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I had a knee surgery yesterday. I have been using subutex to help me taper narcotics. I stopped the subutex 2 weeks before surgery. My doctor prescribed both percocet and oxycontin. I am getting no pain relief. The iv Dilaudid worked in the hospital. Has anyone taken Dilaudid by pill at home?

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I'm on 4 mg dilaudid 4 times a day for a knee injury 6 months ago. I too was dilaudid pump then fentynal pump. They sent me home with 5/325 norco which did nothing for my pain then they switched me to roxicodone which helped but only 2 5 mg tabs every 6 hours. I just had a 3rd surgery April 7 and have been on the dilaudid for 2 weeks now. I also had 15 mg oxy for a shirt period. The dilaudid works wonders for my pain as did the 15 mg oxy but the dilaudid makes me tired as where oxy didn't. If I had a choice I would choose the oxy. The dilaudid is a very potent though and my tolerance to this medication is increasing very quickly. I have to take it as soon as I wake up or feel like crap. If u can get by on something not as strong I highly suggest u do so.

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Doctors do exactly that almost everyday. That is what it is for.

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Probably not. Subutex is made to control opiate withdrawal. It's an opiate antagonist. Which means it will fight against full opiates and win. Wait a couple days.

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Yes I have. I am on suboxen, and took a few diludid said early in the morning, then took my suboxen 8milagrams the next morning. I was ok, didn't feel like I usually did, but I didn't go threw any bad withdrawl. I know I can't take them together because you will go threw withdrawl. I don't think I'll do that again. I don't want to take a chance on it making me withdrawl. Just stick to your suboxen, I am.

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wrong you can take suboxone first then dilaudid because it's blocking it butttt if vice versa then the sibxone is so strong it'll kick dilaudid off the receptor then your sick !suoer bad choice just do suboxone bud!

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I had surgery today and was given dilauded for pain once I was woke up but no more. I was prescribed suboxone before the surgery can I go back to taking my regular dosing of suboxone soon or do I have to wait?

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Unfortunately, dilaudid by mouth regardless of how much you take does not work as well as administering it intravenously. It's just the fact that they are not equal at all. To give you an example, I take 16 mg orally every four hours but in the hospital 3 mg is an equivalent dose. I am in a situation that I must have both hips replaced and my doctors have told me that I am in for quite a problem due to the amount of medication that I'm on. They said that the hospital will not give me an equivalent amount of medication so you can expect to be in unbearable pain. This is quite frightening in that in American medicine you are being treated in such a way that you're more worried about being sued or wondering which insurance company will pay and taking care of the patient. My doctor said I should see a doctor that will put me on Subutex to prepare to lower my dose. The funny part of this whole situation is that the doctor who put me on this medication in the first pace over 20 years ago is now throwing his hands up. This is absolute utter nonsense.

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I take 4 dilaudid 8mg daily. i usually never have any pain and it seems like I am always high. Dilaudid is the best!

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I blew my sciatic nerve due to a bulging disc in the lowest possible spot in my back...the pain has been severe for over a year now..i have been prescribed hydromorphone 4mg 3x a day along with soma 350mg 3 times a day..it usually works with pretty fast results...when it is that time of the month OMG! the pain is almost un-relievable! I sometimes take 4 to 5 times in a day on those days, because the inner swelling puts pressure on the nerve and i am in even more than usual pain from the dimple in my butt all the way down to my ankle sometimes--usually stops around my knee..but nothing else has worked at all..oxycontin, vicodin..no other pain meds touch this pain.

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Just want to warn everyone out there of how dangerous and addictive all these diferent pain medications truly are. I have been taking them for years now and have become dependant on taking them and suffer withdrawal symptoms if I dont. Please everyone be careful.

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Can you tell me and tell me how you did your induction to Suboxone from Dilaudid? How long did you wait from your last dose of Dilaudid until you took the Suboxen). I'm going to start Suboxone Saturday, I hope. A lot nervous and not anticipating the withdrawals. I don't want to go into precipated withdrawal. Thanks!

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The best way I found to get off suboxone completely was to split my dose up over three times per day and then after a few days drop one off ur daily doses. For instance id take my 8mg strip and section it off into thirds. Take 1/3 in the morning, 1/3 in the afternoon and tge rest an hour or so before bed. Do that for a couple days and then drop the afternoon dose. After doing that for a couple days section it off into 4ths and take one in the am and one in the late afternoon, now ur down to only 4mg a day. Dovthst for a few days then section it off into 8ths and do an eighth in the am, afternoon and night time. Do that for a few days and then drop the afternoon dose. Now ur down to only 2mg per day! At this point u can stop all together and only experience 2 or 3 days of mild but bearable withdrawals or u can see about getting on the butrans weekly patch. Put 2 on the first week, 1.5 the second week, 1 the 3rd week and .5 the fourth week and bingo, ur off without ever feeling withdrawal. Ive done it both ways and have been successful with both, goodluck.

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Hi I recently had a hysterectomy was on IV Dilaudid in the hospital they sent me home with Dilaudid pill form but I feel sick like i haven't taken anything . I don't know what's wrong. Can anyone help?

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I need help to decide how much suboxone to take to take care of my withdrawal from Dilaudid?

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I took 12 mg of suboxone 29 hours ago and then 16 mg of dilaudid this a.m. at 7:30, would i feel the effects if i took 16 mg 7 hours later? and if i wont feel it then how many hours should i wait to take my 16-24 mg dilaudid for pain relief?

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