Taking suboxone and opiates

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Avatar m tn Hi Casandra, welcome to the forum! Why are you asking this question? Are you pregnant and taking Suboxone? Are you taking Opiates? A bit more information will help us give you better advice. To attempt to answer your question, I believe that only certain doctors are able to prescribe Suboxone. I do not believe that an OB/GYN is one of them. I have no personal experience with Suboxone but other members here do. They will be along to weigh in soon.
Avatar m tn atonicat is right. While taking Suboxone, any other opiates you take just don't have any brain receptors to cling to so there's no point in taking the tramadol. I can't imagine tramadol would do any good for your migraines anyway. I'm also surprised any doctor would prescribe an opiate while you're taking Suboxone. Do any of the triptan meds help your migraines?
610505 tn?1329603723 It wont work ...I hope someone isn't taking opiates while on sub it defeats the purpose .
1331083 tn?1285912354 The buprenorphine in suboxone will also displace and block opiates from working properly.Dont start getting a habit with opiates and then take suboxone or you may go into precipitated withdrawal and its terrible...iv'e done it.I know its difficult,sweetheart,and most of the time we are missing and chasing that buzz,but you should give the suboxone a chance,just forget the opiates,and you will get a certain balance in your life.
Avatar m tn How much suboxone are you taking ? Did you take 12 hrs into W/D ? Usually while going through W/D suboxone is given and after 1 hr you feel better. Then after a period of time you will begin to taper off slowly eventually to none with minor W/D or so they say. I am currently on 2mg a day (my Dr. wants me taking 16mg daily) soon I will go to 1 1/2mg. I was very depressed and started taking SAM-E & 5HTP along with additional herbs to help sleep.
Avatar f tn God forbid.....DON'T take suboxone when your taking opiates......You will crash very hard and go through W/D's that you never thought possible. In fact....it's dangerous!
Avatar m tn You just need to first understand how suboxone works, and when and how much suboxone you need to take initially, and how much to take after your initial dose afterwards. Suboxone is a strong antagonist, which means it bonds well to the opiate receptors, but does not make you high. When it bonds to the opiate receptors, it "kicks off" other weaker opiates.
Avatar f tn com, we visited 3 different doctors with our problem and by that time we were introduced to suboxone, well here we are almost another 3 years later trying to come off suboxone, not at choice but we are now very happy to know the real truth, we couldn't be tapered either time especially this time since the doctor is out on vacation for the week and we have no way to get the rx needed, basically what im getting at is do your research, it's not gonna be easy, especially with KIDS, i have a
Avatar n tn if my son took an opiate while taking his suboxone will he test positive for opiates on a reg 10 panel drug screen? since suboxone blocks opiates in body will it block it on urine UDS.
Avatar m tn I have been taking roughly 30-90mg a day. Ive tried multiple times to get off of them, and i really want to. I have a friend that gave me some suboxone to get me off of the oxycodone by doing a short detox with two 8mg strips. I cut the strips into mostly 8ths but also 2 4ths to start the first two days off. I felt fine the whole time while on suboxone (2 weeks) but a day or two after i came off of them i started feeling the oxycodone withdrawal again.
Avatar m tn Ive been taking 24mg of suboxone and 1mg of clonopin 3× anday for 3months now. This will be the 3rd time ive been on suboxone. Before this time I was on methadone maintenance for around 4 years ,I was also taking alot of benzos and drinking heavily . Everything had turned to **** as usual .
Avatar m tn What if you are taking suboxone and try to take opiates within 24 hours after your last sub dose and of course you don't feel the effects of the opiates because the suboxone in your body blocked it? Do the opiates stay in your body or just get flushed out since they can't stick to your receptors?
15898092 tn?1443801134 This means that the 2mg of Suboxone you took 2 days ago has dropped to 1mg and the suboxone you took 4 days ago is still at 1/2mg. You're not really at 2mg. Your blood serum level is more like 6mg (6mg suboxone x 25 = 150mg morphine equivalence per day) I'm not tell you this is scare you or to tell you it can't be done. I've read posts here from people who quit from much higher levels. I just think an honest assessment of where you are is in order.
