suboxone withdrawal: how long is this going to last...I'm mi

I am glad I surfed here too. I was on Methadone for about 4 years, illegally I might add. I tapered myself down on the methadone and then went to see the Subox doc. First, I'd like to say that I think suboxe is a genius drug. It will make you feel "normal", which is strange if you've been hard addicted to long acting opiates for a long time, you just don't remember how "nomral" feels. Well, the subox doc put me on 16 mg per day. I decided that was way too much so I rapidly adjusted the dose down to 4mg. That worked just fine so I stayed at 4mg for a few months. Then, I readjusted my dose down to 2 mg for a couple of months. Then when I got down to the last few pills in the script I started breaking the quarters in half (really hard to do), then right at the last I started shaving the edges of a quarter pill with a razor blade, chopping it up and snorting it like coke. That was probably 1/2 of 1mg dose. I could feel the w/ds creeping in earlier in the taper. Day before yesterday I ran completely out of subox. The depression, crying, hoplessness, thoughts of suicide. That went started earlier in the taper, like when I had gone from 2 down to 1 mg. Now I'm having diarhea, funny butterflies in my stomach, some leg pain and definitely restless legs at night. Like most of you, the subox doc assured me that the drug is NOT physically addictive and that I would suffer no PHYSICAL withdrawl symptons. I would liked to have gone back to the doctor and gotten some more, but the doctor fee is about $150 and to get 60 8mg pills is about $400. I don't have insurance to pay for it. At night I drink plenty of beer and smoke plenty of weed and cigarettes. Then I take 5 or 10 mg Ambien to get to sleep. I am wondering if I am going to be able to go the 3 weeks feeling like this. My worst symptomps are anxiety and restless legs with just a little diarrhea and nauseau thrown in just to make it interesting. I might go to my GP today and see if I can get some clonazepam or Soma. The Ambien is not quite what I wanted. Oh yeah, I found some codiene with apap in the house yesterday and took a couple of teaspons. It MIGHT have helped a little but was short lived. All in all, I don't feel horrible, I just don't feel good either. Not good at all. Love you guys, Simon.

I have been withdrawing for 4 days now and I am really starting to wonder when I will feel right again. I have heard anywhere from 2 to 10 days so hopefully it is somewhere in between and I am almost done. Best advice I can give is to exercise and take daily vitamins that are high in the amino acids L-Methodine and L-Glucamine. They seemed to help a little. My doctor gave me clonodine and trazodone. They help a little bit too. I am going to post again once I kick this thing so you guys can know an exact amount of time that it took me. I don't even feel like moving most days but the best thing to do is go for walks or throw a football around. Try to be as natural as possible because that is what you are trying to get our body to do is return to some state of normalcy. Can't wait!

First of all , almost all the doctors will tell you either " the worst is over " or " you might as well quit at this point". And they are right . If you have been on long enough not to jones for oxy's or your DOC, and you are somewhere between .5 and .25 mg, you might as well do it.

I jumped from about .5 but wavered a bit. It is nice if your doctor will give the option of taking "chips" to offset the sh*t you are going to feel. It is nothing compared to full agonists like oxy or vics. You willl feel tired and you will kick. there is no way to say " a lttlle " to a kick even though it is true when you are in it. That is your reality and you do not want to hear that it is better or worse than some other person's experience.

The most helpful post I ever read said basically " Suck it up, tell your family so you can get emote suppot and get some support meds. Clonidine ( really great stuff for wd's and helps with sleep ) , perhaps some Nuerontin and maybe a sleep aid. Any way you cut it , these will make it more tolerable.

First five days are the worst. Day 6 to abotu 14 you felel drained and some anxiety. Don't obsess with how you feel, that only makes you feel worse. Stay busy phyically if you can. Take your meds when you feel lousy. DO NOT take a perc or any type of op during the crash or you resest the clock. made that mistake and wish I had not.

Believe me 14 days and you will feel as though you conquered a winter storm.

Most of all. Be kind to yourself. If you feel you can't make it , reach down deep. But don't feel defeated if you have to tale another run at it. Most aof all be honest with yourself, the people you trust and your doc. (assuming that trust exists)

Be well!

