Wow, this is the first time i ever became interested in any forum. Well, i've been reading many topics and it seems people have mixed views on suboxone withdraws.
First, I'm a 24 yr. old male, married, and a new general manager in a restaurant. So this is the worst time to decide to quit(i'll explain why shortly). I've been doing drugs since i was 13, yet when i turned 18 i was introduced formally with oxy and all it's relatives.... i'm sure you know what i mean. In Feb 2007 i began the methadone clinic(with my wife), what a mistake that was. My wife and I began to use after a month. Sometime in Aug, i missed a day so they finally kicked me out(my wife is currently still there). I started suboxone treatment Aug. 2007, at 16mg a day. I would taper myself down at least 2mg every two weeks, except for those stressful weeks. I am quitting because my wife quit her job, and we believe she should switch to suboxone before she gets a new job. And lets face it, suboxone is convenient for those hard workers, yet it's just to expensive. For the past two weeks i have been at 1mg a day. As of this 15th day in April 2008, i have began my next step to Gettin'Clean.
I started my morning at 7 am driving my wife to the clinic, eating breakfast, then being at work at 10 am. It has been exactly 36 hours since my last dose of 1mg suboxone. All day i have felt uncomfortable in my insides, not so much nervous or anxious, just not comfortable in my own skin. I've yawned many times today, my nose has been slightly sniffling at times, i've had a tension in my head, yet no headache. I have had minor chills, yet no sweating. So far this beats the first day of not having oxy... and if i was on methadone i would still feel great after one day. Suboxone though, is still up for discussion. I will try very hard to post tomorrow night, 4/16/08, to give you all an update of my withdraw symptoms from suboxone... Just keep in mind, i am a garden variety addict, every once in a while i catch myself daydreaming about using, then i quickly remember how good it has been for almost a year now to not be sick. Please reply if you have any questions, i stumbled on this site and now i want to help others and myself!!
First, I'm a 24 yr. old male, married, and a new general manager in a restaurant. So this is the worst time to decide to quit(i'll explain why shortly). I've been doing drugs since i was 13, yet when i turned 18 i was introduced formally with oxy and all it's relatives.... i'm sure you know what i mean. In Feb 2007 i began the methadone clinic(with my wife), what a mistake that was. My wife and I began to use after a month. Sometime in Aug, i missed a day so they finally kicked me out(my wife is currently still there). I started suboxone treatment Aug. 2007, at 16mg a day. I would taper myself down at least 2mg every two weeks, except for those stressful weeks. I am quitting because my wife quit her job, and we believe she should switch to suboxone before she gets a new job. And lets face it, suboxone is convenient for those hard workers, yet it's just to expensive. For the past two weeks i have been at 1mg a day. As of this 15th day in April 2008, i have began my next step to Gettin'Clean.
I started my morning at 7 am driving my wife to the clinic, eating breakfast, then being at work at 10 am. It has been exactly 36 hours since my last dose of 1mg suboxone. All day i have felt uncomfortable in my insides, not so much nervous or anxious, just not comfortable in my own skin. I've yawned many times today, my nose has been slightly sniffling at times, i've had a tension in my head, yet no headache. I have had minor chills, yet no sweating. So far this beats the first day of not having oxy... and if i was on methadone i would still feel great after one day. Suboxone though, is still up for discussion. I will try very hard to post tomorrow night, 4/16/08, to give you all an update of my withdraw symptoms from suboxone... Just keep in mind, i am a garden variety addict, every once in a while i catch myself daydreaming about using, then i quickly remember how good it has been for almost a year now to not be sick. Please reply if you have any questions, i stumbled on this site and now i want to help others and myself!!
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Hi Gettin' Clean. Today is my first day off of Suboxone, although I have only been taken a quarter of 8mg of sub. a day for the past three months. I used to take any and all pain pills i could get my hands on, and started suboxone treatment in August (8mg a day), but that was making me sick so I just started breaking them up in pieces. My doctor just told me to taper down until im down to nothing, but come on, I cannot taper myself, i mean, if i could, i would have tapered myself off of the pills..but as an addict, i cannot taper so i figured my only way out is to quit cold turkey. I am having horrible chills, creepy crawleys, anxiety like crazy and im here at work struggling...hoping i can just make it for a couple of weeks. I know i wasn't taking that much, but my mind and body are obviously telling me that I need/want it.
