How To Get Off Suboxone (Page 38)

Im Marina Im 24 years old and a mother of 2 beautiul little boys. From the years 2006-2007 i was heavily addicted to Oxy 80 and eventually started doing herion. I got help in sep.2007 at a methadone clinic, it worked for as long as i was on the methadone i had NO relapse's. In June 2009 i was completly off of the methadone that first day that i was on 0Mgs I went through extreme withdrawls i went through things that i would never wish upon my worst enemy! i stayed that way for a day and a half and decided to go to a suboxone doctor. He put me on 32 mgs a day which i thought was pretty high of a dose but he explained to me that methadone withdrawls was worst then any other withdrawls. so i trusted him. Now when i go to see him every month i pretty much beg for him to start the weining process and start lowering me and he pretty much refuses. After months of being on 32mgs a day he finally started tapering me down slowly, i never really thought any thing of it till now but i realized he's keeping me on the suboxne for as long as posible so that he can get my $200.00 a month. all he is, is a legal drug dealer bc now im highly addicted to the suboxone. I recently had to go a few days with out my suboxone bc i didnt have the money to see him and i went through hell. i thought methadone withdrawl was bad OMG there is no comparison. i wanted to either use which i havent done in years or rip my face off lol its funny now but it definatley wasnt funny a few days ago while i was feeling that way! So i spoke to a good friend whos going through the same thing and he told me that they just came out with a new pill to get you off suboxone. I just want to know if that's true. I tryed googleing it but i cant find any thing. If you have heard of this new pill please respond or if you even have a good way to get off soboxone as painless and posible... thanx

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Well I guess it's about done . Just leg aches . Never ever again ! Heads on straight ,ok in the depression dept . Took long time though. I feel for all of us. I doubt I'll drop back in, my Suboxone journeys ? Done . No need to even drop in to see how things are going . Why to relive it? Wish everyone the best ,but remember ? It's no cake walk anyone expressing that it is a lair !! It's pure hell on earth .
But ,you can do it . Just 95% won't be able too. At a low 5% ? Your a HERO. GOOD LUCK

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These replies are so old. Just glad I'm off this crap. Why don't you guys update, don't you think we're tired of seeing the same old out dated stories? Have a good life. Bottom line - taper. Just plan on being miserable for a while. Trams, Gabi, anti depressants maybe! Then say goodbye to Suboxone.

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I also think things should be updated. I've gotten alot of help from these people. I'm not off the sub's although it was a long road. I just started tapering lower and lower and not I'm done, never will I take it again. My dr. gave me clonodine to help me, which I think it did, you just have to keep your mind straight if you really want off. I'm not feeling my best yet, but I know I will soon. Thanks to all of you who posted, it was a great help to me. God bless you.

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I wonder if you believe what you posted here. I was an opiate addict for many years and I too was on suboxone for years. However in a moment of clarity i decided to be sober I needed to stop suboxone and really be sober. I tapered for 3 months and it was the hardest thing I've ever gone thru but totally worth it. I've been sober now for almost 4 years. All of those fears placed into my head from my doctor of relapse Bc I was no longer taking an addictive drug replacement medication they made a ton of money off of for my drug addiction turned out to be pure bull. I don't have cravings anymore. Staying on suboxone long term robs people of the true experience of sobriety. I think it's horrible so many are heavily addicted to sub. I hope one day it is outlawed for usage over 30 days.

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Your right that's what they do

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I posted yesterday that I was not off Subs, but that was an error, it has been a long, hard road, but if you taper down as low as you can, I went down to a 1/8 of a piece for 3 weeks and then jumped. I never thought I could do it but it's not easy but do you want to have to take something everyday just to think you feel ok? I was so sick of that taste in my mouth, and all the money I spent on them I thought I had to stop. It's only been 2 weeks but I have no cravings for anything else. Just still alot of the chills, runny nose, but I'm sure they will go away. I'm just glad I made this decision.

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Ranger- how long have you been off subs now? And what does trams and gabi stand for? I'm wondering if I should check myself into a sub detox, but heard it's not worth it. You still feel horrible.
Cookie- Good for you. Keep strong! One minute at a time. Maybe, you're at one day at a time now? Did a doctor help you ween or did you not have one?
Thanks

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Lala08, I did have a drs. help, but I think it's totally up to you. He gave me Clonidine, I am on permanent disablity from worker's comp. for an injury at work. I was taking quite a bit of pain killers, and decided one day, that was enough, so I went on the subs, not knowing what I know now. The biggest thing is the tapering. I never thought that I would ever get off them, but I hated that awful taste, and they weren't really doing anything for me so I decided to try. I have a wonderful family that sticks by me and helps me. Thank you for your concern, and I'm so happy to be rid of them.

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Hi,it took me months to taper down then do the jump off from being on 6 years plus 8 mg That was oh about three months now totally off . Actually was clean within first week, as far wise as blood results . But the lingering effects took all of first month for me to get by. Goggle tram and Gabi ? Leg pains and the anixtity. Three months now I'm pretty much good !! nothing other then the lingering side effects from breaking bones skydiving . I hope My receptors are healing ,but no scientific evedence to back that ? my moods are ok. But mostly ? I'm just glad to not have to deal with the jerk doctor that was working me for all those years,the sweats and that foggy feeling and just mentally knowing I was not again addicted to something. No hard luck stories . I broke bones Skydiving back ,legs etc etc Fentynall for pain ,then Subs to get off that . But not for years for Christ sakes. Couple months was all I ever needed. I want to add, I drink beer ,never exercised other then bike riding and I took lots of vitimines and eat to well. I want to ask add,no NA or the Chrstian thing . No no,I don't need others to brain wash me. Had enough with the one doctor . So on the mental part. I went back Skydiving ,no need to NA,working a program . Laughable to me , or turn to God? Work your own program! Just hard core knowing You can and will do it. And my long standing GP doctor ,that was into seeing me back to my old self. In the past now ,it can be for you too.

