Scenario: You have been using opiates for an extended period of time, and have become physically dependent on them. You have access to a few Suboxone or Subutex, and you wish to use it to detox off of the current opiates you are using.
This is a common scenario for many a bluelighter, so I think we should discuss various ways that we have used bupe to detox, and discuss which ways may have worked better than others. Here are some different ways I have either personally used, or read about.
Single High Dose: 24-36 hours after my last opiate dose, I took 8mg of Suboxone. That was the only dose that I took, and I experienced almost no withdrawal, other than 1 night of getting a little less sleep due to RLS, but that was it. This was after a 3 month heroin binge, so my tolerance was moderate. I have yet to see anybody mention this method, which is why I listed it first. My theory on why it works well is that the high dose with a long half-life allows the single dose to slowly leave your system, and since it's a single dose it avoids any of the peaks and troughs that come with multiple dosing.
Start Low End High: Instead of tapering down, the user took 4mg for several days, and then on the last two days took 8mgs. They reported little to no withdrawals.
Classic Quick Taper: Using a single 8mg pill over 4 or 5 days, dosig 4-2-1-1, or splitting the last 1mg into two days of 0.5mg, or skipping a day between the last two doses. Either way, this seems to be your classic short taper done in some hospital detox units. I have done it but it isn't painless, although it's a more mild but drawn out withdrawal.
Just Enough to Get By: I have seen a lot of people say to just take the littlest crumb of suboxone needed to keep the withdrawals away, and do that a few times until you feel good enough to quit.
I don't want to get into the 30 day or 6 month taper territory, because my vision of this thread is for people that want to detox relatively quickly, and also for those that only have access to a few suboxone, and can't afford going to a doctor or clinic for a longer taper. Also, I think that longer tapers are only good for people that have tried these short detoxes several times, and have not had any success with them.
I have personally used the first 3 methods listed, and oddly enough I have found that the higher dose (either a single time or at the end) worked just as good or better than the quick taper.
This is a common scenario for many a bluelighter, so I think we should discuss various ways that we have used bupe to detox, and discuss which ways may have worked better than others. Here are some different ways I have either personally used, or read about.
Single High Dose: 24-36 hours after my last opiate dose, I took 8mg of Suboxone. That was the only dose that I took, and I experienced almost no withdrawal, other than 1 night of getting a little less sleep due to RLS, but that was it. This was after a 3 month heroin binge, so my tolerance was moderate. I have yet to see anybody mention this method, which is why I listed it first. My theory on why it works well is that the high dose with a long half-life allows the single dose to slowly leave your system, and since it's a single dose it avoids any of the peaks and troughs that come with multiple dosing.
Start Low End High: Instead of tapering down, the user took 4mg for several days, and then on the last two days took 8mgs. They reported little to no withdrawals.
Classic Quick Taper: Using a single 8mg pill over 4 or 5 days, dosig 4-2-1-1, or splitting the last 1mg into two days of 0.5mg, or skipping a day between the last two doses. Either way, this seems to be your classic short taper done in some hospital detox units. I have done it but it isn't painless, although it's a more mild but drawn out withdrawal.
Just Enough to Get By: I have seen a lot of people say to just take the littlest crumb of suboxone needed to keep the withdrawals away, and do that a few times until you feel good enough to quit.
I don't want to get into the 30 day or 6 month taper territory, because my vision of this thread is for people that want to detox relatively quickly, and also for those that only have access to a few suboxone, and can't afford going to a doctor or clinic for a longer taper. Also, I think that longer tapers are only good for people that have tried these short detoxes several times, and have not had any success with them.
I have personally used the first 3 methods listed, and oddly enough I have found that the higher dose (either a single time or at the end) worked just as good or better than the quick taper.
