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

It will take about two weeks for the worst of the withdrawals to subside. But it's sooooo worth it!! I've been clean now for a month and a half. I feel awesome!! Once it's all over you will feel so good about it. And if you have the right mindset you will just realize you never want to go through it again. Good luck! Take the plunge. It's amazing.

im 33 days off of it. was on it 5 years and qite cold. very hard. if your 10 days in I think you can do it. but Its not over yet. 33 days and Im not sick but I have no energy. very tired all the time. how ever I think the withdraw is dif. for everyone that takes it I dont think It effects some as bad as others and for all those drs. to tell there pasiants there is no with draw at all is a damm lie just to make A huge profit. and they should be put on it for a wile just for doing that to all of us we took our own part in getting there but they didnt have to lie and make things worse they let us make our self worse than we were on opiets. im not compleatly over it. but Ill make it I know I will now. and If your 10 days or more I Know you feel bad but your close to being better. and thats good. And I have faith that you can make it being that far in to it

Hello I was on 8 mg twice a day for four years tapered down to a quarter piece did that for two weeks then stopped cold Turkey and I have had no withdrawal at all except one day of using the bathroom if u know what I mean u can do it be strong and put all ur will and keep positive there is life without subs and I feel better than ever!!!!! _[removed]_ anyone need support or got questions feel free to email me

Dawn take the plunge girl it so worth it THERE IS LIFE AFTER SUBS I PROMISE!!!, I Was on 2 8mg a day tappered down to quarter cause I fell on hard times and couldn't pay for my doc and I did a quarter piece a day for like two and half weeks and one day I ran out trust me I was nervous and freaking out it was all mental I waited and waited for the withdrawal to come and all that happened was one or two days of using the bathroom if u know what I mean lol anyways I was on them for four years thought it would be forever but I feel better than ever and I don't get sick as often or anything anymore just try that see if it works for ya  ***this post is edited by moderator *** *** private e-mails not allowed*** Please read our Terms of Use

not to scare anyone, but to be honest.... I have been off subs for roughly two months now.  The physical wd are almost non existent (there are some days where I feel them creep back up).  But that prob has something to do with the caffeine I'm drinking now just to function at work.   The fatigue thing is f***ed up.  There are some good days and bad days.  I'd say one good day to every two bad days.  No energy, and depression, which if you know, sucks majorly. 

Oh man.. I had a kidney infection too. It happened on day 3 when I was already in extreme pain. I have a solid week behind me with no subs or any meds for that matter. Unfortunately for me, I came out to my sisters half way across the country to detox and now have to get on a plane on day 9 of my detox to go back to California. It's a 4 flight. I am worried about my anxiety and restless legs. Hopefully I can make it.. Hoping and praying for everyone dealing with this monster called addiction! God bless!

I hve been on subuxone for three years and subetex for 2 years. Iwas told by the 'doctor' that i could take subutex for thr rest of my life, Like you, I was maintaining. I was never told to taper off them, so I found myself highly addicted to the subutex. I tried to taper. It did not work. I finally "nutted up" and cold turkeyed. The first 2 days wern't bad, then I stepped thru the gates of hell. Three weeks later, I am almot back to normal. If you decide to cold turkey, don't tke a sub when you think you are about to die. It makes you feel the wonderful opiate rush for a day or two but you have actually taken four steps back. Get off of the damn things. Tapering may help you if your addiction hasn, been that long. Best of luck. Aggie 69

Hi everyone! Just wanted to update my last post with my progress. Today is day 20 without suboxone! I am so happy to have gotten this far, because on day 7 I never thought I would! I won't lie and say I'm all better but it gets better each day. Now I'm having some frustrating depression/anxiety that I didn't have before. I just keep saying "I'm healing and learning how to FEEL again. I'm only 23 and pain killers had a hold on me for 3 years. I have chronic pain in my back from a series of car accidents when I was younger and a fall. Unfortunate for me, but I've gotta get through the pain! We are stronger than we think, think of what we have put our bodies through. Were still breathing and sharing our stories to warn people how serious of a drug suboxone is. I took it for about 6 months but went back to the hydrocodone a few times during that time. I started out at about 6 mg a day and tapered down to 4 for a week, 2 mg for 2 weeks and then 1 mg for the last week. I thought it would be fairly easy but boy was I wrong. I was across the country at my sisters house, I wish I would have gone through that torture alone but I may have given up. Although kicking suboxone is hard on the mind and body, it's only temporary! This too shall pass!!! Good luck to everyone!!!

