Opiate Dependence Questions (Page 9)

How long do I have to wait to start taking suboxone after taking fentanyl?

Do you have to wait between when switching from Subutex to Suboxone?

I am currently taking Subutex, I want to switch to Suboxone. Does anyone know if you have to wait a couple days after your last Subutex dose before you start taking the Suboxone? Or can I just go from the Subutex straight to taking the Suboxone?

Suboxone and surgery. Will suboxone cover the pain of a knee replacement surgery?

Help. I used heavy narcotics for chronic pain for 12 years. I won't EVER touch it again. I only have to think of the hellish month of withdrawal I went through and what life was like before to even keep my mind from going that direction. I currently use 1-2mgs. Of suboxone tape, as needed, but... read more

How can I get a subscription for Subutex?

I am currently taking 16mgs of Suboxone from a nearby clinic. Since I started taking Suboxone (started on 24 mgs) I have not slipped up once. I cannot say enough good things about this drug, it is life changing. I regret not starting this 20 years ago. I do not like the clinic I currently go to, it... read more

I was told that a buprenorphine gummy type sublingual called tourex exists. is this true?

its about a 1/2 inch square, purple in color... gummy like a vitamin subosedly called tourex and made from buprenorphine... has a + symbol on the back splitting it into quarters... need to know if this is really what im told it is???

Why do I get sick after my second dose of suboxone?

I've been on suboxone/subutex now for 3 years. I've been trying to ween off of it for the past year. I feel sick on it and sicker without it but I usually feel good when I first wake up and take it (1mg.) and then I usually get tired about 4-5 hours later and need a nap and when I wake up... read more

Can Sublocade last more than 5 months?

I had one 300mg Sublocade injection on 13th of may 2022. I stopped the treatment after first injection. It's been 5 months since i had it and it's still active. How long Sublocade can last?

Sweating so badly on buprenorphine?

I was taking codeine for 4 years. I initially started taking it for gallstones, but after my surgery, I found I was dependent on it. I soon became very addicted taking 22 tablets at a time (30mg one’s) 3-4 times a day. I was switched over to buprenorphine started on a low dose but settled on... read more

How do I take buprenorphine?

How do I take buprenorphine for addiction?

After using suboxone for 2 weeks at 2 mg a day how long should withdrawal last, I don't feel to bad?

I had a probably with roxy's lasting maybe only a month or two so I got a hold of four suboxone's to combat the withdrawal. My initial dose put me in the lovely world of precipitated withdrawals which lasted about 3 days. But my last two doses were on Thursday and Friday and were 1mg and... read more

Is suboxone more effective when the liquid it produces sublingually is swallowed or spit out?

I have read that the naltrexone is absorbed in the stomach, so would that mean that when you spit out the sublingually produced liquid that the naltrexone is not absorbed?

Suboxone to Vicodin to Suboxone... How do I switch?

Okay, so I've been on 16mgs of Suboxone for about 10 months now coming from a 4 year OC/Morphine addiction. Everything has been going well until I got diagnosed with a herniated disk and prescribed Lortab 10/325. So I waited about 8 hrs after my last subxone dose before I took any Vikes and... read more

Does acetametaphine affect blood sugar levels?

ive been taking acetaminophen for 1 1/2 yrs daily and about 1 yr ago started noticing type II diabetes symptoms(mother & papa had this) so i start testing my blood sugar & yep its looking like im pre-diabetic or already am my levels are high for months like 160-220 then normal for weeks... read more

How long after precipitated withdrawal can I take more subutex?

i only waited 7hrs after taking off 75mcg fentanyl and have vicadin which should i take sub or v's to make this stop someone pls help i need it took last 4mg sub at 3am this mourn tookfirst one yesterday 4mg at 5pm and have gotten nothing but worse thanx in advance

Sublocade - Is more than 1 lump normal after getting a Sub shot?

I got the sublocade on Tuesday it's now Friday, I have 3 small bumps and everywhere i look it says only 1 lump my doctor office is closed I just wanna know if it is normal or not thank you