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1200909 tn?1306815081

Suboxone WD's are GONE!!!

A few of yall have been keeping up with my posts about my WD's from Sub's. Today I went to work and felt GREAT. Didn't sleep last night due to the insomnia caused by the Naltrexone. I am 7 days off Subs and I know that this is not the end of issues Sub's will continue to cause over the next few months BUT I will take having no energy any day. Oh wait I have Chronic Fatigue so energy or lack there of is an issue daily. Anyways thanks to those of you how offered advice and gave me that extra push that I needed to make it . It's gotta be down hill from here!!! To those of you getting ready to go through WD's I wish you the best and just no that no matter what you WILL get through it!!!! Us as addicts fear the unknown of what it will be like coming off Sub's. I am not gonna lie it is rough at times but it won't last forever so keep pushing forward to what you have worked so hard to achieve. What's a few days of being uncomfortable when what you get from it is your life back? A life free from Addiction! I think it is worth all the hell you may feel for a bit. I do think I was one of the lucky ones who only had 2 days of what was more like the flu but luckily I was able to sleep thorough the most of it! My best wishes and if anybody needs to talk I am always just a click away and I will do what I can to help
Krissy_Fuda***@**** for those with messenger.
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sub is driving me crazy. I tried so hard to stop and is seems impossible to me by day 11 i caved and now I'm constantly struggling to get sub because i am so afraid to feel that sick again. Advice would be helpful
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I just started Subs after 9/oxys 30mg every day. What I do know is that I have the 8 mg Tabs from my doc and regardless of whether you get them from the street or the dr., the way you use them is the only truth to whether it will help or not. I have the sl's which mean I can shoot them, snort them, whatever I choose but in truth I want to be clean. It has been a very long time for me, so ask yourself how serious you are and if so, yes, they will help if you take only what you need and taper off of them. Strange thing is that I only needed 4 mg my first day which is a quarter of what I was supposed to take. Tomorrow, I will take just what I need to get through the day and taper off from there, If you go past 21 days using it, then you will find that each week thereafter will be harder to get off. So ask yourself, how bad do you want it. Don't do it if your not serious or ready, but if you do, when the time comes, you'll find the wd's much more manageable. I wish you luck and all of you who read this the best Stay strong, stay clean and may God bless all of you. Bob
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I don't really know if you are just getting them off the street what it would do for you.I l know when I got sub's off the street when I was Wd'ing from my DOC it would only postpone them. If you are getting them from a dr then I would say give it a shot, but that is just my opinion. Best of luck
Krissy
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hey i am addicted to roxys and i am detoxing my self i havnt used in over 48 hrs and i have th eopportunity to get my hands on some subs would this just prolong my WD's as you put it or will it help
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You will hear the good the bad and the right down scary. I was scared to death to come off Sub's. I mean scared. I knew that in order to gain 100% control of my life I had to let go of the Sub's and when I did I got what I wanted MY LIFE back! It is not an easy choice to make but one that has to be made if you want a drug free life. Message me anytime I will help all I can
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not sure i had a point. think i was worried that suboxone was just as addictive as the drug of choice and worried about getting in deeper. how did u miss that?
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hi im not so good at this site. im not sure how to message u. ive read good and bad on subox information is often contratictory. i went to addictionoligist last week. had an awfuk experience. he in essence called me a liar about my usage etc. i told him y i was there i have nothing to hide, he didnt care just wrote me a script for suboxone sent me on my way.  i went to a accupunturist and put beads in my ear to control the cravings and am taking l-tyrisine for energy. this is dayy two so lets c how it goes.  if this doesnt work ill try the suboxone thru another doc.  that practice clearly has turned into a prescription mill.
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So true. I too have NEVER been more mentally ready for something in my life. I am not saying that I am gonna go through life with no problems but just that I am gonna be ready if and when the time comes that I am faced with using again. I have NO desire to use. The high I got yeah it was nice but the high I get from life is way better!!! I forgot how crazy I really was. Always laughing and making ppl laugh and yrs I haven't laughed or smiled very much at all. That has all changed and I am loving every single second of it and I am sure that ppl think I am nuts but let em cause I am HAPPY and FREE
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1464243 tn?1287860095
Keep that attitude!  You will do this because you are ready. When I made my decision to quit the pills and try the sub's I also made the mental decision to allow myself to prepare for the after care I new I would need.  I know I may have a bad day, but bring it on, because I am mentally ready.  I have never been mentally ready before and that is what is different this time for me.  Remember, you own this and no one can take it from you.  You are the driver and you are on the right road!  If you ever hit a bad spot, reach out quick to the resources you have established including me and I will support you through it!

