How Do You Take Subutex? Swallow Or Put Under Tongue To Dissolve? (Page 4) (Top voted first)

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I have a friend who takes suboxone & recently got a subutex given to him. I take suboxone myself but ive never heard of subutex until couple days ago. I would like to know how is subutex supposed to be taken? Under your tongue or do u swallow it? I am worried about my friend & i have searched every site possible on information on subutex but none of these sites say how it is suppose to be taken. what are the side effects of subutex? why do doctors give pregnant women subutex & not suboxone during pregnancy? i need to know any & all information on subutex. i have hidden the pill from my friend until i can try 2 find some information on it & he has been sick but i dont want anything bad to happen to him.also is subutex a small white round pill with number 8 on one side & an arrow on the other & does it come in any other forms or colors etc.? I'm desperate for answers!!!!!

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Don't be a goof ball. you do not need to sniff ether one of them. take them the right way and it will work fine. remember everyone's tolerance is different too. you cannot speak for any one else and say one mg works for me and if you have a tolerance 2 mg will be enough. there is no way you can no that. tolerances go A LOTTT higher then that. goofy kids i new would bang a 8mg pill with out a problem or sniff them. bunch of dumbass kids. soo if I was you I would not guess and say what you think is best to SNIFF and how many mg work FOR YOUUU.

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When using opiates and want to switch to suboxone,you must wait at least 24 hours after your last opiate use before taking suboxone,otherwise,if taken too soon after your last use,you will be thrown into the most uncomfortable,intolerable withdrawal you have ever experienced.When taken after the 24 hour waiting period,the suboxone will lessen the withdrawal symptoms you are starting to experience.Be forewarned,if taken before the 24 hour waiting period,your in for one of the most uncomfortable experiences you will ever have.Trust me!

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Ok sounds like to me if ur taking 24mg of Suboxone and still trying to take opiates on top of that. You still trying to get high. The Suboxone program is wonderful for those who are truely wanting sober living. Every Suboxone program in our area wiuld never put someone on 3 8's a day to begin with. 1, 2 @ the most. These programs are for set up for to start weaning down in a year and a half. If u take ur dose how your suppose and wean off by a medical provider its a cake walk. You tried to go from 3. 8's a day to nothing. If u were really trying to come of Suboxone, u would know that number one rule is NEVER try to go from High dose to nothing. Your only suppose to wean down only one to two mg every 10 to 14 days. Your just an i**** trying to discourage people who may really want to clean up their life. Having to increase ur opiates because the naloxone keeps u from feeling ur opiate high????Are u serious? Dude u need alot more than Suboxone to cure your ignorance!!! Just like they tell u in every detox, rehab, or prison...Work the program (right) and it will work for you!!!! I was on Suboxone for four years. I took it and weaned from it like my doc said and Im living life again!!!!!

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That was the smartest and most intelligent post that i have seen. I have been on suboxone for years but recently got a few subutex and i wasnt completely sure how i should take it. I read all the posts and yours was definately the most intellegent and informing. Thank You

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Exactly, your comment was very rude, making that person prob feel stupid and calling them ignorant. Your huge wall post did have some valid points, though you repeated most of it several times. I know a lot about medications and don't call others ignorant for not knowing, most people don't. If anyone is ignorant it you dear. You put people down, repeat yourself, and you can't even spell or say your sentences right. My advise to you is that you think about what your saying before saying it. You must have been high as hell to write all of that thinking it makes you look intelligent, but reality is, it didn't. But one thing I do agree on is if the friend was prescribed the meds by a professional don't hide them, they got them for a reason, and not to mention that's totally against the law. Good luck to you all.

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Who in their right mind would think a pharmaceutical company would make a pill that is supposed to be taken in other ways than prescribed?

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Bulls***, you can't die, I've been though it plenty of times, which I'm not proud about. So just because you felt like you were dying, it was your withdrawal times ten, instead of a withdrawal, for ten times the amount of time. I'd rather go through it, hard, and be done. I went over a week without sleep, food, and little water from a oxy withdrawal, and I went through a precipitated withdrawal, three times, both sucked, but I'd take the fast, horrible one any day. It's fire your playing with, and I've now been clean for 4 years 4 months and 19 days. Subutex is my life saver.

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You most definitely put in under your tongue. Let it diddolve (takes about 5 min per pill) if you swallow it the digestive acids will destroy most of the med. Also, by taking it sublingual (under your tongue) you will get the medicine faster. Using the salivary glands to transport it into your blood stream faster. Your mouth will have a funny taste but it will go away soon after. Don't flush your mouth with water either. Just grin and bear it! Good luck!

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Subutex is sublingual (taken under the tongue ). Subutex is recommended to pregnant women because it dose not contain Naloxone, like suboxone does. This reduces the chances of (nas) in infants when they are born.

