In Ausralia; that is the policy, you cannot get prescribed less than 2mg, they force you to jump from 2mg to nothing. Of course, a lot of people stash away some to allow an easier transition, but plenty jump from 2mg. And yeah, it isn't pleasant, I wouldn't call it 'Hell' - it doesn't give you seizures or anything, but yeah, it's not fun and you feel pretty bad for about a month (I woke up in cold sweat - literally a puddle on my bed, drenching me) for nearly 5 weeks after I jumped from 2mg.. But, I still went to work during this time, sometimes you just gotta 'man up' and accept you did it to yourself, feel the pain and hope that it helps you not make the same poor decisions in the future.
This is still irrelevant, rapid taper or ct detox for that matter is waaay different than getting off suboxone maintenance after a year. The longer you stay on the worse/longer the withdrawals will be, bupe is nothing like heroin/oxy in that regard. Suboxone only comes in 2mg here in the US also, thats why they make the strips now. It has nothing to do with being able to, "Man up."
I wouldnt give out false info like that in a thread about maintenance, suboxone withdrawal is no joke after extended periods of time.
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