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

[akhrisandrews]

jamiemarie33 or anyone else with a past experience,

i am in the process of weening off of methadone to switch to suboXone/subutex. i am currently at 30mg, then tomorrow will go to 20mg for two days then 10mgs for two days, then nothing. anyways, my question is this; i have been told by some people that i can immediately start taking subs once i get down to 30/20mgs of methadone. but i have also been told i have to get down to 30-20mgs of methadone, wait 3days then take a sub. i have been told both of these theories by doctors. some tell me if i take a sub the morning after dosing on methadone it will make the withdraws worse, but then i have also been told that it will not cause me to have withdraws as long as i am down to 30-20mgs. how eXactly did you make the transaction. i have heard both theories and i am looking for answers from people that have made the switch and their eXperiences, not an opinion. thank you so very much.

[akhrisandrews]

jamiemarie33 or anyone else with a past experience,

i am in the process of weening off of methadone to switch to suboXone/subutex. i am currently at 30mg, then tomorrow will go to 20mg for two days then 10mgs for two days, then nothing. anyways, my question is this; i have been told by some people that i can immediately start taking subs once i get down to 30/20mgs of methadone. but i have also been told i have to get down to 30-20mgs of methadone, wait 3days then take a sub. i have been told both of these theories by doctors. some tell me if i take a sub the morning after dosing on methadone it will make the withdraws worse, but then i have also been told that it will not cause me to have withdraws as long as i am down to 30-20mgs. how eXactly did you make the transaction. i have heard both theories and i am looking for answers from people that have made the switch and their eXperiences, not an opinion. thank you so very much.

[Mark4468]

I seriously question the dosage comparison, too - 8mg Sub = 40mg Methadone..??

I've taken 8-16mg of Suboxone to prevent withdraw and laid in bed the whole first day with nausea.  After only doing about 5 bags of heroin a day, I took one 8mg Sub and three hours later was sneezing/weak/chills/etc.

If I take 20 - 30mg. of methadone I'm fine.  I know people are different, but the comparison isn't even close by my experience.

[ufindme2008]

I beg your pardon, but Subs are VERY addictive and very hard to get off of.  It is a drug from Hell.

[melissa929]

There is an 8-2 mg suboxone. I was just prescribed these and that's exactly what it says on the bottle 8-2 mg. I was on 40 mg of meth and transitioned over to these and feel wonderful. I would much rather b on these than meth

[jamiemarie33]

Thanks so much! That was really helpful! I was on methadone for almost 2 years and made the switch to suboxone and have been on that for 6 months. So I do have experience with both. But the more I come down on my dose the more nervous I get about detoxing off subs all together.I watched my husband go through it because he detoxed quicker than me. He was taking a tiny sliver of a sub every 2-3 days at the end when he stopped taking them and he went through withdrawls (bad) for 3 weeks to a month. I have a rambonxious 3 year old son and feel I cant handle that (withdrawls for that long)
So now im down to 4mg of sub. a day. I take 1/2 of a 8mg pill in the morning.
It just bugs me that the doctors that are prescribing all these medications (methadone, suboxone, subutex, etc...) dont seem to know ENOUGH about what they are prescribing.
My doctor had me go down to 40mg of methadone before I made the switch to suboxone. Then he started me on 24mg of suboxone. I feel like that was taking a couple steps backwards for me. It seems to me if an 8mg suboxone is around or equal to 40mg. of methadone, him putting me on 24mg of sub. would be like me being on 120mg of methadone. That doesnt make much sense to me.
I feel like im rambling, but one more thing is my doctor and most doctors tell you that detoxing off subs only takes a few days, then you are back to normal, which I know is NOT TRUE! I know everyone is different and some peoples withdrawls are not as long and as bad as others, but everyone that Ive ever known (including myself and my husband) experience withdrawls lasting WAY LONGER than just a few days.
So that is why I was wondering the milligram comparison between the two.
Just wanted to know:
8mg of suboxone = _____mg of methadone
Thanks,
Jamie Marie