I am 30 days clean as of today.
Was a heavy opiate user. Everything under the sun, and lots of it. Specifically, Oxycontin, roxicets, percs, and heroine.
Was on suboxone treatment for 3 years.
3x 8mg a day for about a year, 2x 8mg, every day i worked, and 1x 8mg on my days off for another year and a half.
Then 1x 8mg on work days, and 1/2 on my days off for another half a year.
Anyway, I recently decided to get clean, and I thought it was going to be hell, it was bad, but got easier to deal with.
Day 2 and 3 of getting clean, was a nightmare, couldn't sleep, restless legs, cramps, diarrhea, no appetite, and the SWEATS.
Day 4 and 5 was still annoying, but better.
Day 6+ started feeling better every day.
Day 10 finally felt normal, except for sweating, and the chills.
Somewhere around the two week mark, the sweats and chills went away.
I was out and functioning around the 8 day mark, went out to dinner, hung out for the superbowl, etc.
I think being active made me realize I was feeling normal again, and encouraged me more to put it out of my mind.
Wrapping my legs in a sheet, while I slept really helped a lot. I recently read a post on here about someone tying his legs together, it really helped me. If I did not wrap my legs in a sheet like a mummy i don't think i would of gotten a wink of sleep around the 4-5 day mark.
Work was tough, but i called out two days ( days 2+3 ), I was like a zombie on day 4 and luckily they sent me home early.
I think the panic of the situation makes it worse, so like a lot of people said on here. Stay positive. You will feel better. The more you think about it, the longer it will take.
Was a heavy opiate user. Everything under the sun, and lots of it. Specifically, Oxycontin, roxicets, percs, and heroine.
Was on suboxone treatment for 3 years.
3x 8mg a day for about a year, 2x 8mg, every day i worked, and 1x 8mg on my days off for another year and a half.
Then 1x 8mg on work days, and 1/2 on my days off for another half a year.
Anyway, I recently decided to get clean, and I thought it was going to be hell, it was bad, but got easier to deal with.
Day 2 and 3 of getting clean, was a nightmare, couldn't sleep, restless legs, cramps, diarrhea, no appetite, and the SWEATS.
Day 4 and 5 was still annoying, but better.
Day 6+ started feeling better every day.
Day 10 finally felt normal, except for sweating, and the chills.
Somewhere around the two week mark, the sweats and chills went away.
I was out and functioning around the 8 day mark, went out to dinner, hung out for the superbowl, etc.
I think being active made me realize I was feeling normal again, and encouraged me more to put it out of my mind.
Wrapping my legs in a sheet, while I slept really helped a lot. I recently read a post on here about someone tying his legs together, it really helped me. If I did not wrap my legs in a sheet like a mummy i don't think i would of gotten a wink of sleep around the 4-5 day mark.
Work was tough, but i called out two days ( days 2+3 ), I was like a zombie on day 4 and luckily they sent me home early.
I think the panic of the situation makes it worse, so like a lot of people said on here. Stay positive. You will feel better. The more you think about it, the longer it will take.
Thanks for your input! You give me a lil hope. I've been weaning off subs for months and am now down to 1 mg. daily and have been feeling like c**p for the past two weeks. I'll be finished with the drug in 12 more days and from what I've been reading, then the real hell starts. I was only on subs for 6 weeks at the encouragement of my doctor in order to come off of percocet. I feel as if I've been in withdrawals forever at this point. My family doesn't get it and pray God they never will have to. My hubby tries to help in many ways, but nothing helps. I've read other blogs where people feel like c**p for 3 months after suboxone. Thanks for the hope because that is ALL I have right now. Trying to Get Through it in Rhode Island.