How Long After Taking A Suboxone Can You Take An Opiate? (Page 6) (Top voted first)

I have been on 8 mg/2mg Suboxone strips for 1 year. I am having a tooth (back molar) extraction in the morning. I used my Suboxone strip this morning & the tooth extraction is at 9:30 am tomorrow. If I don't use another Suboxone strip before the extraction, would I be able to take Hydrocodone after my surgery? I don't want to get sick, but I am terrified of going through this surgery with no pain meds. Please help.

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TONY: Whatever you want to know. But whatever personal info you posted, they removed.

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SCOT: Yes, that Buprenorphine (Suboxone) will definitely block those receptors, making it hard to get relief from the normal amount of opioids. BUT...make sure that you don't start your Suboxone up too soon AFTER taking those Oxycodone, or you could be in a world of trouble. You do NOT need to be in Precipitated Withdrawals on top of having dental work to recover from. In fact, the Oxycodone should get you "well" without you having to take your Subs. Just be careful; Precips are a NIGHTMARE!

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OXYMAN: I would go to the doctor about it for sure. You may be like me, and not find enough relief from Subutex/Suboxone. I was on a really high dose of Subutex, and I still had cravings and withdrawal symptoms. I ended up going on Methadone, which works much better for me. I was taking 28mgs of Subutex at the end.

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I have been taking opiates for like 18 months. Whenever my cannot dose for more than 24 hours i take a half of a 8/2 film. After a MINIMUM of 12 hours, I can take some opiates and feel the effects but that's prob because i take a half every other month. A lot of you are on subs multiple times a day for days / weeks at a time taking the full 8/2 each time. I could see having to wait at LEAST 72 hours before feeling a opiate again, but for me if I take half at 3am and around 6pm i'll feel the effects, which is exactly what's happening right now.

I went cold turkey for 3 days but last night was the worst with the RLS bothering me so i took half a film to hold me over until tonight. I think last night bothered me the most. The insomnia and RLS is prob the worst for me. I hate being up all day but then not getting a break at night. The last 3 days I prob slept a max of 4 hours. It sucks, however...i'd rather take opiates than be sick any day. I know it sucks to think like that but it's a reality and a lot of you know what I mean. I do it so I can feel normal, which is what it's all about for me now.

Anyway...

Take care

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SLOPPYJOE: You have to actually address your comment to someone. Just hitting "reply" doesn't do it.

And no matter how many times you write it, there will still be SOMEONE who will say "As long as there's no Naloxone in it, you're fine blah blah blah..." Which is bull. People are putting things in their bodies when they have NO CLUE how these things work. Sad.

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MARIE: Sorry, I just saw this. You will probably be ok to take your subs now. I would take 2 mgs, wait about 20-30 minutes, and if you are ok, take the other 2 mgs.

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DRDOUG: You are wrong. It doesn't matter if there is Naloxone in there or not, because it is the BUPE ITSELF that causes precipitated withdrawals, not the Naloxone. The amount of people who don't know how these drugs is staggering, even doctors and pharmacists.

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I am taking Suboxone for pain throughout my body. It doesn't help much, if at all! My doctor keeps upping the dose instead of putting me on something that works. Medicaid denied my prescription for pre-approval reasons. What can i take if i start going into withdrawal from the Suboxone? I am scared and DO NOT want to do anything "WRONG" because of this mediciad ####! If a person can't cut down (ween) off Suboxone what can I do? I am not going to go through withdrawals, because these doctors and medicaid people are not telling tghe truth,and preparing us. I was told there would be NO WITHDRAWALS from suboxone. I am in a panick and don't know what to do (legally)!

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MICHAEL H: The withdrawals will come when you try to decrease the Suboxone. If your doctor told you there would be no withdrawals from stopping or reducing your dosage, he/she straight up LIED to you. ANY OPIOID will have at least some withdrawal symptoms if taken regularly.

The other issue is the fact that you say it isn't helping. Why get physically addicted to something that isn't helping? I assume you have told your doctor that it hasn't been efffective, which is why he increased your dose? May I ask what milligrams you are currently taking? I do have experience with this drug, but need a little more info. You might also ask if he can put you on tablet Methadone instead of Suboxone. I have been on both, and Methadone works better for me. So let me know what milligram level you are on and I will try to help.

