Wanting To Detox Off Heroin Myself With Suboxones

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where do I start. ok so I invested in a doctors visit to get the 7 day prescription of subxone (14 strips) im down to 10 after failed attempts to quit. how can I be successful and dose the correct way? ive been using daily for 2 years now and fkn sick of this. so I go to sleep highplanning to wake up and start my detox...however I lose the mental battle and run to get dope wanting the quick fix, instead of taking a strip...should I wait until I start getting goosebumps and cramps, or wait longer? I usually start w/d about 2 hrs after waking up....how many strips do I take? for how long and how the fk can I detox im killing myself I hate my life right now. but im so weak

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B 4 u take suboxone, u need 2 b off heroin 4 at least 24 hours, or, u need 2 feel some withdrawals . I was on heavy duty pain meds. B 4 I got on subs and dr. Told me what I just told u. If u r not in withdrawals, the subs won't work properly. Sometimes u have 2 start at a certain dose and if that's not taking away the withdrawals u need 2 increase. That's what I had 2 do. I don't know everything, but, I am a nurse and studied and worked in that area. Any more ??? And I will try 2 help.

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Hey man don't be so hard on your self... Hit me up man I have some advice I would like to share privately... {edited for privacy}
Believe me man I can help

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I'm sure I'm too late to help with your first script of suboxone, but i have a question;
Is your suboxone packaged with the naloxone antagonist?

If I was you (and in some ways im close) I'd become proactive in your treatment.
Get out there and investigate the way your prescription is supposed to work, this will help you to make better descions about how to best utilize your prescription to get away from he H

Im useing naloxone in a product called buprenorphine it has suboxone and naloxone together. Im using it to wean off the massive amounts of methadone and diluadid that i was on when I had both my legs amputated last november-january.

They had to use lots, because of my previous 20 year opiod history.

So when you say wd's I know exactly that desperate feeling of WANTING someone to rip your spinal cord, and every other nerve right out of your body. (Think Predator movie).

How your script of suboxone is going to work (or not) is depnended on a lot of variables though So please; get as close to a PDF (Physicians Desk Referance) style description of your exact prescription as you can, to help you know how to best use your prescription.
Good luck

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24hrs buddy do not try and chance it! Here's my post on a similar thread. User name 23andoverit

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I'm desperate to start my suboxone script, I have 17 8mg/2mg strips. My ? Is, will I be ok to take a half of strip 12 hours after my last shot of h. Mind u this h is not very potent n I barely feel it. But after 12 hours my pupils are big. N I'm sweaty...no restless legs tho.

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And I also want to add that I can not go over 12 hours before I give in a just go get h and shoot up...

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Hi plzhelp! U must wait about 24 hours until u can take the suboxone. U MUST b I withdrawals. Try 2 resist taking the other drugs. And, start off with the lowest dose of suboxone. Like, try taking a half of strip first. If, that doesn't work, take another half. And, so on, until u r not withdrawing any more. Let me know how u make out.

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Cats, Ty for ur advice. The transition is just hard for me, I'm gonna try my best to wait the full 24 hours, I will let ya know how I do, hopefully I will be able to get back to this same page to be able to post. All new to this..lol

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Hi plzhelp! I was just wandering how u r doing?! Did u make it 2 withdrawals, and, we're u able 2 take the suboxone, successfully? Let me know.

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No I didn't make it 24 hours yet to hit WD...but I posted sutin last nite but don't see it. So I will ask again. My sub Dr said she wanted me to go 24 hours without doin H, and wake up n take 2 of my 8mg/2mg strips. She said she wanted to just cover my brain with suboxone. What do u think of this? Thank Cats for wondering how I'm doin...its appreciated.

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Hi Plz, You should do what your sub dr. says. Your gonna feel bad for awhile but your not gonna die! If you want to get straight your gonna go through some discomfort first cause you don,t want to mess with precipitated wds.

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Hi Jolter, Yea I do not want to feel what precipitated withdrawal feels like, cuz I've read some nasty things about it, but my next ? Is, Am I gonna feel a lot better once I take the suboxone, or soon after anyway? Of course waiting 24 hours to do so? And what's ur advice (or ne1 else's) on taking 2 8mg/2mg strips of suboxone for my first dose? The doctor said she wants to cover my brain with suboxone....

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Dude I would love any advice you can offer.

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SUBOXONE IS A GREAT WAY TO WD! A miracle! What i do is wait till im in mild wd and only take 1/3 to 1/2 of the strip. Sub gets me high, and the way it works is less is better. Its more eeffective if you do 4mgs, than 8mgs. This saves on the expense as well.

But dont get hooked on sub! Its the worst wd, lasting for months. Do your research before u choose this as a matinence drug. Ask God for help. He helps ppl w addiction

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**FED UP** Do u really feel high when u take ur suboxone? I'm trying to get off of herion, and have 14 8mg/2mg strips. I'm having g trouble waiting 24 hours after I use to take a sub. Can I go 12 n then take a half of strip maybe?

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It is not a time limit, it is when your in withdrawals. Everyone is different so when you feel like s*** take a small amount, maybe 1mg then wait at least 1/2 hour. If you still feel bad take another 1mg. Continue this process until you feel ok, symptoms are gone. Key is to start as low as possible then create a taper program to get off as quick as possible. No matter what you do you still need to deal with the mental issues.

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I cry myself to sleep, commit to stopping, only to let the suboxone sit in the bottle and choose heroin. I want to be free but my depression and self pity are overwhelming. I have 2 8mg subs and 4 2ms subs. any advice on how to detox? do i wait 24 hrs after using? i hate myself and need help and support.

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This was obviously a while ago but I will comment incase anyone recent reads these posts. I'm a heroin addict and did not get my suboxone from a Dr I got it from a friend to try and stop taking heroin. Anyways loads of people tell u u need to wait 24 hours which is bs! Everyone's body is different, you do need to be in withdrawals tho or u will go In to precipitated withdrawals. I took heroin last nyt at 12am my last hit and took 1 2mg/0.5mg suboxone at 2pm today so that's 14 hours and it didn't help so I took another one an hour later and I feel a bit better but still not great, a lot better than heroin withdrawals tho and I haven't been out to score yet so I hope the sub holds me all night. The only thing really stopping me going to score is the nalexone in the suboxone will stop me feeling the H. Anyways point is I took suboxone 14 hours after heroin and did not get precipitated withdrawals!

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