**Calling All Suboxone Users!!!!***

[NautyOne]

Hello Everyone.  I am posting this for a friend here that is really struggling.  She is thinking of trying Sub. as a last resort.  She is asking my advice, but I have never used it.  I guess what I am asking is if you can share your experience with suboxone.  Whether you are on sub or not.....would you recommend it to others.

Thank you very much!

Luv,
Nauty............

[nursegirl6572]

Just FYI...this thread is over 3 years old.

As for sub not being good for long term use, it totally depends, each situation is unique and different, and everyone must make those decisions for themselves.  There are chronic relapsers who have chosen to be on a low maintenence dose of Sub long term, rather than risk relapsing again, and everything that comes with it.  Everyone has to choose for themselves.

Also, for a Sub program to work PROPERLY, people need time to stabilize on each dose.  Typical sub program length is about 6-12 months.  That's to allow for the stabilization of the patient, allows for a person to rack up some "clean time" and build their confidence levels, and allows for a SLOW taper.  It also allows for aftercare to begin.  Some people want to be off much quicker, mostly because of this perception that the shorter period of time, the better.  That's not correct.  If someone is only going to be on Sub fopr 2 wks, why bother?  Just go cold turkey, as they're going to have significant w/d's from the sub in that short of time.

Just my 2 cents from actually working IN a Sub clinic (a good one, thank God).

[Teresa7339]

If your friend does try suboxone, make sure she only takes it for 2 weeks tops!!!  The longer u are on it, the longer u pay hell coming off of it!!  I was on it for 4 years and will never touch the **** again!  I would of had less withdrawl time if i just stopped pain pills cold turkey! Sub is good for withdrawls,but not long term use!

[beckyanna]

Hi I read ur page. I myself had been taking norco for about 2yrs do to bad joints and other health problems. I did take 8 aday and mind u it was it always like this it became 8. Now I taper down slowly and been off for 7days. It was hard. And wat am saying do u knw anyway to maybe cleans the body out and plumish it with healthy foods or vitamins. Thanks.

[DOOCHIE]

DO NOT USE SUB, ITS THE WORST MISTAKE IN A ADDICTION. BECAUSE ITS A BLOCK AND IT WANT LET NOTHING IN TOHELP U DETOX. I NO I WAS ON THEM FOR 4 MONTHS AND MY DOCTOR TOOK ME OFF KNOWING I WOULD BE SICK.

[updownandallaround]

I think suboxone is a great medicine.  It has helped me and my man for almost 2 years now. And I don't think about opiates at all anymore. If we didn't choose suboxone I don't know where we would be. And since its been in our systems we hardly have any withdrawal symptoms if we don't have them. After 4 days we get lack of energy but that's it. And we are down to 1 pill or half a pill a day.

[BrooklynBoy8148]

Sub saved my life, I went through rapid detox, I had a 5 day regiment and tapered all the way to nothing as of today. You need to understand addiction and the triggers, I delt with two of my biggest triggers before going on and the third one will work itslef out which is money, well I can say that in the past 5 days I saved 800 bucks so that one gets better with time. Do not use sub to deal with your want to get high only use it to take away the WD and that is it. Some people have been become dependent on Sub as well. But in my eyes anyone who is one Sub for long term (as long as they are not abusing it) is clean, they are not stealing, decieving their loved one and are a productive member of society.