Do You Have To Wait To Eat Or Drink After Suboxone?

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Hello, everyone! I have heard from different people that they can eat and drink right after taking subs. Others have said 2 wait a half hour. Does anyone know which is true? Different Drs say different things. Thank u 4 your input.

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Hi cats, my dr. says don't eat, drink or smoke 15mins before or after taking sub but its alright to rinse with water before taking.

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answerd twice but both needed to be reviewed.

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Hey Jolter, would it b ok if I give u my e mail address when I get home? So, we can just talk as friends.

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Its ok with me but they won't let you send an email address on this site.

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Hi Jolter, I'll just try when I get home. Have a good one.

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Hi Cats,

I don't know if you're still looking for anymore opinions on the matter, but I've also heard different things regarding how long you should wait to eat or drink around your dosing schedule.

Jolter's Dr. may very well be correct too in his own right, but some rehab centers state that patients should not eat, drink or smoke for 30 minutes before or after their dose of Suboxone. Apparently food, beverages, and even nicotine are known to inhibit the absorption of Suboxone. So the emptier your stomach is, the better.

I hope this helps!

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Hi David! Thank you for the information. It is very helpful to know. I was still a bit confused on the matter so I have been waiting an hour before eating and drinking. But , smoking a cigarette right before taking the suboxone. Thank you, again

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15 mins before half hour after seems to work perfect just like the directions say

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Hey, I take suboxone and yesterday when I burped I could taste this rotten bile stuff and now I had severe cramps and puking up some vile stuff. Was it the suboxone? This same thing happened a week ago.

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I would def. Inform your doctor or even the nurse. I have never heard this amd i have been on suboxone films and pills over the last 7 years. The worst thing i have had suboxone do is give ypu headaches, very tired, a high (which you shouldnt do), and give you a horrible withdraw because you wanted to tale pills and not be in a withdraw state before taling the suboxone. Good luck.

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10 to 15 minutes is the normal amount of time you should wait after taking a sublingual dose of Suboxone. It has nothing to do with the amount of drink or food in your stomach. It's not absorbed through the stomach wall, it's absorbed in the buccal cavity. Therefore you don't want to wash the medicine out with food or drink while it's trying to absorb in the buccal mucosa. It takes only a few minutes to completely absorb through the lining of the mouth but just to be safe you should wait about 10 minutes or 15 minutes to make sure any residual medication is not washed down the throat.

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I never do wait, but why do you have to?

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Perfect example of too much naloxone when I first started I was taking 2 mg in the am,and two in the afternoon swallowing all the saliva and the next mornings I would be puking up nasty naloxone

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Hi, I take suboxone everyday and I smoke during my dose and does not affect my dosage. I feel the same if I do or don't. No smoking cigarettes does not affect the absorption.

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I know they all say to wait on smoking, food, etc. But I chase my Sub with a coffee and a smoke... Love the rush!

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Well i been taking subs for past 3 years and i could careless as long as i dont run out...lol

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I have been on subs for a long time and a few times before this last stretch!! Truth is, a nurse explained the best method of taking subs for it to be MOST effective!!!! It's best not to eat or drink or smoke at least 15 minutes after taking the sub film!!!

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I was told by my doctor before u take it, it's ok too eat or drink but wait about a half hour after it dissolves. So u get the full affect

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I feel it's different for all but it's through the blood stream not your stomach I always leave absorb in my mouth for 20-30 mins and time it then swallow the remaining with water never sick and always seems to work well on a 10 to 12mg dose waiting 10-20 mins after most the time to eat and enjoy coffee and I been taking for years

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The time restrictions are to prevent an acidic environment. The active chemicals prefer and alkaline environment that's why it's sublingual and not swallowed.

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You must wait 20 -30 minutes earing drinking or smoking before and after you take suboxone or you will not get the full dose

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question not answered. I’d like a PROFESSIONAL to answer my question and WHY. No smart asses please

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Why can't I eat, drink, or smoke for 1/2 hour after taking Suboxone?

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Re: jd13601 (# 9) Expand Referenced Message

You're probably pregnant! Haha

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Re: jd13601 (# 9) Expand Referenced Message

That's from being constipated from the subs... I had that problem when I was on methadone and my dr informed me that those are side effects of constipation and constipation is a side effect of long term use of any opioid or sub/methadone

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Why does suboxone make your head hurt?

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I was told by my doctor and other people at least wait 15 to 30 minutes before eating or drinking however you can take sips of water after taking it just don't drink a cup of it or a gallon LOL

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Re: Cats68 (# 7) Expand Referenced Message

Don't smoke before or after. Smoking is the worst thing to do before taking subs or after because it constricts the blood vessels and that is how the drug is absorbed, through blood vessels in the mouth. If they're constricted they wont absorb as well.

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Re: John (# 8) Expand Referenced Message

Been on it 8 years and i have waited 30 mins and there is absolutely no deference. It's all in peoples heads. My doctor had been writing scripts for over 15 years, even took a course at the company and they say actually from the data they received from patients 15 mins is plenty long enough to wait & 30 mins is a over kill but companies put that in their instructions just add a precaution.

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The only other variable or factor not discussed here is parasympathetic vs. sympathetic, with regard to your CNS. Eating food will activate your para-, and slow down the sympathetic. As you know, it's the latter (i.e., sympathetic) that speeds up drug metabolization. So, if you slow down the sympathetic CNS by eating, then Suboxone is likely to remain in your system longer.

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