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If you're concerned,go ahead and ask for a blood test. It's included in a standard panel.If there's any info about this particular drug and ALT levels it may be under hematology. But I don't know. Now, are you asking what would be an acceptable,elevated level for someone who needs Suboxone treatment? It would be up to the doctor and the age of the person.

To contiune- About Sunday I threw up and it looked like black thick stuff with dark red blood. So back to the freaking hositpal I go. The doctor took blood and told me the blood work was NORMAL. The doctor sent me home b/c he could not find any cause for the blood and black stuff. Anybody can tell how I am feeling right about now. No doctor can tell me why I am throwing this stuff up.

1.How long will this stay in my system? I had tested positive after taking no Suboxone for 3 days. The court said I should have been negative. They have given me 2 weeks to do this. I Can NOT test positive Nov. 2nd! 2. I have had flue like symptoms, bones ache, can't sleep, major head aches, very loose stools and no energy. This has been 1 week and I feel like I'm dying. How long does this go on? I had been taking 8 mg for about 1 year. How long will I feel this way?

they are tapering her off of the methadone, and of course she is going through hell. does anyone here know if suboxone can be used for infants?

i'm really having a tough time here so if anyone could let me know if this is normal and he'll look completely normal soon that would be great!! also, if i was to give a drug test, would suboxone come up in the opiate part? because i was reading that it is considered a partial opiate so i'm wondering if a drug test would almost be a waste... thank you for taking the time to read this! please give me some advice!

I had no money, I couldn't pay my bills, I was losing all of my friends (not to mention my job and family) it was getting bad. It was time for me to STOP. So, I found a local doctor that prescribed Suboxone. I've been taking Suboxone since October 07. I feel great!! I will tell you honestly thou, that I did start abusing it! When I first took it, for some reason it gave me that high I'd feel when I was taking V. I started taking 8 - 8 mg tablets a day just to get that feeling again!

Thanks to all who responded about the Suboxone-blood sugar problem. It wasn't Suboxone but Seroquel, another drug prescribed "off label" to help me sleep. For those of you who don't know, Seroquel is a vile, nasty drug with very serious side effects including Diabetes. If you are taking this poison, do your homework by checking all of the articles on the web. Good luck.

No, sorry. I meant, can my doctor who prescribes me suboxone test for the actual milligram count of suboxone in my system? Or just see if it's present?

yeah, i have passed all my drug screenings...my suboxone doctor told me there is a special test needed to test for suboxone...she will be using it on me at my next drug screening to make sure i am taking it and not selling it. i guess it will even tell her the dose i am taking by the amount in my blood...somehow, i dont understand that yet, but i will next time i see her...LOL! i'll let ya know!

(That's low blood-iron) When I was at my doctor's he did a blood test for something and it showed that I was severly enemic. He was shocked, asked me if I was dizzy? He said there was no way I could work for at least 1 week and if I didn't get better he was putting me in the hospital. We decided it was from really heavy periods. But taking hydrocodone all day long, every day, I didn't even notice it. Got tired-took some more pills! I also had heel spurs. Very painful.

I've been out of work for 3 years with a serious back injury and not getting the surgery I need because work comp continues to deny the test I need prior to surgery.I went from Ultram to Darvocet,norco/fentanyl combined.I weaned off the fentanyl but couldn't get off the norco so decided to go the Subox route.I weaned off that in 3 months and took my last 2mg pill last thurs. I have been taking muscle relaxers to help with WDs.

20-25 per day can easily cause permanent liver damage and a simple blood test can determine if and how much damage has occurred. Taking 50 tylenol at once can kill the liver (which is what kills someone who commits suicide by tylenol overdose). You can imagine that taking 50 over two days also does damage. Suboxone is a very different opiate known as an agonist/antagonist which acts on the same opiate receptors in the brain but blocks euphoria while preventing withdrawal symptoms.

I'm gonna be honest with you even at the 150mg a day hydrocodone I wouldn't suggest going to suboxone and I say that because suboxone is SO MUCH STRONGER than hydrocodone. No doubt suboxone saved my life but I was also taking 450-600 mg of oxy a day or 250-350 mg opana a day when I went on it. Switching from hydrocodone to suboxone in my personal opinion is only switching to a stronger drug.

