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COSTCO BUYERS beware. It is cheaper because of where they purchase the generic suboxone from. It is being manufactured in a third world country. Pharm co. covers this, there is a real quality difference. Ask your pharmacist where the medication is manufactured. That's the reason for low cost, low quality. ## Hello, Subhuman! How are you? Regardless of where it is manufactured, if it is approved to be available in the U.S. by FDA, then it must be the same quality and efficacy guides as all other generics. This is a narcotic analgesic, so it has the potential to be habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth and constipation. Is there anything else I can help with? ## With all do respect you're very wrong. The difference in generic me...

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I had a drug test with my suboxone doctor the other day and he called and kicked me off the program because the suboxone did not show up on my drug test, but i have been taking suboxone for 3 years and cannot go without it and i took suboxone the morning of the drug test. How is it possible it would not show up? ## Hi Scott, Did you have any other medications, substances, or specific food with the suboxone that could interact with its absorption? Also, do you notice how long it usually takes to kick in after you've taken it? From an outside perspective, I can only imagine that if you took it with a full meal (high in fat or calories) that the pill may not have been digested and assimilated until hours after you took the pill. Fat can significantly slow down your metabolism in the pr...

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When did these oblong pills M 57 71 get released to pharmacy? ## These have been out for years, now. They are manufactured by Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals and they list them as containing 10mgs of Methadone, which is most commonly used treat drug addiction, and chronic pain. (NDC 0406-5771) Inactive Ingredients: - Lactose Monohydrate - Magnesium Stearate - Cellulose, Microcrystalline - Silicon Dioxide The FDA warns that this medication carries the risk of being habit forming, and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, dry mouth, headache, and constipation. Ref: DailyMed

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If u take a 4mg suboxone at 8am in the morning before work and sweat alot and drink alot of water u could take opiates around 10pm that night and u will feel it but not nearly as much as if u just wait for the next day. Also alot of ppl including myself think u can push through by using more but its just waste of money. The sub will block it and its very dangerous because you can overdose very easily because your putting the opiates in your system but not feeling it but you can still od, also if you used subs for a few days in a row ot takes a little longer for the sub to get out of your system like another 12 to 24 hours. Also your tolerance goes down really quick just as fast as ur tolerance goes up it goes down just as quick. My personal experience I was taking subs for 3 weeks and w...

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I see a lot of people saying they're having trouble paying for there suboxone medication there is a great program called "The Here To Help" program for SUBOXONE film. As long as you qualify you can get all the way to 12 months of free medication. Type in on google. SUBOXONE PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM" you will see the one website called needy meds that's the one call the number and get your application sent to you. You will still have to pay for yr doctor visits but the medication will be free. You have to be low income or unemployed and have no type of medical insurance. Hope this helps out. Post if was helpful or have any questions. GOOD LUCK. ## Below is the application website needymeds.org/drug_list.taf?_function=name&name=Suboxone ## Thanks for the hea...

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I take suboxone and I need to know if a white capsule-shaped pill with RDY on the front side and 1 with a line in the middle with 08 on the back side will react together? ## Its ok to take naproxin with suboxone. It's like aleve ## I didn't find any problems, or interactions listed, but it is always best to double check. The FDA does warn that Suboxone carries the risk of being habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, headache, constipation, drowsiness, and dry mouth. Is there anything I can help with?

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I was on methadone 5mg and my doctor put me on 10mg. I wanted to know if I can take two of the 5mg until they are gone. And than take the 10 mg. ## Yes, that is usually fine, unless your doctor has said otherwise. I've done it with various medications over the years. The FDA warns that this medication carries the risk of being habit forming, and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, headache, constipation, and dry mouth. How are you doing, now?

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I'm on suboxone and would like to include a cycle of dianabol. Will it work or will suboxone block it? ## The anabolic steroid? The Naloxone in Suboxone neutralizes opiates, nothing else. Learn more Suboxone details here. Learn more anabolic steroid details here. However, anabolic steroids are very dangerous to use and could place your health in very serious jeopardy if used improperly. ## No, suboxone will not block the effects of the steroids. I went on a dbol cycle with tremendous results and I'm also a suboxone patient. The only thing I would be weary of is the amount of strain you're putting on your liver while using both drugs. Be sure to use a liver cleanser and anti aromatase inhibitor. ## Its a farkeng good mix. Better then nothing. But nothing can be better the som...