This is the first time I've decided to post on a forum but I think it's about time.  I just got out of rehab about a month ago.  Before entering rehab I was on Suboxone for 4 years.  At the end I was down to 2mg 3x per day.  The tricky part for me was that, in order to be admitted to rehab, I had to kick my 15 year benzo rx.   Ironically, the benzos were legitimately prescribed for GAD (generalized anxiety disorder) but I was more or less forced to get off them for detox.  Fast forward 4-5 weeks and I'm still having high anxiety. I don't feel sick per say but definite chills and heart racing.  I too was prescribed Clonidine as well as Elavil, Vistaril, and SloMag.  I definitely feel better but not 100%.  I lost 15lbs from not eating or getting out of bed.  I'm back to work and managing with the Clonidine, Virstaril and my NA fellowship.   Whenever I get tempted I think of my kids and what they need in their father.   Good luck to you all.  Some of the best advice I got in rehab was to take everything one day at a time.  I used to think like the OP in that if I knew the day this would end, I could tough it out.  But I don't. And I never will.  So I just have to wake up and thank God for another day and hope that I continue to feel better.   

It truly amazing how every story is the same !!! Im on day 7 of subox w draw and feel 10 times better then day 2,3,4,and 5 . wtf was that?? I never in my life felt worse!! It was like being hit by a mac truck with the devil as its driver... Here is my problem still on day 7... I still am sweating horribly but cold, blurry vision, sneezing, going to bathroom but dont mind so much cause if i went once a week i was lucky taking 20-25 norco's a day and only 110 pounds , headache , cant eat much so now im prob. 100 pounds , but the worst of the worst is INSOMIA!!!! how the heck dose a person stay up for days like i have w out doing lines ???? When will this end ?? I need sleep !! Thank God the crawling out of my skin is gone and i can lay there and toss and turn for hours but the leg cramps are gone!! Im typing this at 5:20 a.m. because ive given up on trying to sleep tonight. I made coffee at 4 and now im searching the web for answers... The worst part is my two kids will be waking up 6:30 so yep mommy will be a walking zombie yet another day. Please im seeing the light , im not quite there yet but close. Can someone tell me when i will be able to sleep?? Ive tried everything?? Trazadone, tylenol pm, etc etc nothing is working...... help

i have been taking 24mg films for about 7mths now..but before that i was taking 24mg of the tablets for about 2yrs..I have not had any in the last 2.5 days...I can not wait to go to the doctor on wed..this is for the birds..do u think that i should go to the doctor or just try to stop all together...I dont want to be on suboxene anymore but i have it in my head that i cant stop it cause i have been on it for so long now..i dont have insurance and when i sit and think about the $90 doc visit and the $215 for the full script PER WEEK this makes me sick..but i guess not sick enough to quit...My kids suffer when i dont have I DONT WANT THIS LIFESTYLE ANYMORE!! i cant do this! PLEASE HELP!

jenniferoldham0515 wrote:

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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.

i have been taking 24mg films for about 7mths now..but before that i was taking 24mg of the tablets for about 2yrs..I have not had any in the last 2.5 days...I can not wait to go to the doctor on wed..this is for the birds..do u think that i should go to the doctor or just try to stop all together...I dont want to be on suboxene anymore but i have it in my head that i cant stop it cause i have been on it for so long now..i dont have insurance and when i sit and think about the $90 doc visit and the $215 for the full script PER WEEK this makes me sick..but i guess not sick enough to quit...My kids suffer when i dont have I DONT WANT THIS LIFESTYLE ANYMORE!! i cant do this! PLEASE HELP!

i meant to say i am taking 24mg TOTAL in a day...*mg 3x daily

you could do a taper, then use the advice on different threads to minimize wd.

Just to update everyone, I am the one who started this whole question thing. I got to 4 days and couldn't handle it anymore and ended up taking a quarter of a suboxone. (I have the strips) I take pretty much 2 quarters of an 8mg strip everyday. So basically half of an 8mg. I have been doing this for roughly 3 months now. I have a plan to taper down but it is very scary. Some days I'm just like f**k it, I'll just stay on it forever... But then I get sick of that. Soooo my plan is to taper completely off by december. Good plan everyone?

I would recommend tapering down (with a plan) ASAP. The longer your on it, the deeper into your body it gets. I'm now about 3 months off, and I'm getting back to normal. I can say that kratom, phenibut, exercise/steam room helped me tremendously. Let me know if you have any questions.