Zubsolv

[Jacobgat4]

I am a recovering heroin addict and was just recently prescribed zubsolv. My doctor told me to put the tablet under my tongue and let it dissolve for about 10 minutes, and to not eat, drink, smoke or talk while the tablet is dissolving. I just took one but while it was dissolving, i didnt know whether i could swallow my spit or not. I tried looking it up but found nothing so i decided to turn here. My question is do i swallow my spit while letting the tablet dissolve, or do i let the spit build up in my mouyh and swallow it all at once after the tablet is dissloved? Lol i know it sounds kind of stupid but what do i do with my spit? I am confused and want to get the full effect from the medication but i dont know what to do with my spit. If anyone has taken Zubsolv before please explain what you have done or what you do when you take Zubsolv. I am confused, any and all feedback is greatly appreciated. Please help.
Thankyou

 

[Phil.McKeer]

The spit definitely still has active bupe in it. Some people swallow it, I've heard of some who spit it out and then at the end when the tablet is dissolved they re-swish it in their mouth (yuck).

I say break your Zubsolv into 1/4's and do 2mg at a time. You'll have less waste and won't have so much saliva volume to worry about. It really is much more efficient.

You might also notice as you're dosing 2mg at a time that you feel "held" after 4mg. This can happen, buprenorphine is strong medicine.

Edit: by the way, I'm not sure how many MG's a day your sub doc has you on, but you should read up on rapid tapers and how commonly people are over prescribed too much bupe for too long. You heard it here first - few people need more than 8mg total on day 1. And no matter what, PLEASE don't buy into it if he tells you that you have to be on 16mgs/day for years. It isn't true.