thank you so much for your dairy of your withdrawal, makes me feel more capable of getting through this. on day 2, time is dragging, and feeling low. so hard for people to understand, when not going through it themselves. you really have given me hope. i to am a mum, of five beautiful kids, and cant wait to get my life back. so thanks and god bless.
You're a god to me. I so wanna be there. I'm tapering off Suboxone slowly. Hopefully I'll be in the realm you speak of soon. Great post!
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thats an inspiring story. I am college aged as well, have a fiance, and a child. I have been addicted to opiates for 5 years and spent that last year undergoing suboxone treatment. I am starting to get off suboxone and will be moving down to a very small ammnt soon. I help in a youth based ministy called Young Life, and am excited what god has in store for me. I could definately use more prayer and support.
YOUR POST IS SO UPLIFTING, MY NAME IS PAT AND I WOULD BE SO GRATEFUL IF YOU PRAYED FOR ME. I AM IN DAY 5 AND IN TERRIBLE BODY PAIN IT FRIGHTENS ME.
I WILL NEED TO LEAN ON GOD TO GET THROUGH THIS. I HAD BACK SURGERY IN JUNE AND DESPERATELY HOPE IT'S THE WITHDRAWAL AND NOT THE PAIN I AM LEFT WITH. THANK YOU FOR POST AND PRAYERS. BLESSINGS TO YOU.
I WILL NEED TO LEAN ON GOD TO GET THROUGH THIS. I HAD BACK SURGERY IN JUNE AND DESPERATELY HOPE IT'S THE WITHDRAWAL AND NOT THE PAIN I AM LEFT WITH. THANK YOU FOR POST AND PRAYERS. BLESSINGS TO YOU.
Hello my name is Kristi Ive been on subutex for over a year and I went to my Dr today and because I didnt have the money to make my co pay hes not getting my meds filled. Ive wanted to get off these for a long time now and this morning I took my last qt pc I had so I guess im going to start today im so scared do you have any suggestions to make it a little easier?Thanks for your story I hope I can be as strong as you.
best story i have heard. iam on day 11 feeling bad still,but not going back. doc gave me coladine but didnt use it yet,think i might to night. i felt great after 5 days then got a severe virus on top of withdrawals. i hope u r still doing good. i have no desire to take a pill any more but iam so tired of being sick.
charlie.
charlie.
I am 38 yrs old I was addicted to perks&Ltabs for 3yrs then after my father passed away of cancer I promised him I would get off the pills. That is when I heard about suboxone and subutex so now I have been on these for 2yrs and because I couldn't pay the doctors bill he said he would not give me anymore and of course he doesn't care of the WD I will have. I'm really scared of the pain I'm going to go through,But I know I need to get off these so I can have a normal life again. Is there anything that can make this WD process any easier? Thanks, Kristi
Finally someone of like mind describing EXACTLY what I've been searching for. PTL for your experience. I am about to make the jump to no more subutex, and I am sooo scared. What you have described is longer than I hope for but know that I can do this. I'm quitting in 9 days & weening to lil less than 2 mg a day to that point. Please pray for me and my family, I have 2 young children and my husband works out of town. I will be doing this without any other meds and hope that won't make it much if any more difficult than what you described. I gotta do this, it's time and I am ready. Thanks for the good information.... Wish me luck.
**Attention** I would love to get some advice!!!!!!
My Story:
I was going to the Methadone clinic for a year and two months. The highest dose that I was on was 60, then dropped down to 55mg and stayed there for the rest of the time that I was there. I really grew tired of the ball & chain. Last Saturday was my last day. I went in took my dose and never went back. I found a suboxone doctor. So I took my Methadone dose on Saturday, didnt do nothing sun,mon then went to the sub doctor on Tuesday. Today Thursday (3.8.12) Is my third day on Subutex. I'm not feeling sick by any means, but is still a little dealing with the restless leg syndrome, My biggest problem is dealing with the anxiety, panic attacks (Im not numb nomore) and dealing with sensitive skin, temperature changes. Im prescribed (1) 8mg subutex a day. I dont want to jump the gun too fast but then again I dont want to deal with the ball & chain of this sh*t neither. My question to any of you is; I heard that I can beat withdrawals by tampering off subutex w/in 5 days starting with one whole pill, then a half of a pill, then a half of a half and so on. Is this true??? 2: with this being my third day on subutex, when should I get relief from the restless leg syndrome & these panic attacks??? Can anybody that has dealt with Subutex please help me??? I was scared as hell to quit the Methadone clinic but I couldnt stand it anymore and I just dont want to be on Subutex for no longer than what I need to be..........
