Methadone...morphine...suboxone

I've been on a hundred and 20 milligrams of methadone for about a year now I'm currently also taking 15 milligrams twice a day of long-acting morphine and a PRN 15 milligram short-acting morphine every 6 hours my methadone clinic is making me taper off the methadone to go on pain management so right now I'm on 60 milligrams of methadone going down every week 10 milligrams is it safe for me to take suboxone once I've completely gotten off the methadone even though I'm going to still be on morphine. They are the strips 8 milligram strips and I'm hoping they will smooth over the effects of the withdrawal symptoms from the methadone

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No, you cannot take Suboxone, while taking other opiates, the FDA warns that doing so could cause you to go into precipitated withdrawals, since it blocks the action of other opiates. They also warn that these medications carry the risk of being habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, headache, dry mouth, and constipation.

What has your doctor suggested you take to help, if anything?

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