-mg pills per day). The opiate painkillers will still kill your pain, even though you won't get high off of them. However, you may have to take double doses of the Vicodin/oxy, and cut your Suboxone dose in half, in order to get enough pain relief.

I take Suboxone and last year I had a root canal, and my doctor prescribed Vicodin for the pain, but I had to take double doses of the Vicodin, and cut my Suboxone dose in half, in order to get enough relief from the pain.

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The only suggestion i have is talking to your Doctor about temporarily increasing your sub dose...I broke my back over the summer and they only could give my advil...For real!! My doctor increased my suboxone from 2 8mg pills to 3 8mg pills daily and it really helped...Then they wean you...for short term pain relief like a root canal...You could probably go right back to your normal dose after a few days...Some patients, even non-addicts are prescribed suboxone for long term pain management. Hope that helps

Answer 3

If you don't want to get sick or have the analgesic effects lost, you can take Tramadol, ibuprofen, Tylenol, Naproxen Sodium, or any other pain reliever not containing an Opiate.

If you try to take Hydrocodone, Oxycodone, Codeine, Morphine or Heroin, you will either feel no effect (Due to the opiate receptors in the brain already being occupied by the Suboxone), or you will become very sick with signs of a strong withdrawal.

Also, combining codeine and suboxone could cause respiratory depression (a decreased rate of breathing). If respiratory depression is severe enough it can cause death.

A note regarding suboxone, and opiates: Keep in mind, suboxone's main use is for opiate rehab, and it's most feature is that it renders any opiate you take ineffective. I can't guarentee this, but I have been told that 72 hours off suboxone will allow opiates to start working. However, if you are opiate dependant, during these 72 hours you suffer similar symptoms to heroin withdrawl. Suboxone is not the sort of thing you want to stop abruptly, and so it's much less painful to use suboxone instead of spending three days dope sick so you can use opiates to gratify the same craving. Remember, the reason why suboxone exists is to prevent the patient from using opiates while sparing them the pain of withdrawl. If you wish to be able to use opiates, do not consider suboxone as a substitute. It's also worth mentioning that unless you have a strong tolerance to opiates, suboxone will probably make you vomit the first time, even at a low dosage. It has much more of a 'kick' than you may think. If you are a recreational drug user, suboxone is not for you, stick with what you know. And remember, opiate tolerance rises and falls quickly, making it dangerous in it's unpredictibility. Death by overdose is typically an accident. Also, I personally feel that opiates are a bad choice of recriational drug. It's too expensive, and since tolerance increases rapidly and dependancy develops quickly. There are numerous alternatives, such as good old fashioned marijuana and alcohol. Opiates should be handled with care, these are the kinds of drugs that should only ever exist as medicine and not for fun. Suboxone wouldn't exist if opiates weren't so captivating. <Tramadol IS an opiate, it is labelled as the only non narcotic opiate in existence>

Answer 4

Definetly no opiates dumbasz! Suboxone is used to treat opiate withdrawl. you can take aspirin or Motrin though.

Will I can tell your not a doctor because you are wrong. I have been taking Suboxone for over 3 years just for pain. Logically speaking if one of us were to get hurt such as a car accident and need meds because of extreme pain and the only meds. that take the extreme pain away is narcotic pain meds, so what do you have to say about that dumazz?

My doctor has told me of least one narcotic pain med I can take while on Suboxone.

Just in case you didn't understand the first time; there has to be something out there for emergencies. Because Suboxone users have the right to treated for extreme pain such as kidney stone pain and when the suboxone is not working on the extreme pain other narcotice drugs must be given to alleviate the pain. Doctors are not stupid they know even Sbuboxone persons can be hospitalized for many reasons & they know what to give a Suboxone person, even a narcotic pain med.

Answer 5

Over the counter pain relievers such as Tylenol, Advil, and aspirin may be taken with Suboxone.

Answer 6

Ask your doctor, but i dont see a problem why not; asking never hurts.

Answer 7

Anything that's not an opiate because suboxone blocks opiates so they wont work and if you take an opiate you can put yourself into withdrawal immediately if on suboxone.

Answer 8

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