Desparate advice Subutex c/turkey+Evil prescribing doctor

[chris27]

hello everybody please can I have your answers because you people understand better than arrogant doctors or drug workers. I had an addiction to Dihydrocodiene 30mg I was taking up to 4-6 every 3-4 hours for back pain. it also created pain i found out.Also I have an addiction to Diazepam. I live in  england near birmingham. I whilst using the dc's and benzos blagged all the doctors and surgerys in my area.I was left with one which I use now.Aprox almost 2 years ago I told my doctor the truth he was very nice and friendly to me at first. He sorted me out with a pick up from a chemist for diazepam and subutex.I now take 2x weekly home but find if the subutex is in my apartment i will end up taking them so I Flush them down the toilet, I am staying on the diazepam till after christmas the slowly reduce but Subutex is very addictive and my doctor is now very arrogant cold talks to me like scum and says he intends to keep me on both same doses for along time even though I have asked 10+ more times to reduce ...he talks to me like Im something you wouldnt walk on .I am choosing to go cold turkey of the subutex I am on my third night feel a bit ache and a bit depressed how long do the withdrawl symptoms take to get to the worst peak what shall i expect any advice Im on 10mg of subutex +20mg of diazepam p/d.Its my choice I gave up smoking 6 weeks back any advice is really apreciated I dont no whats going to happen in next weeks please someone tell me .ps this is my first ever question ive left 1st week on interent amazed at how friendly and caring-understanding you people world wide are. My heart goes out tonight to anyone with any addiction God bless you all.Chris.............

[fire4blade]

hi has anyone come off diaz im on 30mg daily been on these for 10yrs,started wen i lost my son then i got worse in 2004 when i saw my husband die tragic,ive been my docs and he,s cutting me down,i started having panic feelings and breathing probs so i quit smoking,the real cause is the diaz im so scared of losing it so any advice be gratful,

[FLaddict]

I don't blame you... for some of us our desire to get clean outweighs the desire to be comfortable. I used Sub also, but only took it for 10 days and at half of what my doc wanted me to take.

Are you coming off of 10mgs cold turkey/?

[Jay Dean]

I called a number Sub Drs. and each one said it was allright to be on Benzodiazepines.  Two even said they would also prescribe benzos to help with WDs.  But I have been on Benzos for ten years for GAD and Panic attacks,  I take 7.5 milligrams of Diazepam each night,  I dont get high from them and never have to increase my dose. Nothing like waking up in the middle of the night and having your heart racing with a panic attack. The Diazepam(Valium) has helped me immensely. I was originally on 1.5 milligrams of Alprazolam for 8 years and then just switched one day to Diazepam at a lower dose because of its longer half life and active metabolites. I plan on maybe going down to 5 milligrams of Diazepam and just hold at that dose, No plan to come off of it, as it is a preventive med for me. Opiates, Im just learning about all the info on them,  Benzos, I know an incredible amount about. I have tried every other SSRI with no results.                             Jay Dean

[justlikeyou]

chris,

take a little less every month and you will eventually be clean.

[No name22]

I was addicted to opiates and then started to self medicate with subutex and I'm also prescribed clonzapam....I was on the sub. off and on for 3 months, but the most I took in one day was around 5mgs...I had eventually tappered down to .5 mg's all on my own.. My w/d's lasted about 2 weeks getting better each day, but some days would feel like day one again....I don't recomend you stop taking benzo's, because you can have a sezier and die especially if you're on a high dose.  Can you get clonidine to help with the w/ds?

[Stacy79]

Okay.  This post gives a little more information.  Why are you flushing the Subutex down the toilet?  This is the one drug that he has prescribed to help you with your addiction.  It is the least addictive med that is used to detox someone from opiates, I've heard much better than Methadone.  And you should not be taking Diazepam and Subutex together.  I think your doctor is refusing to lower your Subutex dose because the dose has to be lowered very very slowly, and most people need to be on it for a long time.  Tell us how long you were on Dihydrocodiene, then how long was it in between your last Dihydrocodiene and your first Subutex dose, and how long you have been on Subutex.