How Long To Step Down From Suboxone

I'm on 16 mg of Suboxone a day. How long does it take to step down. I don't go see my doctor for 2 more weeks and would like to know.

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Hey guys, just have a question I'm hoping someone can answer...

I have been on Subs for approximately 9 months now. I started on 24mg/day and am now on 2mg/day. This last dr. visit, I felt I was ready to go down to 1mg a day, and so my dr prescribed me 30 2mg tabs. When I started getting down to 1 mg, I noticed I was feeling horrible and that my body was still having a hard time adjusting to only 1 mg a day. So, naturally I went back up to 2mg's a day and ran out early. Not wanting to call my dr and make an appt early, I decided to cold-turkey it for a few days, feeling that I would be okay...(bad idea).

I was withdrawling from Subs for nearly 3 days straight, taking nothing and hardly being able to sleep or do much of anything. Finally, on the 3rd day, after not being able to take it, I called my dr and made an appt. I informed him of what happened and he said that I should have told him this before, and put me back on 2mg/day. When I got home and took 1 mg, I immediately felt the w/d's fade away. However, later that night, when it came time to take another 1 mg I noticed that I could not longer feel it like I used to - it wasn't having the same effect. I figured it was because my body was still getting used to it.

Now, 5 days after getting back on Subs after w/d from it for 3 days straight, I am still not able to feel it at all. I am not withdrawling per se, but I am not feeling much of anything as I did prior to being off of it for 3 days. Does my body just need to re adjust to it again, or is it because I am taking too much? My last dose was 3.5 mgs, and I still feel nothing at all!

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