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suboxone withdrawal-how much longer??

I guess what I really want to know after that long post is how long should I really expect this?  Like I over emphasized this is day 8, a Friday.  I missed an entire week of work and am expected back on Monday which will be day 11.  Will I be up to it?  I work in NYC and the commute in is very physically challenging as a 2 mile walk is part of my commute.  I know we are all different but could this really be WEEKS like ive read on here?  Or Months?  Really?  Is my doc lying?  Is he just uninformed?  I read this forum before I quit a week ago and it scared me but I didnt really expect it to be this bad and to last this long.... Im losing it mentally.  Feels good to be on here to see Im not along I guess
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im on day 56 feel the same way
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Hi folks don't listen to all the horror stories on here lol yes commin off is hard but can b done trust me I kno the best things to do are
1.if ur using half or less a day just jump off a taper does not help cause of the half life doing 2 mg has the same half life as 8 mg because its built up in ur system so just go ahead and jump.the quicker u jump the quicker its over.
2.take a multivitamin daily.
3.drink plenty of fluids.water, gatorade,ensure  etc
4.be active at least 30.mins a day outdoors sunlight actually helps ur vitiman c
5.avoid caffeine as much as possible.
6.take as many showers or hot bathes as need it helps I promise.
7.have support and someone to help u that's another major part of recovery.
8.cut all ties with ur friends who use if not u will never recover.
9.use imodium for the bowel problems..
10. The most important of all and the best remedie of all PRAY and god will help u .
So hopefull this will help jus remember to b active outdoors for at least 30 mins and avoid caffeine because u will have enough problems sleeping as it is and keep ur head up and pray.one again I hope this helps ..god bless
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Keep tying I hope I can too
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Agree agree agree I've detoxes Oxys dilaudid herion and methadone...... Was completely sober 3 yrs 7 months with the help of aa.  Usual story stopped going to meetings working with sponsor.... Yada yada ya.  Well now going on year 4 of subs 3 treatments 1 detox ama'd from 2 of the 3 rehabs when sub withdrawal hit.  WEIRD *** PYCHOLOGICAL  aspect to this **** really can't shake SLOWLY SEEMS to be the best advise I've heard problem is I no longer have a doc.  I actually got a dope habit again a) cuz I lost the doc b) thinking it would be 5days instead of months to w/d.  NOT A GOOD OLAN COULDNT HACK IT!
Now what??? Find a new sub doc just to detox SLOWLY???
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Hi im on day 12 off subutex and guess what, I feel fantastic today. I felt every emotion and pain you speak of. Yes of coarse everyone is different but in my case I have 3 children 5 and under.
I was on heroin for 15 yrs then subutex for 21 mths. In my experience I was on efexor for the depression, 3 cups of white and 3 cups of green tea everyday, water in between, superfood smoothies, goji and acai berry powder to mix as well into smoothies, epsom salt baths, probiotic yoghurt drinks from coles called vaalia, 2 tablespoons of 99.7% aloe vera juice on an empty stomach every morning, b12 supps, vitamin d supps, saint john wort supps for anxiousness, multi vitamins, magnesium supps and coq 10 supps for energy.
Sounds like a lot right, I stand here today and feel awesome in my opinion because of this long list of superfoods tea and supp, I believe this helped me. I couldnt be bothered exercising or cleaning and I think taking what I did to get all the toxins out has been the best decision I made to get healthy again.
You need to buy stuff loaded with potent antioxidants and probiotics.
We are parents and have priorities, sometimes it *****.
I felt the same way as you till today. You can do it, day 12 for me and I felt like I never touched a sub or ever used heroin.
Most people, not all, say around the 10 to 14 day mark, they take a turn for the better and your thoughts wont race much anymore. Mine have completely stopped. Just my story so I hope your success will be alike. Well done, great job, good luck.
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Hi im on day 12 off subutex and guess what, I feel fantastic today. I felt every emotion and pain you speak of. Yes of coarse everyone is different but in my case I have 3 children 5 and under.
I was on heroin for 15 yrs then subutex for 21 mths. In my experience I was on efexor for the depression, 3 cups of white and 3 cups of green tea everyday, water in between, superfood smoothies, goji and acai berry powder to mix as well into smoothies, epsom salt baths, probiotic yoghurt drinks from coles called vaalia, 2 tablespoons of 99.7% aloe vera juice on an empty stomach every morning, b12 supps, vitamin d supps, saint john wort supps for anxiousness, multi vitamins, magnesium supps and coq 10 supps for energy.
Sounds like a lot right, I stand here today and feel awesome in my opinion because of this long list of superfoods tea and supp, I believe this helped me. I couldnt be bothered exercising or cleaning and I think taking what I did to get all the toxins out has been the best decision I made to get healthy again.
You need to buy stuff loaded with potent antioxidants and probiotics.
We are parents and have priorities, sometimes it *****.
I felt the same way as you till today. You can do it, day 12 for me and I felt like I never touched a sub or ever used heroin.
Most people, not all, say around the 10 to 14 day mark, they take a turn for the better and your thoughts wont race much anymore. Mine have completely stopped. Just my story so I hope your success will be alike. Well done, great job, good luck.
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