How to Quit Suboxone... Or try to stop Suboxone...

[HIPPIELOVER]

Hi! I have been on Suboxone for approximately 1 year and 3 months for an opiate problem I had. I started out @ 2 8mg orange pills/ day, I am on 1/4 in the morning and 1/4 @ night now. Suboxone makes me seriously feel like a Zombie and I am tired of being out of it all the time. I am in College and can't remember jack and it's from the Subs. I am motivated to quit but it is very hard. I have 9 pills left and am not going back to my Dr.. My Doctor charged me $280 for a drug Urine Test (after insurance paid for most of it), I am so mad about it. Anyhow, I am weening off and will be off subs soon hopefully. Any advice for quitting? I know my Energy level will be down and sleep may be hard. I just really want to stay motivated and knock-it so I can stop feeling like a Zombie and looking like one. I feel like I am mentally challenged when I am on them, it doesn't feel good anymore, it just feels better than "bad." REMEMBER WHEN DRUGS WERE FUN? I sure do. I will let you all know of my progress if you are interested, Thanks for any support! I am here to help if anyone is going through this as well. e-mail me @ ***@**** to say "HI" or "How ya doin" or "I am trying to quit too" or anything! I am bored 21/7. haha Later Gals and Gents, I hope to report back here with success soon, Your Boy: Pj 0lson

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[Jodi30]

U have the SAME situation as me. Oxys feel good at the moment & kept me full of energy. I have 2 small kids & a jerk of a husband who bought them for me so I wouldn't go thru withdrawl. Then I would get verbally abused because I needed to keep taking them. No one wants withdrawl. I was made  to feel like a loser .  I was ashamed to tell anyone. I went on Subs for 7 months. I ran out 2 weeks ago & thru my husband out. I feel sick, lazy, diarrhea (sorry), can't sleep good, etc.  HANG IN THERE! Wean down off the subs so the symptoms r tolerable. Also, try taking Advil or Excedrin for the aches & 1-2 Benadryl per day (only closer to bed time !) it takes the edge off & U can sleep better. U CAN DO IT, BUT GET A FRIEND TO SUPPORT U THRU it ! I'm 45, blonde & pretty. We ALL R. !  U can do it ! U r worth it.  From: Jodi in Greenwood Lake, NY.  Write me back if u need to.

[massagegirl163]

How did you get off of the one small dose per day?  What exactly did you do and how long did it take?  How did you feel while coming off of it and how long was it before you felt good again?  Also, can you or anyone tell me if the symptoms I'm now experiencing are likely withdrawal or something else (I have Lyme Disease but not sure if it's still active.).  I've been on a low dose of Suboxone for five and a half months; just taking 1 mg in the mornings now most days.  I am having frequent sweating episodes; pins & needles; frequent and sometimes severe headaches; body aches; some joint pain and stiffness; and just feeling uncomfortable in my own skin much of the time.  Thank you.

[silliebillie]

That is wonderful. Congratulations. I am trying to quit also.

[Somethingborrowed13]

I been on 4mg for awhile. 2mg in the evening & 2mg several hours after that. I started subs Jan 2008. My Dr. Is my dealer, pretty much.  The last couple days I tried to quit.. Up down up down. Insomnia & racing thoughts were horrible. I caved in. I decided to taper myself. I started on 3-4 8mgs a day.  Now that I've minimized my intake I'm kinda getting back to myself which I realized I've missed. But, in the beginning the sweats, poops, and cramps were horrible. Now I think the headaches are the worst. I haven't ever been successful at completely quitting. God I wished. I wish we could exchange #s.  sometimes a complete stranger could help..  Suboxone is the devil.

[catiuska22]

just a statements you guys can help me with, i asked my bf not to take suboxone for a day when we went to church and he didnt, but he seemed really antsy and couldnt sit still, i want to help him but at this poitn i cant seeing as how we dont live together, he takes one pill a day and im not sure how manys mgs they are...i liek him better when he doesnt take them and im willing to go through anything to help him get off those dam pills..you can email me at ***@**** the email to my phone so i can see when someone writes to me because im at the library right now.

