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Day 1 of Suboxone withdrawal...

I've been on suboxone for 5 days now, tapering more and more each day. i started at about 1.5 mg's on wednesday night, 1 on thursday night, nothing on friday, then about .3 mg's last night. i probably only have about .3 mg's left, but i dont even want to take it unless i need to.
Has anyone ever bene in this situation before? i really wanna know what to expect...like, how long til ill feel withdrawals (if I will) and if i do, how long til they peak, then eventually subside...im driving myself crazy here just THINKING about withdrawals...
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im hoping that since my dose was so low, my wd's will barely be noticable. i was reading the thomas recipe i think its called, about L-Tyrosine, so i went out yesterday and got a bottle at GNC. it was $9.00 for a bottle of 60 500mg pills. i took 1 this morning, with a centrum silver multivitamin. its been 43 hours since my .3mg dose of bupe, and to be honest, i feel fine. id say i feel very very slightly less than normal...the only time i really notice that im even SOMEWHAT feeling physical wd's is at night...from about 9:00 PM-on. i've been getting about 4-6 hrs of sleep each night since i started my suboxone taper.
for all of those considering quitting opiates, suboxone is a godsend. just be smart with it. no matter what you hear, you DONT need to start on a high dose. i've always started myself on 2mg's or less per day, and thats when i come off a .5 gram black tar heroin smoking habit.
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I am about to do the same kind of taper you just did.. if you are gonna have any  symptoms I am told they won't start for 72 hours due to the long half life.. hopefully your taper is effective and you won't feel any real symptoms. At least thats what I am hoping happens for me..
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