Im Finally Off ALL Opiates - Bye Suboxone!

[Fentynl_Fanatic]

Hey all, been a while since my last post, but just wanted to let the community know I jumped off at 2mg of Suboxone on 10/6/2009, and went through absolute HELL for 8 days. Finally I couldn't take it anymore after 8 days (anxiety, restlessness, insomia, joint pain) and I checked myself into the psychiatric hospital. I was SOOO adamant that I receive NO opiates, but my Sub doc put me on Methadone. I know, I know, you are all cringing, but the way he did it worked amazingly!  10mg day 1, 7.5mg day 2, 5mg day 3, 2.5mg day 4, and 1.25mg (a crumb) on day 5.  Yesterday (day 6) was my first day free of ALL opiates, and to my surprise, his plan WORKED! I feel great, a litlle RLS and anxiety, but nothing the Ativan he prescibed cannot handle for a few weeks.  Keep in mind, I was on Suboxone for 2 years, and the W/D is BAD, but mostly because I got cocky and jumped from 2mg - NOT a good idea. Taper as SLOWLY as you can, mabye even to 0.25mg every 2-3 days.  I am so frightened that no one here has to deal with what I did.  Suicide was a constant thought. I literally went clinically psychotic from insomnia, and was speaking gibberish and experiencing hallucinations.  I slept 8 hours in 240 HOURS!!! Laying in the dark, with nothing but your raging negative and destructive thinking is an absolute nightnare, but reading positive books and meditating helped the most, if you read my other posts, I am a huge advocate of that type of stuff.  Dont be a tough guy, get all the help you can. I dont care how tough you are, if you need to go to the hospital, do it, there is no shame in asking for help, I have finally realized that! Best of luck to you all, if you have any questions on how I dealt with the W/D symptoms, just send me a message. Best of luck, and God Bless You All!!!!

~An opiate free human being :)

[Dknd4v]

thats so awesome. so today is day 1 of u not taking anything? thats great but when will the real withdrawl kick in? i know methadone has a long half life so its not out of ur system yet so wat will u do to keep urself feeling ok during that time? how much suboxone were you on and for how long? how long and how did u taper?

[salsinator]

Hi Fentynl_Fanatic,

Thank you so much for sharing your story.  I had a similar experience with suboxone.  I jumpted off 2mg too thinking it would be fine because my doc told me that that the withdrawal would be very mild - boy was he wrong.  At day 3, I thought I was going nuts and the withdrawal was 10X worse than my DOC - I went CT several times with hydro.  I ended up going back on Suboxone for nearly 3 years after that and finally did an 8 day detox to get off the Suboxone in June.  I am on day 139 today and feel fantastic, but it was a long road getting here.  Congratulations on stopping suboxone and for getting help during your withdrawal.  I hope that if you get any more withdrawal from the Methadone that it is mild.  

I know that there are many people out there that read these posts on Suboxone, I have talked to several via private message.  Suboxone has it's place and it really helped me when I needed it.  Just be very careful when you decide it's your time to stop.  DO NOT jump off at 2 mg, taper very very slowly or seek a professional detox.

[Lisa034]

Wow good job.  Thanks for your post.  It will help so many.  With the small amount of methadone at the most 10mgs and down every day for 5 days.  I doubt you have any wd from the methadone at all.  You are a hero to all of us good job!!!!!!

Lisa
Jacksonville,FL

[refusingbondage]

CONGRATS!  What a scary but fantastic post.  Kudos to you for taking charge and seeking the help you needed...  Sub is a difficult detox and I am always happy to hear from others who have been able to come off it.  Way to go.  Keep up the fight and you are true inspiration.  Many blessings!

[sid3]

Stopping sub nearly sent me to the pysch ward as well. It's absolutely horriffic meds to just stop. I also needed another opiate to stop the sub spanking, unfortuantely it wasn't Dr assisted like yourself. Sounds like your Dr really knows what he's doing with the taper he had you doing with the done. If you find the wds are bad in the next fews days, he sounds like a great resource to help you through.

[donnie42]

ohh man dont no what to do lortab beat here fear detox pains but dont want to trade 1 adiction (addiction) for another