Suboxone half life

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6298176 tn?1380134459 It has a very long half life, though I can't give you specifics. The dose and how long you were on it does factor in. Your doctor should be able to help you with your questions on this.
Avatar f tn ?? Does anyone know the Half life of SUBOXONE - Beprenorphine.? I HEARD it was 70 hours, but that's what I heard....unsure if that is even accurate?
459155 tn?1264008142 ok plz if I am explaining this wrong (anyone feel free to correct me if I am ) The 36 hour half life mean half of the dosage is still active at 36 hours ??
Avatar f tn theres no half life after 5 days
Avatar f tn The half-life of a drug is how long it takes for half of it to be eliminated from the bloodstream. Hope that helps.
Avatar n tn The Suboxone contains an opiate itself (partial agonist) - so it will hold off withdrawal from oxycodone, but won't cure an opiate addiction itself. As you'll have to stop taking the Suboxone and the opiate it contains at some point. So having a proper tapering plan is still a requirement and difficult to do if you aren't use to an opiate with such a long half-life (it's quite different from oxycodone as far as dosing and effect).
Avatar f tn Since Suboxone (Buprenorphine) has such a long Half life, how long after taking my last 16mg should I wait before resuming my MS Contin (60mg twice daily). I have heard you could go into withdraw if on Suboxone and take a Narcotic. ??
349859 tn?1257790973 Ok...Today is my first day in 4 and a half years without taking ANY suboxone!! I was so nervous about doing this and actually, I still am nervous b/c I know subs have a long half life. I was tapered down from 12 - 16 mgs and day to less than 1 mg per day. More like .50 mg per day. I'm sure I'll be around needing some support b/c his is a VERY HUGE change for me, but I am determined to get rid off this addiction to this monster!!
Avatar f tn AD meds effect everyone a bit different so I'm not sure that anecdotal stories are going to provide much usable info. I took effexor while I was on Suboxone and I didn't notice any difference. I've tried the same AD when I wasn't on anything with the same result, nothing!
Avatar f tn oxycontin is extended release so a longer half life.,..suboxone has a halflife of up to 3 days where lortab is 5-6 hours..methadone also has a long half life as well...therefore drugs like sub, methadone...oxycontn to a lesser degree are harder to wd from and the wd takes longer due to the long half life when some one has been tapering/slowly cuting back their dose each day...sometimes they get to the point where it is time to "jump off" or get it over with...
372880 tn?1332879487 I started on suboxone october 9th @ 4 mg/day. Today I am taking 12mg/day. I turned to suboxone after a decade or so of opiate abuse. My D'sOC are ultram and norco. I was taking about 100mg a day of the norco, or 15 ultram/day, or a combo of the 2 before starting the sub. I was worried about seizures w/the ultram and my liver w/the APAP in the norco.I cannot taper. I also have historically been unable to stick w/the CT approach with the exception of pregnancy.
1356157 tn?1285445697 The Suboxone has a long half life so it is still in your system. Why only a half? Are you doing this through a program under doctor's supervision?
Avatar f tn I was on suboxone 8mg tablets for 2.5 years, taking a half a tablet a day. I switched to 8mg sublingual films about 6 months ago and continued taking a half a strip. . Recently I switched from taking a half of a strip to just a quarter of one, so I was taking 2mg a day for the last few weeks. When my suboxone ran out I decided to give it a go and quit altogether, I was sick of suboxone controlling my life. At 8pm tonight it will be 4 full days that I have been off suboxone.
Avatar f tn I don't think that it will restart your withdrawal time...but I don't think that after 72 hours, all the suboxone is out of your system either. It has a VERY long half life. I didn't learn that fact until I quit subs on Jan 1, 2014. I have been clean of them (and ALL mood altering chemicals since then), so it can be done. You need some time and patience. Let us know how your doing....talking through this part with people that have been there does help!
Avatar f tn Roxi's have a short half life so I would do my last pills early 9pm take a bar of xanax and try to sleep when you wake up in the morning you should be sick. So take a half a sub and wait an hour or two if still hurting take the other half. The sub will start filling the recepters. I took a couple subs my first day.
733251 tn?1231698321 JoAnna, I can't help you find a doctor, but I can explain the Suboxone/Subutex question you asked. The naloxone in Suboxone is placed there only to discourage people from using it via the IV route. When you let a Suboxone tablet dissolve in your mouth, you're getting a dose of Bupe and a dose of naloxone. The Bupe is absorbed into your system but the naloxone is not.
535882 tn?1396576685 whats the half life for syntriod. about how much time does it take to build up in you and also leave your system?
950277 tn?1247274551 I bought a pill cutter from walgreens. The suboxone don't chop up easy. They kinda fall apart. So what I do right now is I take a full pill and with my fingers split it in half, then into quarters. I take The 1/4 pill and try and split that. I take a part of the 1/4 in the morning and then in the evening. Are the 2mg pills easier to cut? My doctor has no idea that I have cut down so much. I think I need to inform him on my next visit.
1800740 tn?1324237171 The half life of methadone is 36 hours. A person on methadone should wait up to 72 hours before taking the sub. It depends how long it takes a person to get the methadone out of their system. Everyone metabolizes the stuff at different rates. Generally, they shold score at least 25 on the COWS sheet, which is simply indicators on how far along into withdrawal you are. The longer the better. Close to or in full withdrawal is best.
Avatar m tn With the sub half life, your last dose is gone in 21 days. I find it best to drop after that amount of time. Many doctors suggest getting down to .5mgs before you quit. I assume you are using the 2mg film, if not, I would ask for them at your next visit. They are easy to cut and take a small amount off each drop. Loooonggggg and sssllllooooowwww, it best. Ask your doctor if this would be an appropriate method for you.