Hi everyone, I've been coming to this site for quite some time now but this is my first time writing. I was on suboxone for 2 1/2 years. I recently was hospitalized for pancreatitis. I spent 4 days in the hospital. No sub. But I was given pain killers since I was in a considerable amount of pain. And I did inform the doctors of all meds I was on. The doctor told me to stop the sub and stop drinking. So I did. It was a huge wake up call realizing that I was damaging my body. Before getting sick I knew that I needed to get off sub. It was controlling my life. All I cared about was making sure I had enough until my next visit. I was terrified of the withdrawals. I experienced them every now and then because I would abuse the sub and run out before my next visit. I didn't know what to do and reading the horror stories of how long it can last didn't help. Well I am now 14 days off sub and feel much better than I did. I can sleep and eat now. There is still the lack of energy but if you force yourself to get up and take a walk or go out somewhere it helps a lot. Stay positive and don't dwell on the negative. Anyone who wants off can do it! If I can then you can. I hope my post will help or motivate people to stop because the long term effects are not good and the sub will eventually dull you as a person (that's what it did to me). Thanks for reading and stay strong everyone! -ness