suboxone

[schierello]

why is suboxone so hard to quit

[wildflower58]

my brother was recently put on suboxone to help him get off  norcos , im confused why does a dr put u on this if u can get addicted to it ? he is on day 6 with out taking anything just cold turkey his ins co has let him get the suboxone filled as yet , i look forward in him starting it thought it would help him then i read some of the post where you get addicted to what the dr puts you on to get off what your allready hoot on , please help me understand , a worried sister

[schierello]

After 20 days free of bupe, is it possible to all of a sudden get some anxiety and depression after that long of being off and feeling great!!!!!

[schierello]

RLS, does suck, it keeps ya restless,but while I was quiting bupe I asked my Dr. for Clonidine which is non addictive, but helped my sleep, now if you cant get clonidine. try a regular sleeping pill, so when I first quit bupe thats what I did!!!! In the past when I tried to go cold turkey on oxys I had restless leg that was uncontrolable, no matter what I tried. But before I quit subs I asked for clonidine, Good Luck Wednesday!!!!!!!! I know you can do it, if I could anyone can. Just stay focused!!!!!!

[Sad_Woman]

Sounds like wise words to me. For me the restless legs, sweats and anxiety are the worst but reading your post I know it does eventually pass. With each drop during my taper I felt crappy like that for a couple days til I adjusted to the new dose. Hoping this jump wont be much different then that..uncomfortable yes but totally doable. I'll update in a couple days. I'm jumping Wednesday. :)

[schierello]

Thats what I found too!!!! The horror stories stick with ya more, but Its funny how all of a sudden you find that success story, and more success stories begin to appear, There will be some WD's of course but stay busy , go for a walk or hobbies. There is a buddy I met on MH and he told me a story, which went like this: Pretend you see a beautiful area straight ahead, but you have to drive through a ****** part of town to get there, but if you keep yourself focused on that beautiful area, you will hardly notice the crap on the side your driving through,  STAY FOCUSED!!!!!!!!!

[Sad_Woman]

You know what? I'm going to do that. When I'm through the detox I'll change to free woman :)

I've heard that said a lot - that sub wds are much more mental then anything. (well at least when your jumping off a very low dose)

I'm glad I found other sub detoxers on here :) after tapering this long I'm anxious to get this done! It'll be great if you guys can help me get through this, reading this was really reassuring. It's funny I read lots of sub detox stories yet the horror stories are the ones that stick in my head. (even though I know the vast majority of those are people jumping from way too high amounts of sub!) it's great to read stories where the wds were much less then expected.

[schierello]

Thats the spirit bite the bullet!!!! you will probably find the bullet is softer than you think, keep posting on your progress, just remember you control your thoughts, Bupe only screws with them, YOU WILL MAKE IT,THAN YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR NAME TO HAPPY WOMAN.

    Good Luck

[Sad_Woman]

Reading your thread made my day!!! I'm set to jump this week after tapering since June!!

Congrats!! How are you doing now?

[schierello]

Just want to reach out to anybody who has been having problems with suboxone!!! Im on day 11 and have neen feeling great since day 5 or 6, its not the EVIL WD's you might think they are, it's attitude, and like one of my MH  buddies says its bupe just F*****ING with you brain, but there are ways around it. I did not think I could do it after using it for over a year plus doing multiple drugs off and on for 38 yrs, it can be done, I FEEL GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!

[schierello]

Today is now better than ever, I feel so good and no symptons yet, I now believe that the ********ing WD's have subsided, Im on day 6 and its unbelievable that I can feel soooooooo good. I have been taking drugs off  and on for 38 years. I quit when I got remarried in 1994 but in 2004 I got hurt and had 3 level low back fusion and thats when the oxys begin and then I and torn lebrum and had knee surgeries so the oxys and the percs continued non stop since 2004 until I got on ********ing Suboxone in 2010 and thought there was no way to quit it!!!!! I tried a couple of times and failed! BUT then I weened down to 2 1/8 of a pill a day it took me only 6 ******ing days , Thanks to my new friends subbin and HenryS354 they gave me the confidence to do it and I did it, 6 days and Im feelinng soooooooF********ing great!!!! LIFE IS GOOD AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

   Steve

[schierello]

Still feeling good, actually got 8 hrs sleep!!!!!!!!!!! Just some blurry vision this morning, no anxiety or nervousness, feeling better and better each day!!!!

[schierello]

Well, well. well!!!!! things changed last night since my last post, in the early evening I begin to feel DAMN GOOD!!!!!!!!! And this morning no more nausea or anxiety, now Im not saying I feel perfect but I feel about 75% better than yesterday, Life is getting better, Like HenryS354 said the bullet will be soft, please answer soon!!!

Steve

[schierello]

Where has Henry been? Well today started off worse than any of the others!!!!!! Im so nauseated , dry heaves big time!!!!!!!!! But Im at day 4 96 hrs. sober ! I hope this is almost coming to an end. Maybe it was the Vikings that made me sick yesterday,lol,lol, Well hope to hear from you guys today.

