I have been on Suboxone for over 2 years. I am on 16 mg/day. I need to go off it - i am having extensive dental surgery and will be in a lot of pain so i need to go off suboxone so i can take pain meds. So far i've gone off it a few times and tried taking lortab elixir but never had any affect on me!!! My dr. said it's gone in 48 hours, but i don't think so. I've gone 4 or 5 days and still don't get any kind of help from pain meds.