Suboxone Tapering Question

[xdefeatsy]

I will try to sum this up as best I can. For the past 3-4 months I have been on a relapse with black tar heroin. For these few months I have been doing about 0.3 grams a day, every day. This time around I have been snorting only. I know this isn't a major habit compared to others but still enough to produce withdrawals. I have procured 10, 8mg Suboxone tablets. Due to certain factors, this is the best option I have next to going cold turkey.

My question is this: Given these 10 pills at my disposal and my daily usage, what is the best schedule for tapering down comfortably?

I have read some of the threads about Buprenorphine detox and know not to start it until I'm about 24 hours in withdrawal. I also know that when these 10 pills run out I am still going to have to go through withdrawals, but they will be milder.

Any help and advice from fellow BL'ers is as always, much appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Chaos Butterfly]

shifting to The Dark Side from Homeless...

 

[jigsawpuzzlepiece]

At the most you need 2 8mg subs.

6mg
4mg
3mg
2mg
1mg
nothing

and you should feel fine. you dont need to do a long drawn out taper, that will make things worse, withdrawals from sub suck ass. Just use the sub for 5 days until the H is out of your system then you should get off pretty much pain free

 

[Jesse Drake II]

At the most you need 2 8mg subs.

6mg
4mg
3mg
2mg
1mg
nothing

and you should feel fine. you dont need to do a long drawn out taper, that will make things worse, withdrawals from sub suck ass. Just use the sub for 5 days until the H is out of your system then you should get off pretty much pain free

Dropping off from 1MG will suck too. Drop down to .25mg and even less over the course of a couple weeks, and it will be a really mellow taper with mild mild WD symptoms.

 

[CokeMonger]

At the most you need 2 8mg subs.

6mg
4mg
3mg
2mg
1mg
nothing

and you should feel fine. you dont need to do a long drawn out taper, that will make things worse, withdrawals from sub suck ass. Just use the sub for 5 days until the H is out of your system then you should get off pretty much pain free

Disagree! 1 mg to 0 is too much / too quick. I've tapered with Suboxone several times, and you need to go to 1/4 or even 1/8 before going to zero. And yes, it's very, very mild compared to a dope w/d (even 3 bags a day).

Good luck with it. I just did Ibogaine treatment and after 2+ weeks, I'm just starting to get back on my feet - but no urges / thoughts, which is new territory for me. I respect wanting to get completely off everything rather than seeking a lesser pair of handcuffs.

 

[treasureqwest]

Buprenorphine detox

"I have read some of the threads about Buprenorphine detox and know not to start it until I'm about 24 hours in withdrawal. I also know that when these 10 pills run out I am still going to have to go through withdrawals, but they will be milder...."
Yeah..I was told 24-48 hours into withdrawal...which may be true for longer-acting opiates (heroin)...I took my first suboxene 15 hours after last dose of opiate, and had no problems...which was today. Curious to hear others' experience w/suboxone!!
BTW, I am in Indy--a southern transplant, relatively new to area--so any local folks, introduce yerselves
--j

 

[ejnjgrl822]

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.