Thank you guys for the advise. I feel a lot better knowing that I'm not the only one going through this. My girlfriend came by to visit me today, she knows the guy I used to be before this and will not give up on me. Idk why but I feel like my withdrawals are starting to go away a little bit. I've heard all these horror stories about withdrawing for a month at least and it scared the sh*t out me. You all are great people. We all just made the mistake of letting this monster subs take over our life's. We are all in this together. I'm hoping that metabolism plays a huge factor in my detox. My doctor says that this may be a huge factor in my recovery. I hope he is right. :(
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Mountain climber-I was told because women have more fat cells than most men that we have a harder time with detox. Suboxone is
stored and released from the fat cells. My doc told me to drink lots of fluids and exercise to speed up the detox. I can drink fluids all day but exercising is hard cuz I currently lack motivation. Hopefully, that will change. I'm a runner and it's killing me not to be able to run. I have heard all of the horror stories. Everyone is different. You will have your own recovery. Hopefully it will be easier than mine.
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Thank you. Feels good to know that I'm not alone. I honestly feel a lot better since my girlfriend came to see me, she knows the guy I used to be and won't give up on me. The doctor told me that I could be through the withdrawal because of my metabolism. Idk if it's true or if he's just trying to make me feel better. I honestly feel good right now. Not perfect but a lot better. I saw the horror stories about sub withdrawals lasting for a month and it scared the sh*t of me. I just want a normal life clean of everything. I'm honestly scared that I'll never get my life back. I'm praying that tomorrow I will wake up feeling brand new.
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Keep me updated on how it is going. I'm praying that this will all be over soon. So we can all live happy lives.
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Mountain climber-Suboxone has a LONG half-life. It is around 37 hours which could mean you haven't yet experienced full blown withdrawals. Don't be surprised if they get worse before they get better. I'm not being a pessimist, just speaking from experience. Someone told me I wouldn't feel "normal" for 3 mos. I'm hoping that this won't be the case. Anyway, keep us updated on what you are going thru. This site has helped me a lot!!!
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I'm the UPDATER,lol, but call me SAM. Anyway, i must tell you my friend from my own experience and of some similar ones, the Sub withdrawals hit hard between (day 3 - day 12), it really depends, for me the hardest days were 09-12, there were symptoms like (restlessness, insomnia, hot-cold feelings, general malaise, sometimes suicidal ideas), it was honestly horrible. BUT, that said, now that i'm on day 26, i can say i'm almost over it, it's behinde me, i see it now as an experience that made me stronger, clean, healthy and fully aware of drugs-harm. trust me the hardest part is the 2 first weeks, (be couragous and brave cause you can do it), past that time, it really gets easier every day, you"ll just experience, now and then, some insomnia, lack of energy or lethargy, but nothing you can't handle, until i believe you'll get smoothly to 100% normal without even noticing. SOME TIPS: family and friends support is really crucial, my mum and boyfriend stood by me. (even if my beloved man didn't really understand what was really wrong with me, lol), but it really helped me a lot when i was crying in his arms. Beside, i write down every DAY off Sub in this Forum so i get a sens of achievement for every passing day. so keep an UPDATE. Wish you good luck my friend, been there, and i deeply feel for you, but trust me it gets better. We'll stood by each other.
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Day 4 and I'm feeling a lot better. Does this mean I'm gonna be ok? Is my struggle over
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Because day 2-3 was hell. I feel like I'm getting better. Just scared, anxiety, and slight depression.
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You know the major problem with Sub withdrawal is inconsistency, it means that you can feel great today, then hell tomorrow, (not trying to scare you but that was my own experience). All i can say is that when you hit the second week, you can be quite sure that things would get steadier and regular improvment would occur every single day. But tell you what, there's no rule, you may be an exception, maybe your metabolism can get rid of the drug quicker than the rest of us, hope it's the case for you. Good luck.
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I'm not gonna lie to you, you'll have to fight, and fight real hard. I myself endured 2 horrific weeks ,i even wanted to die to stop the agony. I spent entire nights driving all over the downtown like crazy just to try to distract myslef from the painn beside countless showers and baths. BUT again everybody is different, you maybe the lucky one, and even if it's not the case, TRUST me on this, it's worth the pain to be clean and healthy. You'll get through it. We did it, you can do it.
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I hope your right. I think it's just the mental part of the withdrawal at this point
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UPDATE: it's DAY 26 off Sub, i don't feel great, neither awful. It's just in between. (maybe it's the other illness i'm treating right now). But I'm waiting to hit the day 30 and see. I believe it's gonna be the turning point for me. Good luck everyone.
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