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it's been a while...but here I am again. question about suboxone

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Fatjosh

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HI everyone, I haven't been around for a while but I'm struggling once again to get clean. I have been on and off the wagon for about 8 years now. After my last 10 month binge I have once again made the decision to get clean. I tapered over a month period from 320mg of oxy down to 120mg and for the last 14 days I have taken 4mg of suboxone.

In my previous experiences detoxing changing to methadone for 2 weeks before jumping off made my withdrawl much more bearable and quite mild compared to just jumping off from my doc. This time around I could not source methadone but was given 10 8mg subs. I took half each day for the last 2 week and I am now wondering if I should just jump off now or do a taper with the last 24 mg like 4 days of 3mg 4 days of 2mg then 4 days of 1mg?

Basically I don't want to have my body become addicted to the subs and make what withdrawl symptoms I do have last longer. So if somone more experienced with subs could chime in that would b great. Thank u all in advance!
 
Definitely taper down. 4mg/day sounds low but with bupe that's actually a very large dose.

For reference, 4mg would put an opioid naive person into a 10-hour nod followed by another 20 hours of feel able effects.

Try to taper to below 1mg/day. You can speed up the taper if you're afraid of becoming habituated to the bupe.
 
8mg for 3 yrs & am now taking 1/2 of 1mg....got sick everytime I lowered from 8 to 4 but that was with my docs advice , him saying 1 or 2mg at a time; since 4mg I've lowered w/o any w/d's to the 1/2mg I am on now....I get 2mg strips, cut in half, then I fold those halves (1mg) into 8ths and cut off an 8th at a time w/ the next day being the regular dose n then day after that the 8th less dose. I'll do it like that about 4 days or so alternating every other day n then that 1/8th less dose will then be my regular dose. I know it can sound confusing n I prob don't help that out much but any questions just ask mane. Super sensitive to w/d's it seems n this method has been only one that's worked for me
 
Thank u both for your replies, I guess I will keep tapering. The reason I use suboxone or methadone to detox is really so I can deal with the mental part of getting past the urge to get high then take care of the physical withdrawl. Do u think after the taper having taken subs for roughly 3 weeks I will have drawn out wd symptoms? That's my only worry and the reason I have never went to a clinic is that I'm scared of these stories of people being in withdrawl for months....
 
Nah, no need to trip over that. There will certainly be left over effects but they're different for everyone. Some people will experience nothing once they've outlasted the acute phase using the bupe. No point in psyching yourself out mentally.
 
You r right I'm just psyching myself out, I'm really determined to make it this time. I'm even going to take a year off from dating because relationship troubles and death are my real triggers for relapse. Every time I have relapsed after any real amount of clean time has been one of those two things. It's actually really one thing because the end of a relationship is like a death in a lot of aspects especially when it is a bad breakup with lots of hurt feelings. So I will keep up with my taper and hope for the best.
 
If it was me I'd just try to get to below a mg even .25 if u can get to lowest possible dose, once there take everday for few days or week w.e u most comfortable w/, then every other day , maybe every 3 days after that n then stop, mayb taking the tiniest piece here n there if feel like shit, if not too bad then I wouldn't n would just smoke...butttt I haven't gotten to the point of every other day yet I'm waiting until I drop another 1/4 mg so I'm not 100% but I imagine that's what I will be doing by next week
 
Fatjosh try findin more if can but if u can't get a script or any on street then would seem like only option is to divy out a taper plan unfortunately w/ just those 3 I'm sorry to say. : / I feel you man. I'm on 1/2 of 1mg after 3 yrs on 8 n all I wana do is get high n die. I'm weak tho. Be better than me lol.


Zubsufferer i don't think I can offer any advice as to your situation but try posting a new thread I'm sure there will be ppl who can.

GL to both of you stay strong.
 
Ya I'm just going to have to tough it out but the urge to get high hasn't been a problem really so hopefully wd won't be too harsh thank u all for the support
 
Sounds like you are clear-headed about what you have to do. Stay strong. I think the relationship hiatus is probably a very good thing. I did that when I was young for a year because I realized that I was basically using other people to feel any self worth (couldn't feel good unless someone else was in love with me). Self acceptance and a true friendship with yourself is a life changer. Good luck with everything.<3
 
Even after a year b careful homie, I'm 3 yrs into being clean n took every fiber of my being this summer not to go use after my girl started w/ her bullshit lol
 
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