So i have decided to try to kick heroin...again...but this time different than before. I was doing <snip/> of heroin. Like most i started snorting oxycodone 30mg "roxies" and progressed to heroin as the pills became harder and harder to find and more and more expensive. When i started H i snorted it just like i did my roxies and opanas but after a while i was using IV. i have been addicted to opiates since 2009. Sure ive tried to quit before or had to go a few days with nothing waiting on my next paycheck so ive suffered more than my fair share of withdrawal symptoms.
Last Wednesday i had my appointment at my local suboxone clinic. Great place i guess. People were very nice they offer counseling as part of their program. They dont force AA or NA meetings as ive heard of some doing but they do encourage it. So all that said they have put me on two 8mg suboxone pills a day. Thank god its the pills the films are so God awful with that orange flavor they try to put in it.
So here it is Sunday. Day 4 of no heroin. No nothing only my subs as prescribed. While i cant say ive experianced no withdrawals its a far cry from the going cold turkey. My biggest issue and i guess what im looking for a little feedback on is my insomnia. It is horrible. Even going cold turkey before i could knock myself out with enough advil pm atleast for a few hours. I took 5 lastnight only to stay up binge watching Trailer Park Boys on Netflix. All night. No sleep. In the last 4 days ive maybe slept 12 hours total. Is this the suboxone? Will my body adjust over time? As i go longer without the heroin will this subside? I also have the RLS but nothing like the crawling out of my skin feeling. Just a constant bounce in my legs. Has anybody else had any issues adjusting to suboxone? I wake up for work at 6am and i take my first sub then. I take my second around 2pm. I tried to adjust my dose so i take my second later in the night but thats when i stayed up all night long. Sure ive taken subs before but since there was never any "high" or "nod" associated with it i never really went that route. Any feedback,advice or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated.
Last Wednesday i had my appointment at my local suboxone clinic. Great place i guess. People were very nice they offer counseling as part of their program. They dont force AA or NA meetings as ive heard of some doing but they do encourage it. So all that said they have put me on two 8mg suboxone pills a day. Thank god its the pills the films are so God awful with that orange flavor they try to put in it.
So here it is Sunday. Day 4 of no heroin. No nothing only my subs as prescribed. While i cant say ive experianced no withdrawals its a far cry from the going cold turkey. My biggest issue and i guess what im looking for a little feedback on is my insomnia. It is horrible. Even going cold turkey before i could knock myself out with enough advil pm atleast for a few hours. I took 5 lastnight only to stay up binge watching Trailer Park Boys on Netflix. All night. No sleep. In the last 4 days ive maybe slept 12 hours total. Is this the suboxone? Will my body adjust over time? As i go longer without the heroin will this subside? I also have the RLS but nothing like the crawling out of my skin feeling. Just a constant bounce in my legs. Has anybody else had any issues adjusting to suboxone? I wake up for work at 6am and i take my first sub then. I take my second around 2pm. I tried to adjust my dose so i take my second later in the night but thats when i stayed up all night long. Sure ive taken subs before but since there was never any "high" or "nod" associated with it i never really went that route. Any feedback,advice or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated.
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