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

Hi im 7 days clean off subutex its been extremely bad chills aches and pains no sleep etc.... i got clean off methadone after 8years that was 110* worse then this this is a monster itself i actualy feel better today still got chills pains i did some housework today so i think wds depends on the person. Pray for me bc revovery doesnt always mean forever.

This is like my 13 day off sub and it's really not getting better I don't know what to do pLz tell me why some days are good and some days are bad

im on day 4 of weening off subbox one. Last night I did not sleep at all . Would you recommend something or just not sleep because rite now I've been up for 29 hrs.. Thanks

I tapered from 16 mg per day to .5 mg per day. I lowered dose by 2 mg about every 30 days. At 2 mg doctor gave me 300 mg gabapentin (for WDs)and nuvigle 150 mg (for motivation) . No horror story with this Subutex withdrawal. Alot of mental prepping and planning as I was on 16 mg per day for 6yrs. I am very sensitive to meds and this regiment worked flawlessly for me. One bit of advice....if your on Suboxone switch to Subutex before tapering...at least for me it was Naloxalone in Subutex that gave me worse withdrawal than actually coming off Subutex. I am mother of 5 and a horse trainer, if I did it you can do it! BTW I was put on Suboxone originally for pain for Mixed Connective Tissue Disease,not for addiction and idk if makes a difference.

I know this is a fairly old post. I too am on subutex and in the process of reducing. A few years back I canes straight off 8mg and wasn't right for about a year! Unfortunately I had some surgery that needed morphine for pain relief and the time spent on this made me sick once it was discontinued! I ended back on subutex and am now ready to come off! I have started a new business, spent 3 years studying to be a counsellor and psychotherapist and also been diagnosed with lymphoma! I have had so much going on and I am worried that coming off now will be hard given my recent medical diagnoses! It has taken to doctors 4 years to give me a correct diagnoses, so my anxiety has been high! It's nice to read a success story and I wish you all the very best in the future! If I could come of 8mg then I can certainly do it after reducing. I am planning on going to Peru on an ayahuasca retreat and have some high expectations, given my health! We all have the strength in Us And although I don't turn to God as I possibly should, I know that every sufferer who has gone this far can complete their journey and reach enlightenment!

Hey thanks for the read I'm day 20 now and I feel fine waiting on I.D. in mail to go back to work that will be the true test take care and stay strong love your brother Daniel

Amazing story. I was on suboxone for about a year and a half. I didn't taper and jumped off at 8mg a day. I'm glad someone also used cholnidine. The blood pressure medicine is what helps stouts"turkey skin feeling",ydrdidprescrine ,Xanax, and thank godbecause it helped me. So I just hit day 18.
For me it's tough because I was diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder from a shooting, so that's why it's hard to know what is from the suboxone and what's from the incident . Regardless every person who wants to stop suboxone , go get the blood pressure medicine. It is a absolute life saver.

Very helpful. Amazing.

Hi I know this was written awhile ago. But your post really helped me. Well my story, in 2006 I had my son and had gotten an infection from the c-section. I was hospitalized for a little over a month and prescribed Percocet for a couple months which then I became dependent on and then obviously addicted. So I only did them For a little over a year and knew I didn't want to do them any more then someone told me about this "wonderful " drug called suboxone so I gave a try and 7 yrs later I was still on it. Well today I'm am on day 8 of subutex withdrawal. And I'm starting to feel better. The minor withdrawal to me anyway is hot and cold sweats the chills are barely there anymore and constant sneezing. And some stomach issues. I did ween myself down to about 1 mg before I jumped. Which I think helped big time. And it was hard for me since I have 3 children that I have to get up and ready for school so I would take it in the morning but then Im bartender at night. Me and my husband have opposite schedules. For now. Anyways the worst withdrawal for me right now is how completely weak I am. I know it's only day 8 but it depresses me that I don't even have the strength to clean my house. I don't want my children remembering that mommy wasn't cleaning the house and it was messy. I know that might sound silly but it bothers me. I have to go back to work next week. And I'll be on day 15 and I really hope my work performance will be ok. So u have any advice on anything I can do about how lethargic I am?

