So I have been on Suboxone for about 6 months now. My Dr., who has been my psychiatrist for years started me on it after some valid pain issues & surgeries left me addicted to opiates. I am a medical professional myself and decided to ask to try suboxone to stop feeling horrible due to opiate withdrwawals I was going through. He agreed... well, long story short, he ended up with a medical emergency & is not available to refill prescriptions. I have 4 left, the other dr in his office is at his max # of patients so could not prescribe to me... I am freaking out... Now, I have 4 8mg suboxone left and wonder if I will be able to use this in some way to taper in any reasonable manner that will leave me able to function! I planned on following their recommended taper plan, which we hadn't even begun to discuss yet... I was on the "maintenance" or "stabilization" dose of 8 mg twice a day. I luckily was only taking 4 mg twice a day, but now I need some advice on how to make 4 8 mg. suboxones work to get off the stuff. Now there is the chance that the Dr could be back next week & I could end up with no problem, but he was supposed to be back in his office a month ago & isn't back yet, so im not holding my breath, im expecting the worse, which is that I will not be able to get any more. I just want to be able to be a mom, go to work, be a wife & have a normal life. I don't want to get high, I don't want to go back to taking opiates (I know suboxone is one, but I don't want to go back to pills), plus, pretty much from what I have researched it wouldn't work anyway... so from what I read, it looks like I am in for a month or more of hell. Any suggestions on how to get through this... Im considering not taking any until I hit the three day mark when I start to feel like crap because it is out of my system & then start tapering by taking maybe 1-2 mg a day?? will that even work? Will it be a complete waste? Unforturnately there aren't any other providers in my area that prescribe it, so I would have to drive pretty far to find someone who could prescribe it & then would they just look at me like a junkie & not be willing to prescribe it... I saw the partner of my dr today & he put me on the "waiting list" ha! this is just unreal! I could have suffered the original withdrawal from the pills after my last surgery recovery and never went on this stuff & atleast could have felt like crap at home in my bed, but now I have to work & function... Any advice would be truly appreciated
Clearly, you need another doctor to prescribe. Keep calling until you find someone to help you, even if you have to travel. You might call the pharmacist where you get the RX filled and see if she/he has any advice. Then there's always an urgent care or an ER...
You just take too much to stop abruptly and you would feel badly if you stopped at this dose. It's so unfair for you to be forced into wd's.