       Steve

[schierello]

Yea nice to hear from ya! Its been a little rougher lately but ive handled most of it well. But I seem to be waking up at 4AM lately, but thats OK! Gets to the next day of sobriety quicker
LOL, well I talk to ya later, tomorrow will be a better day

[subbin]

Hey man =) sounds like you're still kickin! woo woo sorry I haven't wrote in a few days! work has been long and my suppose to be 3 day weekend turned into a no day weekend =O  You're doing so good, 72 hours!  At about that point when I was having a rough time I would just start thinking about how far i had come.  Try to be nothing but proud for yourself and to just look forward!  When you overcome one of those moments with no drug help it's such an amazing feeling just think HOLY **** that was all me, make sure to give yourself credit for everyyyy minute you are not using when times get rough because you know as well as I do every minute an addict like us are not using is a ****ing miracle in itself and we deserve that pat on the back from ourselves from time to time =)

As far as me goes I'm still taking everything in, the anxiety has subsided and I'm just feeling all around great!  I'll have my moments but who doesn't in this crazy *** world haha I guess i'm just trying to say it's sooooo worth it to go through what you're going through!  You're almost there! just keep chuggin =)

i'll be sure to keep checking MH!

Nick

[schierello]

Well today I hit 72 hrs. 3 whole days without suboxone!!!!! I have had some turmoil and nervousness and lots of anxiety , but It does pass. Today It feels a little better, I hope to hear from you guys soon!!!

[schierello]

Today I will hit the 48 hr mark as of 5 am. But late last night I some pretty bad moody moments, yes they would go away but come back a little stronger each time, so I actually went out for a midnight walk and thats when I felt better. The odd thing that happened during that walk was I saw a shooting star whip over my head!!!!!!!!! no joke!!! so wnet back home and watched a little tv and fell a sleep. But your right about head games! But this am I feel ok!
Give me a holler back or subbin message me.
weird night!!!!!

[schierello]

Well so far today I took my grandson who we have custody of from the time he was born, to the denist and that was a trip,lol,lol. And also today I noticed some blurred vision and some tiredness, but I still went out for my daily walk. Nervousness is rather light right now, but moody times is positively here,but it goes away , all in all its been pretty good this last 33 hrs.Writing on here with you guys is a big help, stick with me! Tomorrow I have a lot of plans to keep me busy. Going to the Gophers Football game,with my 8 yr, old grandson and also have family comming up from Az. And the weather up here in Mn. has been warm and beautiful, actually 90 degrees today!!! Well talk to ya later Bud.

[HenryS354]

Congrats man!!!

Just remember that a HUGE part of this is a mind game, one that YOU have a certain element of control over!  This is where recovery starts....  Our lives become unmanageable, and we begin to take control over again!  Its a very empowering feeling, take the confidence you have now, and run with it! :-)

Try and keep yourself busy.  I know it seems like such a simple task, but I found that working during my detox while not pleasant was one of the best things I could do for myself.  I think subbin would agree as he worked most days during his detox as well.  It really helps to keep the mind busy.

As far as cravings and anxiety attacks.... just remember that 20 minute rule.  If you can get through 20 minutes, most anxiety and craving episodes will be over! Tell yourself, "Just 20 more minutes man"

Post here often, telling us what you feel, and all about your awesome progress!

When it comes to withdrawal and detox, we as addicts tend to over analyze everything! just try to get back to basics and keep it simple, and take it from there.

:-)

[schierello]

Well its been 26 hrs since I last took an 1/8th, and I slept well and woke up to a new world, and to my surprise I saw your post!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much for yours and subbin's support.
Wow what a game last night Green Bay 42 - Saints 34,now that kept my mind off the evil stuff!!
Well anyway here's to a new and sober day!!!!

[HenryS354]

Look at you man!

Already thinking about biting the bullet!!! I think you are going to find that bullet is softer than you think! :-)

Keep your head in the game, and look out at your final goal.  Imagine driving down a road to an awesome destination that you see on the horizon.... along the way you have to drive through some rough neighborhoods... Keep looking straight ahead at that amazing place, and you will barely notice all the trash along the way!

You can do this no problem, and will be soon joining Nick and I  in helping other members by sharing your success story!

I know its in the middle of the night, but post when you wake up, and let us know how you're doing!

Heres to pullin for ya!

[subbin]

That's awesome man! =D ya he knows what he's talkin about! that's exactly how I did it I had a day where I was just like "you know what I feel okay, i've already come 18 hours why stop now!" and things just started adding up and I got support on here pushing me through it =)  how are ya feelin ?!

[schierello]

Hey dude, I just got an answer from HenryS354 and yes he made me feel really comfortable about wd's and quiting. Today I only did 1/8th of a 0.2 and that was at 5:15 this am and Im doing allright!!!!!! Imay just go ahead and stop tomorrow instead of Saturday.
I'll keep you guys posted!! and thanks again for letting me know about HenryS354!!!!

[schierello]

Im not sure what Hylands is, but I had RLS when I tried to get off oxys cold turkey!! But I do have clonidine to help if I need it.