Can You Take A Oxycodone An Hour After Taking Subutex

I AM ON 24MG OF SUBUTEX FOR MONTHS NOW AND 3 10MG OF OXYCODONE FOR CHRONIC PAIN. RECENTLY MY DOCTOR RETIRED AND BEFORE HE LEFT HE TOOK ME OFF OF ALL OXYCODONE. I STILL HAVE PAIN THAT THE SUBUTEX DOSEN'T TOUCH. WHAT SHOULD I DO? I AM 64 YEARS OLD AND CAN'T FINANCIALLY QUIT MY JOB BUT I MISS WORK ALOT. MY JOB IS VERY HARD WORK

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Hello, Fran! How are you?

Subutex only contains Buprenorphine, not the opiate blocker Naloxone that is in Suboxone, so you can take other opiates, after taking it, as long as your doctor approves.

The FDA lists this medication as being a narcotic analgesic, so it has the potential to be habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth and constipation.

Have you spoken to your new doctor about your pain? They may need to add the Oxycodone back, or prescribe something else.

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just wondering I'm on subutex 16mg a day I just done a 4mg dilaudid and didn't feel a thing why?

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I am getting ready to have surgery and my Subutex Dr. say's I need to start weaning back on the Sub's ASAP. I am taking 24mg a day. I went down to 16 mg in 2 days but got weak and took 4mg again extra last 2 days. The Dr. said I have to get to as low as possible before surgery. 4mg at least. Got to do it otherwise the pain meds won't work.

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Verwon there you are with the bad info again ... what's your deal??

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I dont know maybe im different but i always come here to read this stuff but i have been rx 30mg oxy for 8 years and have had intermittent subutex use when i need a break and I usually wait 8 hours after subutex use to take any opiate. And i have never ever neen thrown into any type of withdrawal. If anything i just dont feel the opiate as much i think sometimes but i just think thats because im so used to the effects it doesnt phase me maybe?? Any comments are welcome please

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I just got switched to Subutex. Consistently, after 45 minutes to an hour of sublingual dwelling, it is still not completely dissolved, and there's a bunch of orange residue leftover. My question is if I spit this out...am i losing a lot of the medication? Or should I swallow? Secondarily, can I just swallow it (like the entire pill) and avoid the issue altogether? What are my options?( was previously on Suboxone film, to avoid same problem I had with suboxone disintegrating tablet)

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Subutex is meant mainly for people who are suffering from opiate dependency however it does have SOME (not alot) painrelieving properties. Breakthrough opioid pain meds should not be rxd with them...They wouldn't help anyway as subutex will not let it work.

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Re: Verwon (# 1)

That's not true. There's no opiate blocker in either. Buperenorphine just binds very tightly to your opioids receptors and doesn't let other things bind to them. Taking oxy right after subutex or suboxone is like throwing it in the trash, it won't bind to the receptors. Depending on your dose you have to wait 72hours-4 days to feel any effects from a weaker opiod agonist. Really low dose bupropion is actually more effective for pain, and at 1mg and below you can use other opiates but you may not feel their full effects.

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I was put on Subutex 8mg (white round with 8/dart symbol). For reasons I would rather not get into because it will just take up time, I can't take them. I am going to have to go back to Norco until I can either get into rehab or get on Methadone. I only took 3 Subutex over 2 days. My last dose was around 21 hours ago. I am in really horrible pain and need to know when to take my first dose of Norco. Thanks a bunch!

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Re: Nik (# 8)

I have been taking 4mg of subutex everyday for six months. I broke my wrist and was prescribed percs. But am wondering if I was to take a 40mg oxycontin instead would I feel it? I took my last dose of sub 5 hours ago

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Re: Nikki (# 9)

Hey girl! Do NOT TAKE METHADONE! I was on 600$ a day of opiates before I switched to 70 ml of methadone & it was the worst detox everrrrr!!! Worse than pain pills and everything combined!!

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Re: Nikki (# 9)

Hi Nikki, I'm curious as to what you did...I'm in the same situation.

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Okay so I just had a cesarean and quite a bit of stitches I had a 10 milligram oxycodone 12 hours ago I get prescribed Subutex that has no naloxone I am in withdrawal not severe how much longer do I have to wait to take my Subutex as the sneezing alone is hurting my stitches please help need answers immediately

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