For people experienced in opiate withdrawals

[drugshavetakenover]

So I had a heavy opiate addiction for eight months.  The last 3 of those was 3 days of use and 4 days of withdrawals, rinse, repeat.  Eventually I reached the conclusion I couldn't stop on my own because I kept subjecting myself to that hell knowing what would happen.  I went to rehab for 3 months. (the longest i made it on my own was like a week, popped 6 LTs, drank 16 shots of gin and did about 50 mgs of valium and ended up in the hospital.  Then whisked off to rehab.  They pumped my stomach full of charcoal so that may have masked the loose stool symptoms, which tends to be my worst symptom in withdrawal.  I rarely get restless legs but about 2 weeks ago i had trouble sleeping for 3 or 4 days but woke up not tired, just listless and dejected)  So, that was my most recent withdrawal.  Then my *******  Anyway, I'm withdrawing now, probably almost done, but here is my main question;

Would taking a small dose of suboxone (1-2mg) to alleviate the symptoms of withdrawal only extend the symptoms?

A couple months ago i took 2 mgs of suboxone every other day for 2, maybe 3 weeks, then went camping for a week. (no drugs).  Didn't experience withdrawal.  It's just really confusing to me that sometimes I can use suboxone to have a painless detox, and sometimes, I don't.  This last withdrawal is happening after a week and a day of being sober, doing 20 mgs of hydro one day, doing 25 the next day, doing 30 mgs of oxycodone the next day, being sober the day after that, doing 1 mg of suboxone the next day, 1 mg the next day, 3mgs the next day, 2mgs the next day, and now im on day 4 of doing nothing.   I could just tough it out but I'm curious.  You know, cause crapping your pants constantly *****.  And not sleeping.

[worried878]

k...i do beleive//for sake of expressing my opinion...that pot smoking could possibly cause lung cancer...and i do not smoke pot anymore..heavy smoker 20 yrs ago...no more...i will state a fact that i discovered and feel to be true for me...alcohol has gotten me into way more trouble that a joint ever did in my life...but that is me and we r all different...and we all have opinions...no substance is a good substance to use if a person is an addict...but if i had to choose based on the trouble the substance may cause me...i would choose pot

[dominosarah]

agreed!!          sara

[mr.lucky66]

Plenty of people die from pot. A friend of mine never smoked a ciggarette in his life and was a heavy pot smoker died recently from lung cancer and the specialist believes it was from smoking pot which is 5 times worse for your lungs that tabacco, and that's just a start.  Weed isn't the fun harmless drug we used to think it was and that should be enough about weed on this post.

[tommm70]

I do believe weed is less dangerous than alcohol, and I don't smoke it anymore.
Like anything else, if you do to much of it, it will harm you.
I believe there are plenty of non addicts out there who enjoy the occasional high at a party. I see nothing wrong with that.

I do agree with all of the health risks you listed. But alcohol and cigarettes have a list as long or longer.
Law enforcement is in a losing battle for a substance that because it is illegal is worth more than gold. If you legalize, tax, and regulate it, the drug dealers would be out of business.
I dunno, its a difficult subject. CNN is having another special on marajuana legalization tonight at 10PM est. Gonna check it out.

[Gmoney16]

You are simply going to have to be honest with yourself.  Like I said in 83 I ended up in a hospital addicted to alcohol, speed, cocaine, and what was commonly known as downers at the time as "downers" or "713's" quaaludes. yes I am a child of the 60's and 70's and once I did end up there had some really great years without drugs or alcohol.  Honestly never thought I would become addicted to these Lortabs but hey, surely did and came to this forum to find out just how long does this withdrawal last?  The pain part and constantly going to the bathroom is over and it is day 9, now if I can just get my energy back, I'm good to go.  Knees are still gone and going to have to be replaced and I am not looking forward to being honest with the docs who have tried to help me but that is part of the deal too.  Honesty with myself, honesty with the people I have schemed to feed this addiction, and becoming willing to accept the consequences, everything else is bull.  It is either that or go back to it, or something else to run from it.  As for me, I'm like you I'm tired of it bro, too hard, too peaceful the other side.  I wish you well.  Oh by the way I smoked my first joint probably in 67 and continued to smoke it until 83, what I found for me was it robbed me of my ability to completely relate to this universe with all of the senses I was born with, just like everything else.  It may sound weird but a friend suggested I try acupuncture this time around.  I reasoned that something which has been on earth for 5,000 years might be worth finding out about and it has helped me.  Please remember, these are only my opinions and we all have our paths to travel, I hope yours is good.  

[worried878]

long post..lots of response...sounds like u r trying very hard to alleviate wd symptoms...and perhaps concentrating on the harder part of "staying clean" would behoove u....sub does help wd symptoms for most/ but it cant make u clean...only u can and it takes alot of work...good luck to u..hang tight...and aftercare rox!