How long will Suboxone Subutex Withdrawal Last? My Story of Recovery, Happy ending.

Please pray for me. I've been on subutex for 5 yrs an I am about to go to detox for 3 weeks. I don't want to fail myself or my family I want to beat this. I want to know the real me again. I know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Thank you.

I cannot stop reading your words. I am only on day 5. I have some moments of clarity, which is amazing and hurtful all at the same time. I have a one year old boy, who is saving my life. I want better for him. Not a mother who keeps him clean and fed on the fake energy that subs gave me. I am struggling right now with the physical symptoms, but as you said, it gets easier every minute. I have been using natural remedies to gently detox, and I try to move. Went for a small walk last night. I have been keeping family and friends near. Please pray for strength for me. I am praying every day, all day. I need Him to help me be the best person I can be. I need to regain my goals and aspirations. I need to feel new again.

IF YOU WANT TO GET CLEAN, DO IT.
YOU'RE MIND IS INFINTELEY STRONGER THAN MOST UNDERSTAND.
When most people feel like they can't handle any more, they are NO WHERE CLOSE to their breaking point.
If you know you are weak minded, weak willed, or what have you; you MUST start building that back up. Start small simple as 10 min of exercise or 2 meals a day.
Most of my life I have always been strong willed and derermined, but I must admit 9 year of opiates, and 3 years of 20mg subtex (snorted) a day has done its damage. Regardless of your struggles YOU ARE stronger than the chains of addiction!
I went cold turkey from 20mg of subutex, 20 mg of Ambien, 30 mg of adderall, and 20 mg of Valium (all snorted, daily. 10 mg Subutex when I woke up and 10 mg when going to bed, adderall after breakfast, Valium at lunch or afternoon and Ambien at night) all at the same time. Did it suck? Of course! Did I have people tell me I'm crazy and I'll never last? Yes! Everyone including those who loved me most feared I wouldn't be able to make it. Even my doc wasn't supportive (which was odd and quite ironic). My point is if you try to start this hard, but 100% doable process with self doubt and a lack of will and confidence you're severely handicapping yourself. There are way to many people who will tell you, you can't. Who will tear you down because it helps to justify their situation. DON'T LET THE CANCER OF SELF DOUBT, NEGATIVITY, AND SELF PITTY CONTROL YOU; RULE YOUR MINDSET. I'm 90 days in and I still have my bad nights, days, weeks but I'm clean from everything after 12 years of mental, physical, emotional, spiritual abuse, self caused abuse. The reality is most people won't get clean until they have a good enough reason to. Don't ignore the signs, don't try to fool yourself with denial.
Make the decision.
Reach down deep.
Embrace the suck.
Ignore negative influences.
Rise above the phyisical, mental, emotional, fog of addiction.
Keep your goal in the forefront.
Keep your perspective clear.
Keep going.
Don't give up.
Don't quit.
The pain is temporary.
The lack of energy will pass.
The sleepless nights will stop.
The heavy, burning legs will become light.
The roller coaster of emotion will calm.
The chills and sweats will dwindle.
The lack of desire will fade..
Self respect will be regained.
Interest & hobbies will emerge.
Desire to be social will return.
Relationship will be repaired.
Trust will be established.
Feeling normal without drugs is possible.

NEVER GIVE UP!
Pain is temporary but if you quit it will become permanent.

Make the decision, and work like hell.
Keep on grinding.
Choose your destiny.
Take control of your life.
Be responsible.
Be accountable.

Happiness is a choice.
Being stressed is a choice.
Your attitude is up to only you.
Being clean is 100% achievable.
It's your choice, make the decision.
If you want it, then make it happen.
Find your motivation.
Don't look back.
Remember.

Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.
Anything worth doing will always be hard.
Push through with pure mental tenacity.

Turn those negative influences into motivation, and prove them wrong.
Harness the pain and turn it into raw fuel to push through the hard times with ferocious mental strength.

