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Hi my name's Amber. I'm a 36 year old mother of one beautiful 3 year old son. I came to this site because I'm seriously considering withdrawaling from 6mg daily of suboxone so I can go on Vivitrol instead. I want to know what this long withdrawal will be like and ways that can make it a little easier. Is there a specific forum that talks about this? Thank you everyone :)
 
I do have the ability to ween off suboxone, but in my mind I feel like I'm prepared just to jump. And a big part of me wants to go through really bad withdrawals as a harsh reminder for the future. I have coordination through all of my doctors and support lined up to have someone with me at home everyday and to help me with my son. I just want these damn drugs out of my system so bad. I want to enjoy Thanksgiving and the holidays this year. Would a quick taper make the end withdrawals that much less severe? Is it dangerous to jump at 6mg?
 
Come on over to the Recovery forums. Some members have gone ct and some have tapered off subs (or are currently doing so) so you will hear lots of different experiences. You can start your own thread for support in Sober Living or just join in to existing threads and add your own voice. Congratulations on deciding to get off them as well as the extensive support you have lined up for yourself--that is going to make a huge difference.
 
Thank you so much herbavore for the advice on where to go and thank you to everyone for the welcome :) I'm happy to have found Bluelight. I think it's really going to help me get through this.
 
I would highly recommend doing a taper! From what I have heard, you can taper down to the smallest amount that you might think you can stop taking it with minimal withdrawals, but that's not true. You can taper to a tiny miniscule amount and once you stop taking it completely you will start experiencing bad withdrawals and they last longer than wds from oxycodone or heroin, from what I've heard. I'm addicted to heroin and before that roxies. When I quit again I really don't want to use buprenorphine as that is really just replacing one problem (opiod) for another. But I am thinking about getting a suboxone script for when I can't get any dope just to avoid wds.
 
Hi Atlien :) Yeah that's where I'm really confused. From what I know, I'm going to start bad withdrawals no matter what dose I jump off of or how long I stay on each dose before tapering again. Going to check out Sober Living as recommended to get more info on this. Thank you for taking the time to reply and I wish you the best of luck in whatever you choose to do. Most don't understand what a tough battle opiates are unfortunately.
 
amber74 said:
I do have the ability to ween off suboxone, but in my mind I feel like I'm prepared just to jump. And a big part of me wants to go through really bad withdrawals as a harsh reminder for the future. I have coordination through all of my doctors and support lined up to have someone with me at home everyday and to help me with my son. I just want these damn drugs out of my system so bad. I want to enjoy Thanksgiving and the holidays this year. Would a quick taper make the end withdrawals that much less severe? Is it dangerous to jump at 6mg?
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I know the feeling..You want to, in a way, punish yourself for not being in control of your addiction. And yes, to serve as a reminder, as to hopefully not go back to it in the future. But, methadone and suboxene are known to produce even worse wd symptoms than the drugs you got hooked on in the first place. Highly recommend setting up a plan to ween off it. This isn't something you want to attack with the cold turkey method. Good luck to you.
 
Don't jump. Don't go on Vivitrol, it's bad news for any number of reasons. Taper the bupe down as slowly as possible. I jumped off at 0.25mg and it was too fast, the acute withdrawal was over inside of a week but the postacute remained for a long ass time. Antidepressants and benzos eventually helped. I think some of the trouble could've avoided by a slower taper, even if that sounds really slow. Eventually switch to 2mg tabs, then cut them up and even use an eyedropper to taper as slow as possible. The trick is just to take less every few days. Initially, or if you haven't been on long, you can go fairly quickly, but if you've been on it a long time you have to very gentle with your receptors. Trust me from experience even if you feel OK initially you will regret it if you jump off too quickly.
 
Taper off and then just stop. I usually drink shitloads of caffiene when Im wding from subs. I usually just taper down to .5mg/day then stop
 
It's day 8 of my quick taper. I started 2mg yesterday. I've been weaning down every 3 days from a start of 6mg. I'm doing it so fast because I just want the withdrawals over with and realize after research and reading on forums that my doctor probably really doesn't care how long I'm on the subs. I was told I would wean down every 20 days and I've only weaned down once (through the doctor). Was on the 6mg for 3 months. Have been on it a total of 4 months starting at 8mg. SKL... the main reason I'm wanting to do it so quick is because of the PAWS. From my AODA counselor and what I've read, PAWS is gonna last a long time and about the same no matter how fast you taper down. It doesn't truly start and your brain doesn't truly start to heal until you are completely off the subs. I don't want to drag out the PAWS any longer. I just want my brain to start healing. I'm still back and forth about the Vivitrol. Why do you not recommend it? I'm considering trying it until I'm confident (as confident as I can be) that I won't start using pain pills again. What are your thoughts on continuing with the quick taper since I'm already down to 2mg after 8 days?
STM... I've heard that insomnia is one of the worst parts of withdrawaling from subs and lasts longer than the other physical shit. I'm pretty sure insomnia is already kicking in for me. The past 3 nights it's taken me a lot longer than usual to fall asleep. I've read to stay away from caffeine completely. It must help you in some way?
 
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