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Bupe Good Suboxone dose?

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Anon610

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Hello everyone, currently I'm battling addiction with opiates. Primarily heroin and/or Oxycodone. I've tapered down my daily dose, which is a start but they physical withdrawal is making me feel awful. So today I managed to pick up some Suboxone (8mg/2mg) from my dealer. I decided to do so until I get an appointment with my local clinic to get on the Suboxone maintenance program. I have used Suboxone before recreationally but I can't remember my dose. What would be a safe dose to eliminate my withdrawal symptoms? I usually take anywhere from 30-60mg of Oxyocodne a day, or the equivalent a $10 bag of dope. (Feels just as strong to me, not sure of purity of course.) I'm thinking about a dose of 2mg, so cutting the strip into quarters. I don't want a dose that'll have me puking my guts up or potentially killing me. Based on my daily intake what would you think is a good starting dose? And I have used one bag today, which is the most I take anymore daily so wouldn't I have to wait ~36 hours to dose Suboxone? I read somewhere that you have to wait until you're physically in withdrawal for the Suboxone to be effective and do its job.

Any insight on using this drug correctly please let me know. I only have access to the 8mg/2mg strips until I get into my own doctor. So I'll have to cut it.
Thanks in advance for the help, I'm really trying to leave opiates in my past.
 
I can do 45mg of oxy and maybe get sick, or sublingual 2mg of bupe and definitely get sick. I don't know about withdrawals, but I would guess 2mg would take care of it.

By sick I mean mildly overdosing. Hope I help some
 
Id say like 1mg sub via sublingual (re-dose if needed)

Sub alone doesnt kill people who have a tolerance to opiates, pretty sure its impossible actually.
 
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With a bag a day habit or up to 60mg oxy to keep ya from gettin sick id say 2mg would be tops to get ya feelin good an outta withdraw. Shit, even 1mg should be good to hold ya an that way you can make a strip last a whole week.

Yeah you gotta be in withdraw to take the subs. Try an wait at least 24 hrs, if not more.

^Dont snort yer sub strips with the whole water/microvace thing. Thats fuckin stupid.
 
I hate over zealous tank too. Normally I dps, but I start playing heals and am now lvl 70something. Tank that is squishy not a good tank it makes.
 
Im on Suboxone maintenance (8mg/2mg Strips taken Sublingually) now, but when I was in full-blown Vicodin/Lortab PPP (Pez-Poppin-Phase), I would start to feel W/Ds after 6-8 hours of my last dose, I would usually take a quarter or half of a stri (2mg-4mg) at a time to hold me over.. A lot of friends would pop s whole strip at a time, but definitely never did that. Quarter or a half would make me feel great and last 10-12 hours.. Think some more pros can shine some more light but this always worked for me (30-40 10mg Lortabs/Hydrocodones daily, no where near Oxys but I think you should be fine.. And if not, try another quarter)
 
id say take one quarter of suboxone a day. 2mgs. I took that amount when I was smoking a half g of h a day and i was fine. Later on in my addiction though when I got into doing grams and throwing in needles it got to 16mgs a day of sub to stay well.
 
downfallin said:
id say take one quarter of suboxone a day. 2mgs. I took that amount when I was smoking a half g of h a day and i was fine. Later on in my addiction though when I got into doing grams and throwing in needles it got to 16mgs a day of sub to stay well.
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yeah i had to up the dose needed to keep me going this time around since i was doing more dope (and better dope) and going solid IV this time.

used to keep myself okay on 2mg easy back in the day. now im having a hard time keeping at around 6-8mg

by the way keep the bickering down guys, this is supposed to have some sort of HR or info in it. not a bunch of silly stuff. lets stick to the topic: the ideal dose of sub
 
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Thanks, I think I'm gonna go with a ~2mg starting dose. Anyone know if anti-histamines are helpful in combating the nausea accompanied with Suboxone?
Also, does it cause restlessness like some opiates? I already have trouble sleeping. So I would most likely be taking my trazadone ontop of the Suboxone later in the night.
 
IDK man, 2 mg is enough to hold me and I do over 6x what you do. I usually stick to 2 mg doses and dose 3-4 time the first day, 2-3 the second and 2 times after that while lowering the dose every 3-4 days.
 
Honestly with that habit most people with knowledge of suboxone and addiction will tell you that its not even worth going that route. You could taper that dose down to 10-20 mg a day and cold turkey off that pretty easy. Believe me 2 mg sub pins out my eyes, its not weak stuff.

Also a small habit like that means you have little to no chance of precipitated withdrawal if you at least wait until you feel some mild withdrawal.
 
Anon610 said:
Thanks, I think I'm gonna go with a ~2mg starting dose. Anyone know if anti-histamines are helpful in combating the nausea accompanied with Suboxone?
Also, does it cause restlessness like some opiates? I already have trouble sleeping. So I would most likely be taking my trazadone ontop of the Suboxone later in the night.
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it can, supposedly the later you take it the more possible it is to keep u up. i was told that by my old sub dr anyhow... like if its plit doses: i had 8mg in the morning and 4 mg at night. thats how that dr had me prescribed at the time. my prescription now is one 8mg every 12 hours. ugh. i trying to stick to 6mg once a day right now.

my theory is your better off with one entire whole dose instead of splitting it up... to avoid it keeping you up at least.

i just made a post recently in the bupe megathread or somewhere(too many bupe threads) about a "supplement" drink u can take called "lean" there are others like the one called "drank" or "marleys mood" etc... the "lean" brand is the best imo. melatonin, valerian, and other good stuff.
 
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I wonder if a Suboxone Dr would even Rx you Subs for a habit of 60 mg of oxycodone a day? Also why are you going on maintenance? I could see using it for a short term detox and doing a quick taper, but I'd bet you find stopping the Suboxone will be harder than 60 mg oxy a day. And I'd imagine the price difference isn't going to be a huge factor, depending on you insurance and how often the dr makes you see him.

If you do use Suboxone try to get 2mg bupe/.5 mg naloxone and take .5 mg to start. Then wait 2 hours and .5 more if it isn't enough. I think that will be enough. You shouldn't need more than 1 mg, not in the least bit.
 
RTrain said:
Honestly with that habit most people with knowledge of suboxone and addiction will tell you that its not even worth going that route. You could taper that dose down to 10-20 mg a day and cold turkey off that pretty easy. Believe me 2 mg sub pins out my eyes, its not weak stuff.

Also a small habit like that means you have little to no chance of precipitated withdrawal if you at least wait until you feel some mild withdrawal.
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Well I've been IVing dope too, unfortunately my new habbit I'm trying to kick. I get really bad coldsweats, body ache, and fatigue from withdrawal. Its just too much for me, I can't do anything.
I took 2mg of the 8mg strip and its working out for me so far. Though I do have a stomach ache and feel like I have to really shit. Usually I get the opposite from opioids.
 
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