depression with suboxone

[gilola1970]

I have been on Suboxone for almost exactly 7 years, and I started at 24 mgs, and I am now down to .50 which is 1/2 of 1mg.  I am tired of being on the Suboxone and I have talked to my doctor that I want to get off the suboxone for good.  I am tired off taking a pill.  But, the main question I have is that for the last 3 years my depression is horrible and it is only getting worse.  I do take Cymbalta 60mg but that is doing nothing at all.  So my question is "Does anyone notice depression with the Suboxone?  I am just hoping that when I am completely off the suboxone that this depression will go away.  Also I am going off the Suboxone in one month, which I talked to my Dr. about. Please anybody any thoughts or suggestions?  Thanks.

[itsthepits]

Hi I was on Subox for 3 years It took a year for me to get off a 1/2 of the lowest dose. I hated the drug and would never re to anyone. I felt horrible on it and I still don't feel like me and its been since Feb I have not had a subox.  I know it doesn't take long for it to get out of your system, BUT how long does it take to get out of the brain. I wonder if it causes permanent damage. I'm really nervous about the way I still feel. I still get those creepy crawley through out my entire body every day which lasts a min 3 hours.  I get them when I wake up in the morning and If I nap I get them when I wake up from a nap so I can have them up to 6 to hours a day. Not to mention what that is doing to me mentally feeling this way. And to think I was only on 3 percocits a day for 5 months when the Dr put me on 12 mg of  Suboxone daily . Does anyone know if after 9 months of being off subox you can still feel like crap. This is a horror drug..I hate suboxone and the Dr who gave them to me.. Any help will do. Thank you all..  

[abritt121222]

Yes I am completely clean and have been for right around two years. I don't remember exactly how long the depression lasted it seems like bout a month. I was also on cymbalta and it seemed to work better about two weeks after I was off the suboxone however everyone is different n it could last longer or not as long. I think what helped me the most for the depression was no meds or anything like that but coming to terms with the whole situation and everyone I had hurt and actually forgiving myself for what I had done to hurt the people I love the most once I got over that guilt everything seemed to get better and better

[gilola1970]

Thanks for your quick response.  Are you completely off the Suboxone? If you are, for how long?  Yes, you are right the aftercare is the most important thing when it comes to staying sane.  I know that there is no easy fix, but I was just concerned with my depression getting worse.  From reading the other posts, that it takes time for the Suboxone to get out of your system even after you stop taking it, and then your body just needs to get all the junk out.  Thanks.

[abritt121222]

I have also been thru this that you are going thru and for me its wasn't the suboxone causing the depression its the coming off of it. At the low dose you are on your body is re learning how to deal without narcotics and as any recovering addict will tell you when coming off of the meds or drugs you will have depression because your mind and body are "out of balance" I guess u could say like chemically unbalanced so once u are off the suboxone and your body has a chance to reboot without narcotics the depression should stop or at least lessen because most of us if not all when getting clean reflect on what our addiction has done and how many ppl we have hurt which causes serious depression because we have to face our problems not hide behind drugs just pushing them away. This is where aftercare is so so important. Well feel free to msg me if ya got any questions or just wanna talk and ill help ya any way I can.

Good Luck and Godspeed
ABritt