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Suboxone
Hi again, I am on my 12th day of suboxone, following a two year addiction of hydrocodone. It has really helped, and I go to the doctor tomorrow to follow up. I have dropped by choice to taking only one fourth a pill twice a day. He gave me 2mg pills, so I'm not taking alot, but I sure am doing well on not alot. I find now, that I am doing more things with my kids, and I am doing much more around the house. My head is clear for the first time in years, and I am hopelessly In Love! God, it feels really good to be back to myself. What a ride the past two years have been, whew! I can't believe how everything is falling into place for me now. I finally have decided to go through with my divorce, because I have been staying in a emotinally abusive and loveless marriage for 3 years now, and I was too drugged to do anything about it. But now, through the strength of my self, and my new found love (who helps me and supports my recovery 100%, not tries to beat me down with insult after insult like my husband always has) I can say with an open mind and an open heart... I LOVE MY LIFE!!!
(Its about dang time, huh?)
(Its about dang time, huh?)
FLYFISH- You need to stop posting on all these threads. You only need to comment once and someone will see it and respond if they want to. Please stop. Thanks-
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Hello,
Who are you to tell anyone to stop writing about anything? Again who Do You Think You Are?
Who are you to tell anyone to stop writing about anything? Again who Do You Think You Are?
I have now been on Suboxone for 11 1/2 year. I tried to taper off after the first 3-6 months and ended up relapsing. I have had 7 close friends overdose and die from heroin and about 10 more people that I know pretty well that have also overdosed and died. I have cone to terms that I have a disease called "addiction." I read a great article that totally made sense to me about a year ago. It was about other diseases that you have to take medication for. Take diabetes for example. If you have diabetes you are not going to stop taking your medicine for it because it will make you much worse and most likely even kill you. This is no different than having a bad addiction to opioids. I have taken suboxone for 11 1/2 years and for the first year and s half I tried to get off of it and relapsed several times. Once I decided to try to stay on some suboxone and not taper off I have not even had a thought of using for just over 10 years now. So you can look at this is a couple ways. You can be a person which is not me and go off of something and never go back, or you can take medication for your diseases and have a fighting chance to stay alive. I just now want to go fisht either the government or the maker of this medication to make it affordable to people so they can have an experience like mine. I have been fortunate enough to stay clean, get good health insurance that would pay a good amount so I could afford my suboxone because if I didn't there would be no way I could afford $800 per month to stay on this medication. If anyone happens to know anyone I could talk to about my personal story and life on suboxone and possibly find the right people to talk to to make it affordable so we don't have so many deaths and people who want to get on this that cannot afford it. Please feel free to email me at ***@****.
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Thank you for this response --- I can't imagine coming off of Suboxone and plan to be on it for life. I'm too afraid of relapse and withdrawals. I notice that this was posted in 2015 -- are you still on them? Thanks!
Hi,
Hope you're having a great day. I know exactly how you feel. I fear the same situation. Right now for me life is good.
Sending you prayers and positive vibes.
Hope you're having a great day. I know exactly how you feel. I fear the same situation. Right now for me life is good.
Sending you prayers and positive vibes.
Suboxone is nothing to play with...It is not easy to stop...This is what im going threw at the moment with suboxone....
My finance was taking 20 lortab 10's a day for 5 almost 6 years. He has broken his back, both feet, and wrists. We finally got to the point where he was going to end up killing him self with them. He has a very addictive personality. He was way out there on meth, and crank after his wife (x-wife now) had an afair with his brother and 4 of his good friends and he got off of it bc he decide he was going to go to teen challenge. Well after he got out the tab's happen (he was a roofer fell alot as i told you already. Thats how he got on them.) Well a friend of ours mentioned suboxone...And telling us about how it was a miracle drug.?? Well he has been on it for 2 years now and this is his first day with not one piece he couldn't just taper off. He has gone from taken 3 whole strips ( which he was perscribed) a day to nothing... He canceled the appointment bc he was ready to stop.. Well from the get go we asked his doctor if they were addictive he said they were not but after a year he would help him get off slowly if need be . two years later and his doc aint doing anything to get him off of them. He will go back to harder things again if i don't find away to help him when it starts really getting bad. We just moved back around here and now this is happening. Please i need some kind of full detail instructions on how to try to help. And on top of that he is still in 90 probabtion period at his new job so he can't take off ( we dont have health insurance at the moment so the hospital is out of the question) Please someone if u know anything i can do to make it easier for him let me know thank you so much!!
My finance was taking 20 lortab 10's a day for 5 almost 6 years. He has broken his back, both feet, and wrists. We finally got to the point where he was going to end up killing him self with them. He has a very addictive personality. He was way out there on meth, and crank after his wife (x-wife now) had an afair with his brother and 4 of his good friends and he got off of it bc he decide he was going to go to teen challenge. Well after he got out the tab's happen (he was a roofer fell alot as i told you already. Thats how he got on them.) Well a friend of ours mentioned suboxone...And telling us about how it was a miracle drug.?? Well he has been on it for 2 years now and this is his first day with not one piece he couldn't just taper off. He has gone from taken 3 whole strips ( which he was perscribed) a day to nothing... He canceled the appointment bc he was ready to stop.. Well from the get go we asked his doctor if they were addictive he said they were not but after a year he would help him get off slowly if need be . two years later and his doc aint doing anything to get him off of them. He will go back to harder things again if i don't find away to help him when it starts really getting bad. We just moved back around here and now this is happening. Please i need some kind of full detail instructions on how to try to help. And on top of that he is still in 90 probabtion period at his new job so he can't take off ( we dont have health insurance at the moment so the hospital is out of the question) Please someone if u know anything i can do to make it easier for him let me know thank you so much!!
Sounds good.. or once you break em so small can you try going more days?? like 3 days?? I know it stays in your system for awhile.. but I am not sure.. I know when i detoxed off a SSRI one time I started doing that.. went to every 2 days then 3 days after 2 weeks then every 4 days etc...what do you think??
Okay, so here my plan, tell me what you think:
I'm currently taking 1mg total daily (2 quarters). So, I figure to drop in two days to one quarter of a pillm stay ont that for one week, then drop to one quarter every other day (subox stay in your system for so long, that you don't need to take it everyday at the end) and do that for 2 weeks. Then take one quarter every two days and do that for about 2 weeks. Then I plan to take smaller and smaller pieces, even if I need to shave them, every two days, until I can't go any smaller, then I will be be close enough, that I will just stop!
What do you think? If anyone else has another idea, please let me know!
I'm currently taking 1mg total daily (2 quarters). So, I figure to drop in two days to one quarter of a pillm stay ont that for one week, then drop to one quarter every other day (subox stay in your system for so long, that you don't need to take it everyday at the end) and do that for 2 weeks. Then take one quarter every two days and do that for about 2 weeks. Then I plan to take smaller and smaller pieces, even if I need to shave them, every two days, until I can't go any smaller, then I will be be close enough, that I will just stop!
What do you think? If anyone else has another idea, please let me know!
hey....it sounds great that you have gotten your life back on track. I am sorry to hear about the divorce, that must be hard.
I'm glad you found someone that you love and that loves you back, as it sure sounds he does.
congragulations, on everything! I love to hear stories like that. full of strength and hope.
I'm glad you found someone that you love and that loves you back, as it sure sounds he does.
congragulations, on everything! I love to hear stories like that. full of strength and hope.
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