Can I Use Suboxone Just To Get Off Heroin (Page 2) (Top voted first)

hi, I'm 21 years old and got into the habit of shooting up heroine. I was wondering how long it would take for the withdraw symptoms to go away if I use soboxone to get off of the heroin. I was doing suboxone before and actually got addicted to that also. Nd then I couldn't get any suboxin so I was really sick nd I ended up getting heroin. I only did heroine for about 2 weeks. I was wondering how long I should take the suboxone to get clean from the h. I want to quit everything. I want to live my life the way it was supposed to be lived. Free of drugs. So if anyone could let me know how long I should do the subs before I quit them so I won't withdrawal so bad. Thank you for your time.

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So if i take 2mg for only 4 days to detox i wont be addicted too subs?

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So if i take suboxine 2mg for only 4 days to detox i wont be addicted to subs?

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Hi, I actually cleaned myself up with very little WD, by switching between Heroin and Subs, but it takes a lot of self control.
I was on H, for about 6 month, doing 10 begs a day, switched to subs, 8mg per day, for about a month, then started tapering off, down to 1mg per day, stayed on that dose for a couple of weeks, then started to take it every other day, for 2 more weeks, then switched back to heroing, doing a very little amount (1/4 of a bag, when the WD started to bother me, did that for a couple of days,), then stopped everything, after 2 days being basically fine, had some WD , bearable, waited till they started bothering me (24 hours), took 1 more mg of sub, and that was it, after 3 days had some WD symptoms, but really nothing major, very mild which I overcame with exercises and staying busy, they lasted for 2-3 days, and that was it.
I basically gave my body time to taper off from both drugs.
Of course everyone is different and react differently to drug use and abstinence, but that worked for me.

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My boyfriend just died too. I'm sorry for ur loss. But I was so sad that I started taking opiates. Now 3 months after he's gone I still think he's coming home, although his ashes are beside me. I won't od no matter how hard I try. So why do opiates? So I just waited 19 hrs, longest in over 90 days, and I just took a sub and I feel horrible still. I know I have to deal with this but it's so f***ing hard.

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Suboxone contains the active ingredient Buprenorphine and Naloxone, so if it is taken, before you are in full withdrawal, the Naloxone can actually induce dangerous withdrawal symptoms.

Thus, Suboxone has to be started only when a person is already in full withdrawal of the addictive substance. The dosage must be carefully calculated, to bring them out of withdrawal, then slowly tapered, over time, to enable them to become drug free.

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Having stated those facts, there is really no precise time frame to give someone on how long they need to take it. It depends on the individual, as well as how much they were taking of their addictive drug of choice.

Have you considered consulting a doctor for assistance?

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for the last year Ive been taking small amounts of bupen. to get high. during the week. ,2 to .4 mgs. a day. the weekends I would inject 2- 4 mgs. of subutex with valium and beer. back to work Monday with .4 /.2 mgs.suboxone under toungue and like hungover a couple days endless cycle. cant get in detox and rehab with insurance even, must be in severe withdrawl and I never am, just loosing mind and getting suisidyle. 3 days ago started injecting 1-3 bags of heroin a day. no suboxone for 4 days now. I figure to wait about 2 weeks to get bupe out of me, and try to ween off little heroin habbit with suboxone. my only hope shot. no dr. to help. was clean 9 years in NA. want that again, not mtce.sub or methadone. PLEASE help IF anyone out there SINCERE.

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Hey my name is max and i have been struggeling with this for a year now and just can't seem to get it right and as of now stand to lose everything and after reading your post can see some hope in all of this and could use someone to talk with I only say this after seeing your convo on this form if you are cool with talking with me that would be awsome my number is {edited for privacy} it would be cool to hear from you and have someone to talk with I waite to hear from you

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Hey man I read your help letter to those guys trying to get clean from heroin. I myself am wanting very baddly to stopm cant get suboxin cause no insurance. I met somebody who can sell some. Im so sick and tired of this life. I pray to no avail. ..I know once I get enough suboxins I will stay clean. It's the sickness that I can't deal with. Please pray for me. My name is Jared, im a Christian too. I have a six yr old girl here in Chicago. U can call too {edited for privacy}. Thanks.

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I was on heroin for 3 years and 150 mg of methadone for 4 more years which is more addictive. I was able to use suboxone to get off heroin but its not easy...its also not nearly as bad as doing it without. My recommendation is to go to suboxone and leave methadone alone....ive kicked heroin, methadone and suboxone and merhadone is by far the hardest and longest to kick...it toom me a month after quitting methadone to feel any better and i still ended up relapsing and going fo suboxone...sub does not provide the euphoria or rush that H does or even methadone...over time gets your addictive mind to forget about the need for that feeling meanwhile not making u deathly ill...meanwhile you are able to work on the mental addictions, lifestyle and friends and other triggers that make you want to use. Eventually you separate yourself from the physical aspects as well as the get high mentality and then quitting suboxone is a lot easier

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