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If I took a zubsolv this AM can I safely take an opana tonight? ## @big a, Depending on how much you took and how frequently you take Zubsolv, it seems like most comments on here recommend waiting at least a few days before you can feel the full effects of something like Opana. This is mainly due to buprenorphine's long half-life of anywhere between 24 to 60 hours (at which point half of what you took is still working in your system). However if it was just a one time thing, I'd imagine that you probably wouldn't have to wait quite as long. Does anyone else have personal experience switching from Zubsolv to an opiate after short term use? ## I'm taking zubsolv and want to know if I can still take my fioricet for my headaches. Without bad side effects...... ## Yes you can...

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I been on methadone for 5yrs, never went passed 70mgs, but the for the last little over 8 months I been at 20mgs, and the last 2 and a half weeks 15mgs and almost 3days ago, 58hrs actually, was my last dose. I thru my bottle away and I'm done with it. I am gonna take suboxone for a bit. I am feeling all the nasty symptoms of withdrawal now but still scared to take it. 3 friends of mine have 2 different experiences, one took a sub only 48hrs after and was fine, one around 36hrs and was fine and another around 72hrs and was not fine. I'm really going through it right now, but am too scared. My doctor said 48hrs but still I'm scared.... So basically my question is.... has anyone been on for about the same amount of years and stopped the methadone somewhat the way I did, and how...

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I am on Suboxone. I have been on it for about a year or a little better. I have come down with a severe cough and cold. I can't sleep at night due to coughing so bad. Is there anything at all that I can take with the Suboxone that won't have a bad interaction. I just can't lay down without coughing my head off. I don't know what to do. I just need something to help settle this cough a little. Any suggestions??? ## What do you usually take for cough? While most cough products should be okay, as long as they don't contain an opiate narcotic, it is hard to say without knowing which one you want to take. Can you please post back and clarify? The FDA warns that Suboxone carries the risk of being habit forming, and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, headach...

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I was given 3 x 10 mg doses of methadone in the hospital. The last 10 mg dose was yesterday at 6 pm when I realized the mistake and had them stop it. I am now home and need to take my zubsolv but am scared to. They know nothing about mixing the two at hospital and were no help. How long before I can take my zubsolv? I take a half a pill per day please answer ASAP. I am very sick. ## You usually have to be in full withdrawal, before you can take Zubsolv, unless your doctor advises otherwise. Taking it too soon could cause you to go into dangerous precipitated withdrawals. These medications carry the risk of being habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, headache, constipation, and dry mouth. How are you doing, now? Has there been any change? ## I am very sick ...

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Want pictures of methadone different forms and colors thank you have a nice bless day ## Hello, Seehna! How are you? I'm sorry, but since Methadone is a generic, it is manufactured by several different companies, in various dosages and all such tablets will have different markings to enable their identification in case of emergency, thus, I can't possibly post pictures or descriptions of all of them for you. Do you have a specific pill you are questioning? If so, please post back with the markings on it, as well as its description and I will gladly research it for you to see what it contains. This is a narcotic analgesic, so it has the potential to be habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth and constipation. ## foot ball shaped/...

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I have horrible daily pain due to my L5S1 disc is almost completely collapsed and now my L4/5 is bulging and torn. Plus last MRI showed changes in my bone due to long term degenerative disc disease. Anyways I've seen my pain dr for almost 10 yrs. I've also seen two surgeons after doing 33 procedures who told me I need to do a double fusion yet I know a lot who haven't had a good result plus I'm a hair dresser so I have to be able to stand all day. I've really liked my dr but because of all the dr getting in trouble writing meds my pa is to scared to write what works best for me he said the dr over him said no one can be on it from now on. He's tried others but they don't help my pain half as good. Plus I don't want to just call asking if they will write t...

