Suboxone Withdrawal – What You Need To Know
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Suboxone withdrawal is the newest development in opiate addiction. The problem stems from prolonged use of Buprenorphine HCl, the largest active ingredient in Suboxone. Buprenorphine HCl is a partial-agonist opioid, which means it is also an opiate itself.
Long-term use of Suboxone is not a detoxification treatment but rather an opioid substitution program. Suboxone has a second active ingredient, Naloxone that is an antagonist at the mu opiate receptor. Together Buprenorphine and Naloxone show great promise for treating opiate dependence in a safe and effective manner. However, long-term use of Suboxone runs a relatively high risk for developing Buprenorphine dependence. If long-term Suboxone use is abruptly discontinued then Suboxone withdrawal syndrome can be just as debilitating as any other opiate withdrawal including; Heroin, Morphine, Vicodin, Methadone, Nucynta and Oxycontin.
The withdrawal symptoms for all opiates are very similar with one exception. The longer the half-life of the opiate the longer the withdrawal symptoms may last. A cold turkey withdrawal from Suboxone can be very painful and uncomfortable. Suboxone withdrawal symptoms from prolonged use typically peaks within the first few days, but is typically milder in severity than what is experienced with full agonist opiate withdrawal.
That being said the symptoms of Suboxone withdrawal lasts much longer then full agonist opioid withdrawl, and it can last for a number of weeks with varying effects that can include:
- Depression
- Mood swings
- Aches and pains in the muscles
- Sever Anxiety
- Diarrhea
- Fever
- Headaches
- Loss of appetite
- Dehydration
- Nausea
- Rapid heartbeat
- Runny nose
- Suicidal thoughts
- Insomnia
- Cold chills
- Sweating
Suboxone has been proven successful for the treatment of opioid dependence, and it can be administered from a Doctors office. However, a physician that wishes to treat opiate addicts with Suboxone or Subutex must be certified and granted an “X” number from the Drug Enforcement Administration in addition to their narcotic license.
Suboxone addiction is the fastest growing form of opiate dependence. Many treatment centers have seen a substantial increase in admissions for people having difficulty discontinuing their Suboxone medication regimen. Faced with another addiction, addicts who were doing well and staying sober from street drugs such as heroin, nor abusing prescription medications, find themselves in danger of relapse.
Many users want to discontinue opiate consumption completely but don’t want to deal with the unbearable withdrawal symptoms that come when doing this. As mentioned above, it is common knowledge that Suboxone withdrawal can linger around for months, which is why it’s suggested that you slowly taper of the drug.
If working with your doctor is not producing the results you desire (missed jumping off dates, too slow of a taper), or you don’t want to spend thousands on an inpatient program then you want to re-evaluate your detox plan, which can include a detoxification program using natural supplements.
One such opiate withdrawal program called Withdrawal-Ease created a simple yet effective system to help alleviate opiate withdrawal symptoms. The $89 system includes a 1 month’s supply of an opiate withdrawal nutritional supplement that contains amino acids, vitamins, minerals and herbs. These herbal remedies and micronutrients help you detox from opiates including Suboxone more comfortably by reducing the severity of the Suboxone withdrawal symptoms.
Remember, Suboxone is also an opiate, and has the potential to be as addictive as any other opiate. Ultimately, the end goal of addiction treatment is a successful detox and to accelerate the natural recovery process, not detoxing and then relapsing.
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Im attempting to get off sub/bup now after 4 years. My DR had encouraged me to remain on for LIFE....now Im stuck on it.
I know that RLS can be relieved by a variety of remedies. JS...did you just jump off of that dose? And what exactly happened when you did? This stuff sounds just as difficult as Methadone detox.
ANYONE with ANY KIND of experience getting off subs SUCCESSFULLY please contact me at
ctbarr@comcast.net
Signed,
Sick & Tired
second day of jumping off of a 2mg twice a day program. It was really bad when I first got up and the irritability was the worst. My daughter said it seemed almost like I was relapsing since opiates after a couple years on them made me really irritable.
