Comments on: No Withdrawals From Suboxone

By: Sue

Sue — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:53:33 +0000

To anyone who wants to tapper and be done with suboxone, please do it, I am a nurse and my son is taking 1mg sub at the present and I will tapper it to 0.5 this week, he will be on it for 2 weeks then I will tapper to 0.25 mg for 2 weeks and then every other day and so on till he is off of it totally. he started with 16 mg 4 months ago. he is doing ok. good luck to every one. Sub DRs do not want you off of this drug. just think bravely and do it

By: Stacie

Stacie — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:00:19 +0000

wow! i just re-read my post on september 11, 2009… i was four months pregnant when i wrote that….

an update, i successfully got off of the subutex, for the remainder of my pregnancy, had a perfectly healthy baby, but had major complications from child birth resulting in guess what…. PAIN! So i was given narcotics…. and finally put back on suboxone…. now i am trying again to come off of it….. i re-read all of your posts, so i hope that i can get through this again….

By: Nestor

Nestor — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:29:55 +0000

I’m an old SOB. Been eating all kinds of dope for decades. Been on subs for over 5 years. Am now determined to get off due to other health issues. Being an addict really complicates treatment for other serious conditions or even diagnostics. Anyway, have tapered down to 1/48th of a 30mg troche, about .625mg (it’s hard to be precise when breaking up the troches). I plan to taper down to as close to nothing as I can slice it before jumping. Even the taper is no fun. I feel like I’ve got the flu, legs ache and burn, sneezing constantly, all the things you hear. BUT, it’s got to be done. At some point you must come off to deal with other health issues which will arise! Don’t wait until you’re a wheezy, farty,
weak, silly old man to do this. I can imagine it’s no picnic in your 20′s or 30′s, but you can’t imagine what it’s like in your 60′s. Get it together, taper, and clean yourselves up. The sooner the better.

By: Tcs

Tcs — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:54:55 +0000

Why would they want us “addicts” off their legal drugs? They’re banking off us. They figure if we try to jump off the 4 or 2 mg like drs recommend us to do and we can’t, then we’ll go back to the suboxone. But we gotta be stronger than they think we are. I been off sine march and I’m doing great! Hang in there to all that are coming off suboxone. It does get way better!!

By: Drew

Drew — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:31:28 +0000

Sadly pharm companies will probably never come out with a lower dosage as to better aid in tapering. They simply do not want us to ever get off of the drug. Maybe a law suit is in order???

By: damanster

damanster — Wed, 26 May 2010 03:04:48 +0000

Oh yeah….and the .2 tabs used to be available from overseas. I’ve had several experiences with them. Temgesic is the brand name.

By: damanster

damanster — Wed, 26 May 2010 02:49:04 +0000

I forgot to say…..Mexico has both .3mg vials and .2mg tabs!!! U need to go to a doctor and they WILL write a script. Why we don’t have that size is a mystery to me.

By: gary

gary — Tue, 11 May 2010 00:17:16 +0000

i came off of 1mg by taking 3mg a day of klonpin a day i had to stop the suboxone felt like it was killing my body after 3 years of taking it every body different try to find you some benzos from a dr or on the street.they help 50 -75 % with anziety and sleep after with draw stop taking benzos or your trading one habbit for another i think alot of withdraw is in your head i dont recomend stoping cold turky if you are taking more than 1 millgramand drink plenty of water and vitiams you need vitams in your body so the benzo willwork better sinceyou propley wont be eating much

By: vegasmichelle

vegasmichelle — Sun, 02 May 2010 13:25:32 +0000

Mr Prez

Thank you for the advice, I will look up Robert. I have been trying to taper since December from the 16mg of sub per day. I have made two attempts to jump off at 4mg and at 6mg, and became so sick I ended up in the hospital for 1 week each time. I am out of the hospital for 5 days now and still feel very ill. I have been completely honest with the doctors, however it is frightening how many doctors don’t even know what suboxone is, let alone what withdrawls you might have coming off of them. For me, unfortunately, I cannot keep any food down, or fluids, my electrolytes and other body chemistry became very messed up. As a result, I went back on the suboxone, because as bad as it is, I definately agree it is better than being back to chasing that opiate high and the lying and lifestyle that goes with it. I thought I had tapered low enough to make the jump and if I just counted the days to feeling better, I could get through the withdrawls no matter how painful they may be. I finally did see a doctor at the hospital who deals with suboxone, who informed me that it can be dangerous for some people, like myself, who have underlying health issues to withdraw cold turkey or even jump from that mg. People can, and have, had siezures and other complications. I am very scared, and also disappointed in myself. I want off and I am not seeing a light at the end of the tunnel for me. I have an appointment to see a new doctor to help me taper down. I will take your advice and go to drug forum and seek out help from Robert. I really don’t know what else to do. I do not want to end up in the hospital again. I can’t remember ever feeling so alone and afraid, and I have also quit opiates several times, however those withdrawls were fast and furious, and these are slow and relentless. It is now May and I feel I am back where I started from. Thanks, for responding Mr Prez

By: anonymous

anonymous — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:24:56 +0000

i just wanted to say thank you for creating this site. i am facing tapering my dose right now, and this site gives me so much hope. knowing that i am not alone, and that others have succesfully tapered and gone on to lead bupe-free lives makes me feel so much better. thank you!!