We talk about other things I do to stay clean, AA, and he monitors my blood and urine. These tests also hold me accountable so that I don't use marijuana, which was another vice of mine. I am a high school teacher. I need the stability that Sub gives me in my profession. I wouldn't be able to be effective if I was high one day and in w/d the next. I think it is good that you used Sub for a quick detox. It is a wonderful tool.

It took about a month for me to feel normal. Suboxone, well the naloxone in suboxone slowly releases from the brains receptors. VERY SLOW. So you will have waves of the good and bad days for about 3 weeks prob. My biggest problem with suboxone withdrawl was insomnia. It didn't settle in till about day 5. I could not sleep a lick till about day 15 or so. I'm not trying to scare you..just be prepared..Insomnia is the worst for me. Check out my past posts on my profile.

Another good thing is he won't be looking to buy them from who knows who, and since the suboxone won't show on work routine drug tests, he will not have his job threatened by his use of the hydrocodone. I know it is not a definate thing that he will never use again, but I feel we have to try. I know is it is draining for me, but I still feel like I can't give up on him.

I've read many conflicting thoughts on the effect of naloxone, and found that contrary to popular belief, any oral opiate can be taken with suboxone. The naloxone causes WDs only when injected. Suboxone just blocks the opiate receptors, not allowing other opiates to enter or bind. It also bonds longer, which is where the belief that suboxone WDs last longer probably came from. I have done it, and am pretty much ok aside from little sleep.

My PC physician re-ordered blood test to rule out Lupus. I do have a complement deficiency which could indicate Lupus; however, I find it interesting that today is Wednesday and the symptoms, which were less severe yesterday, are pretty much non-existant. I think that the joint and muscle pain are directly related to me decreasing my dose of Suboxone (as I have experienced withdrawal symptoms with missing a dose before). I intend to decrease another 2mg starting today.

I understand that this could possibly cause withdrawl because of the naltrexone present in suboxone. Also, how long have you been on the suboxone and how high of a dose were you on of the buprenex? I'm thinking maybe you might be having slight withdrawl symptoms because you were used to getting the buprenex without the naltrexone. Just curious. Maybe we can work out a way to chat through some other means if your interested. Let me know. Take care all!

I have heard alot of people say that suboxone has saved their lives, and that it is great for recovery. I haven't heard alot of people saying how they came off of it and everything was great.. I have heard a couple to be fair.. I am personally going to try the suboxone treatment due to my major abuse and long term abuse of oxycodone 300-400mg per day! and anything else pain pill related! I have went cold turkey so many times I would have to guess a number to count.

I take suboxone twice daily. I took a drug test today which tested positive for opiates. How is this possible and what can I do to prevent this?

my daughter is on suboxone. in her last drug screen she tested postive for opiates she said she was not taking should i beleive her?

Hi and welcome. At 2 weeks your withdrawal symptoms should be improving a little each day. Yes you will have your good days and then BAM the next day will be really bad.. But the bad days should not be as bad as the initial 2 weeks. Its referred to as the "suboxone spanking." Now as far as the blood in the stool - Ive never heard of that as a symptom of ANY withdrawal so I would say get yourself to a doctor ASAP to check that out!!!!! Could be very dangerous. Keep us posted.

I read that patience prescribed Subutex are supposed to have regular blood test and liver fuction test. Why is this and why has my doctor not done one blood test on me? I have been on Subutex for over 6 years. What are the reprocutions to being on Subutex long term. I don't understand why he hasn't detoxed me off of Subutex.

hey guys i know this thread hasnt been used in a long time but im on suboxone and i have the dark pee plus odor but i went to dr. nd tthey tested my urine, came back with blood in urine does anybody have blood in urine? and has anybody asked theirr doctor about the dark urine? if so, please let me know what they said please.

I've been taking 2-4mg of sublingual films a day,(suboxone) for over a year now. I've had liver tests before in treatment and they all came out normal. Recently, I had my annual exam. My doctor said I had "extremely high liver enzymes. I'm wondering if this issue is related to my suboxone use? I assumed I was taking a low dose? Could this issue be deadly?

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