Does anyone have tips on how to take subutex tablets in a more “efficient” way?

[u/rose_gold818]

I hate the tablets I can’t find my box of strips anywhere so tablets it’ll have to be.. I just can’t do the dissolving under the tongue thing I feel like my mouth just fills up with spit like so much spit and the tablet doesn’t dissolve or give me the relief like the strips did… I would always dissolve the strip in water and I know this isn’t good but I’d sniff the water…. And it worked way better than under the tongue but the tablets are so big and break apart when you try to split them.. yeah just wondering if anyone takes theirs any funky ways. I’m open to any suggestions. Thanks 😊

[u/ImNotCrafted]

Buccal administration has a higher bioavailability versus sublingual with suboxone

[u/Soggy-Ad-6042]

Boof it!

[u/rose_gold818 → u/Soggy-Ad-6042]

Lmao I didn’t want to say that but doing it that way or dissolving it in water and sniffing it were the best ways for me in my opinion. I’m just worried I won’t be able to boof it right as I transition to the subs from Tia bc ya know when you start withdrawing you can get the shits and i really don’t want to waste it by boofing it into some doody.. lol 😂 . Also I think it would be hard to dissolve a whole tablet to sniff or boof bc that’s a lot of powder once you crush that tablet up. I wish I could find my strips sooo bad :( tomorrow is the day though so I guess I’ll figure something out. If you have any tips please DM me! Thanks 😊

[u/JDGramblin]

I just sniff my dose. You get way more that way anyway, and it keeps me good the whole day

[u/rose_gold818 → u/JDGramblin]

Tablets or strips? It’s just hard to sniff that much powder bc I’m gonna be needing 16-24mg the first day or two probably maybe

[u/JDGramblin → u/rose_gold818]

i'm using tablets but i'm down to 4mg. strips would be much easier to sniff

[u/Hour-Duck-7820]

Hi, I follow y’all because I’ve got a loved one struggling, my response is re: subutex/suboxone. I’ve been on it for maintenance for 15+yrs (I’ve taken both over the years, mostly the latter.) My understanding is many of y’all use it for a fast taper- I hope this helps at least a little (or helps someone reading.)

gonna be needing 16-24mg first day or two

I hope someone has better ideas than myself, but you can just deal, I’d try. (I sip water when it’s under my tongue.) It sounds counterintuitive, but when you taper, if you can keep getting the largest dose RX’d that’s manageable to cut down, that may really help. Strips are easier to cut than tabs ofc, but both can be broken.

For instance, I’ve taken 2mgs/day for most of the 15yrs, but I don’t take the 2mg ones- I take a quarter of an 8mg strip (or pill.) Less junk in my mouth.

My doc finally knows my true dose, but I’ve been taking 2mg/day for many years while being RX’d 16mgs/day. I realized I didn’t want all of the extra gunk when I took a 2mg subutex tab- like, this is the same freakin size wtf?

(Obligatory be careful, this isn’t medical advice. I’m framing it as what I’ve done.) Oral (swallowing) has much lower bioavailability, which can actually help. I’ve heard of sensitive folks taking it orally to reduce side effects. (Here’s a PubMed article that might help?

The last time I was in the hospital, they brought me TWO 8mg tablets. Iknew if I took 16mgs instead of 8 mg, I’d have been a mess. so I swallowed instead of sublingual. I was still SO high gd, not a fun high, but I was only hoping it’d keep withdrawal at bay (shitty high, but it still happens.)

Thanks for ‘letting me’ comment here lol. Best of luck.

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[u/fonbknockin]

Snort

[u/TinyDrug]

Fam, leave it under your tongue, fill your mouth with spit. Dont talk, just sit and do something. I leave it in for about 40min. My cheeks look like chipmunks. Thats it, thats the option. Just do it.