I've Taken 12mg Of Buprenorphine And Still Feel Ill
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I took 4mgs then 45min later took another 8mg. Should I take more? I don't feel worse but don't feel any better.

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The maximum recommend daily dose is 24mg. However, if you take more pills than you are prescribed, you will be out of them sooner than expected. And then you will REALLY feel sick when you don't have ANY pills to take!

Just ask your doctor to increase your dose when you see him/her next.

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If it was you're first day of subutex/suboxone treatment then no, taking more won't help. in fact it could make you're withdrawals worse... when initiating subutex treatment the patient needs to slowly build up the amount in their system i.e.; 2mg, 4mg, 6mg, 8mg, then remain on whatever dose they intend to remain on before tapering back down to eventual detoxification altogether. The drug needs to build up in your system slowly as if you've used opiates recently and you start a subutex replacement therapy, you may still have the original opiate bound to the receptors causing immediate withdrawal... hence why you may not have felt better??

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Hello, Dave! How are you?

How much has your doctor instructed you to take?

The dosage of this medication should be calibrated according to how much of the relevant drug a person was taking, before starting treatment.

The U.S. FDA warns that it carries the risk of being habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, headache, dry mouth and constipation.

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