SatchelPee
Greenlighter
- Joined
- Dec 25, 2010
- Messages
- 10
What a great place. I have been reading everyones posts, and I mean EVERYONE- JamesBrown, Capt. H, Pegasus, the list is endless. You guys are chemical geniuses. Even though my sponsor says " isn't it funny how ONLY other addicts say how smart other addicts are" I truly believe it . Thanks guys-Now, w that being said here is my deal .. I am finally ready to taper off of suboxone/subutex> I have been on it for close to 5 years after a 10 year run with booze and my old beloved percocet> I have managed to taper down to 2-3 mgs. daily and w/ the help of anothe party doing the daily handing out of meds, a blind taper i guess, I am planning on dropping small doses .2 to .3 every 10 days until I am at or around 0.25 at which point I am planning on stopping "jumping" and using a SAO ( ultram, a few vikes) for around 21 days after the first 3-5 days of cold turkey withdrawal. I need to know if guys who have done this believe it will soften the blow, if not a lot, at least a little so that I will be able to continue to function as I have my own company and am unable to spend 4-5 months absent. I have felt the pain of opiate withdrawal MANY MANY times and I fully am aware of the risk I am taking in switching to SAO's so I guess my questions are .. is 21 days long enough to escape some of the acute withdrawals ( not the PAWS I know) and am I tapering too rapidly . I searched all over the internet for people who have tried the switch to little avail. I have zero desire to return to percs etc. although i know the switch in my head very well may go off.I am actually better prepared to withdraw from sao's ( briefer) than from bupe at this juncture . I have no idea if I am posting in the right section or if any one will even respond but if anyone does, I cannot express in words how grateful I would be . God speeed 
