How Long Does It Take For The Withdrawals To Go Away After Taking Suboxone (Page 2) (Top voted first)

Hi, I was put on the 8 mg. strips at 3 per day in Oct. 2012..I used 3 per day for a couple of month's.. I quickly tapered down to 1&1/2 of the strip's per day..I got so tired of being on it so I began to stock pile it to withdraw on it at home.. I got down to 1-2 mg.s per day for about the past month and began yesterday (Monday) withdrawing..It's now Tuesday (July 9,2013) and still feel like I did yesterday.. No vomiting nor the big "D" but sweating, lethargic, chilling, feel achy, etc.. How long will it take for the withdrawal's to completely go away..PLEASE answer ASAP & THANKS....Oh, don't scare me about it because I'm all ready an emotional wreck..

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I'm on day 15 of no Suboxone, but I still have terrible w/d--extreme rls that's even in my arms, panicky anxiety, burning skin on my upper back, & of course, insomnia. The frustrating thing is that I was only on 1/2 mg, but for 1 1/2 yrs. I never took more than that b/c they were hard to come by. Anyone out there that was on a low dose for an extended period like me & went c/t? I'm fortunate enough to have access to Neurontin that I'm using. I'm also taking Benadryl, melatonin, & B-6 complex. My husband is a dentist & just wrote me an Rx today for Tramadol for the aches, which helps some. I'm eating well & staying hydrated. Surely, these symptoms will end soon, but I can take the truth if that's not the case. Just tell me how it is. I'm not taking them again. Ever. Thank you for commenting.

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chelle be careful with the Neurontin and melatonin and tramadol. tramadol has a nasty reputation for causing serotonin syndrome and these reactions are long lasting. look up serotonin syndrome theres lots of info on it. just an fyi. I didn't know about it and now have residual problems and I only took it for 2 days.

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I'm on day 13 n I really want to just call Dr n get back on suboxine. Please help me get to say 14

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Thoebe,

My name is dan. I have been clean now for almost 400 days from vicodin. I took suboxone from my first 6 weeks after getting off of the Vicodin. if I could give any type of guidance to you I would tell you this, get off the suboxone. It is bad stuff, it's just a substitute for vicodin. that's all it is. I know it makes you feel good and it eases the pain but you gotta remember drugs going into your body is harmful chemicals. you put the harmful chemicals in your body so you gotta deal with the consequences. life on the other side is a hundred times better than any type of Suboxone high, feeling or day can give you. Gabapentin is a doctor prescribed medicine that you can get that is not a controlled substance, can be given right from your own doctor. you don't have to do anything special to get it and it helped me get off everything because I wasn't trying to get a sneak high. I have been through the withdrawals. I know exactly what you're going through because it first suboxone did not help me in any way shape or form. All of the sudden after like the first week of Suboxone finally started working maybe it was two weeks, I don't remember but it was hell and I will never go through it again. I know you feel terrible right now and nothing feels good on your body or you know whatever get out and exercise man. Go for a run go work out it sounds terrible but after you will be so glad you did it. Guys I'm on this forum all the time talking to people cuz I've been through it and I know what it's like if you haven't been through it or someone that you're around hasn't been through, they try to tell you that you just should be better, they don't understand and you know that because they've never been through it. reply to me right here. {edited for privacy}.

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You can do this. You truly can. Taper slowly dont rush it. Ive seem so many people rush it and when you go to fast it shocks ya. I really would ask your doctor to get you gabapentin so you can quit the subs. Xanax is a slippery slope. Yea with us being addicts you dont want to get hooked on those. I got hooked fast. Then you are back in the hole. Do some research on gabapentin. It truly helped me. I know it can help you.please keep in touch.

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Hi dann, i wanted to know if you know anything about subtex vs. suboxone. I know the subtex dont have that 2 mg of whatever that stuff is called. The pharmacy gave me them last month instead of suboxone for some reason Unknown but i did a little research and was thinking about switching to them from subox. Seems like that would be better with the less ingredients in it. I did not feel a difference at all and i only get generics cuz my insurance. Thanks very much and im cooling it on the xanax. I cant do that withdrawl again. Btw im 53 years old and in very good shape as far as i know...just have no energy which sucks.