[misinterpretedme]

Sub, lower amounts of oc and rox, periodically over the past few years (5) by friend and I are taking to time to finally hit this cold turkey. Today would be day 4 with no sub. 3 for one of us 6 for the other.

3rd time quitting cold turkey. Each time has worked. I am just anticipating the worst. Last night was a reminder of what the worst feels, 0 hours of sleep. WE have a divine friendship, we were are in this together. We have benzos, colonize, Cannibals or weed, addy. L Tyrosine, and I think moral support being the most important thing.

Our worst experienced of sub dosage was  probably a 8mg strip. but that only being a minuscule about just enough to get by, typically about 2 mg o rless for the better part of 4 years. We weren't  poor but we are the only few people who know the **** *** **** that we deal with in our life, the need for something to push us to do mediocre.

This will be the last quit, we are going to make it.

What are the worsts and bests we have to look forward to...

ANY advice would be greatly appreciated. This isn't my first forum either, but you all seem genuine enough. Please let me know.

  Eric and Jerry

[nowaveny]

Rya5. I have a 2.5 year old and quit home with her there. Its terrible. But she mostly left me alone like she knew that daddy was sick. Have the kids stay with family for three days ans stop taking it now. 1mg every other day is perfect to stop. But just stop you will need three days and then it will still hurt but maybe for another 3. it wont suck as bad the 3 after you have already stopped. Have your doctor prescribe you catapress .1 mg. it will help with the withdrawals. I took one tablet every 6-8 hrs. Just get up slowly it lowers your blood pressure so you can get dizzy and black out for a few seconds when you get up. And a lot of Moltrin Good Luck. Subox is easier then everything else.

[weaver71]

Some people who taper like you did have no symptoms, some feel it for a month. It sees to really depend on how much you used and how long. I'd say that 21 days is a huge turning point of sleep and digestion for many. Usually people taper down to .5 or .25mgs, but the person who quit at 16mg was feeling better at about 30 days. Subs seem to detox in waves, many describe it as starting to feel fine and then it comes again. That's what happened to me. The withdrawals are not as bad as other powerful opiates, but seem to linger a bit longer. It's difficult to know how much subs effect you, until you come off them. I truly believe aftercare is huge for buprenorphine detox. 12 step meetings, counseling, church, whatever you're into, but something to help understand how we became addicts in the firstplace. Start your own post and many more will respond with support and advice.

[Rya5]

meljx35, if you want a healthy baby DO NOT QUIT while you are pregnant. If you live in the US. go to a hospital and tell them your situation. They will put you on a Suboxone or Methadone maintance program. Opiate withdrawl can seriously harm the development of your child.

Also, I am wondering if anyone out there can tell me, I've kicked hundreds of times but never suboxone. I got down to a 1mg per day now ive been taking about that much every other day or two days. At this point, being a healthy young man who raises 2 kids on his own, and works, and is in school. I need to know, how long will the acute detox last? I might already be over it but it's hard to tell because I feel achy and ****** but not as bad as kicking a dope habit. How long before I feel happy to get out of bed and make breakfast for the kids. How long before I digest food properly?

[meljax35]

i'm trying to quit, but i'm pregnant, any ideas on this? i don't get a prescription either, my bf gets them for me off the street, obviously lol. but i've been trying to quit and i'm on my second day without any and ive been having sharp pains in my abdominal area..i dont know if thats normal withdrawals or if that could be the baby? any ideas? i have a two yr old so trying to be a pregnant parent is hard enough without the DTs. i was originally bad off on OCs, percs, tabs, etc. but taht was a few years ago. i've been on subs for about two years now. i just dont know if its safe for me to quit. i read somewhere it could hurt the baby. has anyone here ever tried to get off of it when they are pregnant? or know anybody?  please help, i need some motivation or something lol

[Tryingforlove]

I feel you... I have tried myself over and over I just don't know how to stop .

[Ginny1282]

I needed to hear this.. Thanks for the good out look on this!!

