Suboxone withdrawal tips
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Hey I'm on suboxone, I've been on it for almost 2 years now... Were just getting ready to tapper.. Kinda scared of what your CURRENTLY going threw...
Did you just start tappering down?
based on what i heard in your post is that .. your switching to suboxone and the doc wants you to start the suboxone having gone a full day into withdrawl..if that is the situation it makes sense reasoning being when you take suboxone ( not subutex) it conrains Nalaxone and Nalaxone will send you into full withdrawl. So this is why u must be already in w/d to take it.. i hope that helps..
Suboxone is a very stong opiate and unfortunately it must be tapered down to about .5mg to avoid severe withdrawal. I too tried to jump off once at 2 mg and experienced withdrawal much more severe than my original drug of choice. Also, since the half life for suboxone is 37.5 hours, it typically takes over 24 hours for the first sign of withdrawal to even kick in. How long has it been since you took your last dose? If it's been a few days, try cutting your 2mg dose in half.
I am starting out cold turkey in the morning. Any tips on what I should use to help ease the pain of my soon to be withdrawal symptoms?
Welcome,
If you want to do this correctly I need to suggest that you see a doctor, discuss your options and, if you choose Suboxone then do it correctly. Suboxone is NOT a means to avoid withdrawal. It is a complete program. If you follow the program correctly you can have success with your recovery. But I have to tell you, if you continue to self-medicate, you risk relapse.
So what I am saying is if you are going to do this, do it right.
I hope you consider seeing a doctor.
My biggest regret is going the Suboxone route in the first place. My addiction was completely hidden and I regret not just asking for help for my 4 perc a day habit. The dr started me on 8 mg daily of the Suboxone and what a mistake. But I can't dwell on that.
This is costing my husband $125 a month for the visit and $300 a month for the medicine. It's sickening really and I want to get clean stay clean. I get zero support from the doctor.
Hello. Suboxone has a pretty long drawn out withdrawal.. Unfortunately many of us suboxone users dont realize this until its time to quit. My best advise is to get down to even smaller amounts.. Like a quarter of a quarter.. or tiny crumb of sliver..then every other day.. You will probably have some withdrawal no matter what you do. Just brace yourself and hang in there.. All the normal tips for easing the withdrawal - lots of fluids, advil, hot baths, and exercise..
However it may be helpful in helping you quit methadone. Ive heard withdrawal from methadone and suboxone can be very similar so I caution against long term sub use.. it seems the least amount of sub for the shortest amount of time is the best way to go. I have heard from people who used it for about 10-15 days and it helped tremendously. Do your research on it though - thats the best advice I can give you. Knowledge is power.
I am also aware of the many research studies that demonstrate less-severe withdrawal from Suboxone compared to withdrawal from agonists in 'blinded' research trials. Finally, a number of treatment centers use Suboxone as a 'tapering agent' to help people get through opiate withdrawal.
Again, I talk in greater detail on the blog, but one final comment: the withdrawal is unusual in several aspects from what people usually expect.
I would be reluctant to go off any opiate while on interferon therapy; the risk of depression from the interferon is quite high, and the opiate withdrawal could precipitate a very serious depression that requires stopping treatment for the hep C.
There are a number of reasons people have trouble stopping Suboxone; the biggest reason is because it is hard to stop ANY opiate, including Suboxone.
Not really a question, I have been on SUBs for 3 years, I tapered down to 2-3 mg and have been off of them for 10 days now. I can help someone going through this, give you HOPE and tips. This is my 4th and last attempt to get off of this (in my opinion) evil drug. Sorry I am a little bitter because I bad, uncaring, liar of a dr. I will not tell you this is easy but Ive figured out some things that make it almost bearable.
Hey, have been dependant on methadone/ suboxone /subutex /methadone for 13 years. I returned to methadone as was best option during pregnancy.(fortunately baby had no withdrawal symptoms). Haven't used heroin for about 5 years but so scared of withdrawal, thought i would be on one of the above for life. Baby now 19mths & have been withdrawing slowly so can still fulfill parental (single). I am currently on 4mg and have conflicting info regarding what to do next.
I have officially gotten passed the opiate (physical) part and now it's time to drop the subs as they were only to help me thru the withdrawals.. Its definitely a roller coaster... I've been ok minus I didn't really sleep last night and I am a little clammy and uncomfortable it's so hard not to just go back to old ways but I won't! Today I have lunch with my mom and a hair apt with an old friend to keep me distracted! Any tips?
How long were you on boxs? I've been in the clinic for 2 weeks and doing one a day. Will I detox?
Tramadol might help with withdrawls but it's not a narcotic soo I dunno man. But I was on about 10 10mg hydrocodone ,1 to 2 40 mg oxys, about 2-5 somas a day, mind it if I made more money at work that week( commission job) it was significantly more that that, with fentanyl suckers/ patches, the 100mcg, oxymorphone, roxys, ect. But I got on suboxone,and that helped with the withdrawls better than anything and it's not methadone.
s the injectable form of buprenorphine (or what I know as subutex/suboxone). I take it you do your own injections, either IM or IV, right?
Can you get your dr to agree to working out a taper plan for you? Or is that what has you frustrated...that the pain dr isn't interested in helping you wean off of it?
Because we are medical professionals here on this forum, we cannot advise taper plans.....not knowing a person's full medical history makes that impossible and against forum policy.
The idea is the patch keeps you from feeling the effects of the suboxone withdrawal. My Doctor said it takes on average three months for suboxone to leave the blood stream. In my case it took longer. I've been off suboxone since may 2008, and off fentanyl since august 2008. I'm still a wreck, fatigue, loose stoole, depression, anxiety, insomnia, constant sneezing, stuffy nose, watery eyes, etc....I've been off of everything for one month, and things got worse before they got better.
I was withdrawing pretty bad before I took it but the suboxone did not take the heroin withdrawal symptoms away. He did not go over the COWS scale with me but did give me guidelines on when to take my first dose. I will definitely google the COWS scale and maybe this time it will work.
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