Suboxone miracle?

[Dog55]

I have read some negative posts about suboxone, but I'd like to say that it certainly IS a miracle drug. I'm on day five, so I don't have the full range of experience on it yet, but to me it's miraculous that it immediately took away my mild WDs from Vicodin and any cravings since then. Of course, when I say it's a miracle drug I know sub isn't THE answer. But just the fact that it ends the vicious opioid cycle, at least temporarily, is amazing. If nothing else, it provides you with an opportunity to sit back and assess the whole addiction thing without dealing with it on a daily basis. I don't see how people can be negative about it. I guess they just want others to realize that it's not a cure-all, but I knew that going in. I know I'll now have to deal with getting off this drug, too. But I'm convinced that it will be more workable that going cold turkey off the hydros, especially since I discovered that I could start on a low dosage. If anyone wants to hear about or share any good comments about this medication, I would be happy to oblige.

[allaboutmary]

Dog,  Yes it is much easier to taper on the suboxone.  I never could taper off the perc's & vic's either.  

Lonesome,  Great post !

[LONESOME]

YOU GUYS ARE MY HEROS RIGHT NOW I'M SO SICK AND TIRED OF LISTENING NEGATIVE THINGS ALL THE TIME ABOUT SUBOXONE, LETS FACE IT THE NEGATIVE IS NOT THE DRUG IS THE PPL THAT USES THE DRUG AND HOW FOR HOW LONG AND FOR WHAT?

I'M ON SUBOXONE MY SELF AND YOU KNOW ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS POSITIVE THINGS I DO BELIEVE THAT IT SAVE MY LIFE AS WELL BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IF I CONTINUED TO USE 35 PILLS A DAY I WOULD HAVE DIED NOT BECAUSE OF LORTAB IS A BAD DRUG IS BECAUSE I WAS ABUSING IT!!!!!

I STARTED ON SUB 11 WEEKS AGO AND I HAD THE WORSE DOCTOR THAT GAVE ME 120 2MG PILL SCRIP WITH OUT ANY WDS OR ANY INFO I WENT TO HER TO GET INFO AND SHE JUST GAVE MY THE SCRIP JUST BC I'M IN THE MEDICAL FIELD ANYWAYS I GOT EVERYTHING TOGETHER AND STOP THE LORTABS.

IS BEEN 11 WEEKS AND I STARTED AT 10MG AND DOWN TO 1MG NOW FOR 2 DAYS AND YES I DO HAVE SOME CHILLS BUT NOTHING TO HATE SUBOXONE FOR.

DOG AND ALL OF THE PPL USING SUBOXONE JUST GET INFORMED AND POSITIVE AND WE WILL BEAT THIS ADDICTION.

GS

[bolpak]

some of us were guinne pigs when sub first came out and the Dr.'s did'nt know exactly know how long people should b on sub.  I've been on it foir 5yrs now and an only now realizing that I should have been taken off the stuff loooong ago ..  My only question now is what long term effects staying on sub. would have on a person and how should I proceed now that I realize that???? When I started I was the first person in 150mile radias that had access to sub. and nmow I feel like the Dr.s have forgotten that Im still here..........................What to do??

[122 Tactical Fighter Group]

two more cents worth - cocolisa is right when she says its better to get clean this way than no way at all...

[cocobeanlisa]

I have to strongly disagree with you....

You are clean when you are on suboxone and it's that thinking aand
your comment that scares people.

I detoxed with suboxone and it saved my life. My hydrocodone habit was so
large that I could NOT GO c/t.  Like Dog said if it is done under a DR's care
and each time your dose is dereased you should not have anty w/d's.

I took about a total of 2 months or so for me to be off of the
suboxone and at the end I was taking 1/2mg every other day until I just forgot
to take one.

Now Dr's are treating Pain mangement with Suboxone, it provides the pain
control and does not allow you to feel the High effect.  I do not recommend
that people stay on it long term, but it allowed me to get a sponsor, to go
to meetings and establish a program of recovery so by the time I was off the suboxone
I had everything in place.  I highly recommend it to the people that are scared of
w/d's.  It's better to get clean this way than no way at all.

Good job Dog, and it only gets better
cocobean

[122 Tactical Fighter Group]

I would even go further to another post just down the page some - its titled -  "Getting off sub -Help"    People are all diffeent