I would say yes and no. 5 months was still long enough to have the suboxone become prevelent in your system. 10 mgs is high enough. I would taper down for sure....dropping by small does over a 1 - 2 week period. You can go 2 ways with this....1. Quit cold turkey (which is what I did) however my length of using and daily mg was much longer and higher. I was sick for weeks but I had the ability to BE sick for weeks. Like I didn't have to worry about my children eating and bills getting paid....my family stepped up to the plate to help me go through it. Or...2...taper down slowly and get down as low as you possibly can (like .25 mg) then jump but you will still be sick just not as long. Possibly 1 - 2 weeks. What are you looking to do b/c this is a different type of w/d (in length of time b/c of suboxone's long half life)
I was on suboxone for 2 mths..Started at 4 mg and felt horrible with loss of appetite ..Lost 20 lbs so I knew it was unhealthy to continue on sub...Tapered down to 3/4 of a gram and could get no lower without withdrawal kicking in..Someone recommended kratom which I am on now..It did take away the withdrawal temporarily. When I don't take the kratom it kicks back in...Very frustrating. I am considering going into inpatient detox to get this dealt with.Don't know what else to turn to..Suboxone is horrible in my opinion..Did you talk to your doctor about tapering? It might work because everyone is different..Good luck..