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

Guest over a year ago

I've been on sublime 2 years and from my experience I've tried several times and it's not the detox from the physical part. It's psychological effects that is.. About. 30 days if you lucky quitting all at once. But psychologically it's like 3 to 6 months.For me it's worse than methadone.Tapering is the only way. The first day without don't take any.The next day half of what you were doing. Stay that way a couple days then half of that.Then try half of that a couple days then so on.After about a week then cut that in half. Eventually you will be down to a eight a day .Do that for a week then quit. Get some valium and then 10 days later your almost there

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Guest over a year ago

I was in the same boat...thinking this is going to last forever. The very afternoon that I broke over the hill...I almost took a small piece of suboxone film to help me feel better. I'm so glad I didn't. I'm no where near 100%, I feel like a new man. I can go out, move around, talk to people and even stopped sweating! I was a perc user for 2 years and then used different amounts of suboxone over a period of almost 6 years. Unreal to think as I type this out.....
I jumped at 2mg per day because my insurance never covered suboxone clinics and my suppliers all went bellie up at the same time. This is day 7 today so that seems to be the norm, but everyone is different. I'm on the road to recovery. I know it will be a while until I feel like "me" again, but man...does this feel good. To anyone reading this as I did through my detox.....keep your head up. You are almost there! Remember...no coffee, or ANYTHING that is stressful in the slightest way i.e.; horror movies, intense music, work (if you are able).
You can do it. You know that too! Just be strong...don't give in and know that when you get over the hump...it's all down hill to a clean sober life...but that choice is yours...and yours ONLY! Bless you all that are going through hell.....be strong!

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Guest over a year ago

3 months clean. Anxiety is hell right now. Was on subs 8 years.

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Guest over a year ago

I started out doing perk 5s with my boyfriend everyday to "feel good" & help with my anxiety. I was soon to realize it was all an excuse jus to keep doing the stuff. The more dependent on it you think you are, the more you actually are. Well anyways, I went from those, to suboxone. I've only been doing sub for probably around a half a year or maybe a little more. I'm hoping it doesn't take 14 days, but I'm thinking since I did it for a minute the symptoms will probably last for a minute. I'm currently starting day 5 as of this morning & feel very accomplished with myself. I cried while puking & swore to god id never touch another narcotic again if he helped me through this. Can you give me any advice & maybe an idea on how long it might last for me? Maybe some words of encouragement!? Thank you so much!

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Isitoveryet354306 over a year ago

Opiate addicts can expact "normal" brain chemistry activity after 5 years.... Yes it takes up to 5 YEARS to go back to what you had before.

And suboxone is an opiate. ..

Who knows what taking naloxone over time does??? Seriously. Who knows?

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Guest over a year ago

How long did it last? Mine was an awful 4 months but I was on it fir 10 yrs 2mg day. The. Absolute worst by far.

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Guest over a year ago

Hi been on suboxone for 10 plus years. Started on max dose and over past few years I cut myself down to about 4 MG. I was on that low dose for about 2 years. I was able to go to 2 mgs but wasn't able to hold that dose for more than 2 months. I recently went to a rehab and detoxed off of the suboxone. The first 3 days were the worst. But everyday after that I started feeling a bit better with everyday that went by.today I'd day 15 completely off of the orange strips. And I feel ok not great yet but better. I keep telling myself that with everyday that goes by the better I'm going to feel. I really feel suboxone did some good but also destroyed a 6 year relationship I had. Too much money wasted on the suboxone and not being able to express my self,now it's time to turn my life around without the suboxone.hope this helps

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Guest over a year ago

I'm on day 3/4 right now and have zero symtom. I'm just waiting for the torture to hit. A friend of mine was fine until the 8th day then bam

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Guest over a year ago

That's quite uncommon. Day 3-4 are peek days. Are you taking vitamins and drinking and eating? That's important. I'm on day 11 today and I feel physically amazing! The mental c**p is what's driving me nuts! But that too shall pass! You are strong and hope you are still doing well! I came off of 8mg after 10 years and I did it! If I can do it anyone can!

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Guest over a year ago

I just quit bupe today, yesterday was my last dose, and I wanna know hen I will b able to drink normally again? Been on 3 weeks &I am at 8mg. It won't let me feel anything from the beers I been drinking. How long does it take?

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Guest over a year ago

Hi guys. My name is Christina. I've been on suboxen 8mg a pill and a half a day for 3 yrs. Off drugs nothing else but alcohol to get off the withdrawals and it's been hell. I messed up by drinking but I'm writing to tell people to not take Suboxone. It's just another alternative forthe doctors and government and FDA to make money. I'm in my 7th day of stopping cold turkey and I'm now throwing up blood. For those three years I had to use enemas cause I couldn't go to the bathroom on my own. This all happened after using heroin and pills and I suggest you just go to rehab or lock urself in a room and get off the drugs on your own. Suboxen alternative is not the answer. It's the most painfull thing I've ever dealt with, even after losing my ex boyfriend. DO NOT USE SUBOXONE!!!

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Guest over a year ago

^^^ Yeah they certainly don't tell you the hell you will go through when you stop. I was on 18mg of suboxone for 15 months then tapered down 4mg a week till I got down to 2mg. In Australia where I'm from, they only give you enough for 2 days at a time, so cutting down to .25 of a strip isn't really an option.
Anyway, today is day 13 and I only thought I wouldn't make it this far! The depression was the worst for me. And the anxiety telling me I couldn't do it nearly sent me back! But today is day 13 and I actually have no body aches and could hang out the washing.
I would be going to the ER about the throwing up blood as that doesn't sound good. They should be able to prescribe something to calm your stomach down.
Keep us posted how you're going xx

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Guest over a year ago

I didn't withdrawal in tapering I just did it how I felt. I started out taking 8mg a day cut into 4 pieces then went down to taking 3/4 of 8 mg if that makes sense it always confused me and then after that i just said uck it I'm getting off, it really makes no difference how. So I researched on Youtube what was best to youtube and I found getting a bunch of Gabapentin 600 mg if best it helps SO much and Kratom helps and hydlands restless leg syndrome medicine works great. Kratom s hard to take but it does help. Anyways I'm 4 weeks off suboxone and still going. I'm also going to meetings because that helps even if I don't agree with everything I try to have an open mind. It's to painful to go back to drugs!!

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Guest over a year ago

u still around? Wanted to thank you for your post it gave me a lot of inspiration to start my wd's.

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Guest over a year ago

Been on 24 mg for 10 years. Going off cold turkey. It's been about 2 weeks of hell with. I ending yet. I'm determined tho. Good luck and God Bless

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