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

[tobedrugfree]

Romegirl, I'm a single mom to 2 little ones and I work FULL-time. I'm on day 8 and it comes in waves! No energy, anxiety, depression, insomnia, mean/moody, restless legs, and anything else you can think of! What's helping me through this is knowing how mean I was to my 2 precious children while I was using after my divorce (I didn't even realize I was addicted for a long time!) and how much they deserve to have their Mommy back.  Thank God my children are still pretty young.
Also, I'm taking potassium and vitamin B-6 each morning (I got bottles of them cheap, from the Dollar Store) with LOTS of water and muscle relaxers/hydroxyzine throughout the day, as needed (a doc will help prescribe non-addicting pills that help a TON).  Another thing that helps is my Mom (who has never used drugs in her entire life and brought up 5 kids with my Dad in church) but I was completely honest with her and she is my biggest help/ supporter.
---OH, and I used suboxone illegally btw... I bought it from friends for almost a year and had no clue it would be this hard to come off of.  
This is NOT an easy road by any means, but it will be soooo worth it in the end. Have faith... I believe in you! Vitamins and water help A LOT too!  And like I said, I'm only on day 8 but I read that a lot of ppl recommend exercise, so just yesterday I tried walking in place (which was the hardest thing everrrr) but I did that for about 10 min. and surprisingly I DID feel better!!
Also, you HAVE to eat! I didnt eat for the first 4 days (which is something that I cant afford to do as I'm 5'6'' and only 105 lbs now), but my Mom started bringing me trail mix and applesause and stuff that was pretty easy to eat and I felt soooo much better! Try to nibble on little things, you'll feel much better!
YOU CAN DO THIS! I've only come 8 days so far, but remember that each day that passes is one day furthur from Suboxone Hell and one day closer to your Healthy Life returning!!!

[psgirl626]

I won't go into all my details, but was on suboxone for 5 1/2 years!  Took opiates in small amts. everyday for pain for many years. Doc put me on subs to get off the pills...I sould have never decided to take them.  11 days off (after tapering down to 1/4 of 1/2mg. for many weeks).  That didn't seem to matter in how I'm feeling...WEAK (flu-like)...can only sleep about 2-3 hrs. per night, etc. ,etc. Don't know when it will end, but I hope it's soon!!!!!!

[Pippa00]

I was taking fourteen 7/325 Vicodin , 2 morphine, and 6 Soma's a day for 5 years. On top of that I smoked 2 packs of cigarettes a day and lots of pot.  After feeling like death, literally, weighing in at 100 pounds and almost non- functional I found an amazing addiction specialist. After detoxing for 24 hours off the narcs I started on the subox. It was two weeks of feeling like I'd rather be dead. Things got better but my emotional state and anxiety were incapacating. Fast forward 4 years and I was still on subox.  We attempted a few times but the withdraws, uncontrolable leg & arm kicks, runny nose, and flu symptoms I felt doomed forever. Then one day I was just ready to fight the good fight and go for it. My dr prescribed clonidine( blood pressure meds to stop the runny nose and yawning), colonopan( anxiety meds that make you sleepy), and a muscle relaxer for the leg kicks (which was my biggest hurdle) and I felt awesome on day 5. I'm having short withdraw symptoms everyday at 4 pm but I fight through them because I never want to feel that horrible ever again. It's been 15 days off the Subox and I feel better than ever even though I still have some moments of discomfort, I'm strong enough to fight through it. I'm off all meds and I finally feel free and the real me is awakening with love & light. I learned that it will never work unless you are READY. Same for diets, smoking, drugs, it's all relative- you must be ready. Trust me, if i did it so can you. Keep trying because you're worth it!!!!!

[Pippa00]

I was taking fourteen 7/325 Vicodin , 2 morphine, and 6 Soma's a day for 5 years. On top of that I smoked 2 packs of cigarettes a day and lots of pot.  After feeling like death, literally, weighing in at 100 pounds and almost non- functional I found an amazing addiction specialist. After detoxing for 24 hours off the narcs I started on the subox. It was two weeks of feeling like I'd rather be dead. Things got better but my emotional state and anxiety were incapacating. Fast forward 4 years and I was still on subox.  We attempted a few times but the withdraws, uncontrolable leg & arm kicks, runny nose, and flu symptoms I felt doomed forever. Then one day I was just ready to fight the good fight and go for it. My dr prescribed clonidine( blood pressure meds to stop the runny nose and yawning), colonopan( anxiety meds that make you sleepy), and a muscle relaxer for the leg kicks (which was my biggest hurdle) and I felt awesome on day 5. I'm having short withdraw symptoms everyday at 4 pm but I fight through them because I never want to feel that horrible ever again. It's been 15 days off the Subox and I feel better than ever even though I still have some moments of discomfort, I'm strong enough to fight through it. I'm off all meds and I finally feel free and the real me is awakening with love & light. I learned that it will never work unless you are READY. Same for diets, smoking, drugs, it's all relative- you must be ready. Trust me, if i did it so can you. Keep trying because you're worth it!!!!!

[diioia13]

Dont give up! You can do it.

[romegirl]

I was taking 2mg a day its now been 4 days since I've takin anything. I'm a single mother of 3 lil ones n I feel like I can't take it anymore. I keep telling myself not to give in but im so bad now all I wanna do is call someone to get one from but than I'll feel like I've come this far for nothing. Anyone got any advice to help me thro this?   thankx romegirl