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Is 12-15 hours long enough time after taking oxycodone to take suboxone without getting early withdrawal?

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Dr. Eric Chevlen answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology

Depends: If you're taking Suboxone to treat opiod drug addiction, you should wait until you experience some signs of withdrawal, then begin it. If you're taking it for chronic pain, 12-15 hours is certainly not long enough for sustained release oxycodone, and prob not long enough for immediate release oxycodone. For that I recommend about 20 hours.

Answered 11/3/2016

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