D:)
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I just got a message from somebody saying that I might be clean now but it won't last. I just laughed it off and didnt say a word. I am not wasting my breath on ppl that are always negative. This is my sobriety and I will be damned if some nobody is gonna take it from me
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1464243 tn?1287860095
And nobody can take that from you!  I know that feeling and I am with you!  You have my support all the way!
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1200909 tn?1306815081
8 months of Sub's for me but ya know I was just so sick of always having to depend on a freaking pill to do anything. I think that is what made stopping Sub's so easy for me! I have never been so proud of myself in my life and I know that so many ppl that I care about feel the same way and then there are some who secretly wanted me to fail. That was all the more reason for me to kick this addiction. I love to prove ppl wrong. LOL This time I have more to show for proving them wrong. I have MY LIFE back!!!!!
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1464243 tn?1287860095
This is a great place to be.  I have gained loads of stregnth and information from this site.  Use the information here that you need and leave the rest behind.  I would not be sober today without the help and informaton I have received here.  My story is only to share how I have come to battle my addiction and recovery.  I too was so affried to givien to the fear of wd's and  that, that alone kept me prisnor to the drug.  Because of the Sub's I was able to find a way to get free.  It was a 3 month struggle with the subs, before I took the plunge and did what worked for me.  

I hope our stories help others find their way.  

I will keep updating as the days go by and let all know my progress.  

;)
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I started using pills when I was 13. I am now 27. I can't believe I am sitting here today. I was so reckless when I was younger. Get high on pills then add in some liquor and drive. I wrecked many times and shouldn't have lived but the lord had better and bigger things for me and I didn't see it then but I do now. I feel that God is telling me that I need to tell my story of Addiction to anybody and everybody who is faced with addiction or getting ready to make that choice to try a pill for the first time. If I could save 1 person from the hell I lived then I would feel my job was done. I was afraid Sub's was just gonna be a crutch for me but it was not. I am a Suboxone success and there are more out there but seems like you hear all the bad about Suboxone than good. I am gonna keep on posting how Suboxone saved my life. It works for you if you want it to work. I was not strong enough to go the Cold Turkey route. To each there own. I have read on here too many times ppl saying how bad Suboxone is and scaring ppl that are thinking about trying it. Everybody has a right to their own opinion but it shouldn't be to the point where it causes somebody not to give it a shot for the fear it will be hard to get off of. I was on it 8 months and I know ppl are on it for years and I am sure that it is harder to get off of then but short term is what it is made for when it is used to kick addiction. I know I am rambling on and on and I am sorry. I will end this now and get my butt in gear. Need to get this house clean. Been looking at it all day and it is not getting any cleaner LOL. Best wishes and keep posting to let me know how you are doing!!!!
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1464243 tn?1287860095
Absolutely,  I am in a program now and I currently attend NA meetings.  This is now day 16 for me off all opiates and I am still getting better everyday.  Also, the subs did help me get to this point only, meaning managing my w/d symptoms to allow me to be where I am right now.

Now, the rest of my sobriety is on me.  I attend meetings and now have a sponsor.  I am in therapy weekly and I am determined to stay clean with the help of the after care.  

After aprox. 10 years on and off those pills, I can honestly say that it feels great to have made it to 16 days without them.  

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Message away sweetheart! That is what I am here for!
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1200909 tn?1306815081
Also let me add. I started on 16mg a day and for the first month I couldn't drive after I took a Sub cause I would fall asleep. I had to have somebody with me at all times if I had taken any cause I have a son who at the time was 2 and he has Cerebral Palsy.I couldn't be left alone with my own child and that caused some serious depression  but I pushed through all that. My body learned what was enough for me to take and not feel like a worthless mother. I called my Dr and made sure it was Ok with him that I play around with my dose to find the right one for me. My Dr told me that 1 8mg Sub is the same as 120mg opiate. So 240mg a day was too much for me cause I wasn't doing that much everyday. Some days I would and some days more. For the most part I took 6 Roxy 30's a day. Other days I would take them 6 add in some other of my favorites. Not all Dr's are bad and they do have to have training in order to prescribe Sub (atleast in WV). Ok I have said all I think I wanted to say. When I get some time I am gonna write my whole addiction and treatment story and hope to scare the hell out of some kids that haven't started or ones that just started. I will post it on here too. May take me a long time to write it but that is something I feel like God wants me to do,
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I am glad you found a way that works for you BUT addiction is 90%mental and that can not be cured over night. I don't want to sound mean or like a know it all. I have been an addict for 14 years and I thought I could do the Sub's the way I wanted to and be fine with it. To be true I would be back on my DOC if I did it my way and not the way my Dr told me to. Suboxone is addictive BUT if you do it like your Dr tells you to and taper like you are supposed to the WD's are nothing compared to coming off of our DOC. I wish you the best and pray that you do get aftercare to help with the mental that comes with being an addict. We have a long road ahead of us but with a great support system and aftercare we can get our lives back. Luckily the Naltrexone that I am on now is NOT addictive so I could stop it at any time but I want to do this right in hopes that I can get the mental part more controlled. I have a lot of things going on in my life that could easily cause me to relapse but I am not gonna give in to the Devil and all the negative cause I have too much good to look forward to. If I didn't have God helping me everyday I wouldn't be able to do this. I do wish you all the best and hope that it works for you. If you ever want to talk I am here and will help anyway that I can.
Krissy
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1200909 tn?1306815081
I jumped off at 2mg. The shot blocks the cravings and if you would do a pill you wouldn't get anything from it. Pretty much the same thing as Suboxone. You give yourself a shot every 4 weeks. The naltrexone pills that I am on now does the same thing as the shot and my ins covers it. I know everybody has good and bad things to say about Suboxone but for me IT SAVED MY LIFE!!!!! I fear that had I not got on Sub's I wouldn't be sitting here today cause the desire to die was stronger than anything in this world. I really owe it all to GOD cause with him all things are possible and the Sub's just gave me the chance to regain my faith in god!
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1464243 tn?1287860095
Hi,  I just want to share my exp. with Suboxone.  I tried it in Sept. 09 and was a mess.  Went back on Norco's and then tried it again this August.  This is what worked for me and this is not how the doc told me how to use it.(BUT THIS DID WORK FOR ME)

