0
Suboxone
Suboxone is a detox or maintenance medicine for people addicted to opiates. Questions should pertain to suboxone, or subutex, which is the same medicine without the opiate blocker.
970 Questions
How long will it take for you to be clean off of methadone if you took forty mg?
I was on 110 mgs methadone for over 14 years. I was in rehab to come down 10 mgs per week. I went from 110 to 80 1st then after reaching 60mgs. I chose to stop cold. NEVER try this. Go slow & wait. at least 6 weeks before taking suboxene. You MUST. be in FULL withdrawal before starting suboxene.
Is it possible to get a buzz off pain pills if you took a suboxone?
No, it is IMPOSSIBLE. No doctor will give you opiate pain meds if you are on Suboxone (or have been on it), regardless of how badly you are injured, or how much pain you are in.
Unfortunately, there are (to my knowledge) no effective non-opiate pain relievers for short term severe pain. There are some for long term severe pain (as opiates do not work long term). But there aren't really any effective, non-opiate pain relievers for short term severe pain (such as the kind that follows a serious injury or operation).
If you are badly injured or having a painful operation/procedure, do NOT tell the doctors you take (or have taken) Suboxone. That is absolutely the LAST thing you should EVER tell them. They will send you home with NOTHING. They'll just tell you to take Advil or naproxen, which is a joke. These are NSAID pain relievers, which are useless for severe pain. You will be in agonizing pain, and your doctors won't care. They don't wanna hear about it. They just care about their liability.
They may also tell you that "your Suboxone already works as a pain reliever." This is sort of true, but not really. Not for an opiate addict who takes Suboxone regularly. It may provide a bit of relief, but not much.
Trust me. I have been on Suboxone for 8 years. Eventually I wised up and stopped telling the doctors, because I got tired of screaming and crying in pain after injuries and operations. I also learned how to successfully transition from Suboxone to pain meds and back again.
If anything, tell them you are allergic to naltrexone. That is what they'd give you if they gave you too much morphine in the hospital and you stopped breathing. You'd be in agony if they gave you naltrexone while you're on Suboxone.
If this is an injury or illness that you've received prior treatment for, and they ask something along the lines of, "The previous doctor didn't give you any pain meds?" just shrug and say they told you to just take Advil. You have no idea why. Also, if they ask if you've ever been prescribed Vicodin or Percocet (or whatever they're planning on giving you) before, the answer is, "yes."
Once you are prescribed the Vicodin or Percocet or whatever, you will have to replace the Suboxone with it. The Suboxone will block the effects of the pain reliever, so you can't take both. It may take 3 days to fully feel the effects of the pain meds, as that is how long Suboxone stays in your system.
You probably won't feel any pain relief at all until about 36 hours after your last Suboxone dose (when the withdrawal starts to kick in), so wait until you are feeling withdrawal from the Suboxone before you start taking the pain meds. It doesn't have to be full-blown, severe withdrawal, just the beginning stages.
This will be tough, but you have no choice. You have to suffer through those 36 hours. Taking the pain meds less than 36 hours after your last Suboxone dose will have virtually no effect, so it's just a waste of medicine. And you will need that medicine later on.
Here's why: since you already have an opiate tolerance, the pain meds will not be as effective for you as they would be for a non-opiate addict. You may have to take twice the prescribed dose to get the same effect a normal person would, which means you could easily go through a 30-day script in 10 to 14 days.
So be very stingy with yourself; take as few pills as you possibly can. No doctor on earth will refill your 30-day opiate script after just 2 weeks (or even 3 weeks). Don't even bother trying. The doctor will just think you're abusing the meds, and unfortunately, you cannot tell him/her the real reason you're going through the pills so fast.
However, even though Suboxone blocks the pain reliever's effects, you may still need to give yourself a tiny dose of Suboxone every day or every other day. Why? Because the effects of Suboxone last so much longer than other opiates (such as morphine, heroin, Percocet, Vicodin, etc.). You don't start feeling withdrawal from Suboxone for about 36 hours. With other opiates, you start feeling withdrawal in 4 to 6 hours.
So, to prevent withdrawal, you'd have to take a dose of your pain meds every 4 to 6 hours, whether you're in pain or not. You'll go through the meds SO fast this way. But if you take just a LITTLE bit of Suboxone, you won't have to take the pain meds as often, as the little bit of Suboxone will be just enough to keep you out of withdrawal.
Take just a teeny, tiny bit, just a fraction of your regular prescribed dose. For example, if you normally take 8mgs of Suboxone every 24 hours, cut it to 2mgs every 36 to 48 hours.
Once you are done with the pain meds, wait a minimum of 16 hours before starting your full dose of Suboxone again.
