Day 1 off suboxone

[Luke1234]

Hey guys I been trolling this page for while as of right now I'm 24 hours free of suboxone. That stuff is the devil. I've been on it for 2 1/2 years. I weened myself down to about .5-.25 mg hard to tell exactly. Day one morning  I took a benedryl and colonzapam 1 mg and multivitamin. So far not bad but I know the sub is still in my system. The real suffering won't begin for another 24-48 hours but I'm hopeful and VERY much determined to stop I'm sick of relying on subs and worrying about as you all know the feeling. My brother has done this before n is still sober he recommended I keep 4 vics to get through the hard days bcuz that's what he did. I'm thinking I might do it and I know could open can of worms but I know for absolute certain I will not go back to the heroin. I'm extremely motivated to get through this. Get through 1st seven days I'll be on the other side. Hoping I can stay strong through the really hard days

[Krissy_123]

Hey Luke,I hope you're still hanging in there and sticking it out!! Sounds like you've been fighting for quite awhile now for your very well deserved freedom!! Hope you check back in and post again to let us know how you are! :)) xox Krissy

[otterwatcher]

Brilliant! I agree as you've tapered you shouldn't really feel any worse than you do now-every day a tiny bit better.As motye51 says please be careful with the klonopin,you only want to withdraw the once! Huge pat on the back,you're almost there!

[Readytolive31]

Congrats on wanting to get clean and I'm glad so far it's been pretty easy for you. Take each symptom as they come and accept that it might not be so bad for you instead of sitting around waiting for the extreme withdrawals to happen. You might be one of the lucky ones since you tapered down so low.

[motye51]

Good morning too u....glad you posted and glad your doing ok. One thing though, be careful with those klonopins b/c i promise you they're helping now so u dont feel so bad but u will have to get off those as well.
This is my opinio, and MY opinion only, but sometimes i think its a gift if our detox is bad. Me, myself, my w/d was so bad that i have been able to use the thoughts of NEVER wanting to do that again EVER as a tool to help keep me clean. I am afraid if i would have masked the w/d with other drugs that i wouldnt have been so freakin desperate for something else. Something new. My friends call it the "gift" of desperation....b/c after awhile we dont remember the bad parts of our using, just the fun parts??? Isnt it funny how my addict brain works.....freakin diabolical!!!
Keep doing what your doing b/c its obviously working....taper is the key! And dont push yourself too hard...

[Luke1234]

Day 2. I slept great last night with a Cple benedryl. Woke up and didn't feel to bad. Not great but manageable I took my vitamins and s benedryl  and a kolonopin. I'm taking the kllonopin for 10 days then ween off those just in case. I just keep waiting for these extreme withdrawals everyone talks about on days 3-5 but so far not nearly as bad as I built up in my head. I did taper down pretty low over 6 months but still little nervous. I'm still in good spirits bcuz this time I believe I can do this and been working towards it for 6 months I'm not throwing all that away for a couple weeks of misery Id never forgive myself. Being a stubborn person I think actually helps me bcuz I'm not giving up. This is the first time I've actually really really wanted to be sober and off the subs. Writing this down actually helps me a little bit. I'm gonna keep posting here everyday on how I feel. Any feedback is welcomed. Especially encourageing comments could use the kind words. Thanks for listening

[Luke1234]

Yea I tapered pretty low so I'm hopeful goes halfway decent. I've got few Tylenol 3 to help if I need them during the worst part of days 3-5. See how it goes tomorrow when I wake up

[motye51]

Yeah, i have to agree...i didnt crave the opiates at all while detoxing off the subs. i remember thinking on the first day, ok, i can handle this....and when day 3 hit....holy crap! But again, you sound like you did a good taper so im totally crossing my fingers for you b/c i wouldnt wish that on my worst enemy......well, maybe my worst enemy, lol....
Start taking multivitamin, potassium, magnesium, foods high in amino acids and protein. We will be here.....most regulars check in pretty often.....

[Luke1234]

I will keep posting how it goes thanks. I thought day 1 would have worse since I was on such low dose but it's not bad at all yet anyway. I will be taking klonopin for first 7 days also been taking benedryl and a multivitamin. Wouldn't be nice if it was all like this but I know will get worse next 24-48 hours. I had it built up in my head that this first day would be brutal so I'm hoping the rest of the week won't be as bad as I think lol. It's funny how I always craved opiates and now that craving is gone least as of now.

[motye51]

I just wanted to chime in and give my support....you obviously did a good taper so keep your head up, it won't be as bad as if you didn't!  I jumped from roughly 16/24 mg of subs a day for 7 years in January, 2014, and today makes 426 days I am drug/alcohol free!  
Keep posting as the days go by and let us know what we can help you with.  There are some vitamins and minerals you can take that help and I'm sure we all have suggestions as to how to help make it not suck so bad.  I applaud you for being ready to quit and being tired of being a slave to suboxone. I was too, so I know exactly what you mean!  
Keep posting.......

[Luke1234]

Thanks for the encouragement and yes I do know takes about 3 weeks for subs to completely empty my system. I just know with all my being that this is the end of the road for me with subs. It did work well to get me off heroin  and I kept using it to try n free my mind of wanting it and it worked I have no appetite for it whatever. But the subs really are replacing one habit with another and for me that's over with my mind is in a good place I know I have the willpower to stop. I've got next month off from work to get it done. To anyone thinking of going on subs that a doctor prescribes take about a quarter of what they say doctors do not have your best interest at heart. I've just had enough it's been years and I don't care how long I suffer this ends now!!!

[otterwatcher]

woohoo well done! tapering down is the way to go-that last little teeny bit seems such a huge jump but compared with heroin its nothing-you can do it,don't take the Vicodin just use your will power-as you say its all about filling the gaps.How about doing something creative? Wishing you a speedy and full recovery.PS  am now over 10 years clean,did the same route out that you're doing and moved away from the area-it can be done.

[clean_in_ks]

Hi, Luke and welcome to the forum!  Good for you for deciding it's time to get off the subs.  Sounds like you tapered down really well have a great attitude.  As far as doing like your brother did and keeping 4 vics around....I'd ditch the safety net philosophy....why even flirt with an "open can of worms"?  
You may or may not know...but it takes 21 days for all the bupe/sub to leave your system.  As low as you tapered, you should do really well.

As far as exercise, since it's so cold out, if you can find an indoor walking track or stroll around a shopping mall.....it could get you out around people and take your mind off the process.

Let us know how you're doing.....we have a lot of members that have successfully gotten off subs and are clean today!  Good on ya for Day One!

[Luke1234]

I know walking around is a great thing for mind and body but it's extreme cold normally Id walk my pit bull around the neighborhood but she hates the cold as much as me. I'll be drinking plenty of water and try to keep my mind off things with few video games I picked up. Any suggestions of exercise? Just by posting on here has kept my mind off things