suboxone addiction/withdrawal

Day 9 n only getting better...this site was my only hope n support so thanks to everyone. Don't be afraid if u can't sleep. If ur dose is .5 mg then withdrawals only last 1 day. Day 2 ur body goes through normal but not do good in creating those internal painkillers.

i aggree with rockton 100% YOU CAN HAVE WITHDRAWS. im 18 years old know iv been addicted to opiates seince i was 16 years old ik thats not a long time but it was how much i did in that short period of time. i rember not sleeping for a couple weeks on end throwung up, not eating what so ever thats when i started to taked suboxan because it took care of the opiate withdraws but soon after i was out of suboxan and had no money i started to go through withdraws 3 months after i quit the opiates so that proves u can withdraw from sub. another thing i herd was if u snort it u will deffantily have withdraws but if u desoulve it under your toung ur fine that is false as well iv done bolth and i still withdraw from the sub. i just want to know how to get off the suboxan? and what do i have to take other than suboxan to get off of it or do u have to take suboxan to get off suboxan???????????

I have detoxed from both and trust me there is no comparison. There nothing like coming off of methadone, although I will say the suboxone was no joke it was harder than I expected, but nothing as horrible as methadone

Total B.S., Suboxone is extreemly addictive.
I had not taken any medications of any type for over a year.
I get really bad headaches so i went to the doc to see if they could give me something for them. My doc said i should try suboxone because it's not addictive. Well i can tell you that i have been on suboxone for six months now. I can stop taking it for a day or two and notice my energy level decrease, my nose starts to run, I have sneezing attacks, my headaches are 10 times worse, I feel very depressed, I am restless and can not sleep at all. But if i just take another suboxone I am able to function fine. I took vicoden for 10 years and never had withdrawls. This suboxone really messes with my head and body. If you take this medication for headaches you will regret it.

YES there is withdraw from suboxone. It's wrong and irresponsible of you to tell people that there isn't.

Its an opiate why in sh*t did you start taking it!!!!!!!!!

 

 

And the sooner you get off the better!!!!!!!!!!!!

U sound like an id**t but smart. I have a friend who was addicted to painkillers then he got prescribed subs for withdrawl. Now hes fully addicted to subs and ive seen him go thru a withdraw. Read about it id**t. You could learn somethin

The withdraw from subs are longer but not as intense trust me I have withdraw from every opiate under the sun. The sooner the better ding song. Don't take subs longer than a week trust me.

I am on day 67 off of Suboxone. I took two of the films a day for about 6 months, then dropped to 1 film, and eventually did a quarter a day for a few months. It still didn't really help make the WD any easier. I should've tapered far longer, but to be honest, I'm kind of glad at this point I didn't because I'd still be dealing with this drug. I would only recommend Suboxone for extreme addicts. I was on maybe 2-3 10mg Vicodins/Percocets a day for a year and was prescribed them after a car accident and several mis-diagnosis of a fractured sternum. The Sub docs saw me coming. My Sub doc was actually my old psychiatrist who changed professions. I asked him point blank, "Am I on enough Vicodin that I need Subs, because I don't want to replace one drug with something way more powerful." 12 months and a couple thousand dollars in cash later (seriously, the cash aspect of this drug to pay for appointments just makes it even shadier), I finally said enough is enough. 

The WDs are bad for about 2-3 weeks. Then I just sweat all the time. It gets a little better each day but I can say almost 10 weeks off and I still have to take a change of clothes wherever I go because I sweat through shirts in five minutes. My palms get really gross and sweaty, too, but slowly these symptoms are getting better. I have withdrawn from Vicodin/Percs before, and I can say without a doubt if I could go back I would've suffered the few weeks and been done with it. The WD period for Suboxone is literally, months, and even though it's far less intense after the first 6-7 days, it's insanely annoying. Time does fly though and I really look forward to being done with this drug for good. 

The only other real WD symptom I've experienced is a bit of depression/sadness. But that's gonna happen when your brain levels are all out of whack from taking such a powerful drug. Keeping busy, talking with family/friends, helps a ton. If anyone out there is stuck on this medicine, let me tell you, I am proof you can quit. It's no picnic, but the way I look at it I'll have 90 days in by Christmas, and I've gotta think I won't be sweating through shirts anymore! Lol. 

