Suboxone (buprenorphine) precipitated withdrawals

[thebluetorpedo]

I am a pretty tolerant oxy user and I go on my binges and then decide to take a break and take some suboxone for a couple days, then I get bored and go back to my DOC. I've never in the past had a problem switching to my subs the following day after taking oxy but today...holy crap. I waited, I waited a long as I normally wait, it was about 14 hours since my last oxy dose. And I was having all the symptoms. Sweating, anxiousness, chills, crappy feeling so I took an 8mg sub like I always do. In fifteen minutes I noticed I wasn't feeling any better and the cold sweats were getting worse. I thought that maybe because my tolerance was so high that I needed to take another sub. So I did. Shit, was I wrong. Within 20 more minutes this feeling of death crept over me and the cold sweats got so bad I had to go outside to get warm but then I would sweat even more. Eventually I told my boss that I wasn't feeling well and attempted to go home. By this point I was in so much pain and discomfort I can't even describe it. It was overwhelming. I got home and got in bed and blacked out for close to 8 hours. I woke up still feeling like death. Finally tonight I took 210mgs of OP oxy and only now do I feel somewhat normal but I'm terrified to take my sub tomorrow after what happened today. Has anyone else had a similar experience? When did you feel safe to dose your dupe again? I NEVER want to experience what I went through today ever again.

 

[NeighborhoodThreat]

I would wait at least 24 hours before taking any more Suboxone/buprenorphine to make sure all the oxycodone is out of your system.

 

[thebluetorpedo]

Yeah, it's crazy. I've never had to wait that long in the past. But I will certainly heed your advice after what I went through today.

 

[comatoserct]

I know your pain man. Imagine having a gram a day heroin habit and shooting up subs 12 hours after your last h dose.
Oh god, makes me cringe thinking about it. Precipitated WD is so much worse when you shoot the subs =[
You can take more subs now though, the PWD was just the bupe knocking all the oxy out of your brain, so now it wont happen

 

[K'd-OUT-in-AZ]

I've suffered precipitated withdrawals and IMO they are worse than regular withdrawals. I attempted to take my Suboxone 12 hours after my last dose of oxy and BAM, I felt horrible. Now I usually wait at least 18-24 hours before taking my dose of buprenorphine.

 

[Fire&Water]

Only thing I can say is "good thing it was Oxy's & not a large dose of methadone"
Then will you know what "hurt" is...