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Opioids Am I tapering or just relapsing?

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Survivor1234

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I kicked suboxone (after 13 months of use) 4 months ago. Since then I have been going back and forth with pills and detoxing. Last week I went 5 days clean then 3 days on vic's. 30 mg the first day, 40 mg the second day and 20 mg the third day. I then split one eight mg sub into three pieces over the next three days. That ended 36 hours ago. I toook 5 mg vic last night and 20 mg vic today. I really did not feel much because the sub is still in my system but mentally I felt a bit better for brief periods.

So now I wonder just what will I be detoxing from tomorrow? The one sub? The vic's? Both? I'm scared what I have done and what is to come. I am trying to look on the bright side and say I have not had oxycodone in ten days and the sub was just one and it probably blocked most of the Vic, so maybe it won't be so now bad?


Thoughts appreciated!
 
Oxycodone 10/325 mostly - 5 to 10 a day on bad days and vicoden 10's most recently (this past week).
 
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I figured that is the case.

However, I am not terribly sick today. Sure I am anxious and craving and sore, but not truly sick.

Is it possible the sub is still active at 50+ hours and it will go down hill from here, in anyone's experience?

I have not taken anything today and my main goal is to get through withdrawal.

Thank you.
 
sub is weird. when i take it, it is generally because i am too broke to score oxy or dope. when i do take it, i try to take maybe 1/4th of a strip at the most. sometimes i am able to get a full high 12 hours later and other times it takes 2 days to get full effects from another opiate. on general principal if i have taken sub and then scored an opiate, i usually wait until i am feeling pretty damn sick before i take the op....that relief alone is almost as good as getting high, IMO.
 
Thanks SurfCity.

So it has been 60 hours since my last dose of suboxone (it was 1mg). Mind you, I have not taken one in four months. Just on and off with Perc 10's.

I should be incredibly happy I am not too sick, but still wonder if the sub is kicking in my system....

I am taking very small amounts of vicoden (like 5mg every 12hrs) but do not feel much from this. But that may be a good thing since my goal is just to detox and be done with this.
 
And since this is my little thread to vent....

I am seriously pissed I don't feel any happy, hopeful emotions. ALL i want is to feel joy again and enjoy life.

I wonder how long it takes to "feel" again after two years of various opiate/opioid use???

I'm not totally clean but taking a truly small amount of vico and ending my 11th day of no oxy and 4r months of no sub, with exception to one fil this p
 
Survivor1234 said:
And since this is my little thread to vent....

I am seriously pissed I don't feel any happy, hopeful emotions. ALL i want is to feel joy again and enjoy life.

I wonder how long it takes to "feel" again after two years of various opiate/opioid use???

I'm not totally clean but taking a truly small amount of vico and ending my 11th day of no oxy and 4r months of no sub, with exception to one fil this p
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What you're going through are post acute withdrawals and are truely a nightmare. That feeling you're looking for WILL come! It will take months of sobriety, absolutely no opiates or other drugs. Do a long research on PAWS anytime you feel depressed. This road is not short! Stick with it and get rid of the pills. Force yourself to exercise. If you ever need additional support feel free to PM me.
 
just stop using anything if you want to be happy. otherwise, keep on using to make things worse, and worse, and worse...

i kicked 10 years of opiates, 2 months later i was happy as hell. 2 years... pf.

sack up or keep playing with fire
 
i are spectre said:
just stop using anything if you want to be happy. otherwise, keep on using to make things worse, and worse, and worse...

i kicked 10 years of opiates, 2 months later i was happy as hell. 2 years... pf.

sack up or keep playing with fire
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I was clean for twelve years. I know the greatness that can come, but I also fear the long PAWS and am not great at tolerating withdrawal. Hence my problem.
 
I wonder how long it takes to "feel" again after two years of various opiate/opioid use???


The basic rule of thumb I have learned is that it takes a month for every year you were using ... So if you were using for 2 straight years after your done tapering subs an NO LONGER TAKING ANYTHING it would take about 2 months to start feeling normal feelings again
 
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