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LIZ: Depending on how much Percocet they give you, you may be ok to just take the it and no Suboxone. But yes, if you take Sub too soon after the Percocet, you could be in some trouble. I would talk to my doctor and see what the recommend, which they would rather you take. It's kinda pointless to take both, not to mention the danger of Precipitated Withdrawals, which is the LAST thing you need with your injury.

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Re: mahi (# 7)

You’re absolutely right. I’ve been stuck on 1 mg Suboxone for eight months now I can’t go below it. My original sub doctor put me on a strip a day for seven years straight. Now I can’t shake that 1 mg every f***ing day, what is going on here? Sorry for my language, I’m going through it right now. I’m probably being a big wimp, I’ve been through worse withdrawal than this but this is f***ing horrible! Again sorry for my language, I hope people see this post. That’s the only thing keeping me energized right now so I can actually move around. Even 1 mg of Suboxone is too much! I hope doctors see this and do a study on why doctors are keeping people that don’t relapse however, on Suboxone prescribed three strips a day and get away with it!!! I’m calling the Suboxone hotline now. I’m tired of the s***! People come off of Percocet without Suboxone. Trust me!

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Re: The DUDE (# 224)

It all depends on when you took the Suboxone. AFTER 36 hours coming off a 2 mg strip, Percocet should work. But mind you, you’re gonna have to wait until you’re in withdrawal from the Percocets to go back to Suboxone. Or it will send you into W/D.

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You can take opiates at the same time it just wont work and the risk of overdose is higher. If you take opiates then a suboxone itsfull on world of pain. Its a minimum 72 hours at least. Tr400mg ibuprofen andparacetamol

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Re: amber (# 17)

You can not be on suboxone (an opiate blocker) for that long, then take a couple Vicodin throughout the day, and not feel ANY withdrawal symptoms. So either A. You're lying or embellishing to sound cool and different. B. You're lying or embellishing to help out whatever side you took in this debate. Or C. You have no concept of time, or when you took what.

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Re: knight (# 1)

I've been taken subs for about 6 months and I had the urge to relapse. I'm prescribed 16mg of Suboxone a day and I took 1 12mg strip at around 6pm yesterday and today I had relapsed. I felt in my head something happening and felt a pinch-like feeling in my heart and my eyesight went fuzzy for about 1 second, then the pinch went away and so did the fuzziness. I definitely feel my brain wanting to feel what I had just done, but other than that I regret relapsing already after 10 min. My advice to anyone is think about what you're doing and is this going to be worth making my heart stop just for a feeling of wanting to feel high? I know I could've been stronger but I know now and my sobriety starts all over again. This possibly happened because i wasn't learning or taking the sobriety knowledge seriously. All in all I'm happy to be alive even after my overdose at the Best Western on 2/27/17 room # 272, which I believe 272717272 means something in my book. I'm just not sure what. I just thought I would reply with what I've just experienced for those on subs thinking about giving in. It isn't worth it.

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This is true. A year to get suboxone out ur system isn't accurate. 48 hours tops. Theres a hot line u can call and they will give u the answers u need. Look it up..I have a terrible toothache Right now but I had 16 mg of suboxone yesterday so I have to deal with the pain 2day till 2morow then I'll try taking a perc.

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I took 1 suboxone strip 8mg/2mg on wed and 1 more on Thursday night/ Friday at 3am. Today is Saturday and I cant feel the dilauded, I just took. I only took the suboxone for basically 2 days. How long until I can feel the dilauded again. I did this before and it was 36hrs, but now it seems to be taking longer to feel the dilauded. Plz help any advice is appreciated! Don't want to waste any more d's.

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Definitely wrong about the tolerance. .48 hours you would be able to feel full effect of any other opiate, used for pain management. ...

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So let's say I took a quarter of a 8|2 mg suboxone . at 9 am this morning & that's all I've done . I've been taking opiates for bout 6 months straight . I was gonna switch over til I seen the after affect of the suboxone . when could I take an opiate & feel it !!

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Been on suboxone for 4 years. Broke my humerous bone and had to have a rod placed in my bone. From the surgery, I now have radial nerve damage and I'm in pain. My dr has prescribed me every non-narcotic pain med there is and they don't work for me. Last week he told me to double up on my subs for pain. The subs do not help my pain at all. Can someone please give me advice on what I need to do? I feel like I can't get any help.

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