Hopefully starting Suboxone tomorrow

[sarab7674]

I've written before under "Please Please help me".  I think I'm going to start a suboxone program tomorrow, I hope.  The dr. that returned my calls after hours yesterday said I needed to be off of it 24 hours so I took my last dose over two hours ago (I was tapering....going from 10-15 10mg Lortab down to 3 each day as of Wednesday.


Any advice or suggestions?  Thank you all for being here for me.  This has been a nightmare even tapering so I'm terrified for the next 24 hours, or if the doctor says they can't get me in until late afternoon tomorrow (I'm supposed to call the office when they open at 9 and tell them that he said to get me in urgently).

[kyjobr]

I know how scary it is when you first start.  It's scary to think of being without the drugs and it's scary because I knew this was my last real chance. I was scared $%$ less that I would screw it up and would be right back where I started.  THAT IS NOT TRUE. Just don't give up.  You may feel funky the first week or two while you're figuring out the best dosage and your body is adjusting but please don't give up.  It will be the most amazing experience of your life.  I truly only think of drugs or even my sub when I'm here.  The rest of the day I don't even think about it.  It's very odd but wonderful.  Just make sure you are comfortable with your doctor and are on a dose that makes you feel normal (again, give it a week or two) and you don't have cravings.  That's the key thing.  Then also be sure you know in your heart how long you need to be on it for.  Don't let people scare you by telling you it's addicting and you're trading one drug for another.  That's BS.  It is addicting but so are antidepressants and caffeine.  Do what you need to do to keep off the drugs that change your personality, steal your sanity and your spirit.  

[NautyOne]

if you tapered down to three.......save your money and go c/t........I know.......easy for me to say.  but  that chit is so expensive............

nauty..............

[nelly1313]

You soon will feel the withdrawals slowly fading and life again will make sense. Good job for getting help with your addiction.  Just remember how horrible you feel at this moment so you never want to use again. Once you get used to the suboxone,start on your recovery.  There is a lot more to it than just taking the sub. I thought in the begining that was all that was needed. It's not. You need to have a program of some kind along with it. That is the best chance you will have for long term success. GOOD LUCK!!!

[sarab7674]

I'm counting the 30 some minutes before the clinic opens.  One thing,  I'm not feeling as bad physically....more anxious and I gues I am nauseous.  Will I just be starting over?  I'm so confused.  I don't know what to do.  I took my last Lortab yesterday around 12:00.  I'm missing them bad and feel like I lost a friend, can't imagine my life without them.  Why the heck did I let it come to this?

[TJack]

You'll make it.   Take a hot bath and some sleeping pills and get some sleep.
Tomorrow will be a better day for you.  Be sure and let us know.TJack

[sarab7674]

Thanks everyone, I sure hope that by this time tomorrow I'll feel better.   I'm crying and feeling like I'm going to go crazy.  I have to babies here and if one isn't crying the other one is and it is about to send me over the edge.  Normallly it wouldn't but with all that I'm dealing with I can't stand it.  My husband and mom are trying to take care of it but I'm not the type of person that can just block it out.

Thanks again everyone.

[TJack]

What good news!!!  You can do it.  I took my last vic at 10 pm on a sat. night and didn't get into the sub dr. until 1 p.m. on Monday.  Actually didn't get the pill till 2 p.m.  So, that was rough.  If you have any clonidine, that will help you through.  Also ativan.  They will do blood work on you first, i think.  They did me anyway.   I am so glad the doc called you back an on a weekend.  That is pretty amazing!  Best wishes Hun and keep posting.  You will feel good by this time tomorrow. TJack

[IBKleen]

I am happy for you that you are going off the pills.

If you haven't done so already, please do as much research as you possibly can on the Suboxone. You need to understand how the program works and what it is all about.

I used Sub to help me detox off of the pain meds. I did it for 16 days and began tapering at day 3. Although it did help me, I didn't much care for it. Actually, it didn't much care for me. It made me sick to my stomach, along with headaches and dizziness. That does not happen to everyone, I just didn't tolerate it well.

No need to be "terrified". I don't know of anyone who has died from w/d's. It may be uncomfortable but it is not life-threatening.

Again, please do as much reading as you can by tomorrow. Good luck and let us know how you make out.

Take care of yourself until then.