2nd day suboxone

[toomanytimes]

Day 2 and going strong!  Seems like there are a couple of people here lately that are interested in sub-so i can be the guinea pig!  I do not want to be on suboxone for a long term solution, my plan is about 3 weeks-already it is different than i thought- i thought i would need about 16 mgs to begin with and i can see i won't need near that--yesterday i took a total of 10 mgs-8 in the am and then 2 mgs thr in afternoon.  This morning i took 4 mgs at about 10:00-  and i'm feeling fine- except again i feel heay eyelids.  i plan to take 4 more mgs in the after noon-maybe i should just take 2 mgs this afternoon-does anyone have any suggestions? From what i understand i don't want to take any more than i need to to stop feeling withdrawl-and boy is it working!

However- last nite i did not sleep well at all. went to bed about 1:30 am, and that is not my normal at all...usually the sooner the better for me. Then i slept about 3 hours, got up for an hour and went back to bed for another 3. But i do feel good except for  my heavy eyes, getting a lot more done than if i would have been on the PK's! But besides my back pain-that was my excuse for using them-to get things done.

I better get up now and move around....lol..before I fall asleep.  I feel fine when I'm up and moving around..

[toomanytimes]

that is exactly my situation here...lol

[wait2long]

well i live in an EXTREMELY small town...there isnt any NA around here, they did have AA meetings, but i just didnt want everyone in town knowing about my problems, small town, so everyone knows everyone and gossip is a form of entertainment here...lol!
so i chose private one on one therapy with a drug and alcohol therapist in the next town over...it was more comfortable for me..

[toomanytimes]

Yes - you are right wait2long - and yes i am- my dr that prescribed the sub for me is a shrink~and i been thinking about NA again - just don't know if thats what i'm going to do~ probably not...

[wait2long]

have you looked into any aftercare?  meetings, therapy or counseling...its the single most important thing you can do to help yourself...

[toomanytimes]

Thank you all for your support and tips-hopefully i did good today with the 4 mgs in the am then 2 in the early afternoon~i'll do the same thing tomorrow and then decide if i should drop down the next day or wait a day. the droopy eye was almost not noticeable today.  i had a full, exciting and fun day and evening and i think i'm going to fall right to sleep tonite.i sure do feel like it.  Now that i'm thinking about it, that droopy eye came an hour or two after i took the first dose this morning-i think i'll take 2 mgs in the am pretty much first thing then again in a few hours. Praying that this is going to be short and sweet...still have yet to get my butt out the door to do some walking tho, as much as i know that it helps-i sure do have a hard time finding the time to do it....

[s10sittnondubs]

I also have only referred to it as nodding out lol, tis what happens....don't miss it for ****.

[ILoveLukey]

Hang in there. I have been on Subs since Feb 25. I think what you are referring to as droopy eyes is what I had......I call it "nodding off. LOL. It did subside for me after awhile. I think the dose was too high. I am on 12 mg/day. 1/2 morn, 1/2 afternoon, 1/2 evening but I have taken myself down to 8 mg/day and I don't nod off. I sometimes feel queazy after my first half in the morn.....have actually thrown up.......so now I am going down to 1/4 in am.  I have learned that if take my last dose after 4 pm I have trouble sleeping. Also, I have problems with constipation. I need to get something for that tomorrow.  Good luck to you and keep us up to date on your experience.

[faith_hope_love]

Lots of good tips here, thanks!  Will try out those advantage shakes worried and also will check out the free sample from FRS kel.  That is my other addiction, finding free samples..lol.

Toomanytimes, I am getting the muscle milk light at Ebay but only because I have an ebay certificate to use.

Tonight I put a scoop of strawberry powder slimfast, a frozen banana, 4 frozen strawberries, a little milk, two teaspoons of Benefiber and a few ice cubes in a blender and it is like a milkshake...very good.

Best of luck toomanytimes on your detox..Lyn

[flmagi]

Sounds like you're doing pretty good on the Sub. If you're experianceing the sleepies, you are probably takeing to much. Try reduceing your dose by about 2-4 mgs. Also, I would suggest not taking your Sub past 4 PM, as it will cause sleeplessness.  If you still have a problem sleeping, you could take all your sub in the AM.
Good luck and keep posting.

[s10sittnondubs]

I'd try only taking a quarter of a 8mg=2mg this afternoon or evening that sounds good, and 3 weeks would be excellent you are getting there!

[worried878]

I drink the advanatge shakes...about a dollar and a half at walmart....15 grams of protein, low carb and they taste great,,,my breakfast each day...protein is important for healing and energy...i drink a glass of water behind it as alot of protein can be hard on the kidneys...nutrition can be so important and many overlook simple things like diet and exercise...can make u feel so much better...i have also tried to cut out simple carbs and processed foods as much as i can...still have that sweet tooth tho at times (:

[toomanytimes]

Exercise. its the #1.

[kel949]

since you are talking about energy and protein shakes...I just discovered this FRS healthy energy drinks and chews.  They are sold online and Lance Armstrong is promoting them...you can even get a free sample sent to you.  They have helped me a lot so has taking L-Tyrosine.  I took the pills for the energy high so not having that has been my biggest problem... Any other advice for energy?

[toomanytimes]

i am using GNC's Amplify-but i wil only use this one container as it is so expensive. It has 20 gms of protein and only 1 of sugar and 2 gms fat and i make 8 ozs with soy milk so it has 240 calories not counting the soy milk. where do you get the one you are speaking of? Yes the amino acids in the protein is what is so good-maybe you should read about the amino acid protocol in the health pages too-or in the book it comes from- i think its called "End Your Adddiction Now"  you can probably benefit from 2 shakes a day and  a very lo carb diet if you are struggling with energy-cutting down carbs will make you feel tired at first because of the withdrawl (ugh-there is that word again!) but will soon give you more energy

[faith_hope_love]

Which protein shakes (brand) are you using?  I finally found one I like called Muscle Milk Light.  My son has protein shakes here that have 18 grams of protein but also a whopping 350 calories plus a lot of fat so I was shopping around for one that was high protein but lower calorie and fat.

The chocolate milk flavor of Muscle Milk Light has only 195 calories, 6 grams of fat, 2 sugars and 25 grams of protein.  It is also high in minerals and vitamins which I know that people on here stress is what we need after detox.

Have you ever used protein shakes before?  I haven't but am hoping they will help with building my energy back up.  Do you know if 25 grams of protein is good?  It seems like  Muscle Milk light is higher in protein than the other's I looked at.

I am so glad you mentioned this, I am gonna go order some online right now.  Lyn

[worried878]

I am glad u r adjusting to the suboxone and staying clean...i do like to read posts on progress with the sub as it interests me altho i am not on it...sounds like u r doing well

[toomanytimes]

I also started a good brand of protein shakes