Pillsbury_Dope_Boy
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I'm 25 and going through Suboxone withdrawal. I was on Suboxone for 2 years while continuing to use heroin on-and-off.
I'm American but I'm currently living overseas in a country where I have family. I moved here 2 months ago and I brought a prescription of 15 8mg Suboxone tablets. I tapered off slowly and managed to make the prescription last a month. The last 2 pills alone lasted me about a week and a half. During my last week of using Suboxone, I was taking only a little tiny bit (less than 1 mg) in the morning, and at night I would take Xanax to help with the withdrawal symptoms.
I've been completely off Suboxone for about 3 weeks (I don't remember the exact day). During the first week, my symptoms weren't that bad. I was only sleeping 4 or 5 hours a night and wasn't eating much, but I could walk around, go outside, see people, etc. I wasn't bedridden. I was also taking Xanax, which helped with the symptoms. However, it's been 3 weeks now, and while the symptoms have gotten better (I don't need to take Xanax every day anymore), they're not completely gone. I still only sleep 5 or 6 hours a night, and when I wake up in the morning I feel like shit, and I lie in bed writhing in pain for about 2 hours (not an exaggeration) before I feel well enough to get out of bed. Once I'm out of bed and showered, I usually feel okay for the rest of the day.
Back in 2012, I quit Suboxone after being on it for 8 months, and the withdrawal symptoms only lasted a week or two. However, this time I was on it for 2 years. Could that be why the symptoms are lasting so long? Has anyone else had a similar experience after quitting Suboxone?
PS: I don't have access to heroin or Suboxone where I'm living now, so relapse is not an issue.
I'm American but I'm currently living overseas in a country where I have family. I moved here 2 months ago and I brought a prescription of 15 8mg Suboxone tablets. I tapered off slowly and managed to make the prescription last a month. The last 2 pills alone lasted me about a week and a half. During my last week of using Suboxone, I was taking only a little tiny bit (less than 1 mg) in the morning, and at night I would take Xanax to help with the withdrawal symptoms.
I've been completely off Suboxone for about 3 weeks (I don't remember the exact day). During the first week, my symptoms weren't that bad. I was only sleeping 4 or 5 hours a night and wasn't eating much, but I could walk around, go outside, see people, etc. I wasn't bedridden. I was also taking Xanax, which helped with the symptoms. However, it's been 3 weeks now, and while the symptoms have gotten better (I don't need to take Xanax every day anymore), they're not completely gone. I still only sleep 5 or 6 hours a night, and when I wake up in the morning I feel like shit, and I lie in bed writhing in pain for about 2 hours (not an exaggeration) before I feel well enough to get out of bed. Once I'm out of bed and showered, I usually feel okay for the rest of the day.
Back in 2012, I quit Suboxone after being on it for 8 months, and the withdrawal symptoms only lasted a week or two. However, this time I was on it for 2 years. Could that be why the symptoms are lasting so long? Has anyone else had a similar experience after quitting Suboxone?
PS: I don't have access to heroin or Suboxone where I'm living now, so relapse is not an issue.