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Hello Strugglin, First, i just want to say that at least you are trying! I am on day four and it is basically cold turkey no matter how you look at it. Of course i do believe that the lowest possible dose would help to quit.
I remember two years ago, before i moved to LA, i quit cold turkey off oxy( at that time i was only doing 40mg a day) and my symptoms were ten times worst then versus now. I feel as though no matter how you cut it, you will feel some degree of symptoms(and everyone's different). Everyday i can't sleep, i feel like i have a brain freeze for long periods of time, i have no energy, my wife is hanging in there with me though.... that pushes me to move on.
we have to bite the bullet to get clean! i keep saying to myself that i am not a recovering addict, i am now clean. It is sort of like a mantra..
i know this all sounds kind of lame, but it helps when i think of going back to using, i am not going back!
So i'll leave you with this Strugglin, if you can take a week off, i definately suggest to, do stretches in the morning(i do it as i shower, its a new routine for me), eat healthy foods, we have heard it before, its now time to actually do it. You are not alone right now, and there are many success stories, i'm sure, keep in touch.
p.s. i used a tylenol p.m. last night, and that put me in a much better sleep than every other night, i'm sure you should talk to a doctor about that.
I remember two years ago, before i moved to LA, i quit cold turkey off oxy( at that time i was only doing 40mg a day) and my symptoms were ten times worst then versus now. I feel as though no matter how you cut it, you will feel some degree of symptoms(and everyone's different). Everyday i can't sleep, i feel like i have a brain freeze for long periods of time, i have no energy, my wife is hanging in there with me though.... that pushes me to move on.
we have to bite the bullet to get clean! i keep saying to myself that i am not a recovering addict, i am now clean. It is sort of like a mantra..
i know this all sounds kind of lame, but it helps when i think of going back to using, i am not going back!
So i'll leave you with this Strugglin, if you can take a week off, i definately suggest to, do stretches in the morning(i do it as i shower, its a new routine for me), eat healthy foods, we have heard it before, its now time to actually do it. You are not alone right now, and there are many success stories, i'm sure, keep in touch.
p.s. i used a tylenol p.m. last night, and that put me in a much better sleep than every other night, i'm sure you should talk to a doctor about that.
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Ok...Im seeing alot of you are have problems with suboxone. I took 16 mgs for 4 yrs. Im now off and feeling amazing. Tapering does work. Does it suck? Hell yes. Sleeping is the worse. Or lack of I may say. Ive been clean for only a week. But Im finally back to normal. Its not near as bad as withdraws from heroin or oxys.
I just removed 2 mgs from my intake per week till I was down to slivers of the drug. I went to my doctor and told Him what I was doing and He told me not to. Red flags went up immediately. 4 yrs of it and He wants more? So I took matters into my own hands.
It basically took about 3 months to get down to the min. My nose is still running and Im sneezing my ass off. Youve got to stay strong. I hadnt been sober for 10yrs. I was up to 10 bags or 240 mgs of oxys a day! Now Im free from all the chains and Im finally in control of my life.
Another thing. Dont use other drugs to make yourself feel better. I found it makes things worse. Especially weed. I did get drunk the second night of my detox, and it helped for a while, but I dont want to become an alcoholic. So I havent drank since.
I never do this. But Im going to give you guys my e mail. Post the subject, Sub withdraw help and Ill try to walk you through it and offer support. _[removed]_. I check about every 3 days, so be patient. And good luck to all of you.
I just removed 2 mgs from my intake per week till I was down to slivers of the drug. I went to my doctor and told Him what I was doing and He told me not to. Red flags went up immediately. 4 yrs of it and He wants more? So I took matters into my own hands.