1081265 tn?1256138365 I am a physician who treats chronic pain and i prescribe opiates every day. Alison is correct that tramadol can cause physical dependence. When you say you are addicted to the drug it makes me think you are on large amounts, which would make withdrawl more likely. I taper opiates for a living and decreaseing the dose by 10% per week is nearly 100% safe. This, however is very difficult to do as an outpatient and requires a great deal of self discipline.
Avatar m tn I guess my question is this.. If I switch between suboxone and percocet, will I become addicted to opiates anyway, because regardless of the two they are still both opiates. Also, how long does it take to get addicted to suboxone itself? I will stop everything now but I am curiouse. And how do I get the mood lift I get from these drugs naturally? I love how productive I am on them and well it stimulates my mind when I write music. THanks for the help.
Avatar f tn I absolutely do not recommend this. I once tapered from Suboxone and was about to jump- thought some short lasting opiates like Norco would help me and ended up right back where I started please hear my caution. And know it's from concern not condemnation.
Avatar n tn I was also addicted to pain killers and started taking methadone to get off em. Once u start takin it, it is soooooooooo hard to get off of it!!! I would recommend taking Suboxone instead to get off percs. It's safer and easier to get off of. I mean, methadone does work but it makes u tired, sweatty and it makes u gain wieght. I have a few friends who went on Suboxone and none of that happened. They all say it works too! Good Luck 2 U!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Avatar f tn Within one month I was takingabout ten ex vics at a time and about 20 to thirty a day. Anyway I kicked the opiates with suboxone. My problem now is I'm addicted to adderall. I take about 15 20mg a day. When I don't have them I can't move or get off the couch and severly depressed. I also started to take tramadol because I tell myself it not a opiate. Now I'm. Really scared because I'm reading online this is dangerous. Seizures. I can't take things as prescribed.
Avatar f tn The detox is over real soon but it is staying clean that take the cake..Right now start taking some good vit/min and eat really healthy. You need to start flushing these poison out while you build you body's defense system up. These meds do alot up stairs in our Brain, so this is what will take time to balance back. I wish you the best and make sure you do have SUPPORT!! Lots of Life style changes have to be made. No more going around your old stomping grounds.
Avatar m tn Buprenorphine is the active ingredient in Suboxone, Subutex, and Buprenex. Suboxone has a added ingredient called Naloxone. This was added to prevent abuse, and the Naloxone in Suboxone will allegedly cause immediate withdrawal if the Suboxone is injected or possibly snorted.
Avatar f tn If you still have opiates on the receptor that were taken in a fairly high dose and then you take suboxone, the suboxone will completely kick the opiate off the receptor and since it is only a partial agonist, this could cause precipitated withdrawal. Taking higher doses of suboxone will usually not help in this case because it does have a ceiling effect at around 32mg.
Avatar m tn My cousin is also quitting opiates(vicodin) and instead of cold turkey he has been getting suboxone off a friend! He said he has been taking 2-4mg a day for a week but would skip a day or day and a half! He wants to know if he'll withdraw or not? I can't tell him cause I just quit and don't know anything about suboxone. I need educated befor I let him have it!!!
Avatar m tn I would almost rather pump myself up mentally and just take the suboxone to immediately push all the DHC off the receptors and deal with the physical withdrawal right away then go through it gradually over 5 days. One contradiction I do see is that even though the sub wiped the DHC off the receptors, it doesn't mean that they are clean or your body is free of opiates, the bupe is actually filling the receptors in order to block other opiates.
Avatar f tn i was on opiates for 4 years and figured out the reason i was taking them was to have good feelings. they made me feel good. i took a look at my diet and health and of course it sux. when i tappered down and quit i started taking the amino acids and b vitamins. all supplements for healthy brain function. also, i went on a very strict diet of whole natural foods that give energy and just plain healthy well being. i felt like a million bucks within a couple of weeks.
947931 tn?1251495088 No they absolutely do not i have been on Subs for the last 9 days and i specifically asked my doctor if they show up because now that im on the road to recovery and can actually funtion on Subs i have been applying for jobs and all of em require drug test.
Avatar n tn s again and get off the Suboxone for the surgery? I know Sub blocks opiates.. but dont know about the gas to make you go to sleep for a surgery. I am hoping for a nerve block to manage the post operative pain. As I want to really get the opiates out of my life, But my pain is soo bad.. I cant walk/shop for groceries, stand to do dishes and take care of my house and its effecting my sleep.