HOW DO I MINIMIZE THE W/D'S FROM SUBOXONE

[Lsufan3103]

I've been taking sub's for 2 wks to get off of the pain pills. I started with 4mg a day for one week and dropped down to 2mg for the second. I only have 2mg left and I plan on taking 1mg tomorrow and 1mg the next day. Does anyone know how bad my w/d's are going to be??? And what can I do to minimize them???? All help will be greatly appreciated. This is the longest that I have gone without for as long as I can remember. If I can cross this bridge successfully, I'll be one step closer to freedom.

Jason
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"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know
the difference."

[wait2long]

this is where the after care would be so beneficial to you...
figuring out WHY we dont like how we feel or who we are without the drugs...this is where you should put your energy when your feeling well after the sub WD's are gone, if you have any...2 weeks isnt a long time...you may have them mild...you just cant tell until your there...
how long have you been addicted, or when WAS the last time you remember feeling "normal"...(whatever normal is) maybe something happened in your life since that time of feeling normal that really deeply effected you...it hard to pin point it alone...it really doesnt work well...i tried for years...

[Lsufan3103]

Well, I'm determined... just scared. I don't remember what its like to be normal. As long as I can remember, its been that way for me. I guess I just don't know what I'm going to be like without it, don't know if i'll like the way i am without. So far, it's all been bad, ya know?

[cathy5841]

hey, i will answer your pm soon, but i wanted to tell you that the amino protocol fladdict told you about would be a great isea for you.  alson i drank some energy drinks the first few days that helped.  and break you pills and take 1 tom and .5 the next two.  i really think you will be fine. and attitude makes a big difference!

[wait2long]

also were you able to get in anywhere for aftercare? therapy?  meetings?
did you make those calls we spoke of...it is really important for long term help hun...

[FLaddict]

Check out the amino acid protocol in the Health Pages which are to the right of the forum. There are supps in there to help with energy and other things.
Using the Sub for only 2 weeks and tapering down is already the Best thing you could have done so far. Lots of fluids, maybe Immodium. Add some of the supplemements and you will do just fine. Like I said though you may wanna take the 2mgs you have and split them up that will help as well.

[wait2long]

well you will have to make due with what you have then, i'm sorry.  do you have a doctor you could call and maybe get some clonidine (not klonipin) to help IF you need it, it does help a lot...but may make you sleepy, but really helped me tremendously...
you may be fine hun...2 weeks and at a low dose at that, you may only have minor withdrawals to begin with...i guess you will have to test out the waters hun...
when did you take your last dose?

[Lsufan3103]

Is there anything else that I can do to minimize the w/d's? I know that I will experience some from the sub's but at least they aren't going to be as bad as all of the hydro's I was taking (15 x 10's a day, which I couldn't taper down from... I tried hard). It's not going to be that bad is it? Is there anything that I should take to help me??? (especially with the lack of energy)

[Lsufan3103]

no, I tried and I'm stuck. I wasn't paying attention to what I had left as the days went on. I brought my kids on a little vacation and lost track and now that we are back, I stopped all of the going and going and realized just what i had left. I don't have any more options and I have to go to work for 7 days tomorrow afternoon.

[FLaddict]

I personally would take 1mgs tomorrow, 0.5mgs the next day and the other 0.5mgs on Wednesday. That will help taper you down to the smallest amount possible.

[wait2long]

hello...
i would take even less hun...break it into smaller pieces...break that 2 mgs into 4 pieces...that may help...can you get 2mgs more?