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.

[GA_need_help]

HI, this is Marie.  I am not sure if many people look at this old post.  Please copy your note and paste in in a new thread to get advice from lots of people.  I am on 12 mg of Sub a day, and have started hurting before doses.  I am not sure if my body is already addicted.  I think it is.  I have to face the same thing you do.  So the anxiety is really bad going down from 2 mg??? Have you considered having a doctor supervise you with a Ativan, but very close supervision so you don't get addicted??  It sounds like you are so scared.  I just want to give you comfort in such a hard period.  I just detoxed from Opana ER, a very strong drug.  I wasn't prepared for round 2, but here we are.  I am trying to NOT get down about it, because it just makes me want more subs.
Marie

[ESCOTTB]

I am a father of 3, husband and son. I love my family more than life itself. I was a heavy opiate user for 14 years, in fact when i started seeing my sub dr he had no idea why i was still alive. Thats how many opiates i was taking. Im currently taking like 2.5 mg of sub every morning. All i think about is what if i could wake up and this nightmare was over and i was all better. I am PETRIFIED of w/d just like a kid whos afraid of freddy krueger.I have been through the wringer with w/d. Feel free to email me any suggestions or plans you could help me with on getting off the subs. i want myself back. Scary part is, i cant remember who or what myself is or feels like. ***@****.... PLEASE RESPOND

[sniper28]

to the comment to JAS3 made on jan 14 2010. That doctor is full of it because if i take more thann normal it is very hard to pee and i have to push and strain so hard to get it to come out. Once i get started though im usally pretty good to go but still have to push hard while im peeing. And i have been on suboxine twice now the first time i quite cold turkey and it was hell on earth and it took 7 days before i even felt half way normal. And for some strange reason i started it up again. I was never addicted to pain killers. i only took suboxine so it would give me energy. I had no idea that it would be addicting to get off o them. It was literally the hardest thing i had to do. I got real bad panic attacks and i would be very cold one min and hot the next. I feel bad for any one that that has to quite just because its so hard. but is the best thing to do because its like you can be on it for the rest of your life.

[sniper28]

to the comment to JAS3 made on jan 14 2010. That doctor is full of it because if i take more thann normal it is very hard to pee and i have to push and strain so hard to get it to come out. Once i get started though im usally pretty good to go but still have to push hard while im peeing. And i have been on suboxine twice now the first time i quite cold turkey and it was hell on earth and it took 7 days before i even felt half way normal. And for some strange reason i started it up again. I was never addicted to pain killers. i only took suboxine so it would give me energy. I had no idea that it would be addicting to get off o them. It was literally the hardest thing i had to do. I got real bad panic attacks and i would be very cold one min and hot the next. I feel bad for any one that that has to quite just because its so hard. but is the best thing to do because its like you can be on it for the rest of your life.

[sniper28]

to the comment to JAS3 made on jan 14 2010. That doctor is full of it because if i take more thann normal it is very hard to pee and i have to push and strain so hard to get it to come out. Once i get started though im usally pretty good to go but still have to push hard while im peeing. And i have been on suboxine twice now the first time i quite cold turkey and it was hell on earth and it took 7 days before i even felt half way normal. And for some strange reason i started it up again. I was never addicted to pain killers. i only took suboxine so it would give me energy. I had no idea that it would be addicting to get off o them. It was literally the hardest thing i had to do. I got real bad panic attacks and i would be very cold one min and hot the next. I feel bad for any one that that has to quite just because its so hard. but is the best thing to do because its like you can be on it for the rest of your life.

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