Suboxone how hard is it to come off of .

[avisg]

I have seen any in the last week considering suboxone .We have many that are still taking it .I think it would really helpful for  many posters trying to research whether it a good chioce for them to hear what people that are now off it have to say .
Did you take it short term or long term? How long if at all did you have WD going off it?.If you had to do it all over would you make the same choice?

[refusingbondage]

I am always amazed when I hear good sub stories-and JEALOUS!  It is so strange to me that people can have such a vast difference in their experience with it.  I am happy to read your post - it truly makes me feel like others who are on it and wanting to come off can indeed have a good experience with it and not have to go through what I did.  Great positive story.  Thank you putting it out there.  There are many people here who are about to drop off the sub and are nervous.  I know your post is giving them hope.  By reading these posts, they can hope for the best and be prepared for the worst. Take care.

[worried878]

good post....Hopefully good info will be shared and people can ask questions and not be afraid to ask or anyone be afraid to express their opinion....

[JENZ_N_RECOVERY]

hey i started taken sub due to the fact that i was doing oxyz intaveinously..and about 5 80mg and 5 30mg ones a day..shootin them mite i add and i took sub for a month and we had a bad hurricane here and when i ran out the dr.s r the pharms here had no elect. so i had to get off and i never had the 1st w/d symptom...i never felt any different....sub is the only reason im clean to this day! it saved my life! and i thank god that i got on the sub treament....but when i got down to my last 10 subs i started to take a 1/2 then a 1/4 then just a crumb..and then none  i was off no w/d and have never felt better in my whole life! it was my saving grace!!! so thats my story ms avisg! love ya gurl! and you and my mom make the BEST CLS!!! yall rock on gurl!!

[avisg]

thank you for telling your story

[refusingbondage]

Yes, thanks Avis.  ochooked, I feel the exact same way, but you know what, I don't care.. If I can prevent one preson from going through it, then Ill say it over and over.  After a 9 year addiction to anything painkiller, I ended up on suboxone.  Was taking anywhere from 20-30 10mg percocet or 7.5mg vicoprofen a day and I needed to quit.  I started to research detox facilities because I knew the wd would be bad, had done it many times before and didn't want to go through it alone again.  I came across the gov site for suboxone.  I was very thrilled to know I could avoid withdrawal and thought it to be a miracle and an answer to my prayers.  Saw doctor, told me sub is a relatively new drug which is wonderful and helps addicts avoid withdrawal.  Perfect.  I started 16mg a day.  I tapered down every few months.  I was supposed to taper 2 mg/month but I got stuck a few times.. some months tapering even 2mg gave me wd so I talked to the doc who said up the 2mg and try again next month.. eventually almost 2 years later I jumped off at 1mg.  At my last dr. visit he promised me little to NO wd at all.  I am on day 34 off subs and I am still having wd.  The first, I'd say 18 days, were an absolute living nightmare.  NOTHING at all like any detox I'd ever been through.  All the normal wd stuff - shakes, shivers, fever, goosebumps, aches, pains, stomache issues, RLS, insomnia, headache - but magnified by 100.  My legs went numb.  I fell a few times because my legs were numb.  All very unique to this experience alone.  I slumped into a very deep depression and had such a heavy sadness on me, like Ive never experienced not even when my father died. Crying.  Literally suicidal. Then panic attacks.  Never had one in my life till sub detox.  Couldnt breath, catch my breath.. all of a sudden my chest would feel like it was caving in.  All unique to this detox experience alone.  I too wish I would have just sucked it up 2 yrs ago and went c/t off the painkillers.  At day 34 I am a lot better.  I am still freezing all the time, I still have goosebumps a lot, I am very tired and I sneeze a lot, but it's getting better.  I have heard it referred to as the "suboxone spanking"  well to me, its the "suboxone sucker punch".. its a roller coaster - one day, not so bad.. the next.. pretty bad.  I too try to share as much as possible without discouraging anyone from wanting to quit.  There is use for sub, but its not a miracle.  It will not keep you from having withdrawal and there is a GREAT risk that you will suffer more from it.        

[avisg]

OC I am glad you are telling you experience I know there are alot of different opinions and this subject can get heated but I really think that people that are considering going on it need to be aware of the good the bad and the ugly .That way they are making the most informed decisions they can for what is right from them .As long as the thread remains calm it should be very helpful for members .