How Long After Taking Suboxone Can I Use An Opiate

I took an 8mg suboxone strip this morning around 8 am and im still in withdrawal and it is now 5:30. Can i take a oxycodone without throwing myself into hard withdrawal? I had different people tell me different things.

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Hi tara,

Timing is really going to vary for each individual, so that's probably why you keep hearing different feedback. However my opinion based on the reviews I'm seeing here on MedsChat is that it might be a good idea to wait at least a few days after taking the Subuxone before having an opiate like Oxycodone. I think this is largely due to Buprenorphine's long half life of 24 - 60 hours, as reported by samhsa.gov.

So as long as the Suboxone is still active in your body, that seems to me like the best way to determine whether it's ok take Oxycodone or not.

Anyone else have thoughts on this?

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I was taking 2mg suboxone for three months I haven't had anything in three days I was wondering would you feel pain now..

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No I'm sorry it probably will not work. You need to try to get a higher dosage of Suboxone. Your doctor should have gone through this with you at his office. It will not hurt you but it may just not do anything. The anti narcotic drug will nullify the oxycodone. You're going to have to wait over 24 to 36 hours before it will start having an effect. After 24 hours it may keep you from being in withdrawal but that will be the best you can hope for.

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My Dr tells me it remains in my system for 24 hours but I took 8 mg on Tuesday (4 at 7am and 4 about noon) and took a U/A on Wednesday and it didn't come up in the rapid results or the one they sent to the lab!!?? So I believe it does vary person to person, but just be careful not to take too many opiates even though you feel like you are still withdrawing.

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Its amazing that so many addicts are so far from the truth. I regularly was on opiates aka 30 mg all the way to 300 mgs daily for years and also have had suboxone at my disposal so from many many times of experience you can take a sub in the a.m. and definitely feel the opiates about 8 hrs later and i have a friend who can take half a sub and feel the opies within 3 hours. A general rule is as soon as you start feeling withdrals from subs the opies will do exactly what is expected of them

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