Hiya, The Dope Man,
I agree with Mr,Scagnattie tapering to a smaller dose n then going to suboxone may be better.
With suboxone it's not necessarily having to wait 24 hours but being in moderate withdrawal. There's something called the COWS scale if you look that up it will explain it better.
If you go onto suboxone before moderate withdrawal, you will go into severe withdrawal as the bupe will knock the opiate off the mu receptors.
Can I ask if you are doing the suboxone with a doctor? If so, n don't take my word here as I am not from the US, but by what I've heard from others is that most doctors start inducting you onto suboxone gradually over a few hours n you stay with them so they can assure your safety n wellbeing.
I am from the UK myself so it, different as I took the first 8mg home n took it in 2mg doses throughout the dsy but was supervised at the pharmacy afterwards.
Hope this helps. We're here for you.
Evey.
In a similar light, I have a question pertaining to going through withdrawals while being forced to go to work.
First and foremost, keep in mind this is my first posting on these forums.
I currently have a job in the food service industry, which means I spend the majority of my time on my feet, rushing around and interacting face to face with customers and my managers. I have been using heroin (4-6 bags insufflated daily) for roughly six weeks, and have decided that enough is enough. I am planning on going cold turkey as soon as possible, but I am scared of what the outcome might be while I am at work. Does anyone have any experience with this? I can't find enough time to take off, and I only have access to OTC medications such as Imodium and Alleve... I know that most of my withdrawal symptoms are in my head, and I am trying to think of them just as a "bad cold" that will pass in several days.
Any tips or tools I can use to help ease my mind and my body? I feel incredibly lucky to still be employed, and I know that my life as well as my goals are too important to be squandered by drug abuse and fear of withdrawal. Will Imodium and OTC pain medications be enough? Tapering always seems to fail and I have reached my breaking point. I just want to get this over with and continue living my life.
Thanks
kusa
Hiya - just a thought but instead of going cold turkey, which, in my opinion, seems very extreme with the line of work you are doing. My addiction was codeine n I could not stand during withdrawals (however that is my experience, yours may be different), how about finding a weaker opiate and use that as a taper for a few weeks? - or maybe use suboxone on a short term basis. Some people have used suboxone for say, two to three weeks to get through the withdrawals n found that it may drag the H withdrawal out but its far less intense.
Another idea is you could look into some sort of hypnotherapy or maybe some meditation to relax you.
I do agree that a lot is mental n it sounds like you are smart in thinking that way. But can I ask is this going to be your first withdrawal? Have you withdrawn from any other opiate before? Reason I'm asking is this could help others to give you sufficient advice. Because if you've not been through it before you may be in for a shock.
Please take care n we're here if you need to chat.