November will be my (hopefully) last month on Suboxone. I'm seeing my addiction specialist today, because I stupidly handed them out to a "friend" who swore he needed them... when really he was only reselling them for more dope. Needless to say we are not friends anymore, of course... but nonetheless I am out of Subs. I was on the tablets, but I plan on asking the doctor for the films this month... both to get around the absurdly strict "no early refills" policy, but also because they're better for tapering. So I guess it kind of worked out perfectly. I've been on Subs for a year and I am now down to .5 - 1 mg per day.
So. Tell me if this tapering plan is advisable or not, because I want to do a pretty fast taper...
Week One: .5 mg
Week Two: .25 mg
Week Three: 1/2 of a .25 mg cut strip.
After the third week, I want to do 1/4 of a .25 mg cut strip, and continue that until my body adjusts to the dose. Once it has, I plan to give myself three days of comfort and final preparation before jumping off completely into the abyss of withdrawal. The goal is to still have some Suboxone left. He gives me 15 strips per month, so with that amount and my tapering plan, does it seem possible that I will indeed have some left over? I'm looking at you, math geniuses... math is far from my area of expertise and I just got confused when I tried counting out lol. I feel like your mind and body crave it more when you have NO access to the drug, and plus, I want it to be available JUST in case. I'll be giving it to someone else to hold onto though (someone I TRUST not to sell it!), so I can't give in to temptation whenever I want. Does that even sound like a good tapering plan at all, or is it too fast, given my current dosage and the amount of time I've been on Subs?
Oh, and I also have another, sort of weird question - how do you safely go about plugging Suboxone? The film strips, since that's what I'll hopefully be getting today. I read on another site (that I do not trust as much as this one lol) that you have to mix it with water and it has to be a certain ratio of water to Sub, is that true? And if it is... well, how the heck are you supposed to get it up there and how are you supposed to know how much water to use? I want to try plugging it once I get to the lower dosages, like .25 and beyond, since I know the BA is better and I would probably be less miserable than if I were to continue doing SL. I have never plugged ANYTHING before, so I have absolutely no idea how to do this safely. Is it a bad idea to do it at all, if I'm trying to taper off? I mean, will my withdrawals be worse? I'm not sure if a higher BA means there's more Sub in your system or if more just crosses the blood/brain barrier. Like I said, I have no idea what I'm doing... I hardly even know what I'm talking about... so I just want to make sure I do it safely, if I do it at all, and that my taper goes as smoothly as possible.
Oh, and here is what I have available to me during my taper: Valerian Root extract, Gaia Melissa Lemon Balm extract, Melatonin, 5-HTP, St. John's Wort, Immodium, my Xanax prescription (I get 120 per month, .5mg). And exactly 3 Tramadol, 2 Percocet, and a way to get Roxy or Norco if I get really desperate. However, I would prefer to NOT have to use any full agonist opiates if possible and use as little Xanax as possible. Those are only a last resort method, only to be used if I am in excruciating pain or can't handle my anxiety with Vistaril or Valerian Root.
Sorry for all of the questions, guys; I fully appreciate in advance any answers to any of my questions. Or even any tips or advice for my taper/withdrawal. My last month on Suboxone... what a trip. Can't figure out if it's a bad trip or a good one though