I hope you see this. I know who you are and I know your heart as does Jesus. HE has saved you, because he loves you just as he loves me and the entire world. Why do YOU not love you and why do YOU not see your self worth as does Jesus? YOU dont deserve to live life this way and, you have to try and save you with the help of the Lord because you are in fact WORTH IT. Call upon and, cry out to Jesus. Resist the devil he has a hold on you. You are a FIGHTER and you need to FIGHT the enemy. I know your hands hurt as does your heart but, Jesus's pain is far greater to see you living your life this way. Heavenly Father, I call upon you right now to give this man the strength and the ability to do what he needs to so that he can live the life you know that he deserves. Lord, I ask you in your name, to pull this man from the Devil's grasp and give him the ability to see himself as you see him. Father God I ask you in Jesus name to please take away all physical and emotional pain from this man, help him to see that no matter what, you and your love are always there and that all he need to ever do is call upon your name for mercy, Love and guidance. Thank you jesus! THANK YOU JESUS!!! In your Holy Precious name we pray. Amen and AMEN!

God is ALWAYS there. Cry out to him. truly desire and see him and, Resist the enemy. Things are tough, but know that through Christ's Love, you WILL beat the enemy and everything that is holding you down. May God grant you peace and comfort and strength to live the life that you so truly deserve.

I am so inspired by your story. I have been abusing (no, not consuming, not using, not taking - abusing) pain pills and subutex (buprenorphine patches) for about 4 years. Fortunately i have been largely able to maintain a veneer of normality at work and home (typical addict - very sneaky) but about 2 months ago it got too much and (despite several failed attempts to stop) i resolved i was really going to give up. I was in recovery in the 1980s for opiate abuse - crashed fell into a treatment center and onto the NA treadmill. Did well in NA, moved up the ranks, and 15 years into recovery stopped attending meetings. Things were fine until about 6 years ago i had a personal issue. Things began to unravel then. I sought escape in codeine (up to 600mg per day) and three years ago obtained a supply of bupe patches and tried to wean from those - but couldnt (wouldnt actually - it was never the "right time"). Eighteen days ago i stopped the pills and seven days ago I stopped the patches. I relapsed at the weekend and took some vicodin but today I am on day 4 of nothing. I am at work, shivering, slightly 'loose', utterly unmotivated (until i read your post) and telling myself to hang on. I am sick of this, i know better but addiction is a very cunning enemy. I am going back to meetings and i WILL stay clean. I am not religious, but i am spiritual. A very wise man once told me "If the only prayer you ever said was 'thank you', that would be enough". In the initial days of this detox (at home away from my family) when i was aching and in tears, I nodded and rocked saying over and over, "Yes Lord, Thank you Lord". I am thanking him for being with me when i am at exactly the place i am supposed to be. Thank you for your wonderful and stirring story.

Hello I loved your story and was wondering if you could contact me

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i want to thank u . im on day 10 n ive followed n read ur post everyday . its whats getting me thru this n my calming force to know theres life after subitex. well along with gods helping hands. plz know i think of u everyday n thank god i found ur post . i got this but when i feel discouraged i read ur post AGAIN lol. congrats n keep up motivating n inspiring others because u have me.

I'm day 5 today with no subutex, I also used to do suboxone and had been on it for three years. Prior to that I had been abusing pain pills in every form for ten years. i am more than ready but I desperately need to get back to work. With bills and Xmas coming up fast I don't have much time and every day counts. I was thinking about trying to go back tmrw but I'm still so tired, should I just suck it up and go(it will keep my mind busy), or do I stay home and just risk not paying my bills? The rls went away a day ago and I'm just getting cold flashes through my body. I lowered my dose so much a few weeks prior and went through a miny withdrawl that I'm wondering if it won't take as long. The worst part is not sleeping at night I find myself freaking out just laying there thinking, never more than 3 hrs at a time or five all night, it's torture and I hate when night comes now bc I know what's ahead, a bunch of tossing and turning trying to find a comfortable spot but it never works, having my mind race constantly wondering if it's ever going to end, all I want is to sleep for a straight 6-8 hours again! I'm more than ready for this to be over and just want to get on with my life again! I too found that God played a huge roll in my quitting, he does amazing things and I can't tell you how much he got me through this.. I'm still very emotional even that last sentence brought me to tears! I'm wondering if I should just wait a couple more days or try to go back... I'm a server so I know it won't be easy! Any advise you can give me would be much appreciated, I feel lost and could use someone that went through this to tell me what they think. Thanks for sharing your story it's so similar to mine I just had to try to reach out!