I am now on day 15 off the subs. and about day 30 off of the Norco's.  I am feeling better each day and I have had no cravings.  Also, my addiction was about 5 years long and I would take aprox. 12-15 10/325 norcos per day.  

I hope this helps.  I too did not want to exchange one addiction for another.  

I went to a sub doc 2 months ago and tried it that way first.  I relapsed after 3 weeks because the subs were too strong and I couldn't function at all.  My spouse was also getting ready to have major surgery for cancer and I just couldn't function on the subs.  Went back on Norco's for about two weeks to get him through his surgery.  I had read many post about sub detox and I was really, really scared of getting addicted to another substance so this is what I did....

AGAIN, Please know that this was not the advise of my sub doc.  It just so happen to work for me.

Also note that I was taking my sub by 9am every morning...

9/15/10 - 9/20/10 Started the subs again, but only used 2mg.  

9/21/10 - Used only a crumb of subs maybe 0.5 mg and this time I waited and journaled my next w/d symptoms

9/22/10  - 3:30am w/d symptoms hit.  Used only a crumb again 0.5 or so.  Stopped the symptoms.  Went back to bed.

9/23/10 - Made it 39 hours before next wd symptoms hit.  Again I used only a crumb of Subs and started the clock again.

9/24/10 - My wd symptoms started about 45 hours after my last sub crumb.  I stuck it out.  

9/25/10 - Wow, not to bad but feeling kinda "ikie" many bathroom trips and just kinda not feeling well.

9/26/10 - Same as day 25.  Was feeling hopeful.

9/27/10 - Ok... Full w/d symptoms.  Bones ache, nausea, bathroom trips.  Oh and the hot flashes and sweats.   Back ache like hell and I am miserable!  Determined thought to push through this.

9/28/10 - Am I alive?  Still the same as 9/27/10.  But still making it.

9/29/10 - Slept a bit more last night.  Symptoms are much less.  Still have chills and the back and headache but I am ok.  WOW!

9/30/10 - Mild anxiety has started.  Still not hungry and many bathroom trips.  Sleeping alot.

10/1/10 - Ok..... severe anxiety.  Can't move much.  Back ache all the time.  Fell isolated.  Called my Phyc.  Meet with her on Monday.  

10/2/10 - Refuse to stay in this state of mind.  Went on line and found a N/A meeting.  Will be going on Sunday night.  Cant wait.  I need a program that understands what I am going through.

10/3/10  - This is where I am now.  Going to a meeting tonight.  Anxiety is better but my doc. called and told me to start taking my xanax as needed.  It helps a little.

Not sure what tomorrow holds but it has to be better.  I am determined to beat this addiction.  I have no cravings and really never have.  I too have used this drug to manage pain, and than I abused them.  I am so ready for this day and the days to come in recovery!

I hope my story will help someone else out there.
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Damn auto spell. Meant Krissy
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Keizer what did you taper down too?
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What is that shot? And what is it for?
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1200909 tn?1306815081
Just found out today that my Ins is NOT gonna cover the cost of the Vivitrol shot cause it is OVER $1,000... WOW that *****.. Atleast I can still get the pills for awhile cause the Ins does cover that. Oh well I am gonna do it no matter what cause I am strong and determined!!!
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