I was only on suboxone for a couple months and quit against doctors orders. Well not really against. Just didn't go back to treatment center I was getting them from because job is first priority now. so tapered myself from 8mg twice a day to 2mg and then jumped off.
Like ctbarr, anyone who managed to get off of suboxone successfully please contact me.
These web pages are full of people in the midst of withdrawal. I need to hear a couple success stories to know I can do it.
moniquejsmith@hotmail.com
hey everyone..oh my do i feel your worry. for starters, you did not wean low enough, And your Dr might have said you wont feel a thing but has he ever been on it???? The key to getting off subs is the slowest tapper ever. i jumped off at .5 and i am on day 10. Now this might sound crazy and if you dont think you could handle it because of addiction reasons then don't but my Dr put me on Tylenol#3s 3 x a day for 2 weeks and then i will knock one off every three days ...day 2 to 6 i did feel some anxiety but that soon lifted and very tired , no energy and this is all normal and completely manageable,trust me and i still get a vague feeling in the legs but im feeling better and better each day. i was so afraid to get off because of every thing but its not that bad honestly wean ur self down to .5 , i can help with more info....thanks all
Ive used suboxone many times. The key is to only use it for a few days and stop. There are mostly no wd symptoms.
I've been on suboxone for 3 years....I have been detoxing for 14 days and I still feel horrible. My muscles are so tense and I can't eat or sleep ... how much longer I can't take much more
I am on day 5 of Suboxone withdrawal and am feeling better everyday. I tapered down my dose for 1 month, where I split one pill into 4 pieces. This I think made the difference for me. I am still not able to sleep through the night yet but it is getting better. My body aches and my legs are very restless when I'm trying to sleep but I am trying to stay positive. I just want to let people know that it is possible if you taper down. I was on Suboxone for the last 2 yrs and pain pills for 4 yrs before that. I hope this helps people and stay positive.
I have been taking suboxone for about 4 months. My doctor prescribed me 2 8mg strips per day. He wanted me to take that much for at least 6 months. For the past 2 months I have been tapering down and wish I would have sooner. For the past month I was down to about a sliver of a strip. towards the end it really was about 5% of my prescribed dosage. From what I've read you should only take suboxone for more than 2 weeks unless you are threatened by death or jail. Wisdom I wish I would have had from the get go. The withdrawals from this drug can last much longer than opiates if you take high doses for extended periods of time. So it is VERY IMPORTANT to taper down as low as you can go before you stop! My withdrawals have been bearable, but on the miserable side. I'm just about to day 5 and today I took a walk and lightly jogged for a bit of it. Excersize is the key once you can bear it. Listen to everyone who recommends hydrating, vitamins, eating small meals and IMMODIUM AD. I went 3 days without immodium and am sorry I did. I also wish I would have bought the herbal remedies to help with the process. I've read good things about them and talked to a close friend who recommended it. (i really wish i would have gotten the herbal remmidies before I started this.) Anyway, all in all it has been bearable. Stay positive, it won't last forever. unfortunately it might feel like it for the first few days.
If anyody has any information on how to start to detox off of these orange devils please let me know. ive been starting to taper myself down from 2 ... 8mg tablets a day... to one and a half 8mg tabs a day, down to one a day.
HELP ME PLEASE GET OFF!!!
To make a long story as short as possible, I was on pain killers for 5 years for chronic pain. When I was about 9 weeks pregnant with my 4th child, my family doctor, who had been prescribing me methadone for pain, decided I was too much of a liability and fired me. After 11 days of hellish methadone withdrawal, I met a wonderful doctor who started me on Suboxone. After 4 years on 24mgs/sub a day, my doctor passed away & I was forced to see a new doctor who will not prescribe Suboxone for pain...so, here I am, after being on subs for 5 years, in full-blown sub withdrawal.
I was put on a slow taper. Over a matter of months, I went from 24mgs/day down to 2mgs/day. The doctor wanted me to take 2mgs/day for 2 weeks and then a 2mg tab every other day for 2 weeks and then stop.
After doing a lot of research, I decided to extend my taper a little longer and to go a little lower before jumping. I went all the way down to .5mg/day & planned on doing that every other day for a week or 2 & then quitting. It didn't work that way, though. The first time I went to skip days, I just decided to stop altogether. So, my jumping dose was .5/day.
I'm a single mom of 4 & I'm in school full time. I'm on day 5 of sub withdrawals. While they're definitely no fun, they're doable....& if I can say that, anyone can!
I highly recommend Withdrawal-ease! I've actually been taking it for months in anticipation of this. I also suggest Baclofen. It's a muscle relaxer that my family doctor's had me on for about 2 years. I didn't know it until I started this process & tried to find out why I'm not in the hell most people complain about, but Baclofen has helped many people get through opiate & alcohol withdrawal.
I hope someone finds this helpful! & to everyone out there suffering through withdrawals, my thoughts are with you!!
I am on day four. I'm trying to stay away from the forums because some of them are SO depressing but found some of you guys to be really helpful. I read one earlier today where someone said "I don't think I will ever be as happy as I was before" LOL. encouraging words.
I have been taking suboxone for 5 years after being addicted to oxycontin & eventually heroin. I told myself that I wanted to stay on suboxone forever, but I've felt for years that while it has allowed me to get my act together in a big way, I've had to lie to everyone around me. You can't exactly walk into your work and say "Hi, I'm "****" and I am a heroin addict currently maintaining my addiction with suboxone maintenence". LOL. doesn't really fly. So, here I am, day two, contemplating all the mistakes I made at an age when I was too young to know better, wondering how I landed myself here. I've found that it's been very helpful to be active, to crack jokes about it as much as I can, and remember that people have done it succcessfully thousands of times before me. I've been rediculously emotional, but thats typical. I decided I wanted to quit smoking yesterday, crinkled up a pack and stomped it on the ground. Three hours later I realized that this probably wasn't such a great idea, LOL. My thought there was "if I have to go through this hell to get clean, damn all if lung cancer is going to kill me after this". It was a nice thought, but highly unrealistic and pretty stupid! I've been through all this previously five years ago, but never lasted long. All the things people told me then that I ignored, I am trying to listen to now. I've been taking three scalding hot showers a day, walking, writing, listening to music, crying, laughing.
I took 8mg a day for three years, 4 mg a day for 6months, 2mg a day for 6months, and for the last year have been taking about 1mg a day. For the last month I have been eating DUST trying to take such a small amount, I know that this was helpful because everytime I would lower my dose, I would feel like crap for a few days then would level off. I think now a lot of it is in my head, but that is what WE do that makes us screw up so I don't discount the power of the mind. I stopped seeing my Dr. about six months ago. Unfortunetly, many doctors who are licensed to treat addiciton with suboxone maintenence are nothing more than legal drug dealers, and will keep you on it for life, so I had to make the decision to seperate myself from his guidance. I hope a week from now I am through the worst of it, and that you all are too. Thanks all for giving good advice, its nice to know I'm not entirely alone.
I noticed the negativity on most these forums myself. I have detoxed from sub in the past and although they are long and grueling they are pheasable. My mistake was thinking I could take an opiate to ease some of the discomfort from the sub withdrawl after 2 weeks of being clean. So here I am again 4 months later trying to ease of the subs again. Although i am on day one iknow there is a light at the end of the tunnel and it's not easy but hang in there. there is no magical way that will make it disappear the best thing to do is keep your mind focused on how wonderful life will be when you do rid this disease and get your life back.
I have only been on subs for about 4 months. I started by taking 2 strips a day for a month. Then i cut it down to one strip for two months. The last month ive been cutting the strips in half. I would really like to jump, what do you guys think? I should also note that i was very addicted to 40mg oc for about 7 years.
indifference tell me how are you i am 3 weeks behind you and your approach just calculated i am now taking 1.33mg per day, 8mg cut 6 ways i did ok today is it going to get worse? please tell
Im on day 5 of being off suboxone and im very suprised that its been this easy i was prescribed clonidine and its a life saver the only prob i have is sleeping for more than 2 hours at a time without waking up. I was on suboxone for 10 month and jumped off at 4mg 5 days ago and it has been the easiest time ever compared to the 2 times i tried to stop b4 those times i was bed ridden puking my guts out. i beleive that u should only quit any addictive substance unless YOUR ready cause if your not u will prob relapse im never going back no matter what happens. Good Luck all if u need to talk im here Spmex7@gmail.com
I am on day four without subs. My ex and I started taking them four years ago to help get us off oxys. We never took a large dose, never more than 4 mg per day. My biggest problems were always the cold sweats and insomnia. Plus, I feel so drained. I have an active life and I've been so scared that I will never get it back. When will my energy come back? When will the insomnia go away? I am not feeling terrible, just a little hopeless.
I am on day 3. I must say the withdrawals arnt that bad compared to oxys. Don't get me wrong they still suck. My rls has calmed down a lot but I still have the chills. I take a lot of hot baths it really helps and at night I have been taking Tylenol pm. I am hoping that day 4 I won't have the chills anymore I really hate them!!!! To everyone out there I am quitting because I just found out I am pregnant and if I can do this pregnant you can do it just keep you mind busy.
I was on 3 8mg strips per day for a year . Tappered down to 2 mg a day in 3 weeks. This is awful , I'm so drained and can't sleep . very emotional and I was up all night last night with restlest legs. It's all I can do to make it to work. Thank God , I only work part time and boss is supportive. I can hardly function, thought bout going back to the Dr. but I believe I will have to go through this again . There is no soft easy way..Think I just have to suck it up and go through it . Any thoughts on this???This is day 6.How long will this go on??
I was on Suboxone for over 5 years I weaned myself to 2mg daily & jumped straight off it My doctor said just see how long you can go without having a tablet & if you cant handle it just have half a tablet. I stopped & I haven't had another one I have handed my remaining tablets into my Doctor along with the next script he wrote this was in a period of 7 days. I did however compensate with Valium during the 7 days. I am at day 14 now & am still feeling heavy side effects such as lethargy, yarning runny eyes sneezing & my anxiety is thru the roof but I am determined to do this I know it will take time maybe another 2 weeks but we can do it if we have positive people around us If I can get to week 3 then any one can do this believe in yourself truly. I know how hard it is but it will not kill you. Belief in you
I'm starting my journey OFF Suboxone TODAY as day 1. I've been on it for 4 years and just sick of having a drug dictate everything in my life! Hell this is just as bad as when I was hung up on Vicodin...if not worse. My doc told me I might be on Suboxone for life but I just don't want to do that. Pray for me please!
I was on 3 to 5 a day 2mg now 3 a day and then 2 a day they best way slowly cut it down and be strong life is waiting for you get off from this medication my friends you will feel LOVE.
Hello, I am going through sub withdraw right now as I speak, but something weird is happening I'm getting this terrible rash that it way more itchy then Mosquito bites all over my body, can it be the withdraws doing this to me or could it be something else? Thanks guys for any comments or Any suggestions!! ?
I was originally addicted to heroin since I was a teenager. Been on Bup for 4yrs started at 16mg and tried to quit cold turkey off just 2mg/day a few times. Each time the withdrawels would kick my ass and wouldn't really get started until the 3rd day. I stopped trying and mostly used this time to go to school, get a job, generally function like a normal person without always running the streets. The most important thing for my health especially my MENTAL HEALTH was that I started excercising and running. This is very important because everytime I kicked heroin and relapsed it was not because I couldn't get through the physical pain but weeks of depression can wear down your spirit and you go back to your drug to escape how you feel. The reason I probly started using drugs in the first place.
Anyway once you get into a more positive lifestyle you tend not to think about it so much "HAPPINESS IS OFTEN THE RESULT OF BEING TOO BUSY TO BE MISERABLE" (Best fortune cookie I've read lately). I stepped down from 16mg, to 12mg, to 8mg , to 4mg, then finally 2mg. Cutting down to 1mg I was defintely irritable but I could go to work and stuff. Took a week to fully adjust. There is something about going below 2mg/day because honostly I was able to get high of heroin the same day I took the bup, and the noxalone had successfully blocked the high at all doses of 2mg and above when I had a few relapses in the past while trying to come off. I took 1mg for a month and my Dr. said I could start stretching to every other day. I know from experience that even 1mg is too much to go cold turkey. So I continued to step down to .5mg/day for a few weeks. The first 2-5 days there was some physical withdraw but its very minor and I was completely adjusted after a week once again with the 6th and 7th days feeling much more like my self. Same as tapering from 2mg to 1mg.
Now the harder part is going every other day (taking .5mg every 48hrs.). The first cycle you wont wanna to go work maybe even the second cycle as well, so make sure you do it on a day off. Basically my rule is that if you can get through the first 3 cycles you should be fine, but realistically you should probly go every other day for a month. I did it for only 2 weeks before I went to skipping 2 days (.5mg every 72hrs). Once again you may feel some withdrawel the 2nd day of not taking it. After 2 weeks of this I decided to jump. Mostly because the bup was knocking me out where I was nodding off in class and while driving on just .5mg!!! It reminded me of my self nodding off on heroin which is obvious to everyone else and embarrasing since you look like an addict. The days I took my .5mg dose if I didnt keep moving I would sleep all day. This is day 11 of being clean and I'm am absolutely amazed at how easy this has been. The only real symptoms are general fatigue feeling (which you don't even notice if you are busy) and some insomnia, which is already decreasing but still there. I've been very hungry as well but I'm kinda always hungry because of running and weights and I'm most likely lucky to have a fast metabolism which might have decreased the half life of the bup. Now I just go to NA meetings but I'm thinking of asking my Dr. about outpatient drug counseling since I know there's alot more than being addicted, but rather why am I addicted, the underlying mental causes that make a person self medicate I guess.
Hi, my name is Jodi and I've been on suboxone for three years I was taking six to eight milligrams everyday for a year. My dad recently passed away and I didnt
damn kenny, u must feel like shit right now since its day 5 for you now. good luck man. really good luck. and Bigred.....ur rash is not from subs its from you. get it check out man. i am goin to jump off 4mg NOW! fuck this shit. ill see u on the other side guys. hell n back
oh yea,, (203) 524 6446 tex me or email me Slip9906@hotmail.com i rather u guys tex me its easier. and i will tell anyone who wants to know how i feel maybe we can get though it together. May 19 2012 Day 1
we will be free by June!
Almost to the end of day 3...today has been the worse so far but it is encouraging to know I'm not alone in this struggle...keep up the good work guys P34C3 \m/
I have been clean again for the 2nd time and I know how hard it can be and it is very hard and unless you have gone through it or you are going through it, then you dont understand. for all of you keep your head up and Iam praying for each one of you.If I can do it I know you'all can God Bless it well get better.
Hello to all...I'm am getting through day 5 it's been up and down. I've been able to sleep until last night night #4. By the grace of god I fell asleep but of course I woke up 1 1/2 hrs later completely exhausted mentally but so physically anxious with rls and whatknot I wanted to literally TEAR out of my skin like one of those chestburster things from the Alien movies lol. That was at 4 or 5 am and it is now almost 3 pm. I feel like sobriety turns me bi-polar or something...one minute positive about things and laughing but literally broke down crying the next lol. I was on sub for 6 years or so and got used to being so numb all the time that I never felt these true emotions idk if it's the detox, sobriety, or my mental health at this point. Anyways i'm hangin in there until this shit storm passes and I'll go from there as far as treating my underlying depression or other disorders that led me to opiates in the first place. I'm doing this detox with nothing btw...just coffee in moderation and cigs. Barely keeping food down I know I have to eat soon bc I'll feel slightly better, but the act of cooking and everything itself is such a damn CHORE lol. I hope everyone is doing well and I wish you all the best of luck remember we're in this together guys...P34C3 \m/
I'm starting my taper off today and I'm scared out of my mine. It's nice to know that there are others that I can relate to. All of the comments have been helpful to read.
Hey there Jack, I only wish you the best of luck man, I'm right there DEEP in the trenches with you. There are a lot of horror stories floating around about detoxing off this stuff, mine included lol, but you shouldn't be too terrified. What was your jump off amount? Depending on that as well as duration of use is what will generally determine the the intensity and duration of withdrawals. PAWS might be unpredictable on and off for months though, thats just a fact i have to accept and live through. Because I am absolutely DETERMINED to stay clean this time...I felt worse high all the time just coasting through life, being a total worm parasite and burden to everyone that truly lovED and carED for me. That's the thing though, and this may sound kinda like generic advice lol but you have to decide, once and for all, to get off and really want to stay clean...I know all too well how hard it is to stay positive and active, but for me it's really what it takes to maintain some semblance of sanity and inner equilibrium in my spirit lol. I'm now officially 6 days COMPLETELY sober, and YES I do feel horrible, but I'm proud to say I'm opiate free for the first time in close to 10 years! Its helping me to stay busy and keep my mind occupied or otherwise I know my worries and fears etc will completely psyche me out and make this SLOW process so much worse...crying and rotting in bed just wishing for the day to end. That's why even with 1 1/2 hrs sleep in the past 2 days I still force myself to walk a mile every day across town and back, even though its really hard to get motivated when I feel so bad, but the exercise helps release natural endorphins that makes me feel temporarily better organically and it helps me to sleep...the first 3 nights I slept at least 6 hrs a night because I was literally knocked out tired because I forced myself to walk. Sorry about ranting guys, it's been very therepeutic for me to talk about it with people who truly understand what Im going through. Hopefully we can support each other and help each other loosen the grip of this orange demon on our brains and lifes! Try to stay positive everyone "Laugh now, cry later" lol. And to all a goodnight...P34C3 \m/
Hi Guys, great to find this discussion, and to everybody above I wish you all the best with the strength you are showing in getting off this soul destroying drug. Ive been on Subs for 3 years now, and its day 5 off for me, so Im there with you, show strength, don't let this drug be your master forever.
I hope this isn't boring but I need to tell my story in the hope someone can relate, as its not a story I can tell any of my friends or family.
My start down this road started 5 years ago, at the ripe age of 37 and after a life of normal recreation drug use, eg pot, social drinking, nothing bad, I meet a girl, moved in, in a relationship and after a few months together, not knowing the signs of heroin use, eg pinned eyes, itching, and the rest, one day found out about her addiction after seeing her nodding on a really strong dose and worked it out. infact she had been in and out of treatments for 15 years, so a long term problem, she seemed to somehow manage it and hold down a full time job, I think at this time she had it under control as could only afford to use 1 day a week.
Initially I was shocked and angry, we even broke up but couldn't let go, and one day for a crazy reason I said let me try some just to understand what it is that is so amazing about it. Im not a stupid person and of cause know the dangers of addiction, but I was sure I would never be the sort of person to do needles and the rest of it all. Just 1 try
I Od'd instantly on my first shot, she administered the dose for me up and I woke up 10 mins later white as a ghost, in a daze, it was like a dream but was so intense it was to much. Ive never felt that feeling since, it wasn't that fun, a bit scary infact.
After that I didn't use again for weeks, but you guys prob know how it goes, nothing to do one day, I didn't get instantly addicted, maybe could do it again just to see.
I had moved out and had my own place, but we were still seeing each other regularly, so she would come over after work and we would score and 1 day a week became 2, then 3, then every day.
I was in a high paying management position and she was also working, so both functional 'addicts'. The problem with heroin is, especially if you are in a relationship, its the most amazing thing in the world.
We had a thing were after work we would sit at my place and she would shoot me up (as I still hated needles), I would watch a gold clock on the wall, within 5 - 20 secs that taste and that warm rush, everything is okay, nothing mattered, we feel deeply into this 'drug love' with each other.
after a few months I was sending every cent on dope, couldnt wait to leave work and started to get dope sick during the day at work, I knew that was the sign that this adventure needed to some to a end. So off to see the doctor, and a introduction to subutex
really it is a amazing drug, as it instantly stopped the cravings to use, but only on a physical level, mentally I still injoyed using and the feeling of love i shared with this girl.
SO then it was just a balance of dosing on subutex and using for 6 more months, but I knew this had to stop, I was always spending all my money on using and especially using subutex needed more and more to get that high again.
so 2 years ago I moved, left her and that life behind, or so I thought, I swapped to suboxone on the instance of my doctor, 8 mg, felt like a nice buffer and I could get my life together. I moved to a city on the other side of the country, I had friends here and so thought I could just get back to life pre using.
well to cut a long story sort, Ive been trying to get off subs for 2 years now, every time I would get down to a low dose or try to jump off, I would end up driving into the city and finding some street junkie ( no judgement, I could be there if didnt have a good family) to score off, a super risky thing to do as I would get ripped off, didnt know what I was using, sometimes it would work, but mostly it was shit.I would always share with who evey I scored off, just to help my shoot up ( still hate needles)
So back to the subs, 8 mg, its the dose were everything is okay, but the payoff is a total lack of drive to do anything, no sex drive, no real drive in life, basically a life with no real 'desire'. I would sleep a lot, lost interest in drinking completly or socializing or doing much at all.
Also anxiety, feeling trapped on a drug I couldn't get off, that is sucking my soul.
So now its the time, come down to my folks place ( who are overseas) and another city, were I dont know were to score, and determined to get off subs once and for all.
This is the thing folks, I dont know if its me or timing, but I took my last 4mg strip thursday last week, and now its tuesday, so basically 5 days, and really other then feeling tense, sneezing, having trouble sleeping, and the thing that I most didnt expect, no energy at all, I mean I can barely get off the couch or do anything, its not that bad.
Its always been the anxiety of the agony Ive read about with opioid withdrawal that has been the major factor to failing to get off this drug till now, but if this is the worst of it, then its a mental issue more then physical maybe? I think need some advice.
I willl say I am taking 3x 10 mg Valium and a drug that lowers blood pressure, I thing this helps and would recommend it. although I feel dizzy and weak all day.
right now Im feeling the best I have in the last 5 days, but maybe Im just fooling myself as does 4mg take 3 -4 days to leave the system which means day 5 is really day 1? so now the pain starts, or is 5 days since a dose of 4mg the worst of it?
one thing I would say is I definatly agree with what anynomous said 5 days ago, "HAPPINESS IS OFTEN THE RESULT OF BEING TOO BUSY TO BE MISERABLE"
So if can get through this am going to start going back to the gym, exercise, its the best way to kick start the endorphins and happy chemicals that have been hijacked fro so long.
Anyway that turned into a novel, but its good to know not going through this alone, its such a mental thing, and I do thing the anxiety of what happen getting of could be worst then the actual physical symptoms?
So to the other people on here, all the best, stick with it, share your story, ask for help, your not alone :)
jpnirish 4 months ago
I'm on day nine without suboxone. I think I can handle everything except the restless legs. I was taking half a2mg pill three times a day for a month. My doctor said I wouldn't even notice the jump.
Any idea how much loungers this will take. Am I on the down side yet.
help.