suboxone is easy to come off

I have been on suboxone 8mg a day my dr wanted me to take 16mg a day but I feel even the 8 mg might be a little high for me idk.. I have taken the 8mg for 13 days now. I took the pill faithfully every morning, now day 14 I waited till 7pm at night m took 2 mg I feel the same as if I were to take 8mg.. I want to get off bc I don't want no more pills controlling my life. I feel if I stick to the 2mg for 2 more days I can taper to .25mg etc. my question is, will this way work for me not to have extreme withdrawals? I am a single mother of 3 girls. I'm scared n I want to at least function to still take care of them ..

very, very true. Though it sounds ridiculous, you need to get down to 0.1mg/day--0.5mg is way too much--you'll be hurtin for sure. I know, I've used sub for years before getting off the c**p....

Thanks Subhelper for your post....I was snorting 10 to 12 hydo a day I was in pain management ...due to my neck I have 3 disk out then 4 more that are separated..I new in my heart this was not right what I was doing so I ask a friend if he would help me get off this ..I went to him he is Substance Abuse Counselor for 20 years I was rehab for 5 days..they gave me 4mg of suboxone it stop the withdrawal I did not even think a bout a hydo ... I have been use your taper plan down to 1mg and 1/2 a day... i need support not Money..just a good email for encouragement..Thanks God Bless you

Yea I was kkol bought my fi rst kilo of smoke--accapoco gold--from the bike group I dont talk about in 1970 --GET THIS FOR $ 85.00 WE GOT 39 OUNCES SOLD 8 AND 3 OF US HAD 10 OS A PIECE IN HEAVEN--TOOK MY FIRST LSD THAT SUMMER-PURPLRDOUBLEDOME-BY MISTAKE WE TOOK 1 AND A HALF SUARES THINKING EACH WAS ONE HIT-THIS GUY WALKS IN AND TELLS US WOW YOU JUST TOOK 6 HITS OF EXCELLENT LSD -WENT ON FOR OVER 20 HRS.I always worked and tryed to make more money than the othere constuction dudes and spend it on all the goods drugs before iI even left the job-----been clean maybe 14 years take suboxone cause I forgot to take my oycies and had seizure in come for 10 days grossmont ca. woke up pn 16 metheadone a day-sick and no sleep-took 3 years to get to 6 finnnnally put myself in nut ward at grossmont-my meds were not to be tekeing togeter no one told me-out there for 6 months comeing down every night walking church parking lot sweating like a dog-go in lay down-10 seconds up and walking leg and arm cramps.. they fixed me at grossmont taking me off 5 meds-I was was over loaded-on suboxon 12 mgs and just started to get off cause weight lose and no sleep -seraquels i sleep for 1 and a hlf hours then wirded-over wirded feel like--terriable-i cut down to 8 and had to add a litle back to 9.just cant sleep/right now i have 4 hrs in 3 days.one night up wide out.. God gets me thru ALSO EVRYONE NEEDS TO KNOW MEDS DONT WORK GOOD AFTER TAKEING sh*t ALL YOUR LIFE. GOD BLESS YOUR NEW ROAD IN WITRH IN GRASPPP TAKE IT AND PREACH TO ALL WHO MAY LISTEN CAUSE YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE.BECOME REHAB DIUDE ON THE SIDE-WISH i HAD SOME ONE BUT i WAS YOUNGEST AND ALL THE OLDER FREINDS GOT HIGH SO DID I SEE YA STEAMER EL CAJON CA.

Saved mine. I were on opium, then Heroin for 18 years (never been clean for longer then 2 months, actually few times longer then 2 months it was based on my sentence). Now I am 6.5 years clean. Married, working as director in private school, about to buy a house. I been judged f for taking suboxone and taking for so long. But I don't care what others think, because no one walked my "shoes". And yes, I am getting off of the suboxone. Started like 2 months ago. I think I am ready.

what do You mean BY Half life?

I can not stress enough how u absolutely can NOT rush tapering down!!!! The ones that are going from 2mg to 1mg an then to .25mg all within day or even a week or 2 your causing your own W/D's if you would have read sub helpers post instead of doing it your way... You would see it takes months and months between each drop ex: go from 2mg to 1mg an do 1mg for 2 to 4 months maybe longer!!! It should be a given if you go from a high dose to mild to low to nothing all in a few weeks after being on it for years of course its going to be hell as would anything else if done that way!! Its not the sub's that are the scam its the people who do not use it for its intended purpose curving withdrawals and blocking the affects of opiates so you can't not get high on em anymore allowing you to turn ur life around comfortably wile on sub's and when you have overcome opiate cravs fully and intend to stay off you SLOWLY tapper off subs there for being on subs less than a year and actually staying straight prob dont happen very off this is why they keep you own it so long!!! One other thing you absolutely can not get high on subs if you think u can I would suggest learning about how it works for one there's nothing about its make up to get high off of (be about the same as saying you got high off of dirt) and two it has a 14mg top out for ex: you could take 20mgs at one time and it only releases 14mg and the rest as you need it that why it last so long on a high dose... So quit looking like a typical addict/junkie trying to get high on the one thing that if you do it right and actually want to kick opiates will work amazingly!!!

