Suboxone/Methadone comparison

[jamiemarie33]

I was just wondering from someone who really knows,  A 8-2 mg tablet of suboxone compares to how many milligrams of methadone. I was told a 8-2 mg suboxone is equal to 30-40 milligrams od methadone. I really would like to know. Thanks, Jamie

[turner3113]

8 mg of suboxone is the equivalent to only 10 mg of methadone I've asked doctors and read plenty of forums on this subject I was really strung out on oxycoden and roxy I've been taking suboxone for 2 1/2 years and have really come a long way from where I was I thank God everyday

[Pochon]

That's good. Im in the middle of trying some hard decisions right now.

[Siqpuppie]

You sir are giving incorrect information as most people on this forum. The ignorance here is amazing. 8mg of Subs (which personallly i dont think anyone needs past 6). Ive never seen a dope fiend need more than 4-6mg.  Anyway, its equal to roughly 80mgs....  So basic rule of thumb is 10mg methadone = 1mg sub.

[SarahOz]

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[c12345188]

I'm sure you mean well but I don't think that's correct. The equivalent of higher doses of methadone to suboxone then would cause a suboxone overdose using your calculations.If someone were on 150 mg of methadone, you are saying they would need to take almost 19 x 8 mg suboxone! That would be deadly!!!! Suboxone and methadone are just different. I think the 8mg to 30-40 mg is a very close comparison.If a doctor told you that they should lose their license.

[c12345188]

P.S. Very happy you're doing well and prayers for continued success! Suboxone does seem preferrable to methadone for a lot of practical reasons.
Just saying mg's cannot be compared to mg's so closely with most meds, especially these.  

[nayde]

How long did it take for the ppl switching from methadone to suboxone to feel better on the switch....thier stable dose....or felt fie? Days? Weeks?

[ScarrieAnne]

Suboxone is addictive, I was on it for 3 years and jumped at 3mgs , I am 45 days clean today and still in w/d. Please don't say it isn't addictive, Bupe is 140 times stronger than morphine. The withdrawal is long and severe, very similar to Methadone. You are just trading one poison for another. I am not going to go into a rant about Subs and what they do and why you think you don't feel high, all the research is out there and in here. Lets try to put accurate information out there guys! Good Luck! X. C.

[weaver71]

I know this is an old thread, but wanted to agree that methadone/sub comparisons are not accurate in the body. My last dose of methadone was 160mgs, tapered down from 250mgs in a month, and 8 mgs of sub held me over just fine. I may have been below 200mgs longer than that, from reading my post above from 2012. I was pretty out of my mind. Anyway, it is best to have a doctor who uses the COWS, watches you dose, and walks you throughout the process. Methadone to sub is a tricky thing, and few doctors know it is even possible, much less how to do it right. Most doctors told me I had to be down to 20-30mgs methadone to switch, that would have taken a year or more, but I found a doctor who actually knew how methadone and subs work and why, greedy as he was, he saved my life. Being bipolar 1, a year of tapering was a simple impossibility, so I am glad I found a smart doctor who could help me. I suggest that to anyone, go to as many doctors as you have to, but find one who knows what they are talking about. It took me 3 trys to find a good sub doctor. My first one told me to go in the street and get more methadone to taper, the next one said I had to be on subs for 3 years for them to work, then I found a doctor who actually studied buprentorphine and how to use it. So, find a good doctor to help and use all the therapy resources they suggest and provide, and then some.  I can't say that enough.

[Kev10]

I'm on 113mils of meth I just stop going Saturday it's Tuesday I've been taking some oxy to get threw the day. I have a scpit of subs I'm going to wait tell Saturday to take a sub 2mg well I be fine I gunna be in a withdrawal before I take it. I been on meth for 5years how many days should I wait? I have subusovl.

[Brina81]

You only have to wait 36 hours

[Siqpuppie]

I went cold turkey off 100mgs(plus 160mgs of oxy ontop of it everynight).   Waited about 72hrs(utter hell), or close to it.  Took 8mg and felt fine.   Its all about how low u taper down/how long u wait ratio.   Thats all it is....  I've done it another time where I tapered down to 10mg done a day and switched right over no wait time....