suboxone....what to expect?

[wishful1]

ok so tomorrow im officially starting...i just want some input from u guys, no one really responded to my post yesterday. :( i mean come on, this has to be better for me than taking like 15 to 20 norcos a day! im going to a chemical depenedency program (outpatient) so i will have counseling too. How long do u think they will have me on suboxone? i have NO IDEA what i am in for...

[vicki595]

Hi~  When was your last Norco?  How long were you on it?  Is there a reason why you're going to Sub if you don't want to?

V.

[wishful1]

thankyou for your posts. I really dont wanna replace my norco addiction with suboxone, so i was hoping to only have to be on it for a week or so. i will post tomorrow to let you know what happens. thanks for all the support, this site and u guys are the reason im even going tomorrow

[refusingbondage]

Its really a very individual thing with sub.

What to expect immediately - relief from w/drawal. If you are taking the right dose - via your doctor (like you are set up to be) then you should feel no withdrawal at all..  You know why -- because suboxone is an opiate.  You will not feel 'high' it will not feel like your 20 Norco a day.  But you will feel relatively EVEN.  I actually got a bit sick from the suboxone the first week (nausea and headaches). It took me some time to adjust to it.  After that its like POOF, sprinkle of magic dust and you are NORMAL.  This is the greatest benefit of subxone. Your feeding your brain the opiate and the unique properties of sub make it so you dont need more.. your not craving.. really your not even *thinking* about using.  Like a warm pink sub bubble.. lol..  Here is your best chance to work a recovery program and fix yourself on the insided. It will work if you work it.

Whether you use it long or short term is somehting you really need to think about carefully.. it is by no means an easy drug to w/draw from once you become dependent.  But you have to weigh the pros vs. the cons.  

If you are ready to commit to a life of sobriety -- and really ready deep down inside-- then perhaps short term is best.. I look at it like this-- if your ready to put the work in and really work a program, then why pay the price of a long drawn out withdrawal years from now just to come off suboxone..

Ultimately you have to make the best choice for you... I think its GREAT you are going ot an outpatient program.  Keep working on it.. you will get it.  Good luck.

[vicki595]

Hi!  Okay...you need to educate yourself.  Do as much reading up as you can on the internet. Also,check out the Health Pages here,upper right of the forum page. The info there should answer many of your questions.   You really should know what you're getting in to beforehand.
Vicki

[dominosarah]

Usually a short term plan on sub is the best and you are getting counseling so that will really help.  Write down all the questions you have and bring them with you tomorrow.  Let us know how it goes........sara