Tried to taper.. did not work.. I start Sub next week.

[jayson24]

I have been taking lortabs for about 5 years.. up to 15 or so a day.. depending on the day ..
I have tried to taper down.. but felt like **** every time I try that method.. I know I need to stop taking these damn pills and want so bad to just be clean and free of the addiction.. I had shoulder surgery and thats where it started.

Any way- I'm going to start Suboxone next wednesday.. I'm kind of scared of being in WD.. but the doc told me I would have to be in mild to moderate WD before he could start me on Sub..
Any advice or comments would be greatly appeciated. and thanks for all the support of all you out there that understand what I'm going thru.
Jayson-

[BQ77]

As long as you both understand that yes, Suboxone can definately help to the road to recovery, but you need a plan set right away on tapering the Suboxone and getting to nothing.  First thing you want to do is get down to the smallest amount of Suboxone possible.  Most doctors prescribe 16mg for some reason.  You really won't need that much, but if you take that much the first day, only do that for a couple days and try to get to 8mg right away.  I think a good low number to get to as soon as possible is 2mg.  For some reason it seems pretty good to be at 2mg for just about anyone who has taken Suboxone.  Then from there you just shave a little piece off little by little til you're down to nothing.  Then yes, you may experience withdrawls from this, but if you stick to a plan, it won't be near as bad as the withdrawl you would of experienced before.  Honestly, there isn't a reason that you can't be down to 2mg within 2 weeks and to plan a taper to nothing within the first month.  I think that would be a good goal.  Good luck to both of you and congrats for finally quitting the bad stuff.

Barry

[kboot]

hello, i too am a vic addict and i am starting suboxone monday for the first time, and your thoughts are the same as mine. we just have to stay strong because suboxone has to be better than the other road. good luck