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.

[tammy616]

I have been on 1mg or less of suboxone everyday for 5 years.Used it some for pain and some for herion withdrawls. I was perscribed clonidine for withdrawls. I stopped taking suboxone 3 wks ago and still going through withdrawls and even though the withdrawls arent severe I go through them everyday with no sign of it letting up anytime soon. The clonidine helps but u all need to taper down SLOWLY and dont believe the Drs when they say there is no harm in staying on them for a prolonged periods of time. Get off them as soon as you can. They are not a mirecal drug, My husband got to where 2mg didnt work anymore and he asked the Dr to up his dose and the Dr said no. He was desperate for help and ended up overdosing on herion. I lost him Feb 21st 2011

[NewLifeHope91]

Hi My name is Jojo i been Using Opiates the past two years ago, i decided to get off, witch i failed the first couple times this time. i tryed a new aproch, witch was using subling Film 8.mg Subs i bout three of them, i cut them into very small pieces. been on them for four days, and i was planing on getting off them i got lil 1 mg pieces left, to last maybe a week or so, and was woundering when i taper of them so soon, since i havent been on them for not even two weeks, will i have these nightmare,insane crazy W/D everyone has been talking about having, but everyone i talk to has been using em for mounths are years and having DTs when coming off, will i since i havent been using for long? please Help me i really want to get my life back together pill ruined it and determand to start a new life your advice will be much thx.

[kpm123]

im only 19 ive been doin opiets for about a year now but have been on suboxin for about 5 months and can only go about a day and a half without it until my legs start getting this crazy feeling and i just feel like **** and dont want to associate with anyone, but when the withdraw starts i usually take the smallest peice possible and wait to see if the withdraw goes away and then i take another tiny peice if it doesnt subside, but i used to snort about half the pill and now all i do is cut a tiny peice off the corner and let it dissolve under my tonge until i feel the crazy pain in my legs subside, am i going about this the right way or what im too young for this and i need to stop

[Terri_777]

Need some help and advice!! I have been on Suboxone for 2 months now. (2mg 4Xa day) after reading so much I am scared to death when i am going to have to start weening off of this medicine. HELP!!

[SHINE101]

I READ YALLS COMMENTS SOME GOOD AND BAD. I WANTED TO SHARE MY STORY BUT UNFORTUNATLY I AT TEXAS CHILDREN HOSPITAL WITH MY 13 YR OLD SON. IM ON HIS LAPTOP AND THIS IS THE THIRD TIME ME WRITING MY STORY AND LOST IT. I THOUGHT I HAD REAL PROPLEMS. NINE DAYS AGO DOCTERS TOLD ME MY SON HAD STAGE 4B LYMPHOMA,HODGKINS  DISEASE.I HAVE BEEN ON ALL TYPES DRUGS BUT UNTIL PAINPILLS NOTHING HAS CONTROLED MY LIFE WITH THE PHSYICAL WITHDRAWALS BECAUSE I WOULD ALWAYS EAT MORE THAN I SUPOSED TOO.NO PILLS NO WORK FOR ME.I WAS A SUCESSFUL CONTRACTOR BEFORE PILLS.I HAD SURGERY WITH A PLATE AND PINS IN MY WRIST. MY BACK HAS BULGING DISC AND SPINAL CORD NEEDS REALINMENT.THE PAIN WAS WROST COMING OFF THE PILLS.WITH THE HELP OF SUBOXONES I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF PAIN PILLS.IN 2006 I OVERDOSE, HAD A HEART ATTACK AND IN COMA FOR 2 DAYS.DOCTORS SAID I MUST QUIT BUT I COULD NOT UNTIL NOW.YES YOU MUST WEANED DOWN SLOWLY AND EVERYBODY IS DIFFERENT. SO WHAT WORKED FOR ME MAY NOT WORK FOR SOMEONE ELSE.I HAD TO REALLY WANT TO QUIT. YOU GET TO WHERE YOU FORGET TO TAKE IT ONE DAY AND NO BIG DILL.THEN YOU ARE CLOSE TO QUIT WITH LEAST WD AS POSSIBLE.MYSELF I FACED DEATH A MANY OF TIMES AND I THANK MY CREATOR GOD AND JESUS FOR DYING FOR ME. HE DOES NOT GIVE YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN HANDLE.  SO THATS MY SECRET. I WISH GOD WOULD BE MENTION MORE IN COMMENTS FOR HELP.HE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH AND HOW TO HELP YOU.YOU JUST NEED TO REALLY,REALLY BELEIVE AND HAVE FAITH IN HIM.HE MADE THE EARTH AND YOU IN HIS IMAGE THE POWER AVAILBLE THERE.THINK HOW YOU HAVE ABUSED YOUR BODY AND TO THINK  YOU COULD NOT HAVE TO PAY WITH SOME DISCOMFORT  TO  GET BACK THE PERSON YOU ONCE WHERE, ITS A SMALL PRIZE TO IF YOU ASK ME.I HOPE THIS HELPED SOMEONE ITS NOT EASY BUT HOO SAID LIFE WOULD BE WITHOUT WORK.GOOD LUCK  REMEMBER EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A BIGGER PLAN WE CANNOT UNDERSTAND JUST YET.                                                                          

[katzzz49]

I'veo  been on 24 mgs of Suboxone for 5 months. It's true that it helped me with Opiate withdrawals but now, here it is  waiting for me again. I cut my dose by one quarter (one dose only) and I can't wait to get down to even 8! The goal being off. I don't see many on on this site taking this large a dose and wish I had tapered earlier but acceptance is the key they say. I am wondering about a faster detox with detox meds? Kat