TAPERING SUBOXONE

[dar1701]

I have been on Suboxone for about 1 month now, this past week tried dropping from 8mg to 4mg and felt like crap achy in the legs and lower back. but maybe I have not been doing my dose properly a couple of times I had a cigarette b4 doing my dose and i heard that it makes your veins under your tongue less able to absorb the sub

Had my weekly visit (im in canada) with my doctor and she felt i am going to fast dropping and should only go down 2mg at a time. at this rate it will take me 1 month to taper off. She prescribed me 3-8mg pills for next week and gave me a box of 2mg( so that would put me at 6mg for the week  I JUST WANT OFF THE MERRY GO ROUND I work as a banquet server and I am on my feet all day and is pretty strenuous at times. as well we are starting our busy season so can't take any time off work so was thinking of trying 6mg for 3 days then down to 4mg for 4 days is that doable without much WD or should i just wait it out and do the 2mg drop a week till I am down to 2mg (THAT WILL TAKE ME 3 WEEKS) I was on dilaudids 4mg for 6 months for tendinitis and tapering was a breeze didnt feel a thing......I wish I could go back on dilaudid at the 2mg of suboxone and taper off that way THAT I can handle with ease

and advice would be great!!!

[BlueOpiate]

Hello,

I don't know if you realized but this was a little bit of an old post.  People are here to help so you might want to post a new post.  I am 2 days off suboxone right now after only spending 14 days on it.  I woke up today with some anxiety and a little shaking.  I think I'm actually getting some emotion back as I feel somewhat sad for the first time since starting it.

[determined101993]

my mother died of a overdose of painkillers in November and had been addicted for several years at least 10 since i was 16 and im 27 now! and just before that i discovered i had a problem as well, i have been trying to get off of them for about 6 mths now by taking suboxone but relapsed alot of times..i am now on mth 2 of only takin the suboxone . i started off with one whole strip and got myself down to a little sliver of the strips, they come in pill form to and it is the equivalent of a quarter of one a day,i have been taking one day off a week but cant do much on those days! i am really determined to do this because i have a daughter who is depending on me and i wont let myself lose her or die from this disease! my whole family is consumed with this problem and i am just trying to do everythign to get myself off of the suboxone as soon as possible because i have to get back to normal life!

almost everyone i know and friends with have the same problem and me and 2 other of my closest girlfriends are doing this together. i have moved away from everyone who was contributing to my habit but went to a nice big house but w more bills and more stress but i had to make a new start!

the main thing that drives me crazy is thinking about how i cant get back to the girl i use to be. i use to have natural energy, take my daughter to the park,hang out with friends w/o drugs, and all around in a better mood all the time

i am determined to see this through no matter what i have to do, but rehabs and detox i just cant afford and on top of this all i have to get a job to take care of everything else and to support the habit of getting off of it all!
the doc said it takes 2 years but i am determined to see this through b4 that...i have to i have no other choice!!    

i am taking such a small dose that i don't understand really how much its helping besides it being all in my head! but i know its not, the anxiety is what gets to me and i dont want to replace one drug with another so i refuse to take a antidepressant or anxiety  or anything else because the w?d from that are about the same!

im worried but still determined! i find its easier to know that there are alot of ppl who are going through the same thing and love when i meet someone who has gotten over it and has there life back! it seems reallly far away but its so close i can taste it!!! i just have to get over this hump....anyone have any suggestions?

[LeaAnn807]

It is definitely doable!  You do need to talk to the doctor about letting you taper down to just crumbs of the sub.  I think that the people who do that have less WDs than those who stop at 2 mg.  Did your doc mention that?  Your taper that you would like to do is a quick one.  You may feel some serious WDs like that.  Is there a reason you are in a hurry to be off of it?  Besides the obvious one of just wanting to stop???!!!  I think that dropping every 3 days is fast, but I'm not a taper expert.  

You should get some Hyland's Leg Cramps for your aching legs and some epsom salts to put in a hot bath at night.  Both will help your leg aches so much.  And it's something you can do even after you detox for aching legs after work or whatever!

[dar1701]

Thanks for the advice.....I SHOULD KNOW BETTER I WAS 8 YEARS CLEAN OFF EVERYTHING...now I have to go through this....NEVER AGAIN....now I remember why I quit dope...LOL

not at a small amount yet I am at 6mg for the next 7 days as prescribed by doctor BUT I want to try to do 6mg for 3 days THEN 4mg for 3 days I am sure I can do it. I was just thinking I may have been achy today as I was working and on my feet for 8hrs today and did a lot of walking(SERVER) I think that is doable

[LeaAnn807]

Hi!  I think that this is the definition of the problem that suboxone causes.  It's harder to get off of than most people's drug of choice!  You should follow your doc's suggestions, but you might talk to her about giving you some meds to help you during the taper since you are down to a small amount.  Clonidine is good for that.  It's a BP pill and is not habit forming.  Going back on Dilaudid would be a BAD idea at this point.  
  
Your doctor should be willing to help you with this if you explain what you want!  You just have to bite the bullet and suffer some when you get to the end.  That may be the only way!!!  If you taper down to a TINY dose, your WD should be minimal.

Good luck!  I'm glad you are doing this! : )