ang2012 wrote:
OK will do thanks! only problem is my doctor dosen't seem to wanna help me every time I bring it up he makes an excuse and brushes me off.....his excuse was it will make you nauseas and your already having stomach issues......
Just don't take the doses he's asking you to take first of all. He probably wants the income from keeping you on...sadly. Maybe you could switch sub doctors or get clonodine from Primary care physician or ER. IDK the RLS is something I haven't had too much experience with. I have to an extent but not like I hear others. Wish I could help more with ideas but if you google help w/RLS you should find OTC options :)
Oh I haven't been in the back of my mind I thought it was all about the money he wants me on 8mg I got myself down to about 3mg but when I go lower is when the leg stuff starts and I can't sleep at all.Thank you I'm gonna keep looking around he technically is my primary doctor but I have to see his partner for medical and she's an absolute airhead sadly.I'll keep serching though I don't want to be on this stuff forever
I've got to say that your plan sounds amazing. I was on methadone for 5 years, came off that onto Suboxone. I took subs for about 5 months taking 3 8/2mg pills(the orange ones's) a day...when i decided to come off i weened myself down to 1 8/2 pill a day for about a week then to nothing, before i came off completely i read a ton of literature about withdrawal effects, and what to expect, i readied myself for what was coming. i was in a good place mentally, and i was adamant about being clean! It started off good for about 5 days then the withdrawal started, I went into full withdrawal, sweating, sh**ting, diarrhea, tension aches, insomnia(trazadone helped there), panic attacks and just discomfort(also had Klonipin so it helped a lot). I went a little crazy for about 2 weeks, but i held it together, i had a lot of support, and i was determined to be clean from opiates. My point is although it was easier detoxing on my own rather than being forced too, but it was still hell. The fourth week i started feeling amazing, i mean seriously amazing, like a 20 year old again, i had energy, i had a clear mind, i had motivation, it turned my life around and i am so glad i made that choice....but back to the point, i wish i had thought about your version on how to do this, i think it would have went a lot smoother, it makes total sense to me, and i'm studying to be a drug counselor, so contrary to scientific belief your theory, your way really and truly makes sense to me, and i'm going to put it to the test. I have a few family members and friends who still take Suboxone and Methadone, they want to quit and be clean, i've been talking to 1 or 2 of them about letting me help them come off, so i think i'm going to give your way a shot....i really do think it will be easier than the recommended way, the way i chose! Thank you for posting this, you may have helped a few people i know more than you'll ever know, again thank you for your story, and for your thoughts!
the insomnia only last about a week, give or take a day or 2.....i went through the same thing when i came off Subs. the pain and aches also go away, all in all you should be feeling "normal" about 3 to 4 weeks after your last dose when detoxing....good luck. just remember it will pass!
How long you've been on Sub and at how high of a dose makes a big difference in how long and how severe the withdrawal symptoms will be.
I've been coming off suboxone for 12 days now ( maybe) I broke down on day number 4 and took .75 mg to sleep so really I'm not sure what day I'm on. It's been pure hell same withdrawals as perks but twice as long. For the last 2 days I've taken 20 mg of perk to get through work and I'm planning on taking it again tonight. After that nothing again. I was wondering if anyone could answer if I now have to go through perk withdrawals after only 3 days of the stuff? And did I screw up by taking the suboxone on day 4?
I screwed up yesterday and took 30 mgs of perks. I woke up this morning kinda out of it but okay. This is day number 1 now no nothing no perknoon tramadol and definitely no suboxone. It's day number 9 for sure without any suboxone. I only took perks for 3 days and only for work 70 mg total. If anyone knows how long I should have withdrawals from that I'd love some feed back.
So far so good got up took a butt load of vitamins and cleaned my house a tiny bit. The withdrawals haven't been starting till late afternoon though. I'm hoping I haven't done much damage and the whole process won't take more than a couple days. Good luck!
apparently u either, havent had a problem with drugs, have no willpower at all, or ur jus an id**t..or jus a fiend. that post is EXACTLY what u do to get off suboxone, the only thing he left out is loratadine, dextromethorphan, nd a strong tranquilizer to try to help u sleep, sometimes no matter what u take u wont b able to sleep. the difference between u and him is he actually wants to get off the drugs n start his life again n all u think about is drugs. i was on suboxone for 9 years, im only 25 but its still the hardest thing BY FAR that iv ever done in my entire life, BY FAR!!! i use to have serious problems other than drug addiction and until ur (((SERIOUSLY))) sick and tired of, and realize how much of a FU**IN joke bupe is ur not gonna able to quit, its the hardest thing youll ever do in ur life other than losin ur kids. i wasnt exactly raised in the best of surroundings iv seen ppl around me and family members detox / try to detox of methadone, codone, bupe, dope and NOTHING compares to what bupe puts u through, mainly because of its extremely abnormally long half life of up to 72 hours!! and the debilitating effects it has on "U" and O-opioid receptors to keep it simple.
Did you take anything to help detoxify yourself? I went to GNC and got a 7 day detoxifier and I'm hoping it will speed up the process. I haven't takin anything today. Went on 2 walks and have chugged at least a gallon of water. My head is not right and the RLS are KILLING me but I'm done with this and I'm not going for a quick fix. I hope it doesn't last 2 months. I made the doc take me off the subs after 3months. He wanted me on it for 6 but it made me feel bad. I'm glade I didn't I feel like if I stayed on it longer it would be worse.
You are so sincerely lucky to only be on it for a few months. Hopefully your withdrawals won't last more than a few weeks. I was on it full-time for four years and I'm still not right 3 months after stopping. Good luck with staying clean off sub... get lots of sleep and lots of exercise and get mad.
I wish I could sleep that's the biggest problem. I feel like if I could get more then a couple of hours I'd be doing better. I felt better yesterday then I do today. I drank lots of water went on a couple walks. I think I went wrong by trying to hard to be normal, I went out last night and had a couple drinks and man did they make me feel better. It only lasted a couple hours before I got sick. I went home tried to sleep and nothing. The Rls were in full force and I ended up taking 5 mg of perk to get 3 hrs of sleep. I don't know weather I'm experiencing suboxone withdrawals or withdrawals from the Percs I've been taking. I just wish this was over I feel like I'm going crazy!
I think today is my turn around day. I did take 2.5 mg of perks to sleep but I slept for almost 8 hrs only waking up once. I took the adviceyesterday to get angry and Idid I refuse to be sick and it got me through the afternoon. I smoked some pot at night and I was normal again well stoned but more normal then having withdrawals. It's been 16 days since my last full dose of suboxone and 11 since I screwed up and took .5 to sleep. It's also my third day without a large mg of perk. I don't suggest anyone take anything addictive to get off of suboxone. I wish I hadn't it only makes the recovery longer. It did help me through though. Hopefully my Rls are gone tonight. Today I feel at least 70% better I'm tired and have the runs but my light just showed up at the end of the tunnel.
I just want to say if your stuck on pills you need to lower your mg week by week. Find a good stepping off point then take 4 days off and only take what you need to sleep. No more then 5 mg. you'll feel better within weeks not months as if you were to take suboxone. The only thing suboxone did for me was put space between me and the people selling it to me.
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Well it's day number 12 no suboxone. Only got 5hrs of sleep woke up an hour before my alam. Still have the runs. I can't wait for the day I can sleep without anything and wake up without a stomach problem. I took 5 mgs of perk last night I feel bad about that but it's the only way I can sleep right now. If anyone can let me know when the sleep will come back or the stomach problems will stop please let me know. I hate this