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Newbie-Scared of stopping pills and fentanyl to start suboxone.

KAN4help

KAN4help

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Hello, I am sure my story is not very uncommon. I am a chronic pain patient who has had 6 back surgeries and a Total Knee Replacement . I moved to a new state where a new pain Doctor tried cutting me down from a high dose of Fentanyl (125mcg/hr every 48 hrs) to 75mcg/hr every 72 hrs. He also changed my Percocet 10 to Lortab 10. It was then that I realized I had such a problem with drugs. I felt the slight sting of withdrawal the next day8(. I had thought 10-12 vicoden and 4-6 percs a day was fine along with the Patch. Tomorrow I stop taking these all so that I can start the Suboxone on Thursday. I have been told so many different things about when to stop my meds 12hrs, 24hrs, 36hrs, etc. The most recent came from a Doctor who said that actually Fentanyl has a shorter half life than the pills:? and that 36 hours should be plenty of time to be in full withdrawal. The reason I am here and why I have been reading so many of your post is that I am scared to death of withdrawal. I am an anxiety patient who is also taking Klonipin 1 mg three times daily. Can anybody tell me if they have had a similar experience and what the amount of time was that it took to be in full withdrawal in order to start the Suboxene. I have never posted in any forum before but as I said earlier I am new to this state and really don't have anyone to talk to about this. I know this is something that should not be done alone:(
 
I totally agree with Meta. I abuse Suboxone and although it offers a pleasant and long lasting buzz, it does not do much of anything for pain. Considering you have had 6 back surgeries, I do not doubt you are in great pain most of the day and im sure it will be miserable with the Sub. Talk to your doctor about this, and be aware that once you start taking the Subs you can not take any other opiates with it.
 
Welcome to Bluelight KAN4help. :) New Member Introductions is a forum to introduce yourself to the board. I'm going to move your thread over to The Dark Side and hopefully they'll be able to help you more over there. Feel free to come back to NMI to post an intro thread. All the best. <3
 
subs don't help with pain much. I agree with the above...

However 36 hours seems about right to be in full WD (its going to suck)

Subs are great for people who are drug addicts not for bad pain.. it helps a bit with pain but not much nothing like FENT

(not to say your not maybe on to much drugs but maybe just cutting down on your pain meds would be a better option)

Remember the goal is to function in life if u can function ... whats the point
 
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