Hey all, been a while since my last post, but just wanted to let the community know I jumped off at 2mg of Suboxone on 10/6/2009, and went through absolute HELL for 8 days. Finally I couldn't take it anymore after 8 days (anxiety, restlessness, insomia, joint pain) and I checked myself into the psychiatric hospital. I was SOOO adamant that I receive NO opiates, but my Sub doc put me on Methadone. I know, I know, you are all cringing, but the way he did it worked amazingly! 10mg day 1, 7.5mg day 2, 5mg day 3, 2.5mg day 4, and 1.25mg (a crumb) on day 5. Yesterday (day 6) was my first day free of ALL opiates, and to my surprise, his plan WORKED! I feel great, a litlle RLS and anxiety, but nothing the Ativan he prescibed cannot handle for a few weeks. Keep in mind, I was on Suboxone for 2 years, and the W/D is BAD, but mostly because I got cocky and jumped from 2mg - NOT a good idea. Taper as SLOWLY as you can, mabye even to 0.25mg every 2-3 days. I am so frightened that no one here has to deal with what I did. Suicide was a constant thought. I literally went clinically psychotic from insomnia, and was speaking gibberish and experiencing hallucinations. I slept 8 hours in 240 HOURS!!! Laying in the dark, with nothing but your raging negative and destructive thinking is an absolute nightnare, but reading positive books and meditating helped the most, if you read my other posts, I am a huge advocate of that type of stuff. Dont be a tough guy, get all the help you can. I dont care how tough you are, if you need to go to the hospital, do it, there is no shame in asking for help, I have finally realized that! Best of luck to you all, if you have any questions on how I dealt with the W/D symptoms, just send me a message. Best of luck, and God Bless You All!!!!
~An opiate free human being :)