How do get off Suboxone?

[JAS3]

Hi, I have been on 16mg of Suboxone for over 5 years after abusing Oxycontin for less than 2 years.  My mood is content, but I am a shell of a person.  I do not work and I never leave my home.  I get up in the afternoon and go on my laptop until I go to bed around 4am, and then I repeat the same thing the next day.  I am extremely constipated and have no energy.  I know I need to get off Suboxone, but I don't feel strong enough to and the more time that goes by, the weaker I get.  There was only 1 time that I was ready to ween myself off Suboxone.  It was after being on it for 6 months and a psychiatrist had put me on an anti-depressant.  I mentioned to my doctor, that was prescribing the Subs, that I was ready to ween down and he said I shouldn't think about that now.  So here I am, 5 years later.  I get frustrated to why Suboxone affects me so much because I know plenty of other people who take it who can work and function properly.  I used to be a very hard-working, family oriented person and now I don't work, hardly every see my family, and lost touch with most of my friends.  But still, none of this motivates me enough to even go one day without Suboxone.  I've called a few rehab centers, but they only offer like a 5 day detoxification, which makes no sense for the long term nature of Suboxone.  Does anybody have any suggestions or is anyone in a similar situation?

I'd like to make a note, though.  I am not condemning Suboxone.  It stopped my life from spiraling out of control and I know I wouldn't be in this situation if I got some kind of co-therapy when I initially started taking Suboxone.  I am blaming myself and the doctor who only cared about my urine samples every month I saw him.  (Sometimes, I would have to stay in his office bathroom all day until I could produce a sample because the Suboxone also causes extreme urinary retention for me, even though the doctor didn't think that was possible.)  I have a new doctor now who prescribes the Suboxone and thinks everything in my life is going great because I don't know what to tell him.

[jennaMulkey]

Please call me about tapering off suboxone. I only have two 8mg strips left & no money for a doctors visit. I would appreciate it if I didn't get any prank calls. But I am open to anyone calling me with advice on getting off this. 864-907-2336 Thanks, Jennifer.

[jennaMulkey]

I need help getting off suboxone

[littlebit667]

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[workingmanjames2112]

what's the tappering process i'm doing 2mg in morning about 2mg in evening. And i can feel comfortable.
How low of a dose should I get ready to jump off.

[buster777]

I am trying to come off suboxone now, and have been dreading the wd's.  Any ideas of how to make it easier?  I have only been taking about half a day for the last year.  Any advice you could give will be appriciated.  Thank you, Buster

[mojoe93]

Please help me! I want to taper off the right way! call me 484-685-6435 or email me ***@****