How Long Does Suboxone Stay In The Body?

Posted on Tue, 12 Jan 2016

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Question : I am having surgery and need to be able to take pain meds-I am on suboxen and have waited and now am panicking on how to wean off in time for the surgery. I do have pain meds I could use to buffer but probably will get back on the suboxen after the surgery

Answered by Dr. Dr.Albana Sejdini Greca (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Suboxone to take off 36 hours before surgery,then,retake after surgery...

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I understand your concern.

Weaning off suboxone requires long time (several months). But, they will ask you to stop taking it 36 hours before surgery, and then after surgery can re-take it without having signs of withdrawal.

Hope it answered to your query!
Dr.Albana

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar