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Anyone on subutex or suboxone right now. please tell me how you like it?
by ggin35, Jul 08, 2007 12:00AM
Please share whatever side effects you have had on Sub. (either one) with me. And if your off of it, how did you taper? Thank you! Ggin35
I have to tell you that I absolutely LOVE it. I might love it too much. I have been on since Thursday morning. I took 16 mg Thurs, 12 Friday, 8 yesterday, so far none today.... I want to be off within 2 weeks so I might take 8 for the next 2 days, then 6 for 3 then 4 for 3 then 2 for 3 then off.
I know if I took less I would still be able to function quite normally. I get a euphoric feeling when it first disolves. The first time I took it, it was glorious, it removed ALL my pain immediately.
My only side effect is that it makes me almost stoned and very sluggish. I'm on Subutex though not Suboxone.
How many mg are you on and are you taperin gyet?
I hadn't taken a perc for 13 hours before I started it. Itook the first one, instantly felt better, waited 20 minutes and took another half, a 4 mg half. I went home, waited about 4 hours, took another half and then another half right before bed even though I really didn't need it, I just wanted to make sure I slept ok.
I am very tired all the time but other than that no anxiousness at all.......
How long have you been on it?
I'm so sorry you are having trouble... did you try subutex rather than the suboxone?
I sleep like a baby. I am being very careful not to take it just because I am allowed to because I have read about some horror stories. I think as long as I keep under the 2 week mark, the w/d shold be minimal.
How long have you been on it?
I think she is on Subutex not Suboxone.....
My story..... it's pretty boring as I've conditioned myself these days to realize that I am not unique, special MAYBE but definitely not unique.
Anyway, I'm a 33 year old mother of a beautiful 10 month old little girl, married to my high school sweetheart, former professional entertainment paralegal, now a professional homemaker.
I'm 5 years clean from alcohol and coke and pot. As a daughter of an alcoholic I knew starting to drink in my teens would potentially be aproblem, but of course,it wasn't going to happen to me. So after years and YEARS of drinking to excess (not necessarily every day but when I drank I DRANK), I discovered cocaine and that it was a wonderful little tool to help me stay awake so I could, guess what?? DRINK more ....
No arrests, no jail, no DUI, no accidents YET....I just woke up one morening from a normal night out, no better or no worse than any other night, and looked in the mirror and said either I get help today or I kill myself. I went to my first AA meeting that night and haven't touched a drink or any other illegal substance since.
AA saved me in every sense of the word. It savedmy life, my finances, my relationships, made them 10 times better, allowed me to like myself again, and allowed me to get to know a GOD that I didn't have to fear, one that I could turn to when I needed His help.
Fast forward to about a yea ago, give or take. I was pregnant with a horrible pregnancy, 3 herniated discs, massive migraines and 2 car accidents under my belt; one at 6 months pregnancy and the other at 9 months.
I was prescribed vics 5/500 during my entire pregnancy because the pain was unbearable. I was fine taking them. I had no dependence, I was honest with everyone includingmy sponsor and I even managed to stop 6 weeks before I gave borth as to avoid her addiction. She was born healthy and perfect. I had a radical episiotomy, which without going into too much detail is basically RIPPING one from end to end and was prescribed percs 5/325. I refilled that 4 times because of the pain. Then my back wnt out again and I was unable to walk, couldn't even hold my daughter so I started seeing a ortho who was all too happy to dish out 90 10mg percs every 2 weeks... then the dr shopping, the buying off the street blah blah blah. I was clean for about 2 months then started upa gain.
My relapse was very slow but gradual. I stopped going to meetings, stoppeed being honest with people, isolated myself and it was all to justify my "need" for these pills and all the while making up more reasons I was in pain for some reason or another.
Again after spending a ridiculous amount of money and time on these little things, I woke up and decided that was it. I canot take time off from being a mom to go c/t as I don't have much help so I started Subutex.....
It's a miracle as far as I'm concerned but I do have to watch how much I still enjoy the pill taking ritual and I have to watch how I want tot ake more than I have to out of habit. I need to get off these things quick so I don't get addicted to something else. I am in the right mindset as I want my life back despertely.
I pray that it will work for me.....
and for all of us!!
Tapering is easy with Sub... every couple days drop a mg or two... I tapered down to 0.5mgs for the two days before I stopped.. I was literally taking a crumb.. it still worked.. and kept me from having wd from the sub itself...
I will say that it helped me.. and using it correctly is important... I will say however that I did not like being on it... felt racy thoughts sometimes had head aches. and would sometimes get really tired and even nod out in bed.. I think it affects everyone different... I took Subutex for most of the time and then Suboxone for the last couple days of my taper...(just what the doc gave me) I only took less than 5 pills total in the 10 days...
best to all
did anyone notice that some of the names are highlighted on the right side... people that commented???
I was on suboxone for almost a year started out at 16mg. It was amazing at first. I thought I had found a wonder drug to take all the wds away. My drug of choice was always heroin and I would shoot it up. So suboxone at first was a blessing, but after about 8 months it turned its back on me. I started getting massive headaches. I decided to taper myself down because the headaches were so bad. So I got down to 2mg after a bit of time. When I got down to 2mg thats when the fun began. My wds from 2 mg down were about as bad as my heroin wds. Not as intense but lasted much much longer.
Be very careful with buprenorphine. It is very strong. Here is a conversion chart. As you can see 1mg of buprenorphine is 25mg of morphine.
http://www.medcalc.com/narcotics.html
thanx again
Jim
XOXO
PS... hope you aren't mad..
I'm so glad you are doin' ok. I looked up sub in my area and only one doc does it. We can afford it anyways but damn, i really wish i could do it. I feel like total **** right now ughhhh!!! Beachtowel, I need a poshpuff now lol... I can't give you any advice on this one ggin but i wanted you to know that i'm here for ya and you are in my thoughts and prayers.
Hugz,
Lil.
I've been reading up on it and I must say it does look like a solution for me anyway.
REALLY