Suboxone withdrawal

[daisy1256]

HI.  I am on day 12 of suboxone withdrawal.  It has been hell.  How much long will this be going on?  Im not sleeping more than an hour or 2 a night.  When I jumped off, I was down to 2mg a day.  I haven't been able to function at all.  No work, barely able to get out of bed.  It isn't getting better.  I have pretty much accepted that I have condemned myself to a life of this agony.  Please help.

[beastmowed]

Suboxones half life is longer than hydr0/oxy. It means you will feel bad longer. Suboxone is no good.

[edwardcejka]

It really does depends from person to personbuilding a support network of friends and family, and starting to try to attend NA meetings.

[Angelog]

Im remmember being on this side of the forums, that was 5 months ago, the first 30 days i was badicly couched, but slowly and slowly i started getting to sleep, the 10 days are the worst, i dont want to scare you by saying this but i feel the more knowledge a person has the better, post acute withdrawlis the emotion phycological part, depends how long you used for, but its mostly a mental part of recovery can last a year

[mheadey]

Doctors get a percentage of those meds and its ******** to keep people on such a bad drug just for that. The physical symptoms will go away soon but the post acute withdrawl symptoms have been a killer. Im having to learn how to be around people again, even myself. The brains chemicals have been altered so dealing with anxiety and nervousness and all these things are so weird. And they hit me out of nowhere and any little thing that I could normally handle I dont seem to know how. Good luck you can do it. Everyday is different and eventually our brains will know how to function jn a normal healthy way again

[mheadey]

Doctors get a p

[daisy1256]

My god, a year really? What the hell did I get myself in to? Im starting to feel "normal". At least I don't feel as sick.  It still comes in waves and I am sleeping somewhat.  Something is better than nothing,  I curse being on suboxone.  It was supposed to be a fix but it was just another addiction that I have to overcome. The painkillers were easier than this.  I am very angry that my doctor kept me on them for over 5 years. And had no plan of taking me off.  It was my decision to go off and that was because I could no longer trust him with my health and welfare.

[mheadey]

Im on 1 year clean from subs. Quit cold turkey and am still a mess. Give it time they have a long shelf life so will be in system and brain functions take awhile to return to normal.

[daisy1256]

IM on day 14.  The side effects are starting to lessen.  I have done all of this cold turkey.  No other meds to help.  Last night was the first night I got more than 2 hours of sleep.  And I feel better today.  The anxiety is still present.  I went to work today.  I have a fairly physical job.  I am out and about moving.  I had to stop and do office work.  It wiped me out.  The thing that is killing me is the lack of sleep and no energy.  Before this I was running 5 miles a day.  Now I cant walk from the car to the front of the grocery store without needing to rest.  Thank you for the encouragement.  Good luck to you too. We will all get through this.  I hope.

[Kasey88]

I am on day 7 and getting through work . I recently got some weak opiates to get me through . But honestly man you're all most to the other side my friend is on day 35 he's finnally getting sleep . Just stick with it please don't have to start from the beginning like me now I did 7 days and now I have to start all over