Sub detox

[Karinapop4]

I've been on suboxone for 2 months I wasn't chemically dependant on anything when I started the subs. I'm going to stop taking it tomorrow. I have only been taking half to 3/4 of a strip a day. How bad will my detox be. I'm a little worried because of everything I have read about sub withdrawal

 

[Jabberwocky]

Greeting and welcome to BL Karina!

Check out Other Drugs and Sober Living, links for which are below in my dig. Those forum will be very useful getting a better idea what’s in store and how you can manage and overcome it all.

Actually I’ll just move this to SL. Feel free to shoot me a pm if you would like my advice about it.

Try to keep your head up! NMI->SL

 

[Rio Fantastic]

I've been on suboxone for 2 months I wasn't chemically dependant on anything when I started the subs. I'm going to stop taking it tomorrow. I have only been taking half to 3/4 of a strip a day. How bad will my detox be. I'm a little worried because of everything I have read about sub withdrawal

can I ask how & why you ended up dependent on subs when you weren't on anything before??

Anyway, since I'm assuming 'strip' means 8mg, 4-6mg a day is a pretty high dose to jump off from. Depending on your personal neurochemistry you might get saved from any serious suffering by the fact that you've only been on it for two months, but if at all possible I would seriously recommend getting some more and tapering down properly, since the likelihood is you aren't going to have a pleasant week or two ahead of you.

 

[tathra]

you should taper down further before quitting cold turkey. 2 months is long enough that you'll prolly suffer withdrawals if you go from 6-8 mg to nothing. ideally you want to get below 1mg/day, especially since bupe wd lasts a good 3-4 weeks.

 

[Rio Fantastic]

you should taper down further before quitting cold turkey. 2 months is long enough that you'll prolly suffer withdrawals if you go from 6-8 mg to nothing. ideally you want to get below 1mg/day, especially since bupe wd lasts a good 3-4 weeks.

I'm confused about this. I was on subs for 6 months, yet my withdrawals still only lasted 4 days? I tapered down really slowly to 0.4mg before jumping, but then when I jumped I was pleasantly surprised to find that I was totally fine 4 days later.

 

[Karinapop4]

Well because I wanted to get high and going back to dope after 10yrs clean was not an option for me. I have myself in a real mess. I got more subs took about 2mgs yesterday and 4 the day before but I'm out now and really just want this to stop. I'll deal with the withdrawal but I'm going away on the 22nd and just hope I'm sick for vacation