Author: hatmaker510
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:24 am
| Oxy-Ed wrote: |
| Brushing your teeth won’t affect the absorption. If he truly keeps the sub under his tongue for the 10 minutes then brushing after won’t reverse what has already dissolved. If he is swallowing without saying so then he won’t be getting the right amount of med. After 10 minutes under the tongue, your body has absorbed all it will absorb. Some people (myself included) like to keep it under the tongue until your left with nothing but pure saliva. But after the 10 minutes or until the whole pill is dissolved, your body has already absorbed all it will. The reason why we dissolve under the tongue is we have capillaries under the tongue and the drug gets absorbed into these capillaries which lead the drug to your blood system. So brushing your teeth wouldn’t change what’s already in your blood. |
Actually, after the tablet or film dissolves, there IS leftover medication on the mucous membranes that can still absorb. So yes, drinking, eating, and brushing teeth right away will remove some more of the medication that can still get into one’s system. (BTW, all this info is from Dr. Junig – who’s pretty much considered a suboxone expert). Also, there’s nothing special about the area under the tongue. ANY of the mucous membranes in the mouth can absorb the medication in the tablet or the film. Do a search for Dr. Junig’s "maximum absorption" method on his Suboxone TalkZone blog (there’s a link at the top of this page) and it will explain much of this.
Just wanted to clarify.