subutex/perks/hydro....

[banana911]

just chatting, 2nd day on nothing at all.  was on subutex for 2 years or so after 1 - 2 years of pills.  i ran out of my prescrip., do not have health insurance at the moment & decided to just face it.  but i ended up getting pills over the weekend.  so really stopped the subutex last week but just now am on a 2nd day clean.  ouch.  i am achy all over, can not sit still, lying down is hurts, getting up is gruesome.  yuck.  

[Summer123]

Yes, that makes perfect sense.  Didn't think I was an addict after being on percocet and oxycontin for 12 years until I tried to stop.  Can't sleep either and have awful anxiety.  How much were you taking and when did you stop?  Have you considered tapering?

[Crash357]

I didnt think I was an addict until I tried to stop. ( percs )  I cant sleep and I have the shakes on the inside.....not the outside.  Does that make any sense?    I'm going nukin futs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[anotherfinemess]

- and keep posting, it really does help.
Lisa

[FLaddict]

I understand being scared.. its a scary thing suddenly living without the help of a chemical to make the days easier.. your story sounds alot like mine.. I also was a heroin addict. been clean from that for 8 years, started taking pain meds after surgery. Was having pain alot and just kept taking them 2 years went by and I decided I should stop.
Right after getting off of Sub I felt ok for a few days then I did have about 24-36 hours of sweats/chills restlessness and the aching legs this started about 3 days after my last Sub dose. Then i felt good. I had also started an amino acid and supplement program out of the book END YOUR ADDICTION NOW that i think helped me more than anything.  All of the mental emotional symptoms that come with detoxing were helped by these supplements and helped me stay focused on staying off the pain meds. There is info about this in my journal if you are interested. (click on my screen name that is blue beside this post)  I think these natural supplements also helped with any PAWS that alot of people struggle with after detoxing.
I know you don't feel good right now... tomorrow is day 3 and you probably won't feel any better tomorrow either. But on Saturday and Sunday things will start slowly looking up. YOu are doing great and this awful feeling you have now is only temporary i assure you it gets alot better. These past 5 months of being clean have been worth it.. I have chronic pain and I still think it was worth it. You deserve to give yourself a shot at being clean... keep fighting this fight and it will get much easier.
XOXO
Stephanie

[banana911]

i was on 2 mg twice a day of the subutex- but i was tapering at the end knowing i was on my last bottle.  before i went on the sub i was taking usually 4 - 6 5mg hyrdos -- or 10 mg hydros for at least a year.  more like 2 but the 1st year was on & off.  i have a long history of addiction.  i was doing heroin for more than a year - - but that was more than 8 years ago.  my drug of choice is everything :(  honestly.  but since i am dealing with this pain med thing i can't drink or do anything because i know i will be in pain & jonesing so bad.  so i am kinda just suffering in my apartment.  

thanks for responding.  

what where your days like right after stopping your sub in june?  how many days?  what stages?  i am so curious.  it has been years since i haven't had some sort of pill for more than a day or so and i just don't feel good - and am scared.

[FLaddict]

So just to be clear, You were on Subutex for 2 years, stopped that cold turkey last week then you took pain pills since then and stopped those 2 days ago.
What dose of Sub were you at before stopping last week? What pills were you taking this week and at what doses per day??
How long were you using prior to going on Sub and what was your drug of choice then?

This is a great forum and the members are very helpful and supportive. I have been here for awhile now and just celebrated 5 months today. I used Sub for 10 days in June to get off a over 2 yr. pill habit of self medicating my chronic pain.

Welcome to the forum