It basically took about 3 months to get down to the min. My nose is still running and Im sneezing my ass off. Youve got to stay strong. I hadnt been sober for 10yrs. I was up to 10 bags or 240 mgs of oxys a day! Now Im free from all the chains and Im finally in control of my life.
Another thing. Dont use other drugs to make yourself feel better. I found it makes things worse. Especially weed. I did get drunk the second night of my detox, and it helped for a while, but I dont want to become an alcoholic. So I havent drank since.
I never do this. But Im going to give you guys my e mail. Post the subject, Sub withdraw help and Ill try to walk you through it and offer support. _[removed]_. I check about every 3 days, so be patient. And good luck to all of you.
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Ok. I was addicted to herion for 8 yrs and was on suboxone for 4 yrs. Ive recently quit. Its been over a week and Im finally feeling normal. I did do the tapering system. I tapered for about 4 months, till I was down to just slivers. It is hard anyway you do it. I kinda wish Id never started on the suboxone, but I wont go into that.
The withdraws are your typical chills, running nose, sleepless nights and major anxiety attacks. ( But nowhere near heroin withdraws ). I found that laying in my shower with the hottest water I can stand helped a bit. And you can expect to feel some sort of withdraw symptom for at least a week. But it does get easier every day.
I took myself off despite my doctor wanting to keep me on for at least another year. It was just costing me too much time and money. That stuff is so expensive. I spent thousands on it. I think these doctors that prescribe it are just out for money. He never checked if I went to meetings or drug tested me to see If I was only on suboxone.
I never do this, but I feel like I can help others by telling them how I got off the suboxone. If you need any help you can send me a e-mail *****. Please type subject, sub wd help or I probably wont answer. Good luck to all of you and stay clean. Its the only way to live.
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The withdraws are your typical chills, running nose, sleepless nights and major anxiety attacks. ( But nowhere near heroin withdraws ). I found that laying in my shower with the hottest water I can stand helped a bit. And you can expect to feel some sort of withdraw symptom for at least a week. But it does get easier every day.
I took myself off despite my doctor wanting to keep me on for at least another year. It was just costing me too much time and money. That stuff is so expensive. I spent thousands on it. I think these doctors that prescribe it are just out for money. He never checked if I went to meetings or drug tested me to see If I was only on suboxone.
I never do this, but I feel like I can help others by telling them how I got off the suboxone. If you need any help you can send me a e-mail *****. Please type subject, sub wd help or I probably wont answer. Good luck to all of you and stay clean. Its the only way to live.
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jdebruhl I keep getting my email sent back I am trying to send to you. Can you post it again please..maybe I have it wrong.
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Hello guys. I am a 30 year old addict who has been clean from Oxycotin for 15 months. I was a garbage can of sorts trying to get my hands on anything that said on the bottle "may cause dizzyness!" "Do not operate machinery." I currently take 8 M.G's of Suboxone a day with 4 M.G's in the morning, and 4 M.G's in the evening. Doctors will always push for patients to remain on Suboxone for as long as possible. For people who actually know what it is like to take the medication, we are always the one's who have to make the choice to taper, or kick the crutch (Suboxone) completely, going against Doctors suggestions. Suboxone is a crutch however you look at it, but I agree that it is much better than the horrible flu like symptoms from being dope sick! I strongly suggest that whoever tries to get themselves sober, put AA (Alcoholic's Anonymous) or NA (Narcotics Anonymous) into action as well. I am not trying to preach, it's just that having a strong foundation of recovery with support of people that we as addicts can relate to, will help tremendously not only through the tapering process, but also with trying to live life sober to the best of our abilities.
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I am in day 2 and this is the worst thinkg I have ever experienced, not because the pain is that bad, but because I'm a basket case. I have a little girl I love with everything I am and a job that I love and I'm good at and I don't wasnt to lose, but I cant function. Someone please help. My dr let me go under unfair and false pretences and I feel so alone right now. I have to get it together, at least for her. Any suggestions for a single mom on a budget would be soooo appreciated.
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