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suboxone taper questions

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Drizzle

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So I have two 8mg suboxones left and I am trying to detox myself as I have checked myself out of detox for reason that aren't important

I was on 16mg a day for 10 days and it might of been a bit too much or at least too often (my tolerance didn't drop). I am down to 4mg every 36 hours right now but I would like to some making a plan to taper off using only two 8mg's I have left.

If you could help me it would be greatly appreciated because opiates have been a big problem in my life and I look forward to being clean (besides weed of course).
 
At that high of a dose for 10 days, you're body is already physically addicted to the buprenorphine meaning a taper is going to take at least a couple of weeks if not a few (suboxone has a long half life so a slow taper will be less painful than a short one).

The good news is, less is more with bupe so a lengthy taper with 2 8mg pills shouldn't be hard. If you can get by with 4mg every 36 hours, I would take 2mg every 24 hours for the next 4 days, then 1mg every 24 hours for the next 4 days, then .5mg every 24 hours for the next 4 days, then .25mg/day for the next 4, and then .10 until its done.

So thats a 2.5-3 week taper. You'll still experience some uncomfortable w/d symptoms but they should be minimal. If you were to go cold turkey at this point off of 4mg, you're going to be in for a lot of discomfort that will last for weeks. When I jumped off my sub taper I stopped at about 1mg and I felt like shit for nearly a month.

Good luck :)
 
damnn... and in detox I was on the low side with most people getting 24 or even 32 mg a day.

that sounds like a good plan but you think .10 is even noticeable tho?
 
Drizzle said:
damnn... and in detox I was on the low side with most people getting 24 or even 32 mg a day.

that sounds like a good plan but you think .10 is even noticeable tho?
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Personally I think so, like I said I went off at 1mg and I felt crappy for weeks. Nothing like going off of heroin, but the first week was all chills and sweats followed by 3-4 weeks of not being able to sleep for more than 4 hours a night and extreme sexual sensitivity (and weird bowel movements). Again, that was coming off of just 1mg.
 
Im allready down to 1mg and I have about 12mgs left.i dont know how I would break 1mg in half its allready so small.
 
Drizzle said:
that sounds like a good plan but you think .10 is even noticeable tho?
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Yes.

It sounds so small that it wouldn't and the piece will be so tiny that it'll seem like you're not taking anything, but you can notice it when you get to that point.

Breaking a known amount into piles of powder and separating it is one way. Or you can dissolve a pill in water and dose using a needless syringe or dropper or something. Never tried it, but others have recommended it. If you only have the 8mg pills that'll probably be an easier way to measure out an accurate dose.
 
Bojangles69 said:
Dont forget if you plug it you can make it last 4 weeks easily.
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well idk know about plugging it but what if I snort. Is is like 2mg oral = 1mg snorted or what?

If someone knows that would be helpful because I only have 14mg left now and its going quickly!!
 
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There is a suboxone megathread over in Other Drugs, as well as a tapering megathread there too. There is alot of information in there, you should check it out OP.
 
i too have just started trying to self detox and its so hellish for me. i had about a 5-6 bag (when conserving) to a 12-15 bag (when money was good) a day habit. i sniffed all my dope. before that i was all into oxys then end of april discovered dope and that was pretty much it for me til now. here and there id get some oxys when i couldnt get d. yeah i know my habit isnt that long and its not that bad but the w/ds have just been killing me. when i ran outta dope tues, weds i went and got a blue with i did around 430 which did almost nothing obviously but keep me from taking my subs so i was up all night restless with some chills and sweats but afraid to take my sub til about 8am. yesterday i took about 2mgs suboxone (didnt feel great but i was afraid to do more because i really want to avoid w'ds from it and i only have about 16 mgs left) and at night i took .5 kpin. i'm picking up some xannies later to help with anxiety and to help me sleep at night. i brought my girl to detox monday and she was the one i had here for me and helped me. now my head races about all the runs we did and going down and getting it and just the whole process. its killing me. i just want my life back. now i have no one. so i was wondering what doses should i be taking to avoid being sick at all costs while weaning off the shit? i'm just scared and i have to be okay and get thru this with the least pain possible.
 
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