Micahtheother
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- Feb 4, 2016
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So I am detoxing from heroine using suboxone sublingual strips.
Some history: I never had substance abuse problems before and I am 35 female, in ok health. Had a couple of bad traumatic things happen (divorce, death of a parent) and it caught up with me. I have started eight months ago snorting the TINIEST amounts of heroin 3-5 times a week. Like, a dot the size of a pin head would be enough. It progressed until I am snorting about $40 worth of not very pure heroin every day. I thought it was a small enough habit that I could cold turkey, I tried that a few time and the withdrawal symptoms were so unbearable I failed. I want very badly to be clean, am in therapy for support and to prevent relapse once I do quit. I have access to suboxone. So two days ago I started by just washing my junk down the sink. I waited until my withdrawal symptoms were unbearable (and this point I always fell off the wagon but I had washed my junk down the sink for that purpose!) so I took 4 milligrams of suboxone, and am feeling very ok, not fully healthy, but not in agonizing withdrawal. Today is day two and I woke up after ten hours sleep! Feeling jittery and a little ill, took two milligrams and feel again, very ok. Not well, but not miserable at all!!
So.... My plan is
Tomorrow (day 3 detox) 1 milligram
Next day (day 4) .5 milligram
Next day (day 5) .5 milligram
Next day ?
I don't really know how to taper? I have zero craving or desire to get high as of now, and am not too sick. I want to taper as fast as I can so I am not on suboxone at all, but if I have severe withdrawal (body pain, jittery, restless legs) too hard I am afraid I will relapse. I have access to: Ativan, flexeril, ambien. I don't really want to try use anything else except over the counter (andnimmodium out of the question because it cause me too much trouble, um, going). Does anyone have any jumping off or tapering advice? Thank you for taking the time to read!
Some history: I never had substance abuse problems before and I am 35 female, in ok health. Had a couple of bad traumatic things happen (divorce, death of a parent) and it caught up with me. I have started eight months ago snorting the TINIEST amounts of heroin 3-5 times a week. Like, a dot the size of a pin head would be enough. It progressed until I am snorting about $40 worth of not very pure heroin every day. I thought it was a small enough habit that I could cold turkey, I tried that a few time and the withdrawal symptoms were so unbearable I failed. I want very badly to be clean, am in therapy for support and to prevent relapse once I do quit. I have access to suboxone. So two days ago I started by just washing my junk down the sink. I waited until my withdrawal symptoms were unbearable (and this point I always fell off the wagon but I had washed my junk down the sink for that purpose!) so I took 4 milligrams of suboxone, and am feeling very ok, not fully healthy, but not in agonizing withdrawal. Today is day two and I woke up after ten hours sleep! Feeling jittery and a little ill, took two milligrams and feel again, very ok. Not well, but not miserable at all!!
So.... My plan is
Tomorrow (day 3 detox) 1 milligram
Next day (day 4) .5 milligram
Next day (day 5) .5 milligram
Next day ?
I don't really know how to taper? I have zero craving or desire to get high as of now, and am not too sick. I want to taper as fast as I can so I am not on suboxone at all, but if I have severe withdrawal (body pain, jittery, restless legs) too hard I am afraid I will relapse. I have access to: Ativan, flexeril, ambien. I don't really want to try use anything else except over the counter (andnimmodium out of the question because it cause me too much trouble, um, going). Does anyone have any jumping off or tapering advice? Thank you for taking the time to read!