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I have been seeing a doc for 4 yrs for pain management who put me on 100 mg. Methadone. He left his practice and his replacement won't prescribe methadone. I have called multiple pain management docs who will not take me at this mg level. I have tried everything else before and need a LAS VEGAS area doc who will see me soon. ## In a way, you may be creating your own problem here. If you are calling other doctors and asking if they will prescribe Methadone at your current dosage level, then just about all of them are going to say no. The reason for this is due to the fact that doing so is considered drug seeking behavior and doctors are warned to avoid taking on such patients. The best thing you can do is to make an appointment with a new doctor for a consultation and make sure that ...

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Do methadone clinics check for hep-c in the annual blood draws? Kinda trying to figure out when I contracted it. ## Not usually, in most cases, they only check for medication compliance, according to FDA regulations. Methadone also carries the risk of being habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, headache, constipation, and dry mouth. Have you had any other possible exposures, such as in a hospital, your doctor's office, or intimately? ## Rubbish. The blood test that is ordered by Methadone clinics is very narrow in scope, and is used to assess the condition of your liver due to increased risk of Hepatitis C. They can also, with your consent, check for HIV and Hep C.

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I HAVE BEEN ON METHADONE FOR 8 YEARS AT 170MG I WEIGHT 105 LBS I RECENTLY HAD A BABY BORN ADDICTED TO METHADONE AND THAT DID IT FOR ME I WAS DONE AND I FOUND A DOC THAT WAS WILLING TO HELF ME OR SO I THOUGHT I WENT COMPLETELY OFF IN 2 MONTHS TOWARDS 60 IT WAS INNTOLLERABLE I LOST MY HAIR AND STILL AM ALL DOC SAID WAS ITS FROM THE SRTESS OF QUITING IT WILL GROW BACK I COULDNT SIT STILL FOR MORE THEN 3 MIN AT A TIME IWAS EMOTIONALLY UNSTABLE COULDNT SLEEP MY BACK IS EVEN WORSE NOW THEN BEFORE SO ON AND SO ON WELL NOW I HAVE HAD TO RESORT TO WHAT I DID BEFORE I STARTED ON METH AND I HAD TO QUIT SCHOOL I AM PIST AT THE WAY THE DOCS FIRST OF ALL ARE NOT EDUCATED AT ALL IN METHADONE SECOND OF ALL TREAT YOU LIKE YOU DID SOMETHING WRONG AND ALL YOUR AFTER IS PILLS PILLS PILLS SO THAT JUSTIFIES ...

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Ive been on methadone for a year 30mg daily I took that yesterday im out I have 4 mg subutex can I take it ## I was on (110) of methadone b 4 I switched 2 suboxone. My Dr. Told me I had 2 wait until I started feeling withdrawals b 4 I started the suboxone so it will work properly. I'm not saying that u have 2 b in a ball of withdrawals, but, u need 2 feel some. ## From what I've been reading, Post #1 is right about the waiting period. Apparently it is best to wait until you gradually start feeling the onset of withdrawals in order to get the most out of the Suboxone. So however long it may take to feel withdrawals from Methadone, this time frame can be different for everyone based on tolerance, dosage, frequency of use, metabolism, and several other individual factors. Some peop...

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If go to suboxone and am on legal script of xanax can I take both ## It is going to depend on what agreement your Suboxone doctor requires from you. Some of them make you sign an agreement to not take any medications from any other doctor, some restrict it to controlled substances and some aren't worried about it, at all, as long as they are legally prescribed, but it can vary from doctor to doctor. Learn more Suboxone details here. Learn more Xanax details here. Both of these medications have the potential to be habit forming, so you really do need to discuss such things with your doctors, who can help you decide what is best and safest for you. Are there any other questions or concerns? ## I take 3 8mg. Subs daily for many years now (probley 8yrs.)and I also have extreamly bad anx...

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can i put my butran patch over my tattoo without messing it up ## I'm unable to find any sort of advice on this topic over the internet...But in reality if you are worried about anything happening to your tattoos, then I would look into other alternative or natural pain medications beside patches. Are there any other parts of your body where you can effectively apply the patch that aren't tattooed (i.e. back, shoulders, neck, calves, thighs, chest)? ## Can I put an buprenorphine patch 20mg on tattoo 25years old

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