I just want to add that it is generally not a good idea to lie to your doctors. However, in this specific instance, you really have no choice. There is simply no other recourse for a Suboxone patient who gets injured or needs a painful operation. They will not prescribe you opiate pain meds, and no comparable non-opiate pain reliever exists. Unless you want to spend the next few weeks/months screaming, crying, and praying to God to just kill you...DON'T TELL THEM ABOUT THE SUBOXONE.
Will a drug test show suboxone and Klonopin if I have not taken any in 5 to 10 days?
not sure of the half life on suboxone or wheather it is a chemical compound that would come up on most drug screens but if you took the klonopin fairly regularly (and not just once) it will definitely show up on a drug screen. Benzos like clonazepam stay in your system a long time especially if you have taken them consistently for a while
Can suboxone show up in drug test for newborns?
You have got to be kidding me...what kind of question is this? I am an addicts as well but i still know enough to realize how messed up you are if ur worried about suboxone being in ur NEWBORNS system....SAD SAD SAD, i feel terrible for that child if your on suboxone KNOW ENOUGH and understand you cant take it while pregnant......Babys are innocent you make their choices, LETS BE SMARTER
What the person above this was trying to say is, as addicts we do things that we are not always proud of, and we should NEVER judge another person for what they have done in their lives, addiction is a disease and is uncontrollable. The answer to your question is, unless they run the special test that they use for Suboxone, then no, it will not show up in a drug test that is given to you, or your child, but please, for the sake of your life, and your child, please, get help, drugs are not the way, there is an amazing life to be lived clean and sober, I have been sober many years now and my life is so much better than it ever was when I was using. There are people out there willing to help, AA/NA is an amazing group of fellow addicts and alchoholics that will not judge you, as the person that wrote the previous answer did, but they will welcome you warmly and listen to you, understand you, and do all they can to help you to remain clean and sober.
"God take my will and my life, guide me in my recovery, and show me how to live. Amen."
I am pregnant and have started taking suboxone cause I don't want them to take my child from me when I go into labor which I am due in only five days. Seriously, hypocrites that take the damn Oxycontin sont know what its like to get pregnant and be sick EVERYDAY.. Who wants to withdrawl while pregnant? And then WHO KNOWS what you had to go through? Guess well be finding out what suboxone shows up as if anything in a few days.. If I go into labor. Quitting better late than never.. and I hear that Oxycontin has no real affects on a fetus except for they might have withdrawls when born which is TERRIBLE and the reaosn I am trying to withdrawl myself, NOW. SO Forget that first persons answer.
Does methadone or suboxone have an effect on your kidneys?
Both of these medications have a potential to cause kidney issues. You should check with your doctor if you have concerns, and definitely let them know if you have already been diagnosed with kidney disease.
Can a child care provider take suboxone?
Mayb if thay ingest 16-24millgrams because a child uslly swalliws it not under tonge so not getting that much of it
How long do you need to wait to take suboxone after tramadol?
The rules of opiates and suboxone don't count for tramadol because tramadol IS NOT a narcotic! Many people choose to believe it is, and if it works for you as a substitute for your regular opiate medication then go with it, but know it is relieving your opiate addiction only mentally, not physically.
Will suboxone work if it broke apart and was swallowed?
Yes! No one can keep it exactly under their tongue. One thing I have noticed: Lets say I wake up feeling sick and have it by my bed ready for such an occasion... I notice if i slip it under my tongue and go back to sleep for like 10-15 min.. I notice I wake up feeling slightly high. The reason for this (i am pretty sure) is because your body/mind is not focusing on something in your mouth (creating more saliva/swallowing) and you are actually able to absorb more. I am positive that in making this medication they took into account the approx amount "lost" as a result of swallowing. Someone else let me know if they have had the same experience. Thnx! (Hope I helped a tiny bit ;)
Has anyone ever gotten off Suboxone?
Yes many people have but it is very individual and there is no rule for how long to take suboxone. it depends on your situation. I was on it for about two years until I got my personal life back in order after destroying it from severe heroin use of ten years. You should not quit if things are totally crazy in your life. You should be in a very stable environment and should have very stable and in good standing in your personal relationships. And when you quit you should do it very very gradually. Good luck and message me if you have any other questions. Email me at jasondavidrice@wikianswers.com if you need any advice.
Does a DOT pre employment drug test test for suboxone?
It is not routinely screened for. Most drug test are called 5-panel drug test and they test for the 5 most common drugs. I would be suprised if wherever you are being employed ask for a different test. I wouldn't fret. Besides most people taking suboxone have it legally and are using it to get OFF narcotics.
