I have been taking 18mg Subutex for 5 months. My doctor originally prescribed it as pain management and it worked great. Whoever its time come off. If anyone has a suggestion how to detox please let me know.
nice to c u 2 salsinator..has been a while (:
Worried - you are right. Nice to see you, it's been a while.
most go to crumbs..even slivers...sub packs power and most feel no pain til the final mg or 2...but if u go slowly like u r then u may do this relatively painlessly...i was never good at tapering so i know sub was not a choice for me as far as stopping narcs...u have strength so u can do this....dont think the worst..think the best..and u will have the best
when u start..if u start having a hard time..read the thomas recipe in the health pages..it can help u as sub is a narcotic so same rules apply
good luck to u and keep us posted (:
I live in the states and we use Suboxone more over here, but it has the same opiate - buprenorphine. I took sub for nearly 4 years, so getting off was very difficult for me - I went through a detox plan in the end because I could not taper on my own. It sounds like you are on a very good plan and tapering down to a very low dose before stopping. At 0.4mg, you should do pretty well. I tried stopping at 2mg once and it was terrible. You will probably have some mild withdrawal for a few days and I would expect that it will take about a week or maybe a bit longer before you jump back. There are some other medications that you doctor may be able to give you for a few days for sleep and the mild symptoms - otherwise you should be fine. I was never on Methadone, but with the plan you described, I would not think that it would near as bad coming off the sub as the methadone. Best of luck - keep posting here, there are lots who will support you all the way.