I'm GLAD you're such a "professonal" that being suicide ally miserable for MONTHS makes you proud. People HANG themselves because they can't get off of this horrible trash! You need to get out more. Suboxone IS a scam!!

can anyone help about if the drug is left out of the packet how long does it last. Does it lose its potency if the packet is left open.Does some of the chemicals evaporate.Please tell me Kel

I been on subs for over a year. I have weened down to taking .5 mg a day. I got the film so it's easier. I did not have any problems at all. I then took the jump. It is not hard at all. Not as hard as opiates IMO. The first 3 days were a little difficult but really not that bad. And I don't know why but I was actually sleeping too much. It's been 2 weeks and I can honestly say I feel like I'm back. I wake up happy and got tons of energy. I actually look forward to starting my day. It's been so long before I felt like this I can't get enough. I think what helped my was I've always been a gym rat. So even though I was a addict and was on pills I still went to the gym and busted my tail. Jogged 1 mile everyday and worked out on weights for an hour. It's kind of weird me being a pill head because I've always took care of my body, but this addiction affects everyone, no matter rich, poor, social standings, doesn't matter. So I will say, if your thinking of weening down, start working out and take it slow. Drink plenty of water and eat right. I'm being as serious as I can be, the jump wasn't that bad, I had a slight and I mean very slight tingling feeling, other than that nothing, no diarrhea, sweating, cramps, nothing. So I wish you all well and future happiness.

24mgs a day? he should be arrested. that is ungodly amount

I hear u! Good job staying so positive and optimistic. This is exactly the answer I was searching for. U r trulyband inspiration I have 18 days today off suboxone taking 32 MG's a day for 6 months. I have chronic pain due mostly to athletic several of them and pain from bring a professional bodybuilder as a result of anabolic steroid abuse my joints are majorly damaged and in turn have had large immensely long battle with opiates. I hate them now. I'm a mother of 5 children those stupid pulls robbed me of so many precious moments that when I get down and start dwelling on it is complete ly totally unbearable. So just wanted to say thanks again for the strong ones like u. I feel like I can do it now

I realize this is an old post, but I wanted to share some thoughts that I havent seen too much written about on these forums.  I dont think Sub is easy to get off.... But as alot of people on here can relate...I sacificed an astronomical amount of money, time, and relationships establishing my dependency to opiates.  Mainly Lortabs, Percs, Oxy, Roxy...etc (the usual suspects).  For ten plus years with a $100/day habit, (me) this confident career oriented funny guy with a great group of friends transformed into a zero self of steem addict who associated with the absolute worst people only to buy meds that were making me feel worse everyday...emotionally and physically.  Its a vicious circle that sneaks up on you.  After numerous failed attempts, I found Suboxone.  I hated it at first.  All the years had trained my mind to know one routine.  Pills in the morning to get up and pills to function throughout the day.  So taking a film under my tongue once a day with zero euphoria was mentally awful...at first.  But as time went on,  my brain adjusted.  It took me six months before I truly realized I had no desire to take another pill.  Things became so much clearer.  Instead of being numb, I started accepting all the pathetic things I had done to myself and others.  But it was neccassary. 

So my point is (in my opinion) the greatest benefit of suboxone is the retraining of your mind and body.  My hat is off for people that can kick it in weeks, but me....No Way.  Ive used this time to get back on track financially and by mending relationships I ignored all those years.  Going along with a plan I devised, I am down to .25mgs every other day and feel good.  I know its about to get much tougher, but I deserve it.  I did this to myself so I understand the consequences.

I do agree that Sub shouldnt be taken long term, but again I think your brian cant heal itself in a matter of weeks or a couple months.  I sincerely wish all of you Good luck.  My opiate experience has been hell on earth, but I know this has made me a better and stronger person. 

I so understand what you mean. It is hell and coming off of it (3rd day) it's almost unthinkable that this is just the tip of it all. I also, am in a program and I can't blame them, I know now this is all on me and I can't stand me and what pain I cause anymore. The counselor's in the program spoke of dreams and goals in the beginning, welp, every dream and goal such as marriage, family, college all of it was a pipe-dream. All the sub's did was keep me in this "fantasy" that I was fine and everything will work out and my partner would marry me and I would shed this skin of an addict. No, I lived a 3 year lie and now I am at crossroads and really need help. I fell short and had some sub's taken from me and my doc appt. isn't til another 8 days, I want to just clean out but, I know there's not much use, I am miserable sober, I cannot hold down a job for my depression and nerves, I cry for no reason and freak out over anything. So, do I try and get some sub's to hold me over or just say f**k it and get off this and just stay the way life is intended to be; sad and alone with no give?

Hi lucky to be alive, you're posts by far have inspired me, I'm 6 monthspregnant and reducing I'm down to 2mg ,I'm on my 6th day and it feels like it's getting worse, but I have to do it, I WANT to do it , I hope you are well, ive read so many forums and posts and am not as scared after reading you're post, I'm just going to try to reduce as far as I can, I'm going to listen to what my body is telling me,