Comments on: My Suboxone Experience

By: TJJ

TJJ — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:12:42 +0000

NP Go to the no withdrawals from suboxne page ,,, there are alot of comment on tapering down that I think will hep you alot. Sonds like yr trying to jump too soon and yr getting wds..Hope that helps,,,just remember this is a long SLOW proscless ,,but you wont feel like crao when you do jump Good Luck sorry for bad spelling

By: NP

NP — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:33:10 +0000

This is my second go round with subs- decided to quit aftre 12 days this time, first go round was over 100 days and the withdrawals were beyond ridiculous, this time i started with much smaller dosing– today is day 6 with no subs and i feel TERRRRRRRRRIBLE—i have to assume that my body is sub free at this point and im in regulard withdrawal– my first quitting try was cold turkey and this feels similar—just wondering if anyone had tips or a maybe a timeline before my body can reset it self, i tried taking some xanax to help y sleep and calm my anxiety but that def didnt work. Im still getting the leg kicks, hot and cold flashes, sweats, and runny eyes with yawns. This sucks but its been little over 6 days now without subs and 18 days clean, starting to go kinda nuts—body hurts and i am not sleeping at all.

By: TJJ

TJJ — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:37:25 +0000

Just wanted to add to all others condidering starting subs.A VERY GOOD Dr. is the most important thing to get.The quack i had wanted me to start on 16mgs a day!?!?Thank God i didnt take them all . I just took 8mgs a day for about a month.tryed to jump HA HA!! suprise?!?!?!? Started at 8mgs in Aug. now down to 3mgs and soon to 2.5… The whole trick to kick is slow slow slow!!!! I can go slow because Dr. gave me soooo many dont have to hurry!!??

By: Poison Pill Side effects

Poison Pill Side effects — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:36:03 +0000

I have been on sub ox for 4 years 8 mgs per day I was told i would be off in 6 months but Im think I am beyond tapering because of PAWS according to my doc Im on it for life NA basically threw me out as i wasn’t clean which i “thought I was” but then realized i was still taking opiates. Here is the deal 4 years later i am experiencing about 8 of the severe side effects all at once that says call your doctor immediately which i did and am waiting for a call back I have NOT increased my dose or decreased it just hit me all at one Ive had tremendous stress in my life loss of 2 family members in last 3 months Maybe that had something to do it or the addition of some benzos to the mix to help me calm down above what i was taking 2 mgs a day to 3 mgs
Anyone experience these side effects so late ??

By: Txgirl

Txgirl — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:35:14 +0000

I’m surprised and sad as I read thru these post of how long ya’ll have been on subs. You traded one addiction for another. I feel your pain as I have gone thru it myself. I was diagnosed with lupus and fibromyalgia when I was 23. I graduated fr college @ 29. So between school a not so great marriage and a young child my pain was out of hand. I stared out taking 2 lortab 7.5 2-3 times a day. It helped at first then I went to tens the two tens and at my worst 25-30 a day. To think about all the money, time, energy wasted on lortab. A yr ago to the day I managed to just take the 12 a day my dr prescripted. However I took them like clock em couldn’t tell when I had pain and when I didn’t. A friend told me about the subs and so I read all I could. I decided that I would take them for a week( at ten a pill I didn’t want to take them forever) so day 1:2-8′s day2:2-8′s day3:1-1/2 day4: 1-1/2 day5:1 day6:1/2 day7:1/2 then I was done. I was scared but surprised that I really didn’t feel bad at all. For me coming off tabs before was impossible! Sick as a dog would do anything to get more just to make that feeling go away. I started on sat and the next weekend went out of town. It was such a relief to go out of town without worrying if I had even tabs to last me!! I was finally free!!! I haven’t taken any narcotics since. I still have some sleepless nights and pain but I deal with it and know that tomorrow will be better… This might not work for everyone but maybe it will. I can’t imagine being on subs for a month let alone yrs. If u aren’t taking them but want to have a game plan I’m going to take them x amount of days then stop. It can wk I’m living proof of that.. One of the best decisions I ever made… Hope this helps.. Stay positive and look at the bigger picture..

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 15:35:48 +0000

Let me start by saying i was on subs for about 21 months now,
i have tapered early but was stuck on 0.5mg for about 5 months (i was scared to jump). Lately i got fed up and for the last 2 months tapered from .5 to about .3 (cut .5 in 3pcs.) for 2 weeks, then went down to .25 for 2 weeks, then went to half of that (0.125) for 2 weeks then i even went to 0.06.
I was nervous jumping off, but today is day 4 and i feel fine.
I had the mild stomach problems but nothing major at all.
And a tiny bit of depression. If i didnt know i was off subs i wouldnt have even noticed i was detoxing, its so mild.
But im on day 4 now and the sneezing subsized and its like nothing at all. TAPER LOW TO 0.06 AND JUMP

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:23:12 +0000

Thank you for clarifying that, suboxone Doctor. Suboxone is a great step in the recovery process, but not the ONLY step! It is so important to also be in recovery, otherwise you are just taking it to “get by” and not really dealing with the root of the problem.

By: Idol White

Idol White — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:08:22 +0000

That is so true. I have been on suboxone for 3 years xperienced much of the same. Thanks for the blog. I have also experienced many lifestyle changes. I am currently attending AA to keep me clean.

By: Suboxone Doctor

Suboxone Doctor — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:20:16 +0000

Suboxone can be a great alternative to traditional opiate addiction treatment. It is just a step in the recovery process and other lifestyle changes are required.

By: AndrewBoldman

AndrewBoldman — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:20:53 +0000

Hi, good post. I have been wondering about this issue,so thanks for posting.