For all who decide to take the suboxone route, read this first

Suboxone Withdrawal Symptoms
Suboxone / Subutex / Buprenorphine withdrawal can be a painful process, particularly after heavy use. Symptoms are typically experienced within 36 hours of stopping the use and can last up to several weeks after, depending on the intensity of Suboxone use. Symptoms of Suboxone withdrawal can include severe anxiety, sweating, malaise, anxiety, depression, cramp-like pains in the muscles, leg kicking (kicking the habit), severe and long lasting sleep difficulties (insomnia), diarrhea, goose bump skin (cold turkey), cramps, abdominal pain, dehydration, convulsions, thoughts of suicide and fever. Some patients complain that these symptoms last up to 2-5 weeks. All of these symptoms can be quite pronounced, causing the patient to experience such intense and uncomfortable symptoms that a “cold turkey” withdrawal can be very uncomfortable, causing the patient to revert back to their original drug use. Many patients have said the withdrawal is worse than it would be for their original opiate.

[GA Guy]

That's all true...if you jump at high milligrams. I've known numerous people, including myself, that have jumped at dosages below .5mg and have had little to no withdrawals. Tapering to lower doses significantly reduces all withdrawal symptoms.