Most people who conquer their personal demons, fears, and live life at a high level segment their obstacles. Break it down and take it 1 day, 1 hour, 1 minute, 1 second at a time. You will have hard times, but that's life not addiction. Don't think about 6-18 months of withdrawals and hell like some people are suggesting, life happens 1 second at a time and so does progress. Reward yourself in constructive and appropriate ways.
Some people fear slow progress but the only thing to fear is no progress.
Slow progress is progress!

Now I don't necesarilly suggest making the jump as I did but you MUST embrace the above mindset and determination to fight and win. You must become a warrior with an unrelenting determination to destroy negativity and crush the bonds of addiction.
YOU MUST BELIEVE IN YOURSEF!
Develop a plan and stick to it.
Find someone to help keep you accountable.
There is not 1 person in this world who CAN'T overcome their demons that's not how God works.
Understand yourself, become self aware, and if you stumble and slip, get up.

Please take the time to truly let these words sink in. I know it sounds nice and is full of platitudes but it's truth and powerful.

If you find yourself down look into the mirror and slap yourself. Write down your personal goals on your mirror. Make them your phone background, stay positive and remember; there is absolutely no reason you can't realize your dream.

Good luck.
Keep on pushing
Keep your head up.

Embrace the suck.
The only easy day was yesterday.

The body will do what the mind tells it to.
It's going to be 99% mental and 1% physical.
Addiction is a mental batte that tries to disguise its self as physical.

I've been on Subutex for the last 9 years from an opiate addiction, Vicodin. I never looked back to the pain pills once given the Subutex and I was given 16mg a day. After years of fighting with myself that I wanted to quit taking them, ive finally reached that point where , I want to be completely done, I'm so tired of being dependent to it. Maybe it's ridiculous but I just stopped cold turkey 4 days ago but I'm still refusing to give in. Your post could not be more true, I honestly believe it had so much to do with what your mind is telling you vs what you know you are capable of achieving, you can not sit and constantly focus on the withdraws, it's definitely possible to push forward. I am experiencing the sweats/chills, no energy, no appetite and definitely no sleep, (maybe 1-2 hours) but I'm here, I got up, made myself go to work so that I could keep myself focused on something besides the uncomfortable feelings and the hours that seem to just drag and drag. When your ready to stop, you will, and I'm learning and I'm seeing you can do it. To all going through the same, keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.

I'm as of now 3 says with out how long will i be so sick

I'm on day 21. It comes and goes. Try the vitamins and other suggestions given by other members in this thread. It really works!

I've been on subutex a year now I'm not using at all but they don't hold me at all

" This is my day two without subs I have yet to feel withdrawal just tired and hot and cold flashes. I have a two year old who is my world. And praying god sees me through. I quit cold turkey when I got pregnant then started with "just one" here I am almost three years later. Im terrified I won't be able to function and my little one needs me!- if anyone could just pray I make it through these next few weeks! Please do!

Having a little one is so hard! I have tried many times when my son was younger but I would be so short with him it killed me. So unfortunately I stayed on Subutex for 8 years. My son's now 10 and I'm 18 days off Subutex today! I honestly didn't feel the worst till 6-7 days in. but thankfully my son and my amazing wife took care of me when I needed it. And they really kept me sane. I hope you are still doing OK! And I hope you have a good support system!

Hi guys don't know if my story will help you all but I hope it does cos I UNDERSTAND the cruelty and harshness of opiate withdrawals and when I think back on those days it makes my skin crawl. I was a heavy heroin user for over 22 years and was using over 2 grams a day as was a dealer and then on top of that because I was a nurse I was using Midazolam, Temazepam, Bromazem and any PAM I could get my hnads on (benzodiazepines family of drugs and complement Heroin perfectly) so I was permenently smashed. I then started on 100mg of Methadone when I found out I was pregnant as Subutex and Suboxone had just come out on the market and nobody knew how it affected foetuses so here I was a methadone mum - really not what I pictured when I was growing up but hey sh*t happens!!!
Long story short have been on all opiates to get you off heroin, Methadone, Subutex, Suboxone, Tramal and the rest of the sh*t that makes u feel safe but really just pulling you down so jumped off Methadone (40mg) and it was hell on earth so off course I relapsed........then swapped to Subutex and spent my life shooting them and then swapped to Suboxone and this saved me........jumped off 1mg cos tapered and had minimal withdrawals so just wanna say it can be done and have now been clean for over 5 years FINALLY and life is beautiful again as not chained to a dealer or pharmacy.........I am now writing a book about my life and hope it inspires others to GET clean and STAY clean.........love you all and understand your pain and hope you truly get rid of the demon in your life and as a dealer used to say to me - "When the white lady tells you to sing she truly means it" and heroin is just that!!! Good luck all and if you need any advice just drop me a line xx

