the surgeons , nurses, anisteathiologests, pharmicists, and my internist are not sure of the answer to my question! Is there anyone who can answer it?
If you are going to have surgery do you need to stop Subutex or will pain killers work while your o?
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- 29 Jan 2012 by searchingforthetruth
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- subutex, pain, surgery
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LaurieShay29 Jan 2012
The Subutex will tie up the opiate receptor sites in the brain thereby preventing the pain killers from working. You may want to discontinue the Subutex temporarily. Once you are through the surgery and pain is manageable again, you will have to wait the required amount of time before restarting the Subutex so to prevent precipitated withdrawals. Your Subutex doctor should be able to enlighten the others.
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