How Long Does Suboxone Stay In System (Page 3) (Top voted first)

How long before suboxone wears off? I have been on a maintenance dose for 2 months. 16mg a day. My last does was thursday of 12mg and today is monday still can't feel the opiates I have been taking since then????? how long before this stuff wears off??

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Austen, first of all METHADONE IS AN OPIATE and SUBOXONE (or Subutex) is ALSO an opiate. And, BOTH VALIUM AND XANAX ARE BENZO'S. Ugh, u really REALLY need to research what it is EXACTLY that ur taking....
Also, suboxone and subutex r basically the same thing. Exceptions r if u take suboxone less than 8-12 hours after u have already taken any other opiates (i.e. morphine, dones, norc's, vic's, oxy's, or roxy's) u will get thrown in to being a dopesick that is WORSE than any dopesickness u've EVER had b4! So b VERY CAREFUL!! Also, because it is made to attach to ur receptors if u take any pills After u have taken suboxone it could also make u dopesick. But usually u will just not b able to "get the high". But with Subutex, u can take it then in a couple of hours take pills, with the high. U can also take subutex about 2 hours after any pills and not get sick. It's because they leave out one ingredient that the suboxone has in it. BUUUT, I can NOT understand y someone that has already made the choice to get clean in the first place is wanting to take anything else with it. I'm not.judging at all, believe me when I say I'm an addict, and have been since I first tried a drug @ the age of 11. I am turning 31 in a couple mths. And I am DEFINITELY still an addict. And I will always be one. Im just CHOOSING to stay clean. I prefer to b clean, not sober. Goodluck to everyone on here! And CONGRATS to everyone that is succeeding @ STAYING CLEAN!. If any1 has a ? Pls reply to this post, ill get bk to u asap. :-D

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Btw, congrats jessiejester! I kno first hand, opiates r no joke. U either live and rule ur own life Orrr ur living just to let it rule ur life
Stay strong! And don't forget to keep smiling :-D

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@ kk forever. Actually, bc subs and tex r getting sold on the street to so many addicts most county drug testing offices test for them. It isn't a new thing tho ppl! They have been testing for them for years, u just may not have known bc the Subs/Tex weren't really a big thing in ur area. And now that everyone has been finding out about them, they ARE big.. but I promise u, they have in house testing for them just like they do for heroin/morphine/weed. They MIGHT have to send the test away IF the drug testing office isn't up to date yet. Just depends on the city, county, and state ur in.

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72 hours

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i am wondering the same thing if im not taking everyday how long do the opiate receptors remain blocked???

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Lessing,I have been on saboxen for 2and a half years,I'm taking 32mg a day.I finely decided to get off the saboxen,cold turky im on my 9 day and I'm dying! So think about that. It takes awhile to get out of your system!

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f*** it and just get high.....

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I was jus put on suboxen 8/2 a day. I was on oxy 30 an morphine pills an fentyl patch plus 2 mg zanax let me tell u it will ruin ur life iv lost everythng i had workd for for 20 years. My husband left me my kids got addictd to pills by stealn mine. I was so messd up on pills i didnt care abt nothn jus numb everyday. No im n treatment an its tuff but! If u make ur mindup uv had enuff an wen u hit rock bottom ur mind will eithr shutdown or u will fite the addiction. I will say suboxone has stoppd my cravn an the terrible withdrswals. But i know that bein an addict that u can become addictd to anything. Im gna take these subs til i know that n my heart that the urge to use is gone. Its the hardest thing iv evr gone thru except seeing my son steal an get lockd up to buy pills. Please if anyone is readn this if u have kids keep this stuff lockd up out of ther site. It will ruin ur life an theres. Its so embarrasn an pathetic that i let my life get this messd up but thats drugs for u. They make u not give a crap abt nthn. Please seek help an only take suboxone as dr prescribes can u can abuse anything cs ur an addict. I prsy for all of you an wish u an awesome recovery an take your life back from this terrible disease. Keep fightn an dnt ever giveup hope theres always programs an good drs not quacks that do care an want to help u. Also if u cant afford the treatment go to ur local health department there are free programs that are available. I know cs i had to. Keep ur head up an dont look back. Jus dnt abuse wat has been offered to help u get ur life bacj if u do ur not serious bot gettn clean. If u need to b monitored walk n your er were they cant refuse u an tell them u are an addict an they are by law there to help you. Dont give up cs there will b this voice n your head that will b there telling u that u cant do this but yes u can if i did you can. Keep the faith an determination that its a btr life out there than poppin or snortn a pill everyday. Trt to get a family member or friend to talk to an to support you that will help u so much knowing that someone has faith n u an know that ur life is worth fightn for. I hope the best for u all cs i can definitely relate. Keep ur mind busy so u can stop focusn on ur cravings at least try. Im in such a btr place now an i pray for u guys that u will beat this terrible disease. Keep fightn the fight i promise u itz well worth fightn for.

