I wouldnt waste my money on the Withdrawal Ease. You can find supplements at Walmart, Walgreens etc. Tapering down on the Sub is very important, Also cutting ties with anyone who is using is very important also. Many of us had to change our phone numbers. Knowledge is power with this addiction so do whatever it takes to set yourself up for success. You can do this!
Yes I am completely off. I did not take them for more than a month at a time, and only used a Max of 4Mg/day. I would just hydros to come off the subs, oh and then use subs to come off the hydros.....See my cycle :)
If he is prescribed the meds and using as prescribed and his doctor knows how to taper him when he is ready, you can at least ask him to keep them locked away or in his vehicle or something.
I've had to do that with family members where I had acccess to pain pills. It seems I would be more anxious knowing I had access.
Just do a simple google search of Suboxone withdrawal timeline, you'll see some success stories and learn some tips to coping with the wd's. It's a great decision to want your life back, go for it full force.
But do remember....You will join your using friends in using, before they join you in sobriety.
No I don't think that he is ready to quit yet & if he isn't ready I don't want to push him into a situation where he is tempted to get high. I understand your concern I am concerned about the same thing. Last night when I told him my decision to get off of the suboxone one way or the other he got upset it seemed like I am leaving him stuck because getting offf of the subs is something he doesn't feel is possible for himself at the moment because he works full time & is financially responsible for taking care of the house & my daughter & I. I have been looking into something called withdrawl ease to maybe make this not so bad. I haven't taken a suboxoe yet today & I don't plan to until I can't handle the wd symptoms. Like I mentioned in my first post I have never really had to experience withdrawl because I've always had something to fall back on well I'm tired of falling back & I'm going to do this one way or the other. Have you gotten off suboxone? I just want to know what I'm getting myself into & if its possible to do at home or if I need to go to rehab. Rehab is something in trying to avoid because I don't really have anyone to take care of my daughter
suboxone is a newly-emerging monster I feel like. I had only used pain pills until subs. I would switch between subs and pills for a year or so. I did some reading and found out that subs have a long half life and have a longer withdrawal period. The quicker you decide to taper, the better.Does your boyfriend plan to quit. Coming from a previous marriage where we both used; relapse is almost inevitable if you have ANY access to your drug. You'll start to convince yourself that one piece is okay....It's not okay, at that point you have told your brain that it wins and you'll be using again and probably more. Trust us, I've been back and forth since 2012 and wish that I would have stopped when I made the initial decision. Best of luck and keep us posted.
Atthebeach hit on it! Unlike other opiates that can be stopped abruptly, Suboxone needs to be tapered for numerous reasons. You're not on a huge dose so just cut back a little over time and the wds won't be as severe as what you've experienced. Good luck!
Hi, there. Yes, subs wds are no fun. Even worse than hydro or oxy from what I've heard. (hydro was my drug of choice.) In any case, I'm sorry, you will have to go through this. Look up the Thomas recipe on here to get things to help w/ wds. More importantly, anyone can detox, it's the STAYING clean that you need to focus on. I would get into meetings asap, NA or AA. They are only an hour and everyone in there will understand and support you. None of us can do this alone. If we could have, we would have already. Right?
I can't impress upon you enough how vital aftercare is. It's the difference between coming back here again in 3 months still struggling and living life clean and sane.
Hang tight, others will be on here too:)
& when it comes to support I don't have much. My grandmother was my main support & she passed away in August of last year. My family tries to be supportive but they have never been in this situation so they don't understand it. They think its as simple as just stop taking it & that should be that.
When I originally got hooked on them I was getting them from my boyfriend. I didn't think i would get addicted but after about a week or two of taking them I stopped well about 24 hours later I started to feel sick curious as to why. The next day I got another piece of suboxone and boom no more sickness & that's when I knew I was now physically dependent. I dabbled with heroine using for a few days then going bad to the suboxone. I really have been on suboxone the entire 4 years because I never really stopped taking it even when I was using. My daughter is now 1 & its been strictly subutex/suboxone ever sense. I'm still getting them from my bf because he is perscribed & when he doesn't have any to spare I buy them off the streets. I was previously perscribed the suboxone but haven't been sense 6weeks after my daughter was born which was march 8th of 2015. I know some amount of withdraw is inevitable but I need to make this bareable so I can still care for my daughter. If you dot mind me asking have you ever been through suboxone withdraw & how awful is it because from what I've read its a month or more of hell. I've never really been through withdrawl so idk what to expect. I started using at 19 I'm now 22 turning 23 in April I want my life back
Where are you getting the suboxone? How long have you been on the sub this time? I'm glad to hear ur doing this for you because it wont work if we try and do it for anyone else. There's no way around the withdrawals. But the good news is you only have to go through the withdrawals once and that's it. Is there any meetings you can get to? Any support around you?