[juggalojosh1]

I've quit subs before,I done the tapering and got down to a 16'th before I finally stopped taking them, and tell you the truth it felt the same as when I just quit taking 1 and a half a day.so if you're gunna quit it's more of when you're comfortable to stop taking them all together.it ***** I know, I've done quit 3 times, it always takes me about a month and a half to get over it.but being stupid I'd end up taking a little bit for energy, then next thing I knew I was back on them.I was on them for3 years straight before I quit.the best thing to do once you've stopped is keep busy and force yourself through it, trust me it's worth it, just don't do what I did for energy on a rough day or you'll find yourself taking more and more until you're back on it.

[ann326]

I just started a little over a month ago in an out patient program with intensive dr. and therapy visits .It is helping stay focoused on what I need to get to the root of the reason besides that I'm addict and trigers and all of that,I would say to u take it exactly as told and and make a plane on when u want to start to tapper down and stick with that plan. may I ask if u r in therapy or see a Doc. will taking this med ?

[Martintt]

Hi,my name is Martin from Vietnam, I was addicted heroin for long time and I tried to quit many time. After i know about suboxone I thought this is great medicin but I didn't know that it can be addict too, then I think use heroin or suboxone what different ? Then sometime I take heroin and sometime I take suboxone. But finally I decided to quit both of them and everything seem fine with me. I started from 6gr per day for  a week and reduce 1gm each day, i know it's quite difficult but I believe that I can do it. Yesterday I took 1 mg for the whole day and I fell good. Today I took 0.5 g from morning I hope that I will be fine if I really feel tired in evening I will take more 0.2 g. I decide I will clear on this Saturday. Hope that u guys can do the same way as me. You can do it.

[Fredricofsnowville]

jusneedafriend,,,  hi,  I am here,  I am post transplant

four years now.  I was on the pain meds for a long, long time.  I've been on the Boxes for 3 years now. up until 17 days ago.  I got down to 1/4 a day. then decided to just stop.  it has been hell.  My arms and legs are like giant worms with a mind of there own.  No way do I sleep.  My DR, gave me a med called '' baclofin'' which is a muscle relaxer, and it seemed to help im also on Caladine, which, for me, its not so good, i plan to stay off for sometime but it has been hard.. but you can do it.  i almost gave up today and took a tiny sliver. but i didn 't.  life is so fake when we use them.
i am done with them forever.ok friend,, hang in there.  we will survive.We will just not take anymore of them... Keep me posted asto your progress.
I just wish I could sleep one night.  

[918okie]

Hi there, I am two weeks off of them (the Subs), and it does SUCK. I take Valerian Root and Melatonin to help me sleep. You can get both at Wal-Mart or Walgreens and they are non-addictive.
I use to take cough syrup to help me sleep, but I'm a recovering alcoholic as well, and it has about 10% in it, but works wonders....

[NEVERKRASH]

i JUST READ YOURPOST AND AM GOING THEW THE AME CRAP OO WELL GOO LUCK AND  HOPE YOU DIDNT TURN TO SUICIDE!!

[Clay_88]

I have been taking approx 2mg of a 8mg strip for 2 weeks now, only taking it once every 3-4 days. I want to know how to taper down appropriate. I have extreme restless legs and I cannot get any sleep when the sub is completely out of my system. I've tried ibuprofen , lyrics, withdrawal ease and nothing seems to make a dent. Any suggestions , btw I have got the "I still wanna take an opiate" out of the way. I've got my mind in the right place I just can't shake the physical "restless legs" .. PLEASE HELP!!!!!

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[fishingmagician]

Was your DT'S bad? My biggest thing is restless legs. Let me know how bad it was. You can email me at ***@**** if you don't mind. Thanks

[eddie1806]

i have used opiates for 3 years then i got to where no matter how many npills i did i could not get to t high that i wanted or felt good with so i turned to subutex now 3 years latter i sick of being a legal junkie so i decided to quit it was by accident i went on a trip and forgot my meds so 3 days no meds i got back home and knew i wanted to be ree of this vice so now i am in day 5 i feel like im about dead but i keep thinking that it will end soon anyone have any idea when this will end