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Don't you get it Roxi. 99% here can't afford that. I here it works yes. But hardly any can afford it. Do it the old fashion WAY! suck it up and find a kind, cool GP.

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My fiance has been on subs for 1.5 years an has been trying to stop cold turkey for 2 weeks.. its been hell!!!! Please help I'm scared he's going to relapse

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Going threw the same thing but how many days did it take..

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Please help me with how to get off suboxone with no withdrawals please I am a single mother of a very active 7 year old. Plus I have college work and my daughters sports. I just want to be finished with this all and have a normal life again so my husband will come back home and so I can be who I was 5 years ago

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Start weaning!! Cut dose by 25% every 2 weeks. Even then you will need restless leg meds and sleeping med. Contact your doctor because you will need their support with medication to help. When you jump you will need someone to help with childcare. You can do this. Quicker you start quicker its over. I took 6 weeks after I jumped off from very low dose but I also wasn't on sleeping med which was a big mistake.

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Brendan and anyone else that has ask. The key is TAPER. You've seen it a million times. It's the only way you can do it. I tapered down to 1/8 of a strip for about 3 weeks, then I got off. It's not a easy road, in fact it is very uncomfortable but if I can do this anyone can do it. You must keep yourself busy, no laying around feeling sorry for yourself. My dr. gave me clonodine, which helped the most. I'm still not sleeping well. But I am determined to beat this crap. I've spent so much money on these, it makes me sick. Just remember if you want off, you have to work for it, it does not come easy.
God bless you all and the very best of luck to all of you.

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Cookie, wow that is still a high dose to jump from. What mg film was it. I cut my 8 mg films into like 40 or 50 little pieces. I had to use razor blade and tweezers to cut and hold them. Even then when I finally jumped from a tiny sliver a day I still went through sleep deprivation for 6 weeks. I however was super sensitive to dosage and think Most people probably are not. Sooooooo glad its over. I have been off for 7 1\2 months.

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Hi I have been taking sub for a few years I'm down to about a half to a qurt a day but when I stop I feel so depressed and can't get out of bed then feel wd am I able to get off ? Or am I going to have todo this for life

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Suboxone was awful trying to get off of. I ended up in a 7 day detox
They stepped me down in a week. I will never go back on them.

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I've been on subs for 6 years now have tried multiple times to get off. I've been using the strips and I've cut down to a 1/8 of a strip in morning and another around lunch. My doc let me pass over 6 drug panels for marijuana before he decided to kick me out the program. Leaving me cold in the wind with nothing. So I had to start getting subs by other means. I would love to know there's doctors out there helping people with this problem but like I read earlier it's all about the money for them. I feel like I will never get off this stuff the way things are going and it scares the crap out of me. I don't have two weeks to get off work and recover. And not only getting over the physical part it's the mental part that is the hardest to get over from what I hear it can last too a month. What do I dooooo?

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No lolo I'm great . I think you should forget about a rehab center ,they don't really help. A really compassionate Md / GP etc will help you with the gabipinton and tramdol . Google them . Well it took me about a total miserable 7, to 8 months to do the taper . Then I jumped off completely about 3/1/2 months ago. It was a b..ch .
the restless leg thing and the anxiety the worst . Gabipinton for the restless leg thing. Tramdol for lingering pains and get a anti depression if you need it . Plus ,I went into my doctors office with my own list which he trusted me enough to kinda let me take the lead. One because I took a year studying Sub and getting off,and two because he didn't hardly know a thing about getting off it. I've also been extremely pro active when concerning my health needs . I am always when I go to the office . With anything . I always study up on whatever ills me before hand . Which leaves him much more time to really help you. Trust me though ,I get allot of lead way simply because . I've been going to his office for years and he trusts me. I have zip issues now . No PAWS etc no na/aa meetings ,no bible and God ? none of that stuff . Just believe in yourself . Lots of sub issues I'm starting to believe . It mess's with your brain receptors and your kinda always in a perpetual state of fog. Also the doctors giving you the subs. Most are rip offs and have no idea how to get you off . Why should they at $150 a crack. Ten minutes in their office and your gone. I asked the one who had me on the Subs. So many times till I got pissed and said you don't have a exit plan do you. He said no. I was done with his smart ass. Started my own studies ,by googling . And like I said went to my long standing GP's office . Rest is history . My wife is actually on suboxone ,,I have no issues with it being in our place . Doesn't bother me in the least . When im done with something ? I'm done ! Plus she doesn't think she can ever get off seeing what I Went through. Also want to add my doctor, GP? He didn't think I should get off either . Statics show ,95% can not do it . Plus it's hell . But you can ,be the 5% . I have faith in human beings! have faith in yourself and find a good human being first,that just so happens is a GP as well.

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