How long after taking suboxone can you take a Dilaudid?
You will want to wait a good 8 hrs. Dilaudid has a higher binding affinity than do most other opiates, and if enough is taken then you can essentially "override" the suboxone. Think of them as magnets; dilaudis's magnetic charge is almost as strong as Bupe's,mso if you multiply that charge by 3 or 4 times, you will likely be able to override the Bupe!
Will suboxone show up as herion on a drug test?
the Naloxone part of the Suboxone preparation effectively blocks any other opiates from binding to the opioid receptors since it has a higher affinity. If you're taking Heroin on top of it, it's not going to affect you until the Naloxone wears off but you are still taking it into your system. So, yes, it would show up on a drug screening.
Can suboxone cause neg pregnant test?
I think it is strange that i cannot find an answer to this question ANYWHERE! The only thing I can find is about how methadone can effect the results
How long do i need to wait until i can take xanax after taking suboxone?
It's not very easy to answer because it depends on the dose of each drug and how far apart they were taken, among other things, but it can last longer than 24 hours.
Mixing these two drugs is VERY dangerous and you should contact a doctor immediately if you have done so.
Can you crush suboxone in urine to show positive?
I assume you mean in order to indicate that you HAVE been using Vicodin?
If so, then no it wouldn't work. They don't test for the drug iteslf, they test for the metabolites that your body turns the drug into as it processes it. So if you put the original in the sample, even if its tested positive in the initial urinalysis, they would know somethings up because there would be no metabolites when they GC/MS'd it for comfirmation.
Just take even one half of a Vicodin, like a good 8 hours before the test. It is dectable after 2 hours of injestion, and doesn't become undetectable until 36-48hrs. So you're right in the window. If you have a test the next day, just pop one ore a half right before you go to bed.
Hope this helps,
~newpPparadime
Can you take fioricet with suboxone?
Yes. It is perfectly fine to take firocet with suboxone. I am prescribed both. Suboxone for getting off these awful pain killers and firocet for migraines I've had most of my life. I even asked my Suboxone doctor if it was ok before I did mix the two. He said it is "perfectly fine" and that the firocets mixed with the suboxone do not "mess" with each other and "it is NOT harmful".
Hope this helps!
I think Fiorcet is available with or without Codeine, so as long as you are taking the one WITHOUT Codeine it should be okay. You should just ask your doctor, as with any drug interaction questions...even a pharmacist would give you an answer without asking too many questions.
How much suboxone needs to be in body to show up?
Yes, but only if a specific drug test which looks for Suboxone is used. I see a suboxone doctor every two months and they always check two separate tests. One to make sure I'm using the Suboxone, and another to check forillicit drugs (which I am forbid to use). Only your suboxone doctor will test for Suboxone to be sure you are using it and not "selling" it. Suboxone is extremely expensive and many people have been known to sell the subs to get cash for their illegal drug of choice. These people normally only use Suboxone as a "back up" to be sure they do not suffer from the withdraw symptoms when they run out of their drug of choice. Sad but true.
How long do you wait to take suboxone after being on 140mgs of methadone?
You should wait until you are experiencing full withdrawals. I would recommend waiting at least 36 hours and 48 hours if you can stand it. If you wait 48 hours you will definitely not get sick but I it is risky before that.
How long does it take for naloxone to wear off?
Depending upon your neurochemistry and how long you've taken the drug, anywhere from 24 hours to wear off enough to "feel" other opioids and up to three days to have it completely gone from your receptors.
How long must you wait after taking 4 8mg suboxone per day to feel an opiate again?
probably two weeks... after an injury i was forced to stop taking my 8mg subutex once a day, and five to six days later i was able to really feel the opiates again. though i must say everyone person is different, and depending on your bodies metabolism it can vary.
How long does 1 8Mg suboxone stay in your urine?
it doesn't show up at all unless they specifically test for it.
How does someone act when taking suboxone and xanax?
Dead. Except they won't be acting. One is an upper and one is a downer. Kind of like ur heart exploding and u easily die. Very dangerous mix
Took 10 mg of methadone and still sick can you take suboxone?
No, if you take methadone, you should not mix it with suboxone. Make sure the methadone is out of you system before taking suboxone. Combining these medications can result in instant withdrawals and severe sickness.
What pill is used to come of off heroin?
The drug itself is called buprenorphine, and it is sold in two forms: Suboxone and Subutex. The difference between them is that the Suboxone pill has another ingredient, called naloxone, which is a partial opiate antagonist, meaning that it blocks the opiate receptors in the brain, making it impossible to get an opiate high while you are on the drug.
Both pills are sub-lingual, meaning that they must be dissolved under the tongue in order for them to work.
