Oxazepam sublingual: how?

[royerlraph79]

So I'm being prescribed 30mg oxazepam as needed and it doesn't seem to be strong enough when taken orally. I tried several times sublingually, but these meds take more than 10 minutes before dissolving under my tongue. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't. So my question is: how exactly should I know when I can finally drink water? Should there be any powder left yet? Basically, how do I know when it has dissolved at all??

 

[royerlraph79]

Bump?

 

[T. Calderone]

You should not have to take oxazepam sublingually. But if you really want to, you could use a little water to help it dissolve then swallow. If this medicine is not helping you, perhaps you can ask your doctor about adjusting your dosage or a different medication.

 

[royerlraph79]

Thanks! Why should I not have to take it sublingually exactly?

 

[cook]

Its not worth it, oxazepam does not really work any faster taken sublingually. Its a benzo that takes long time to take effect anyway, I do not know why is that but its different than most others.

 

[Keif' Richards]

I'm gonna piggy-back with T. on this one. The oral bioavailability of Oxazepam (Serax) is ~95.5%. So even if, theoretically, the sublingual BA were that ~5% higher it A. Wouldn't be worth the effort of preparing it for sublingual or B. The increase in effect would be totally indistinguishable. I think it would be a better idea to put your energy into finding a medication that does work instead of trying to make the Oxazepam work better, because I think the latter will be a futile attempt.

 

[royerlraph79]

Good to know, thank you for your answers guys!