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I've been on Suboxone for 7 years after detoxing from being on pain meds for 5 years for a back injury. My doctor has NEVER drug tested me --- not once! I didn't even know people on Suboxone/Buprenorphine were routinely drug tested by their doctors until I went in for a dr.'s apptmt. a few months ago nurse came and got me to do a drug test!!! OMG! I thought I was in some kind of trouble or I had done something wrong. Why were they drug testing me?? That's when I found out that people taking these meds are supposed to be tested by their drs. regularly. Why had my doctor NEVER drug tested me before? I was first put on 8mg Suboxone per day and then I went down to 1/2 per day. I HATE taking this medication and I will go as long as I possibly can before actually taking it. I wait till I feel the w/d's coming before I take it and that can be anywhere from 3 to 6 days after the last dose. One of my questions is: HOW CAN I GO SO LONG W/OUT DOSING BEFORE I FEEL W/D'S? My other question is: HAVING BEEN ON SUB/BUPRENORPHINE (what I'm on now) FOR SO MANY YEARS, WILL IT TAKE LONGER FOR IT TO GET OUT OF MY SYSTEM AND NOT SHOW UP ON A URINE TEST? Your probably wondering WHY I want it out of my system if its being prescribed by my Dr.?? Well, this is why: I have not been to see my dr. for several months because he's out of my area and I have no transportation AND I had enough sub stashed away (from not taking it everyday) to hold me over until I could get someone to take me to see him. Problem is, he's going to drug test me and find it in my urine. I'm afraid he won't like the fact that I had all that suboxone stashed away cause I kept taking the scripts he gave me every month. OR, if I don't dose and he doesn't find it in my urine, then he might think I'm one of these people who gets the scripts to SELL THEM!!! I say this because I found out from a neighbor who is also on sub who told me his dr. released him because he thought he was selling his Sub because he works the rigs out of town and sometimes couldn't keep his dr. aptmt. so he would get Sub on the street when he ran out to hold him over. When he got to his dr. apptmt., he didn't have any in his system and the doctor accused him of not needing the medication and was just taking the scripts to sell them and RELEASED him with nothing! Now, he can't find a Sub doctor to take him as a patient. I sure don't want my dr. to think that about me. So, I don't know whether to go in WITH sub in my system OR go in W/OUT sub in my system. Can anyone out there help me with this? Thank you in advance.

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PLEASE HELP!!!. I've been on fetnyal patches and oxycodone for years do to a back injury. Im actually looking for a surgeon. From being on this stuff so long ive had people steal my meds for their pleasure. And in the end it screws me because I run short. I got so depressed this past week and didn't give a damn about anything. I was getting so sick that my cousin gave me this 8mg strip on Wednesday, which was suboxen. And that was my first ever taking it.. I have to pick up my meds friday, today. and I found out my doc wants to do lab work. . I took the sub Wednesday at 6pm. I have to be at my doc around 4:45pm to drop. Is there a way that I can make sure its out of my system? PLEASE HELP!!!!! I know it was stupid but I couldnt handle the withdrawals and my pain was so imberrible

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It takes a hell of a long time or any benzos to exit your system. Because of their half-life. But if it's every once in a while then, probably a couple days atleast! Depending on how many and much you took. Some clinics will give you a paper to give to ur doc to sign and say they are aware u are on benzos and sub. It kills ppl. That's a deadly combo. So be careful and if u fail a drug test for benzos they will probably kick you out. Or atleast probation..

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Suboxone can stay in your system for up to several weeks or months depending on your personal metabolism rate. This drug tends to linger in your organs due to the chemistry makeup of this drug.

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There is a test for suboxone specifically. It will not show as an opiate, or sub doctors wouldn't be able to tell if you were using illegals, or your script for subs. I've been on it for 13 yrs., down to one-half to one 8/2 per day, and almost quit once.
I quit methadone in 95 when I was at 10mg., and it was hell, but I did it. Subs will not be as hard to quit.
You cannot live a normal life using. And there is no such thing as "recreational opiate use." Period. You have to stop.

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I feel for ypou ,I just started suboxin 2 days ago but having a hard time mentally, anyway best of luck to you in your journey

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I have been on subutex for about 3 years now, and I am currently down to half a pill a day.. unless its a bad day, ill do a whole one. I am really wanting to get off of these sooooo bad!! The thing is I am only 19 and I have kept it a huge secret from my family that I do these so rehab is really not an option. There has only been 1 time ive tried to quit cold turkey from doing 3-4 a day. It was the worst experience ever. I was wondering if they're are any tips anyone could give me on how to make it easier on me/ my body. And about how long I will be sick for.
Please help!!
Im sooo tired of having to be dependent on a pill and I want to be clean soo bad. I hate it and will do anything to stop at this point.

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So was you clean?? I'm on probation in wanted to know how long does it take to get out of your system

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Dies laughing ..no s***...man..that's crazy!

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I tried suboxine for opiat addiction and it destroied me mentally I became so so depressed so I switched to methadone after a lot of thinling and I'm doing great I've even started decreasing my dose very slowly of course because I don't want to be counter productive I was nervous I would use it to get high but they have major rules in place now its nothing lile it use to be I'm so glad I finally stopped letting my fears keep me from trieing methadone people made it out to be something its jist not but best of luck to u if the subs keep u depressed give methadone a try I have always had a history of depression and since the methadone I've even been able to stop taking my antidepressants I couldn't believe it :) I hope my story helps u or anyone with there struggle

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I respectfully disagree. I still have .02 in my system after 20 days. Suboxone is the devil. I was only taking 4 mg/day too.

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You're misinformed. You said that "After that many days, it is definitely out of your system. " . . . are you joking? Suboxone has a VERY, VERY long half life . . . 20-70 hours depending on metabolism with the average being 37 hours. If the patient is OVER 25 y/o then typically it's closer to 40+ hours. So after 40 hours 50% remains, 80 hours 25%, 160 hours (almost 7 days) later 6.25% still remains. It can take up to 14-21 days before enough has been removed from your system to pass a drug test, and the drug still acts as on opioid receptors 5-7 days after your last dose.

Don't comment if you don't know anything.

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