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Bluelighter
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Hi all
Firstly, I would really appreciate no comments about the 'absurdness' of my dose. I get them every single time I mention it and don't need to explain myself again please ?
So I've been on suboxone for coming up 3 years now and have my quarterly appointment tomorrow night which I know will be the start of my reduction. Knowing my dr he will only drop me a a mg or 2 which I know I will probably not argue with knowing me but im wondering about other people's experiences coming off a high dose
I split my dose as its the only way it works for me, normally 4 x 8mg but I don't always take my full amount, though I have been lately. In my last job I cut down by half. I found I could take 16mg split without noticing anytning for about 4 or 5 days when I would start to feel the withdrawal and take my full dose again on that day and perhaps the next.
I am pretty sure I could jump down to 24 with not much of an issue and possibly lower with just a little discomfort. It's more the end im worried about, from 2mg and below. But that's a long way off.
I have been on a benzo taper for nearly 3 years also and am down to just 20mg of diazepam a day which does NOTHING except stop me withdrawing badly. I've not had a drop in over 6 months so I know he is going to drop that also (which scares me way more as I've been through HELL with benzo withdrawal.). If he wants to drop my subs I want to stay on my benzo dose for awhile but he hates hates benzos so he is more likely to say don't change the subs and drop the benzos ??
Can anyone suggest a vague taper plan? Im going to take it at my own pace, I only see my dr 4 times a year and have no supervised doses or urine tests or anything to date. My dr is super laid back and if I say I don't want to reduce he will probably be fine but I feel I should be getting it down by now. I expect my taper will take a couple of years as im still dealing with some heavy duty issues and ptsd which are far from resolved, and I can't risk relapse for my beautiful families sake. I have 5 beautiful, talented and super busy kids so I just can't be sick all the time.
What has been your experience coming off a large BUPE dose? Even more than physically, how did it affect you emotionally? I've been suicidal many times and im just keeping on top of my depresion right now (weaned myself off pristiq over 6 months ago and don't feel any worse for it though the withdrawl was hell.). Anxiety is bad bad bad at the moment and benzos do nothing.
Thanks for reading. I would love to get back to NA one day.
Firstly, I would really appreciate no comments about the 'absurdness' of my dose. I get them every single time I mention it and don't need to explain myself again please ?
So I've been on suboxone for coming up 3 years now and have my quarterly appointment tomorrow night which I know will be the start of my reduction. Knowing my dr he will only drop me a a mg or 2 which I know I will probably not argue with knowing me but im wondering about other people's experiences coming off a high dose
I split my dose as its the only way it works for me, normally 4 x 8mg but I don't always take my full amount, though I have been lately. In my last job I cut down by half. I found I could take 16mg split without noticing anytning for about 4 or 5 days when I would start to feel the withdrawal and take my full dose again on that day and perhaps the next.
I am pretty sure I could jump down to 24 with not much of an issue and possibly lower with just a little discomfort. It's more the end im worried about, from 2mg and below. But that's a long way off.
I have been on a benzo taper for nearly 3 years also and am down to just 20mg of diazepam a day which does NOTHING except stop me withdrawing badly. I've not had a drop in over 6 months so I know he is going to drop that also (which scares me way more as I've been through HELL with benzo withdrawal.). If he wants to drop my subs I want to stay on my benzo dose for awhile but he hates hates benzos so he is more likely to say don't change the subs and drop the benzos ??
Can anyone suggest a vague taper plan? Im going to take it at my own pace, I only see my dr 4 times a year and have no supervised doses or urine tests or anything to date. My dr is super laid back and if I say I don't want to reduce he will probably be fine but I feel I should be getting it down by now. I expect my taper will take a couple of years as im still dealing with some heavy duty issues and ptsd which are far from resolved, and I can't risk relapse for my beautiful families sake. I have 5 beautiful, talented and super busy kids so I just can't be sick all the time.
What has been your experience coming off a large BUPE dose? Even more than physically, how did it affect you emotionally? I've been suicidal many times and im just keeping on top of my depresion right now (weaned myself off pristiq over 6 months ago and don't feel any worse for it though the withdrawl was hell.). Anxiety is bad bad bad at the moment and benzos do nothing.
Thanks for reading. I would love to get back to NA one day.
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