My Story:
I was going to the Methadone clinic for a year and two months. The highest dose that I was on was 60, then dropped down to 55mg and stayed there for the rest of the time that I was there. I really grew tired of the ball & chain. Last Saturday was my last day. I went in took my dose and never went back. I found a suboxone doctor. So I took my Methadone dose on Saturday, didnt do nothing sun,mon then went to the sub doctor on Tuesday. Today Thursday (3.8.12) Is my third day on Subutex. I'm not feeling sick by any means, but is still a little dealing with the restless leg syndrome, My biggest problem is dealing with the anxiety, panic attacks (Im not numb nomore) and dealing with sensitive skin, temperature changes. Im prescribed (1) 8mg subutex a day. I dont want to jump the gun too fast but then again I dont want to deal with the ball & chain of this sh*t neither. My question to any of you is; I heard that I can beat withdrawals by tampering off subutex w/in 5 days starting with one whole pill, then a half of a pill, then a half of a half and so on. Is this true??? 2: with this being my third day on subutex, when should I get relief from the restless leg syndrome & these panic attacks??? Can anybody that has dealt with Subutex please help me??? I was scared as hell to quit the Methadone clinic but I couldnt stand it anymore and I just dont want to be on Subutex for no longer than what I need to be..........
thankyou for your insight and encouridgement. My name is Ryan and i am currently in a detox facillity coming of of 10 ml of subutex and benxodiazapines..I am currently down to 0.8 of sub and 8 ml of diazipan. the detox centre is brilliant and the staff are great. I drop to 0.4 tomorrow and i am starting to feel the rattel coming on..But I will put my hands together before bed and in the morning to prey for strength from god and his holy spirit to help me through this difficult time..and let the withdrawrals be as smooth as possible..your prairs would be apreciated..Well done and god bless..ryan
hi elizabeth their is an easier way ..I am currently in a detox facility and am dropping down of of ten ml of subs. I have managed to get down to 0.8ml now after being hear for a week virtually pain free, but i am being given lafexadine three times a day also quinine for the achey lefs and buscapan for the cramps..dont get me wrong its still tough and the hard part will be on sunday when i drop to 0...maybe you should have a look around for a detox facillity and get some profesional help..you dont have to do this on your own..stay strong..my prairs are with you ryan
Thank you for this post. I am one week off of subutex (which I'd ben snorting up until my "rapid taper" for four days prior to dropping off at .5mg. A quarter of 2mg for two days, 1mg for two days prior to that, and before that I was snorting I don't know how much 2mg/day. Snorting it is like, you might as well take PK's because the WD was awful. But Before I did this, I prayed for God to help me get through it. I did not know that my last dose would be my last dose. I just kept going. Through it all, listening to songs that praise God, I've gotten through the worst of it it seems way easier than some say. It wasn't a walk in the park. But I too leaned on Him. A few days before I stopped the subutex, I saw a light in the sky around midnight. My husband and I sat on the porch and he said to me "what IS that" because it was purple and glowing. I said to him , "it's an angel." After watching for 15 mins, I closed my eyes and made a wish. That WE would be free from this curse of a cure called subutex (SOME miracle drug!) after 5 years on it. As soon as I opened my eyes, it was gone. That angel carried my wish and it has, in part, come to fruition. My husband is tapering but will be off within the next few days. You're right, if you think positive, you can get through this so much easier. I just keep imagining a life where I can THINK clearly and REMEMBER stuff and my health improves. Subutex has caused swollen lymph nodes, thyroid, adrenal gland damage, memory loss, a foggy thought process, among many other ill affects. I hate it and I'm happy to have a true life ahead of me. BTW-reward yourself! My reward for getting off? Creation Festival. ; )
To the original poster... First of all thank you for sharing your story! I am hoping you would be willing to elaborate on the rate that you tapered down to 1mg and how long you were taking 1mg before you jumped... I have a 12hr/5days a week job that requires waking up at 2 am and supervising several employees. I am just now getting down to 1mg and I am trying to do this at a slow enough rate to still be able to go to work... Thank you in advance for your response!
Let me start by saying thank you for your reassuring words. Iam a subutex users, I have been for couple of years. I am getting tired of being a dollars sign every time I visit my doctor to refill my prescription. I fell like a hamster in a wheel. Get my prescription refill, say hi to the doc, BS for a while about stupid stuff and on my way with that refill. I feel like i am going nowhere, i want to change, get off subutex. I have been praying to God, to give me the strenght to continue with the willingness to stay motivated to get off those pills. I cannot efford to keep going to my doctor since my visit every months cost me 180$, beside I feel ready to get off subutex, I am feeling like i am a slave to subutex, same feeling I had once on opiates. I hate that feeling. I want a change. I am done with subutex, I am looking forward to a day , where I dont have to worry about taking subutex, or having enough sub, to make it through the next refill.Your story was inspiring to me, I hope you respond to me, just to talk and let me know its going to be alright. i am scare but hopefull, I want to do this, I understand its a slow process, i have already started to cut down, from 8mg. I am taking half and want to continue on. Anyway thanks for sharing and hope to hear from you.
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I too started this process, I wish you the best, I am a mom , and it is very hard to take care of kids whenyou have no motivation to do the things that kids ask. Maybe we can help each other and share our thoughts as we go through this process. I am scare but willing, I am tired of paying doctor visit and take a pill in order togo through life. Good luck, perhaps we can stay in touch..
I too started this process, I wish you the best, I am a mom , and it is very hard to take care of kids whenyou have no motivation to do the things that kids ask. Maybe we can help each other and share our thoughts as we go through this process. I am scare but willing, I am tired of paying doctor visit and take a pill in order togo through life. Good luck, perhaps we can stay in touch..