Wow!! Not to judge cuz that's not why ANY of us are here.
16mgs of suboxone!?
I made the mistake of taking about that amount for a few months coming from a ton of methadone(WORST IDEA EVER GOING TO A METHADONE CLINIC!) and after further research found out that your opiod receptors can only handle about 10mg's of buprenorphine a 18-24hr period. So essentially it's just a waste of medication. I dropped from 16 to 8 in one day and felt fine with no change. Your levels are going to be so high you'll regret EVER taking the suboxone when you decide you're ready to stop. I'm currently on my 30th day of titration from suboxone and am down to about 1mg a day(and the insomnia is insane! Same w the night terrors when I actually CAN sleep) about 10-20 mg of addy a day along with 20mgs of diazepam. I only take the addy when I have to work so it's not a daily ritual like the vals and the sub. I must say, if I had known better I would have only taken the suboxone for about 6-12months had I known it would be this difficult to get off. I had the WORST time getting off 200 plus MG's of methadone daily and decided to go cold turkey and ended up in the hospital with seizures and non stop throwing up for 8 days straight. Called 911 on myself!! So if you can get yourself waaaay down on the subs, you'll be thanking yourself later. TRUST ME!! These withdrawal symptoms are MUCH more tolerable w a little val and some addy to balance out the norepinephrine levels which will make you crazy if they get to high!! Tagamet is key as well to sleep. Just some thoughts. I'll just say that addy has helped me tremendously taper from about 3-6mgs of sub down to literally 1mg or less in 30 days!!! Just make sure you can do whatever you want to when you're home. It's tough when there's children and other stressors or triggers everywhere. I'm 34 and I'm determined to not be tied down to ANYTHING opiate related any longer. It's all a physical thing now and I truly believe any addict must get to that point before they can be successful in the recovery. Wish you the best! I'd u have any questions feel free to hit me up. I've been through it all and lost it all and am getting my life back piece by piece every single day!! Best of luck to you!
Cheers buddy.