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HK171
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 Posted: 03/13/08 - 16:10 Post subject: suboxone withdrawal: how long is this going to last...I'm mi |
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| I took my last dose of suboxone 5 days ago. Symptoms started on day 2...similar to the symptoms that I experienced coming off of Percocet, oxycontin, dilauded, etc, but not as bad. Still, I've missed two days of work, can't sleep, muscles are achy...feels like my bones are growing and my skin is shrinking. I'm not sick as far as bathroom issues, but have been unable to eat or drink anything. I even tapered the way my doctor prescribed...he, of course promised me that I would not experience any withdrawal. Right. I just really need for someone to be able to tell me how long this is going to last. I was on 8mg for just about 9 months. I feel myself regressing. I've doen so well, before all of this withdrawal started. Now I'm back to being profoundly aware of how I feel, that I need something, that I'll never be normal and healthy again. Can anyone shed some light on my predicament? I really just want to know how long this is going to last. If someone says concretely, 10 days, I feel like I'll be able to push through. At this point, I feel like this will last forever. I have life responsibilities, I cannot take 3 months of this. I appreciate any insight available.[/list][/list] |
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goingdownhill
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| Posted: 04/25/08 - 10:53 Post subject: Suboxone w/d |
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 Hi. I just read your post, noticed that its been over a month old now. You may have got an answer by now though, and hopefully you're out of withdrawal...
I, too am on Suboxone. 8mg's a day in which I am down from 16mg's a year ago. I am afraid of withdrawal myself when i start another taper, cause I cant stay on it forever. Nor can I afford it without insurance.
From the forums I've read on Sub, and with us both being on it this long- the withdrawals are unfortunately going to be longer than the typical 10 days of your average narcotic withdrawal. But since Sub's half-life is so very much longer than that of an average narcotic, the w/d's could last MONTHS. Fortunately not as severe as going cold turkey with the usual narcotics though. I have heard that the fatigue/depression lasts the longest of average w/d symptoms.
Did you not taper down gradually? Maybe you did, but just didnt mention the specifics in your post. Suboxone as well as other narcotics aren't meant to taper down too quickly, especially the longer one has been on them. And the higher the tolerance, the longer the taper as a general rule. Unfortunately I had a very high narcotic tolerance and 8-9 years of use. I had no choice but to quit. Sub had seemingly been a g-d send in the beginning. But after the first few months, it didnt work as well anymore.
And now I just use it to "maintain." I'm afraid to go back into the world without SOME kind of chemical 'crutch.' But Sub has screwed up my vision as well as teeth. And I, too am facing having no choice but to start tapering VERY SOON. I've read that a slow taper is best, but becomes most difficult when down to the last 2mg's or less. And from there, "jumping" off entirely isn't a pretty sight. I'm absolutely dreading and living in fear of those days ahead...
If I had to do it over, I would've FORCED myself to taper off of narcotics with Sub no more than a month's taper. Because the longer you're on Sub (or any narcotic) the longer the taper and withdrawal symptoms. Please let me know what happened in your Sub experience. And anybody else that's been on or on Suboxone/Subutex. Thank you. |
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