Day 5 today and it was definitely better than yesterday. Most of the body stuff has been pretty toned down today but still feel really run down and have had no energy. Still forced myself to go for a walk. I've called off of work 2 days this week because it was so bad monday and tuesday. I pushed through it today though. I'm hoping the worst of it is over but I won't be able to tell until I try and sleep tonight. I will update everyone tomorrow so you guys know agood timeline. Hang in there everyone

Day 6 and it was a little worse today than yesterday. I got a lot of the physical symptoms back today. Had to take clonidine to sleep last nite. Still cant lay still which is really frustrating. I did make it through work today and did some more exercise also. Hoping that tomorrow is gonna be the best day so far. I am going to sleep early tonight to try and actually get a good nights rest. Feel lke I havent really slept in a week. Hope all is well with everyone else. Keep on fighting cause the end of this horrible syndrome is near

Day 8 today. Slept without taking clonidine for the first time in a week. I can honestly say that I am feeling pretty normal today. Still have a little restless legs and feel a little uncomfortable when trying to lay still but its 100 times better than earlier this week. I lost 8 lbs this week from the lack of appetite but I woke up hungry today for the first time. I feel like I am pretty much through it. I have energy again and I am ready to move on with my life, oxycontin ans suboxone free. To all who are looking for some type of answer while withdrawing my best advice is to just stay strong and positive because it does end and you will feel normal again not to mention better about yourself. Good luck to all you guys who are going through it

Today is Day 5 for my spouse w/o suboxone. This is the 3rd time trying to quit. The doc prescribed 15 pills 8 mg. going down every 3 days. So the jump off was at 4 mg. From what I've read, that's way too high. Been on sub since Jan. Before that it was methadone. No insurance so I've been out a small fortune. He just left to go buy a sub for $25 'cause we can't see the doctor until Monday. Yes, done that many times.
The w/d symptoms are worse because they also come with low blood pressure and heart problems. The doc had given nitrostat for that. I've never been addicted to pills but I feel like I'm in withdrawal hell along with him. I read how others are on day 10, 12, etc. I feel like we'll never get that far, like this will continue forever. He tells me he's trying..... My question is this "Should he start again and taper off at lower doses for a longer period or should he try the clonidine (spelling)?

]Suboxone withdrawals are just as bas as coming off any other opiate. I was on 12 mg daily for several months, then slowly tapered down by 2 mg per week until I was at 2 mg for a few days. The taper alone took a while. Then I stopped. That was 2 days ago and I must admit, I'm pretty sick right now. My legs and specifically my knees are killing me. My back is killing me. One of my pupils is huge and the other is tiny??? Headache from hell. Feel like I have the flu. My doc is such a penis. Sorry but I can't believe he would leave me hanging like this. I should've went to 1 mg for a week, then a half mg for a week. I've tried taking 800 mg ibuprofen along with 350 mg soma for the muscle pain, but this hasn't even taken the edge off. Wow. This is pretty bad. It's pathetic. I hate it. I just keep reminding myself that I am healing. I am healing. It hurts to heal. I am healing. Let it hurt. Power through this. Then never turn to opiates again. Oh, I've also been taking Adderall 30 mg 3-4 times a day for withdrawals. It helps a little. I think. With Adderall it's hard to know how you really feel. I hate to admit it but I've had to take 10 mg of valium at night to sleep. I refuse to do this longer than several days because I absolutely will not get addicted to benzos again. I only have them because I knew I'd be coming off suboxone and would probably have insomnia. All I can say is, we can do it. And, it's worth doing. Just remember it is worth it. No pain, no gain, I guess. My doc said my body wouldn't even notice anything since we tapered down. Bt like I said, I shouldn't have stopped after 2mg. I ended my taper too soon and am really suffering for it now.

