Subutex/Suboxone withdrawal after long term use, HELP!!!

[tommm70]

I am in day 4 of Subutex withdrawal. I was on it for 5 months. The first 4 at 4mg a day, the last month gradually tapering down to .5 mg.

I am in withdrawal HELL. No energy, I take vitamin B supplements, which help very short term. I am taking clonidine, which helped some as well. But the RLS is driving me insane. HOW can I stop this? And when will I start to feel better. Can long term sub users who have gone through withdrawal please help me?

I was always told the withdrawal would be very mild, and this is a miracle drug. I will say, my life and habits have changed. I have no desire to use any pills at the moment, and I don't expect that to change. I was abusing hydros after 2 shoulder surgeries. Counseling and support from friends and family (who I was deathly afraid to talk to) has been amazing. My best friends wife came over and took my hydros from me, and basically helped save my life. I am lucky to have them.

[abc1106]

omg... this is hell!!! 2 days cold turkey, i hate it!!! i wanna scream to top of my lungs!!! hot showers n midal help for about 5 mins, just wondering how u were doing now???

[jamesbond352]

i am in day 18 of subutex weed sleeping pills the lot problay had no more than 24hr sleep in that time i *** off at 2point5 restless every night body wants to sllep but mind dont diffrence is im so mentally strong is unreal i dont care what happens to me i will not relapse for love or money the sweating has gone my spine an back an legs in agony but i cant lie i do fill better over tham insomnia big time tis can be done you jus have to have the wiil power more than anything an no matter wat dont give in i mean whats the other option stay on the **** 4eva na i think not i bin doing na meetings everyday praying alot yeh this is hell i must admt but dont be deterd lifes to short maybe 6week worse way but after 2week is bearable other than sleep but hey u sleep enough wen u die so **** it is now or never bring it on DRUGS devil revenge upon gods subjects who u wanna side with the devil or god every one man up women up an beat tis **** godbless

[cherika02]

I guess I am one of the lucky ones... I have been taking subutex (buprenorphine) for 6 months. For the first 5 months I was taking 24mg per day... 3x8mg. The 6th month I dropped to 20mg. But as soon as my contract ended  with the doctor's office my parents would not pay for my appointments anymore and I couldn't afford it myself without insurance. So basically I just stopped taking them cold turkey.  I suppose the withdrawal symptoms are different for everyone. The only symptom I seem to have is what I would describe as a "foggy head".  I am however battling with feelings of deep regret and sadness right now.  But I assume that would be normal for a recovering opiate addict.  I just keep telling myself that no matter how bad I feel, it will never be even close to as bad as withdrawals from heroin.  I would much rather be wishing I had a subutex than scheming to get money for dope.  So just remember any time you feel really crappy and you feel as though you can't take it anymore.... you have made the right decision.  Getting clean has  been both the hardest thing I have ever had to do, and the best thing I have ever done.  Now we can have our lives back.

[ACE1018]

Wow... I am amazed to hear all of the stories! I am not in any of these situations but live with my partner who was just dropped off her meds! We were supposed to get a refill but the new doc said no. As far as being outside looking in what should I do?? I want to be helpful and not clingy but I can only imagine what my partner is going through and want to know how to help her deal?? as far as I can tell she had her last dose yesterday at 8:30 am. She slept most of yesterday and then all of a sudden left the house! I have no idea where she is... FREAKING out! any suggestions?? She told me she was safe, but not where she is. Do I keep hounding her (i feel like i need to) or let her come back on her own? From what I have read it sounds like things could get very bad, and I can't tell since she is not here!

[blueer]

Hi there, after being on it for that long you need to do a drawn out taper. You want to be down to something like 0.2mg per day, and then even take that every other day a few times before you actually jump. In my opinion, done this way you should suffer less at the end. You will still get some residual withdrawal though, you cant avoid it after maintaining for so long. good luck Blue.... You should click on the post a question logo, that will start a new thread for you; this one is a few years old. You will get a lot more people responding on a new thread of your own

[Winters12]

I stumbled across this thread today. My husband and I are both coming off of subutex. This is day one. I really don't want to crumble and  stay on it. I've been on suboxone/subutex for about 4.5-5 years, he's been on for about 3-4 in total. We've been taking like 1mg each for a very long time. Probably for the last year or so. The hardest thing has been completely stopping. I've tried a few times, but it was still available so I would go about 2 days and cave. Now I'm hoping to get off completely. However, today has been a little rough. The worst was this morning, for about an hour I was feeling really lousy, sweaty, and sick. I have adavan for panic attacks, which I rarely ever take so I only have a few right now, so I took half of one of those and it seemed to help a bit. I guess I'm wondering HOW bad its going to get or what I can do to get through it. I really want to be free of the mushy brain. If you've been on it for a long time like I have, you know that your brain feels all foggy all the time. I want my endorphins back! And just to enjoy life free of any dependence. We don't have chlonodine or anything like that to ease the symptoms, so does anyone who was on for years and jumped off at low dose know what to expect or what I can do to help it? It seems to be worse for me than my husband so far because I have major health and chronic pain issues.