help with suboxone dosing

[twiceasbright]

i've been using opiates (first hydrocodone, now roxicodone) daily for at least 6 months now. all of my attempts at quitting cold turkey have failed, usually by day 3 or 4 the withdrawal becomes too much and i end up using again.

i have access to 8mg suboxones, (the orange n8's) and would like to try tapering off using these. i'm unsure what dosage to begin at though. to get a decent buzz i need to take 90mg of roxicodone. i've been taking 90mg of roxy daily for a few weeks now, but have been trying to cut back to 60mg.

what dosage of subs should i take to begin my taper with? i'm not trying to get fucked up, i just want to lessen the withdrawals. would 2mg be enough for me to start off with? i'm a 105 lb female, and have never used subs before. please help me out, any advice will be much appreciated!!

 

[Kudders]

Use half the sub under your tongue,keep it there for 10-15min then spit out the rest....if you snort it id say start round 2mg and snoot lightly cuz u wana keep the sub in your nasal cavity for absorption, useless in your belly.....if you still feel the pains take another dose when you feel you need it.

You really have to wait till you're really hurting to take sub - it will work better the longer you can wait....read about sub bioavailabilty and others' experiences

 

[NeighborhoodThreat]

The key to dosing suboxone is to wait until you're dopesick/in withdrawal to take it, and then take small doses and work your way up. Suboxone is a very potent opiate, I recommend starting with 1mg snorted, waiting 30-90 minutes and then snorting more if you're still dopesick.

Also, check out the suboxone megathread, theres lots of good dosing information in there:

http://www.bluelight.ru/vb/showthread.php?t=549584