suboxone withdrawal-how much longer??

[refusingbondage]

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

[nebulous9]

There is a lot to consider when quitting: age, frequency, dose, schedule etc..  you have to really really want to quit using and it may take several times, but everyone eventually knows when they have had enough.. The pain from withdrawals will eventually subside, that is when the real battle begins with abstaining from.  If you have been on a heavy dose for long periods i would suggest inpatient.  Quitting on your own can be quite tough without the proper support.  I personally think suboxone(cure) is worse than the poison.  Going to a treatment center was not an option for me, considering all they do is give out suboxone to treat.  Not to mention i was addicted to the cure as well. Cold turkey was the only way for me, because i knew it was going to be my last time.  I knew i was no longer getting anything out of opiods but pain and misery in my life, day after day. you will know when it's your time and you will see nobody can to this but you or stop you when you become ready - The new way of treatment is doctors keeping you on suboxone @ 12 bucks a pill.  As you can well see, this is no cure for an addict, it merely just bridges the gap between the real fix for most of now. after being on suboxone for three months i could barely sleep and was having nightmares, it had me getting(i was floating) up out of bed every 15 minutes, night after night, to smoke a cigarette.  It basically ended up being as bad as the schedule II narcotics, maybe even worse considering the never ending withdrawals i experienced.  We all have the chance to make it our LAST withdrawal EVER! It's up to you! ..and you can do it. This is the bright side :)

[weaver71]

First off, nobody thinks any less of you for iv use or anything else. It sounds like you made your mind up that you don't want them. You definitely don't need them. What kind of after care do you have in place, if any. The last 2mg sub taper is usually the hardest, so you are feeling normal. I had to sit down and tell my pills goodbye before I realized all my excuses to continue. I wasn't will to let go of the "benefits." Read the suboxone/subutex FAQs at the bottom of the forum and click on Post a New Question. You will get more response if you have your own thread. I'm glad your here, you are in the right place. Good luck.

[desprate4answers]

                          PLEASE IF YOU HAVE TIME I KNOW THIS IS LONG
BUT I'M DESPERATE FOR HELP! I WANT TO BE ME AN ONLY ME!
MY STORY MAY MAKE YOU THINK BAD OF ME I THINK BAD OF ME.
          ANY ADVICE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!                                                                                       GOD IS A FORGIVING GOD. AN WE ALL DESERVE A REAL CHANCE FOR FORGIVENESS ,I WANT MINE! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE I COULD HAVE DONE IT IF I WOULD HAVE TAKEN IT RIGHT, BUT NOW I NEED MORE HELP THEN EVER PLEASE DONT PASS ME UP. THANKS SO MUCH FOR LISTENING.
                                   I started taking Subxone about 3 years ago for oxy's I thought it was the best thing I'd done in awhile I started working again an doing great. After a year I was still doing great, but my Dr. had a program that help a few ppl he thought needed help the most pay for the 1ST year of Subxone I just paid Dr. visits.
After the yr. was over he switched me to Buprenorphin.I was fine with that they work the same an since I'd never been an IV user It didn't bother me PEOPLE could inject it. Until my husband of 6 YRS an My best girlfriend since we were 6, were doing it that way in our bathroom one night. I was Enraged! When they finally got me to listen to them they defended why they were doing it. I didn't care I was so against needle using and everyone who did it an i still think i feel that way. 6 months after that night I caught them doing it we were all hanging out an they talked me in to trying it  "just once"an I'll admit  I tried an oxy that way once an hated it an swore I'd never do it  again an still haven't so why can't I stop doing sub that way. I feel like the biggest hippecrit there is I hate myself. My biggest fear isn't the withdraws its my mind. Three yrs. is a long time to have something that makes you feel better an gets through everyday life. To just be gone. As long as I have more I'm ok an only do 2mg a day now but how do i make my mind stop thinking I need them?

[Qwertys1988]

Hi guys my story is i used herion for 2 yrs from 19 till 21 , i had enough and went to a doctor he reccomended suboxone at first i felt so great on it but after 3 yrs on it , ive realised it still changes the person you really are and your love life attitude dies with suboxone !! That is why 14 days ago i went cold turkey from 16 mgs a day , the first 3 days were so easy i thought haha im immune to things like this then the next 3 4 days were hell , then after about day 7 or 8 i felt great again for about 2 days until it hit me once again !!! My main wd sympton is my legs are so uncomfortable and feel like they will never return to normal even after 14 days i still have no energy and feel extremely depressed , i have constant diaorrhea and sneaze at least 10 times a day , my doctor said ill be fine in a week but he also said that after day 7 so im really starting to panic especially as im in construction and havent been working for about 6 days now , i find alot of people on here are extremely unhelpful and i doubt they even ever used opiates cause how can i be so different to them i have a great metabilism im only 24 , but no one seems to answer the question properly how long does w/d last when u go cold turkey please someone help im def not going back on it but i just wanna know how long till i feel normal again ! Thnx in advance my prayers are with w
Everyone who is in or was in the situation i am in right now

[Stormtrooper22]

Ive had mild symptoms at times on day 6. Really Im just cold/hot and tired.  Its not as bad as people made it out to be and i jumped off 8+ mg a day.  I use gatorade and a serious vitamin regimen.  No caffeine either.

[tobedrugfree]

OH, and forgot to mention I have one of my bff's that's going through the SAME thing... I have completely cut off all my friends that still use, which unfortunately was every single friend but one.  Make sure you have support! Confide in someone who loves you and wont judge you! For me it's my parents, my boyfriend and ONE girlfriend who just happened to decide to quit just prior to me quitting.  We joke each other a lot, which helps... LoL!
WE CAN DO THIS!  I'm only at Day 8, but she's about a month in and she told me to quit counting days!
She said each day you'll feel a little better than before... she's still not 100 %, but she's doing MUCH better now than when on Subs.
Unfortunately no one can say how long your w/d symptoms will last, but you'll feel better in time.

---OH and among the best advice that I've received was to supplement with what works for YOU!
If you're not sleeping get an over the counter sleep med.  No energy, try vitamins B, exercise or 5-hr Energy. Upset stomach? Get Imodium... WHATEVER works for YOU to get you through this!
For me the insomnia, anxiety and restless legs are the WORST but supplements, fluids, and other NON-addicting meds have helped!  
AND exercise REALLY helps... I know it sounds retarded being the number ONE symptom is NO ENERGY but it really gives you a burst of natural energy and makes you feel MUCH better! FORCE yourself to walk in place... you wont regret it!
BEST OF LUCK!