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Subutex is a great med. Put it under your tongue till it's all gone. He will be ok, just take it like the doc said to ok.

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Under the tounge when it's swallowed it is like taking nothing I'm prescribed them

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I get Subutex daily and have been told by medical staff that if you swallow them whole you only get 20% efficacy. The proper way is to dissolve under the tongue just like with Clonazepam.

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Bupernorphine (Subutex) is also a very good opiate blocker on it's own. It binds itself to the Gaba receptors that opiates target. The only reason that doctor's will prescribe Subutex instead of Suboxone is if your pregnant or if your body doesn't react well with the nalaxone. It doesn't give you any kind of euphoria and will still block narcotic pain relievers from giving you a euphoric feeling or fix. The main concern is that Subutex is easier to administer intravenously and also once a recovering addict uses a needle to administer a medication against the delivery method that's on the label from your pharmacy then you need to seek help because whatever your justifications may be, the fact is you are back in active addiction.

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Hi. I know this post is aged but I've read almost every comment minus the entirety of the super long one. I myself have been on methadone for years, also been on Suboxone and currently take Subutex 8mg 2xs a day. A lot of the experience shared here is right on... Even the parts in which people disagree. We all know Subutex does not have the naloxone that Suboxone does. The naloxone is called a blocker by health professionals. They also say that the naloxone will cause you to get sick if mixed with other opiates... Unfortunately that is not always the case. Suboxone can be over ride with enough consumption of other opiates. The tricky part to all of this is our bodies; no one is the same. However, anyone whom I have seen take a Subutex or suboxone with methadone in their system has gotten sick. In saying that I will also say I'm sure there might be someone out there that this in not the case. I also can speak from my experience and say in the past I have tried to take other opiates with Subutex in my system and did not get the effects I was wanting at the time... Almost as the Subutex mutes the effect of the other opiate. That doesn't mean if you're reading this that you should continue to take more on top of Subutex or suboxone bc you can OD. I preferred Subutex bc I could not stand the taste of Suboxone. Again this is all my personal experience. I have been following the directions of my Dr which I should have been doing the entirety of the program. It just irritates me bc after the pill is all the way dissolved I still have a mouth full of gross tasting saliva I fight from getting on my taste buds and I end up keeping the pill in my mouth for 15-20min till it's gone and then after a few more minutes swallowing the remaining saliva down with a drink of cold coffee. I pray for those of you still struggling with the needle.... That was my hardest battle I've ever faced and by God's grace and mercy, IV administration is no longer part of my story. But it is for a lot of people and I'm no better than anyone that has or still currently is. Subutex has saved my life... Methadone was not an answer to my problem and a lot of people prob thinks Subutex is not either. But it works for me.... Whether you're on a maintenance program, AA, NA, Smart, Celebrate Recovery... The list goes on and on. NEVER JUDGE what chapter you're on in your story by someone else's. We are all different. As for me I rely on God, his guidance and being in tune with my moral compass and keeping my conscious clean. Best of luck to everyone and God bless!

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Hi. I take 2 mgs of subutex daily. I take a half in the morning and half at night.The ones I'm taking are white 2mg tabs, that have the arrow on one side. They seem to work as well as Brand version, to me.

Sadie, above, was asking how best to come off 2mg of subutex. I'd like to ask the same question because I'd like to stop using. I appreciate all the sharing here. It answered many questions I had. So anyone, how quickly can I safely step down from 2mg subutex? Thanks

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i was impressed with the post as it was lengthy and quite detailed and i just wanted to say about the bit you mentioned you not sure about the sniffing of subutex/suboxone well just to let you know that only about a mil or two mil of crushed subutex or suboxone is enough to get the same effect as an 8 mil tablet would have if taken under the tongue! this will differ with certain people as we all have a tolerence but if you do know people who sniff tell them to be careful as its way much stronger when snorted and you get a rush and a real high too but it takes about an hour to be fully working and also if you been sniffing the day before then be careful when sniffing again as these drugs build up in your system so it can lead to OD OR DEATH!! hope this helps you understand that part of your essay you was not sure about! take care x

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hi shazoo! well you can take buscopan which will help with the stomach cramps. this is what the doctors give you in England for the cramps and i only ever had withdrawal when i wasnt taking subutex and never withdrawn that bad off subutex but everyone is different, go see your doctor and see what they can prescribe even a pharmicist can advise you what to take without prescription and stick with it !! remember we didnt become addicts over night and we wont get clean over night but YOU can do this and i wish you the best take care x

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its lemon lime flavored not orange

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Everyone that I know who takes subutex takes them because they can abuse them. And I personally have before too and you do feel high from them. No, it doesn't last as long as dissolving it under your tongue but it does have the same affect.

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