Hi, this is my first time posting. I'm a 29 yr old female. I have been on subutex for 3 yrs. I was on 16 mg for a long time (which I now know it's ridiculous because you pretty much max out at 8 mg, considering the half life is 37 hours, so your Brain stores the rest of the drug which makes it harder to get out of your system.) I successfully weaned myself down to almost 1 mg and jumped off just 5 days ago. The first three days were hell. I couldn't take it! I didn't get 1 hr of sleep and had the worst restless leg syndrome. Also, my anxiety was through the roof! I have other physical symptoms, but I can handle those. The mental ones I could not. I finally gave in and went to urgent care. I was so lucky because the doctor I saw was an addiction specialist. He asked if I wanted back on subutex and I said ABSOLUTELY NOT! He was stunned and said a lot of people never get off. He said he was so proud of me. That was the first time I ever heard that and I cried. Finally someone understands HOW DAMN HARD IT IS TO GET OFF THIS DRUG. I'm telling you I wish I never got on this drug! It's a worse withdrawal than the opiates I got off 3 yrs ago! Anyways, this amazing doctor helped me and gave me trazodone for sleep, gabapentin for restless legs, and buspirone for anxiety. It has been a LIFE SAVER!!!!!! I really just wanted to
Give that info for some people who are really struggling. It isn't addictive medicine and it has been so helpful! I'm only on day 6 and I'm actually getting by and able to take care of my daughter who is only 8 months old and able to think more clearly now that I'm off that God forsaken drug (subutex.)

PLEASE, if you are clean, DONT GET ON THIS. Just work the program and you will get through it! You do not want to go through withdrawal TWICE! And this withdrawal is even worse!!!!

Just giving my opinion ! Good luck to everyone that has to go through this! I hope my info helped Someone.

Xoxoxo

Praise God. For another Christian opinion online instead of so much scary stuff. Hope you're still out there....I could sure use a sister in Christ to help me thru this taper I want to start/continue with at least one person to help support and encourage me....I'm without any family or help! That makes it harder for sure. I excepted Jesus precious gift of himself when I was 12 and I am now 50 and Somewhat disabled and live alone with a service dog who I must be able to walk. If at all possible could you reply so I will know if your there and can continue to reach out to you,. We know God allows some sufferings to enable us to support and care for each other.....Either way I thank Abba I found you words!!!!!! BG

I am in the process of weaning myself too off of subutex. I am so scared. Can you please get in contact with me. My name is melody.

Hi melody, I've come off subutex quite a few times and I believe it to be the easiest of opiates for me personally to come off. The first 4-5 days are usually pretty mild and I sleep most the way through those nights, throughout the days I get mild muscle cramps and restless. The next 4 days after that is when it hits and it can be really rough but it all depends on how I'm feeling as I've went into it feeling great and its been a piece of Piss and I've barely noticed it and other times it's been awful. The best advice I can give is try and look past it and try think positive and hopefully it'll be one of the easier rattles. Another thing that helped me was getting out the house for a walk and try and have a friend with you it'll get your endorphins pumping and it'll take your mind off the suffering if only temporarily. You won't want to move if you're anything like me when I'm rattling but it really doesn't do you any good to lye there thinking about your suffering. In roughly 10 days you'll be over the worst then it's up to you if you want to f**k your life up again. Hopefully not and all the best.

Good luck

Michael

This is the best thing I've heard! I am on a very fast taper,to save my marriage ,I'm so scared! I'm on 2 mgs and tapering fast and I am going to be on 1 mg in a day or two, then half in a couple of days so on forth,am I gonna ok?