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What Is The Prescribed Dosage Of Painkillers Percocet And Suboxone?
I am stopping a Painkiller addiction today. I have been taking 30mgs of Percocet 2 1/2 times a day for about 8 months was only doing 1 to 1 1/2 for most of the time but for the last 3 months I definitely have been doing 2 to 2 1/2 a day. I eat them and have snorted them. I have never felt so trapped in my life. I have tried cold turkey twice lately. made it about 24hrs then failed. I would like to try Suboxone as I have received 10 8mg strips. My last use was at 3pm. I would like to try the Suboxone at noon tomorrow .My question is the dosage. should I try a quarter of the strip first and see how that goes or start with Half the strip at 4mgs?
Thu, 12 Dec 2013
Dear patient,
Thanks for the query. The most appropiate course would be to start with the intermediate dose of suboxone, 4 mg and go from there. Make sure you are in close contact with the physician helping you with the taper for updates.
Hope that helps, wish you the best,
Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
Mayo Clinic
Thanks for the query. The most appropiate course would be to start with the intermediate dose of suboxone, 4 mg and go from there. Make sure you are in close contact with the physician helping you with the taper for updates.
Hope that helps, wish you the best,
Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
Mayo Clinic
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