Help with sub taper

[NYC2361197]

Hi. A little background is that I’m a 24 year old 100 lbs female and have been trying to get off opiates for about a year. Specifically pressed blue Mbox “30s” so presumably fentanyl. I kind of fell back into a cycle of a week of consecutive use, a few days off, two weeks of use, a few days off etc. The off periods have gotten tougher. Most recently I took about two days off and it was really really shitty.

I want to get off for good and want to do a sub taper. I know transitioning to subs can be a gamble with fentanyl because it’s stored in the fat cells etc but my question is, how long after would be a safe amount of time for me to wait to take a sub to avoid PWD. What factors would affect that? Will the subs for sure help with the fent withdrawal? I’m nervous :/ thanks

 

[axe battler]

I hear people recommending 72 hours for fentanyl.

I haven't any experience with fent myself, but I'd wait until you're in full withdrawal and take 0.2mg or so as a test. If it makes you feel a little better, take a bit more, if it makes you worse, wait another day.

 

[NYC2361197]

Trying to transition from daily fentanyl use to suboxone and then taper off. Since fentanyl remains in the fat cells And therefore requires a longer wait period to avoid PWD, would it be a good idea to first transition to real oxycodone until the fent is out of my system (72 hours?) and then jump from real oxy to subs since I would only have to wait about 24 hours? Thanks!

 

[n3ophy7e]

Hey I'm gonna merge this with your other suboxone thread in Health & Recovery. All the best!!

 

[cosmic charlie]

Yes that would be a much better transition IMO.

I'd suggest staying on the Oxy for 4-7 days and then just take Buprenorphine for like another 4 days and then stop taking everything all together if your goal is to become Opioid free. That will allow for a less harsh withdrawal then from straight Fentanyl.