Best of luck everyone. 

bj

Hi everyone, I'm here because I'm an addict too.  It started with oxycodone recreationally, then it turned to full blown addiction.  I was doing about 150mg/day, sometimes more, sometimes less, but either way, it was a lot (not as much as some people, but to me that's still a lot).  Anyway, I realized, after spending all my savings on the crud, that I wanted off.  I switched over to suboxone and like an id**t, I stayed on it instead of only doing it for a week or two and then stopping.  Fast forward 8 months and here I am today.  I have never taken more than 2mg in a day.  I usually only take .5mg in the morning and .5mg in the evening, but even at those doses, it is STILL hell to get off of.  People say it's not addictive, well let me tell you, it's extremely addictive and the withdrawals are worse in my opinion.  I wish I could afford to go back on oxy for a month then deal with the 3 day wd from that instead of looking forward to the w/d from the sub.  Anyway, I decided to go CT 5 days ago.  I made it until today and then I broke and took .5mg, which immediately made all of my symptoms go away, except for self loathing.  I absolutely hate myself right now.  I wish I flushed my subs down the toilet last week so that I couldn't have screwed up today.  I haven't been afraid of anything in a long time.  I think the last thing I was afraid of was public speaking and that was in highschool.  I'm in my 30's now and I'm deathly afraid of suboxone w/d.  I know that there are people out there who have toughed out w/d off of much higher doses and/or more intense drugs, but I can't help it, when it comes to discomfort, I'm a complete baby.  Anyway, I'm looking for some positive words.  I know I screwed up, I'm flushing the rest of my subs down the toilet right now.  Please tell me I didn't completely reset the 5 days I already suffered.  I know that it's recommended to do a very slow taper, but i don't have that luxury.  I need to be opiate free by the end of the month (new job).  I made it 5 days and broke.  I'm an id**t.  Is it going to be just as bad all over again?  I'm so sorry to anyone looking for a success story.  I'm sorry to myself and for myself.  I wish I never did subs or any opiate.  If only I could turn back time.

I am sorry to say you ARE TOTALLY WRONG!!!! You obviosloy were never TRULY addicted, and also NEVER ADDICTED TO SUBS, I have been an opiate addict for 20 YRS, This last 8 yrs on subs, My Doc doesnt want me off cuz I am a chronic relapser, HOWEVER, Depending How long and how much subs your on, is the extent in your with drawal, AND everyone is different, It is people like you that give recovery a Bad Rap.

Oops I was replying to a different post, I guess I put that in the wrong spot, sorry

Um thats very interesting because if you were to ask your doctor he would explain suboxone is half OPIATE you actually can withdraw from it. I'm sorry but please don't throw rocks when you can't your still on something and suboxene is a narcotic hate to break it to you..

I don't know where you get your information thankgodforSuboxone, but you are dead and I mean dead wrong about withdrawals from Suboxone. This is no miracle drug, it is as hard to come off as Methadone. I have been on almost every opiate there is and after being on Suboxone for 3 years, under close Dr.s supervision and I took less then prescribed! I am on month 3 and still experiencing significant withdrawals on and off. Before you post another post, do a little bit of research, might do you some good. Suboxone is not meant to be taken for more than 14 days, if you are on it longer, you will have a problem coming off it. It all depends on your health, age, past drug use and your bodies ability to detoxify. What the Dr.s are doing, keeping clients on it for month after month taking the money in and telling you it is safe, is criminal in its self.

My story is kind of different . I fell in love with this girl I was seeing who I later found out was not only addicted to the drug cocaine but also sailing it and she had 3 small kids. I won't lie I used cocaine with her for the first time in my life but my Father had just died and my supervisor at work was a sick twisted evil lady but I tried not to do that much cocaine. I was supporting her bills and habit so my family noticed my bills were not being paid and did an intervention. My girlfriend didn't want me to tell them about the cocaine because of who she was dealing it with and me not thinking clearly told them I was addicted to pain pills. Well the Doctor they took me to told me about a new drug that was a opiate blocker so I figured that is safe and I started taking it but every time I tried to stop I started cramping in my legs real bad and started getting sick. I had not been out n it but 4 days so that tells you how strong it is. Well I made the mistake of doing cocaine again with my girlfriend and it was like igniting a fuse. It made me a full blown addict. Some how Soboxen interacts with other drugs and makes them more addictive. I had to go to a center to get off Soboxen and they have a detox pill especially for it called subcutex I found out but before all of this my then addict girlfriend sold all my pills and I was going through withdrawals so bad I ended up in the Emergency room. They need to get that damn drug off the market and ban it.