suboxone withdrawal

[mel1526]

hey all. this isnt really a question more of a rant. i was reading an old post re: suboxone use for withdrawals. well some posts were recent and it really breaks my heart. i like many others have fooled into thinking we were getting a free ride and what have we learned about that? nothing is free. there is no being absent for ur W/D. im currently on day 8 off this sub **** and had i known it would suck so bad i never wouldve got started. those that praise are usually STILL ON THE DRUG! only after getting off i would like people to please come on back and comment. i want to hear from those off this **** whether good or bad. and just a FYI i was only on 2mg for a cuple months and 2 wks on 1mg and im STILL SICK!
so come on lets here from those that really know what a joke sub is!

[faith_hope_love]

Thank you, I really needed to hear that today.  I know this is something that is a process and you have to change mentally just as much as physically.  I have to keep reminding myself that I am not in a race, that I am in recovery...lol

Hugs!  

[ILoveLukey]

Great post. Trying to drop off at 1 mg is dangerous.  Too big of a jump. I plan to go to shavings because that is what works on the succcess stories I have read.

[SableZen]

I can't see how anyone could get aggravated with you! You decided sincerely that it was time to beat an addiction, came up with a specific plan to do it, and acted on that plan - each one of those things is a HUGE deal. And those things alone give me a LOT of confidence that things are going to work out for you.

Getting past the desire to want to continue an addiction and deciding to face the fears of stopping head-on is a huge step for anyone. And then to come up with a specific plan on how you are going to do it? Another huge step - one that I missed my first time and know from personal experience that if you leave out this part, it's very hard to follow through successfully when it comes down to it. AND you've taken action!

Arguments can be made all day about cold turkey, tapering, maintenance, supplements, medications, antidepressants, etc... some of them will help sometimes, none of them will help all the time.

The only constant in the picture is that the people with the intent *that take the step to action* has a chance of being successful.

Taking action without being ready won't work. Intent without action won't work. Sincere desire alone won't work... only intent with action gives a chance.

It's definitely not a free ride, puppy dogs, and rainbows to take Suboxone - it's just a tool that works for some people as they take action to quit. The thought and action behind deciding to beat an addiction is MUCH more important over-all than the specifics of the process.

Ok, done with my pep-talk now! lol

[faith_hope_love]

These posts scare me to death and Mel my heart goes out to you.  I am on day 6 now of sub. and because of like what Mary said about tapering slowly I have adjusted my plan of 10-14 days of jumping 2mg. each day to going down 1mg each day until I get to my final 2 days of .5.

As you all know I am doing the short term detox and I know I keep adjusting what I am doing but PLEASE you guys don't get aggravated with me.  I am so afraid of making a mistake that I guess I am trying to hard or I don't know what I am doing really. Should I go down 2mg. each time as planned or do the below plan.  Please help.

Please look at this dose plan and tell me if it should be alright -
Day 1 - 8mg
Day 2 - 8mg
Day 3 - 8mg
Day 4 - 7mg
Day 5 - 7mg
Day 6 - 7mg
Day 7 - 6mg
Day 8 - 6mg
Day 9 - 5mg
Day10- 5mg
Day11- 4mg
Day12- 4mg
Day13- 3mg
Day14- 3mg
Day15- 2mg
Day16- 2mg
Day17- 1mg
Day18- 1mg
Day19- .5mg
Day20- .5mg

[allaboutmary]

I see 2 problems with your post.  1.  You thought you were getting a free ride.  2.  You like many others jumped off on too high a dose.  1mg is still alot of sub, it must be tapered off very slowley.  

[wait2long]

where did you hear there are no withdrawals from sub?  did you do ANY research on it before taking it?  its an opiate...so withdrawals will be there. but are supposed to be mild when tapered properly, which is low an slow....
there are plenty of success stories with sub...go to naabt.org and read them...