So I quit taking subs was on them for about 11 months would get 60 a month and would usually only use 30 and help friends out when they needed the rest to try helping them get off perks. I kept my last 2 scripts for my self so I would have extra then decided to start no showing to Dr to get thrown out of program. I tapered from 8 mg. Strip down to about 2 with no problem still felt great by taking 2mg. Well anyway 10 days ago I thought I had 1 strip left but when I went to take it I realized I didn't have it so about 2 hours after when I usually took it some minor symptoms started to hit I fell asleep and when woke up felt like I had a horrible flu. It was on a Friday so i read stuff saying take perks to help withdrawl ( that's why I was on the subs in first place) so I grabbed a few for the weekend I felt great Friday night then Saturday decided that I'd take 7.5mg when I wake up and 7.5mg when went to sleep well Sunday night I was out took a extra half during the afternoon. I fell asleep around 11 pm woke up at 1245 am wide awake with an unbelievable stomach pain. So Monday morning I grabbed more perks because I didn't want to feel sick. By taking either 15 or 20 mg per day I've been feeling great. The last 2 days day 10 and 11 when I woke up I haven't felt horrible when I woke up yea I had a little bit of feeling uncomfortable my back is really tight my left arm has been hurting and I've been feeling a little weird my head just feel like somethings a little off but the last 2 days have been my first 2 days not on anything other then advil In over 4 years. However now I've been so tempted every time I start feeling restless with either back aches or my legs bothering me to buy perks. I want to just get off and be clean from everything but now I'm worried about becoming dependent on the perks again I was never really out of control that bad taking them would never do more then 40 mg a day when I thought I could ease off them on my own as I feel better. I wish I would of just took the 10 days to feel like sh*t ( it's pretty bad but not as bad as people on all these sites cracked it up to be) I read so much on sites saying it's awful and being nervous about stopping. You can easily taper down from amounts and you'll still feel good while on them it's just how you handle getting off them from my experience I wish I went another route and not taken the perks because although I've been off them for 2 days I keep being so tempted to buy them I've told my dealer who is a close friend not to sell me any so far I've called him 4x and he will not sell them to me so I guess it's good he's helping me but if you are going to get off suboxone I highly recommend delete your dealers phone number its too tempting when getting off I want to be off everything as much as anyone however I caved. While on nothing for a few days my symptoms having been anything like what I've read I've had energy to do stuff my only real issues have been feeling like extremely tight in my back not being able to get comfortable I don't know how them first 10 days would of been without cheating but right now I'm ok I guess I've read that it takes as much as 3 months to be you again but I feel I'm closer then that ive been hoping that by December 1st I'm feeling normal not needing anything and having no urges but it looks the urges are going to be more difficult I know I will never touch a suboxone again it was great for me but just done with it I just really regret taking painkillers instead of just dealing with the WD symptoms that were coming