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

hi i was on large amounts of morphine and percocet for years and then suboxone for 8 months or so. after the first 2 weeks of acute withdrawls (what youre describing) you go into the next phase which is much less intense and can be combated effectively with 30 minutes of sweaty exercise a day but sadly lasts for 6 to 9 months they say. for me it lasted about 6 months. youre not in withdrawl but you just dont feel or sleep right.

I hesitate from telling people the same story but I'm glad you did.  I was on suboxone for 4 years and Klonopin for 15.  The first 3 months out were rough - every day.  On day 100 or so, things started to get better for me.  This is not meant to discourage or scare people. My post-acute withdrawal is undoubtedly severe compared to many of yours but it's worth mentioning because it was tough to not get frustrated.  Even if you're not feeling well and you think you SHOULD, just know that there's light at the end of the tunnel. You' won't feel like this forever. You're getting better every day - physically and mentally.  Stay the course.

 

jojo is right... i too was on subs 3yrs @ 16mg... i just tapered down pretty aggressively which i do not recommend; from 16-0 in just under a month. on day 25 of being clean, still feeling like a piece of sh*t.. like im dragging a freaking boat anchor around with me. here is my experience w/ stopping subs. not until you get down to 2mg or so does it start to become pretty uncomfortable. so take your time and dont rush i believe is the best option. unlike me but i had enough and just choose to man up and bite the bullet. wd didnt set in till day 2 - wasnt terible i guess day3 sh*t hit the fan couldnt not shaking no appitite and so on day4 -8 sick as a dog RLS, no sleep, anxiety, skin crawling, not fun day 9-15 slowly things get better hardly noticeable while going thur it, but it does get better looking back. day25 still feeling occasional anxiety (comes and goes) still pretty fatigue. over-all starting to like life again listening to music again reading alot more. but not out of the woods yet. like jojo and so may other have stated get ready to feel like sh*t for nearly 3months. you will get better and rebound just a matter of how bad you want it. again this is my experience and i was on for 3yrs straight and short taper and im sure my w/d were worse than they had to be but i was done being a slave to this pos med. (taking a subs to just feel normal again is not my idea of fun) i agree that this is not a long term drug, and should only be used for a month max(detox drug only not maintenance). in my own opinion the doctors dont understand or dont recognize how potent this drug actually is - 40-50x stronger than morphine and completely blocks your opiate receptors not allowing any other natural made hormones or full opiate for that matter to be received until id say 72 hours of no use because of half life is so long. so your bodys hormone production just completely shuts down. longer your on it the longer the w/d.

I was on Suboxone for 7 years. I went cold turkey 2 1/2 months ago. I'M DOING IT! Replenish your body with all the minerals and vitamins possible. I feel sooo good today!! please understand that Christ suffered for all of us! With FERVENT prayer he will succor you and lighten your load!!! I've experienced it first hand. Eating good food and Making some good love with the one you love is sooo essential!!! Stick with it!! time will heal!!!

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you smell like a 12 stepper. keep it up!

in the beginning there was nothing, which exploded...

Downtime wrote:

boogiefoote wrote:

I was on Suboxone for 7 years. I went cold turkey 2 1/2 months ago. I'M DOING IT! Replenish your body with all the minerals and vitamins possible. I feel sooo good today!! please understand that Christ suffered for all of us! With FERVENT prayer he will succor you and lighten your load!!! I've experienced it first hand. Eating good food and Making some good love with the one you love is sooo essential!!! Stick with it!! time will heal!!!

you smell like a 12 stepper. keep it up!

in the beginning there was nothing, which exploded...

They put me on sub 6 years ago for pain management and I really got sick of it. You have to taper down to 1/2 mg for 2 or 3 months and then stop. It isn't easy. I came down with a dry cough that will not go away. I stopped oon October 11 so I still feel like sh///t. The headaches are the worst part. The doctor told me also that there is no w/d but he is full of c**p. For what I am going through I would like to sue the ocmpany for not educating the pain management doctors about the longg withdrawel.... Does anyone have a dry cough after stopping? I would like to know because it may have been masking something else that is going on......Thanks........

breadstickinabowtie wrote:

Downtime wrote:

boogiefoote wrote:

I was on Suboxone for 7 years. I went cold turkey 2 1/2 months ago. I'M DOING IT! Replenish your body with all the minerals and vitamins possible. I feel sooo good today!! please understand that Christ suffered for all of us! With FERVENT prayer he will succor you and lighten your load!!! I've experienced it first hand. Eating good food and Making some good love with the one you love is sooo essential!!! Stick with it!! time will heal!!!

you smell like a 12 stepper. keep it up!

in the beginning there was nothing, which exploded...

They put me on sub 6 years ago for pain management and I really got sick of it. You have to taper down to 1/2 mg for 2 or 3 months and then stop. It isn't easy. I came down with a dry cough that will not go away. I stopped oon October 11 so I still feel like sh///t. The headaches are the worst part. The doctor told me also that there is no w/d but he is full of c**p. For what I am going through I would like to sue the ocmpany for not educating the pain management doctors about the longg withdrawel.... Does anyone have a dry cough after stopping? I would like to know because it may have been masking something else that is going on......Thanks........

I was on subs for 4 years and didn't experience a dry cough. I've not heard of that as a symptom.

i too quit around same time.. going through the same b.s. as you it sounds... slowly getting better, but ya i feel you about the drug companies and drs. cough is normal maybe. this stuff drys out your body pretty bad, then once you quit it starts flushing (running nose, sneezes, cough specially if you smoke) but hard to tell cuz this screws up your whole body. if it gets worst in a week or so go see someone. immune system compromise is a major issue with all opiates even subs. can always try musinex. i got a little cough too nothing major. mine if probably related to smoking cuz sub made me smoke like a fend

ALLS I NEED TOO SAY IS THE WITHDRAWL FROM SUBS IS 100X WORSE THAN OPIATES THEMSELVES...WENT A WEEK AND A 1/2 (NOT BY CHOICE) AT ONE TIME AND I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA DIE....PUKED AND CRAMPED AND PUKED NEVER EVER PUKED FROM PAINPILL WITHDRAWL AND I AM SCARED TOO DEATH BUT NEED TOO GET OFF THIS sh*t. BEEN ON 5 YRS ENOUGH IS ENUFF
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i get 90 per month

 

thing is that it shallows our breathing im on an inhaler now and never ever had anything like that...just like opiates and methadone if ur breathings shallowed when sleeping (wenever that happens) it causes our lungs too fill.....

hi everybody,

i am now on day 22 of being sub free.  my sub habbit started  around 13 months months ago to kik dope . the past year has been a rolercoater ride of  subs and dope.. dope and subs... substituting one for the other. 

 the 1st 12 days were f*****g brutal !! i had all the symptoms that everybody has been describing. the  leg kicking  no sleep at night no energy at all ,, diahreaha .. ect.

 god damn motherfuckin sh*t... what a f*****g nighmare !!!

the good news is as of today, day 22...  i'm still fatigued my bones still ache (not as much ) BUT  I AM FEELING BETTER !! i'm up to about 3 to 4 hours of sleep a nite.. not in a row tho

 PPL THIS sh*t IS PURE EVIL !! all i can tell u is if u really want to KIK SUBS  then  buckle up and take the frikkin hit. 

f**k DRUGS... f**k SUBOXONS  !!

I have the cure

Hey good post. I'm researching how to best get off sub and it seems that your one of the only ones I could find that was a little positive. I know its not easy but I do think preparing myself for what's coming might help me complete my goal. How are you now??? How long did you make it clean??? Relapse??