I have been off of suboxone since Dec. 1,08. I had been on it since June 11,07. I am still feeling pretty bad...not sleeping well, anxiety,headaches,etc....Has anyone been off for awhile? And if so, any ideas when I might start feeling better?
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You WILL feel better. I was on it for 15 months. It was as hard for me to get off of as the opiates themselves or methadone. Hang in there! And don't take it again, it's poison.
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I was on it for 3 years and have been off it for three years. I felt really weird and emotional for the first year off but it STILL GETS BETTER EVERY DAY. My concentration really improved after the first year and my anxiety went down. The random health problems went away after the first year and a half off (the stomach pains etc. that came when I got off of it). I can concentrate and handle my emotions better than before I ever started using period now. I had no clue that my memory could be this good (I can remember facts I learned over the last two years!! though I still don't remember a lot of social info. It's just a process of relearning and I don't really care if I have any weird damage from taking it. I am happy and healthy (relatively) and I actually like my life most of the time. I know it sounds extreme to say that I felt like sh*t for a year and a half but it is better than the decade plus ruined by opiates. Give yourself a break- don't expect to be normal over night. Besides, you will end up feeling better than "normal" people because you will always know what it was like to have to pay somebody to just not want to kill yourself. Hang in there and make yourself leave the house and do fun stuff (without drugs). If you don't know what you like, start trying stuff and you will find out quickly. I promise it is worth it.
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