suboxone half life

[vincent953]

ive been on suboxone for 1 year started at higher dose ended up taking 2mgs twice a day. decided to quit taking it on a monday felt fine all week untill sun when i went into serious withdrawl! so as far as half life im not sure? but you can bet i was back on it mon! so i guess it was in my system for 6 days after i stopped. p.s. i dont recomend quitting cold turkey it was equal to taking oxycontin for months then stopping

[atthebeach]

manasquan, jersey shore.

[vincent953]

thank you very much for the support! we cannot do it alone! so what beach are we at if u dont mind me asking?

[vincent953]

yes im in aa have a sponsor and 6 months ago started going to church due to lack of spirituality!  im still waiting to hear back from god?? but they say dont give up the miracle will happen! it ***** but unfortunatly time takes time!

[vincent953]

yea i go to aa i have a sponsor and lost my spirituality from all the drugs so now i attend church! they say you have to believe in a higher power so ive been going for 6 months and im still waiting to hear from god? they say dont give up the miracle will happen! but unfortunatly time takes time

[atthebeach]

vincent, the pills are definitely the devil and their only function is to s uck the life out of you. thank GOD you are still here to talk about it.
are you in counseling and or support groups?
good for you wanting to stop. please get another doctor to help you do it right. you can do it. enough of dancing with the devil. he plays for keeps.
you can be free from the chains and bondage of addiction. you are in control of you not the pills. keep the faith. there is hope.......
we are here to support you.
sending hope,encouragement,prayers
debbie

[ANewLife4Me]

Wow, a coma, not good!  I am very glad you have two weeks worth of meds left.  I would also try to taper down as much as I could from what you have left.  If you have the strips, cut, cut, cut!  If you have pills, cut, cut, cut!  I know how hard it is, I've been on them for like 690 days and wish I would have NEVER went the sub route.  And yes, these addicted brains are VERY cunning and baffling, that's why aftercare is such a must.  Do you attend any meetings, counseling, etc?  Most sub docs (at least the good ones) make sure you attend counseling in order to keep prescribing the sub.

[vincent953]

no thank god i have 2 weeks worth to get into a suboxone dr! opiates are the devil ive been hospitalized 10 times due to either overdose of oxycontin or withdrawl! my last overdose put me in a coma for 8 days! that would scare anyone from using again right? wrong 1 month later got back to buying oxys off the street cunning and baffeling!!!

[vincent953]

yea i have 2 weeks left to find a new dr

[ANewLife4Me]

Hi,
I am also on suboxone.  4 mgs. is a pretty high dosage to jump from and I wouldn't recommend it.  Most people usually have to taper down to crumbs.  It does have a super long half life so I'm not surprised it took so long for the withdrawals to kick in, but once they do they aren't pretty.  A lot of sub docs are just in it for the money, like atthebeach said above and I completely agree with her.  The doctor - if she knows her stuff - should have KNOWN jumping from 4 mgs. would have been TERRIBLE.  Some of these sub docs make me so mad.  I would definitely find another sub doctor and taper down from 4 mgs slowly.  Do NOT let the new doc put you on any higher of a dosage than that.  If a new doctor tries to do that, keep searching!  Did you have more sub, or did you have to find pills to ease the withdrawals?

[atthebeach]

i cant imagine she didnt know you would get sick. she was probably pissed  you didnt want to continue to take them. all about the  money.
so you still have some ?

[vincent953]

actually i told my dr i was ready to get off it so she didnt write a script?? you would think she would of known id get sick? im actually in the process of finding a new suboxone dr! that withdrawl was horrible i couldnt stop crying?? not to mention the physical effects!!

[atthebeach]

oh yes. tapering is a must. are you doing this yourself or with a doctor?
many people even will taper down to slivers.