Getting off suboxone is not as difficult or as painful as some people maintain - here is a system that worked for me and subsequently many of my friends. The first rule is that you do it very very slowly - suboxone can linger in your system for months - yes months - so when you reduce dosages stay on that dosage for at least 1-2 months to allow you system to adjust. You have to fully adjust to each new dose before you reduce to the next lower dose e.g. Start at 8 mg ad go to 7.5mg stay there for 2 months and then go down to 7mg. It is going to take along time but this gradual adjustment will allow you to function and will reduce the temptation of a relapse - in my case to Heroin for 10 yrs so I did not want to go back. Once you get to 2mg reduce by .25 mg. From 1mg down you will then have to reduce by .125mg. To do this you will have to split the 2 mg tablets into 8 pieces (crumbs basically) and follow the 1-2 month adjustment plan. Finally when you have been on your last dosage (.125mg) for 1-2 months you can stop taking subs completely. If you follow this system the jump off is not that bad - I promise. I recommend then that you take a combination of advil, multi vitamins as well as milk thistle and st johns wort if you have budget for it. If you need help or have questions please post a response and I will notified by email that your question is waiting. Good luck good people and God be with you. You friend the Subhelper.

well i was on subs since feb 09 and my doctor started me at 2 for the first week then went to 8 the second week then went to 16 withen a month the withdrawls were so bad and there was times i even had to take a half a pill later in the day to feel better. so after about 4 months he puts me to 24 mg a day and i feel alot better. But now i want to get off of this im tierd of having to rely on subs to live so what i did was go from 24 mg to 20 mg for a few weeks then go to 16 mg for another few weeks and then 12 mg for a few more weeks then 8 and so on until i went to 2 mg a day then just quit but got sleeping pills and nyquil and a perscription ibprofin for pain and im on day seven and it is hard. i have my girl friend next to me telling me comon just deal with it. it will be over soon and im getting better but get sleeping pills to help sleep and ibprofin for your pain it helps so much to go through a day

these websites really help this is day 5 with no suboxon i have no energy and a 3 year old daughter all to myself lol my uncle has helped me alot i moved from maryland all the way to california so thats what provoked me stopping theres so much BS online i dont know what to believe my uncle printed something out for me it says after day 5 your withdraw symptoms should be gone but some people still feel the no eneregy for months weeks whatever it sucks not knowing that day when im going to get up and get ready and go out theres no way i can do it now i hate not having energy it reallyyyy blows.... i used to be such a pretty girl then a year and a half of drug use now im a mess i gotta catch upp and find myself again i cant wait to some energy so i can be a mom thank god for my uncles help or i wouldnt be quitting but its only day 5 and it really sucksss really sucks i just try to laugh and make jokes about it i still have one suboxone left its a 2 mg but im not taking it yet lol...

I am off suboxone for 6 days now I am very happy to be w/d from the drug, My mother and I both are going through this together. We both have similar feelings (anxiety and pain) But I refuse to do this again My God is BIGGER than this mess to feel good so I will suffer abit more before I go back to Suboxone. Doctors really don't care and they are not completely honest about the meds until you are addicted. So whoever is detoxing keep it up until the mess is out of your system. It is not worth it Life is too precious to be on drugs to make you feel GOOD. Be high on LIFE.
iT IS NOT WHAT GOD intended for us to do. I pray that today will be the last day that I or my mother will feel any effects from w/d. My PRAYERS go out to all of you. Stay Strong and GOD will do the rest. Halleluijah!!!!!!!

I stopped taking it about 3 days ago. I feel like the hardest part about this withdrawal is the depression I am feeling. I was taking about 80 MG of vicodin a day and finally decided to get help. I have been on Suboxone for about 2 years now and I was wondering if my withdrawal symptoms will be longer or not. The problem i have is that I have replaced the vicodin addiction with the suboxen addiction. I know that is what it is supposed to do but I have had so much trouble trying to stop taking suboxen. I haven't taken a pain killer in 3 years. Also is there any supplements that will help me feel better?

Soboxone is posion!! I have been off it for almost 2 weeks now and still feel like c**p!!!! My bones feel like they are on fire, I am crapping like crazy, and I have goose bumps all over!!! Somone help!!! WHen does this end?????

I was taking suboxone for only 3 weeks at 8 milligrams a day. I stop taking them abruptly and horrible withdrawals occured for about 11 days. i am now on day thirteen and im starting to feel normal again. the only thing bothering me is minor leg spasms but nothing more.