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yes hi my name is sean and i was wondering if i am taking subutex 3 times a day and i am going to neeed to take oxycotin for back pain and surgery how long do i need to be off of the subutex in order to take oxycotin.

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Posted by Dr. Arun Phophalia 17 days and 19 hours ago.

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Greetings.

 

Subutex is excreted/eliminated from the body in around 36 hours, so Oxycontin can be started with a gap of 2 days, though an earlier start may also won't give very significant side effects, as both of these medications belong to same class of medications.

 

Please feel free for your follow up questions.

 

Dr. Arun

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ok i understand lets say i take my dose in the mourning say 16mg then wait about10 hours then go ahead and take the oxycotin will i be ok , will i feel the effect of the oxy and will i go into withdrawal. if so how long of a wait should i take after taking the last dose of subutex

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Hello Sean,

 

A 24 hours gap in between them would be ideal. There can be some mild withdrawal symptoms for about 5-6 hours, but they would be tolerable.

 

It is pleasure and privilege assisting you.

 

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