ingesting micro Suboxone doses

[doctordog]

I posted a similar question on the drugs-forum, but never heard back, so hope no one minds if I ask here too.

I've been trying very low doses of Suboxone (0.125mg, 0.25mg), which usually involves cutting the strip up into tiny pieces. Generally, I will place one under the mid-section of my tongue, but was noticing it would disappear after a minute or two. Since I don't swallow during that period, I thought it might be getting pulled into the pool of saliva that usually collects. So I tried placing one under the very tip of my tongue, and kept my tongue raised, and it took about 15 minutes to absorb.

Today, for convenience's sake, I placed it between my lip and gum and watched that it took only about 2-3 minutes to dissolve.

I guess my questions are -- 1. Do different areas of the mouth have different absorption strengths? If it goes under the tip of my tongue, is that any different to the base?

2. Does amount of time before it dissolves make a difference? Does 2-3 minutes between the lip and teeth sound about right? When I left it for 15 minutes under my tongue-tip, I actually ended up feeling noticeably stoned, whereas other times it's been a lot more subtle.

I just see it disappear so quickly, then worry it didn't get absorbed or was swallowed by mistake, so sometimes end up taking another dose. It's a pain, since it takes like 90-120 minutes to know if it actually worked.

 

[The Doc.]

The best way is to hold it against the bottom of your tounge with your finger and let it dissolve into the two big veins underneath the tounge to make sure you get it all in. I don't get the strips i ve never seen a strip I get the pills and I too dose micrograms usually 0.3 mg around 3 times a day. I crush up the pill divide it into the doses then after gargling with mouthwash to get rid of the layer of mucus under the tounge and increase absorption I wet my finger a bit and stick the powder into the tip and rub it all into the big veins under the tounge as that is where the bupe gets absorbed so this way you know its all making it into the veins and not just 30 percent like when you just stick a pill under there.
So gargle with something alcoholic to increase absorption and make sure however you do it to get the most out of it aim for the big veins under the tounge those are what absorb substances sublingually.

 

[doctordog]

Hmm, the problem with the strips is that when they dissolve they became kinda paste-like, and might just end up sticking to your finger if you held it against them (particularly with such a tiny piece). I suppose I could just place it against the vein and curl my tongue up and leave it there until it dissolves, though I'd have to do it for like 10 mins, which is a pain.

 

[The Doc.]

Well that's kinda the point is to let it stick to your finger then just hold your finger to the bottom of your tounge with it stuck out right on the veins and rub it in a but here and there but mostly just hold it and let it dissolve into your veins.
It works for the powder I got I think it should work for a strip but not sure I don't get them prescribed but I do know the strips have a higher B/A then the tablets meaning more gets absorbed from each dose cause its a more effective design.