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I agree. I was going through sub wds and thought I couldn't take any more of the pain etc. I was just about to go back to my sub dr and get back on them when I came across an old bottle of gabapentin that had been prescribed to me about a year earlier. I hadn't taken any of it so I googled it and found a few (very few) threads saying it helped. I took some and it was a life saver! Gabapentin is the only reason that I didn't go back to my sub dr. It calmed my restless legs, helped me sleep, helped boost my appetite and my mood. I used it to get through the worst of the sub wds. About a month total. No wds from the gabapentin and I was seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. I have now been sober for 10 months. I would really suggest to anybody to look into gabapentin.

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How do I get gabapentin? I figure the only way to get off subs is to take something else until the worst withdrawals are over. Something like Clonidine or gabapentin that's not addictive. My sub doc is not helping for coming off. I already mentioned Clonidine and he dismissed it. Not sure what to do. My other docs (psychologist and my regular doc) won't deal with it. As in , won't prescribe me anything to help me off the subs. I am on a low sub dose(2 mg now) and have tapered, but I know the withdrawals are not good no matter what you jump from. Any advice would help. Thanks

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Thoebe
Do you see a regular docot or a suboxone doctor. I hate to see you still on soboxone. Have you thought about teying gabapentin to get off the bad stuff?

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my family member just quit opiates and started suboxone. He took 24mgs of suboxone the first day. The second day he said he took too much and did not need any the 2nd day. Is that possible? Did he use again? He only has 8 suboxone. How should he taper off them so he can get in a drug free rehab?

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Marijuana does NOT have PCP in it. It has THC. PCP is a man made chemical. Ever watch drugs inc on TV? The episode is called PCP in DC, google it. Yes PCP makes people go insane but really why would u say marijuana has that in it? That's wrong!!! Get yo facts straight mayne.

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hi.. im currently takin 4 mg if sub a day an am recently cuttin that in half to 2 mg a day is it ok to stop takin the subs completely? i am 33 weeks pregnant i dnt wanna b on the subs no more.. i feel like im strong enough to stop.. my baby is completely healthy.. i really wanna b off before myscheduled csetion which is in august.. plz if u have any helpful info for me..

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Hi mamas baby, 2mg is still a pretty high dose of subs. You really should talk to a doctor about your concerns. I,m not a doctor but I can tell you through personal experience that the jump is a lot more comfortable if you taper slowly down to a half or even a quarter of a mg.
You being pregnant is all the more reason to talk with a doctor about this.
I,m a male and know next to nothing about being pregnant so thats all I can tell you.
If you havn,t told the baby doctor about your sub use you really should.
Best of luck to you and the baby!

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Hi Jennifer, Are you on 2.5mgs a day or two and a half whole strips a day?
You might get better response if you wrote a new post. That way more folks are apt to see it.

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I've been taking subutex for about 8 months now. I have been taking taking less than 1 pill a day -taking just enough to get me by 1/8 pill 2-3 times a day.I started taking subutex to get off 30mg roxycodone 180-250 month . Subutex worked w no problem but I'm worried about withdrawl from subs! Does anyone know -guesstimate is fine-how long it will take to get off subs ? I have only had about 1/10 of a sub all day and was wondering if I should continue on 1/8 a day for a while or would that make me feel to bad? I don't feel high from subs they just kept me from feeling like crap-I don't feel like I need them anymore and I don't won't to take them but after reading I'm afraid of going into withdrawl-any advice would be appreciated!

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iwas on loratab for about 5 years then went to morphine not by mouth if u no what i mean .for a year then i went to a methadone clinic and was put on 30mg and never went any higher within 6 months they tapered me down to 0 of course i had to tell them or they would have kept me on it i had slight withdrawls but i kept wanting something i started taking tabs again and was slowly getting hooked on them again i finaly relized its just me wanting something thinking i cant do any thing without taking my morning meds its a habit having a habit so i started taking soboxon again im at 2mg aday and been taking that for about 2 months i realy want to stop everything any words of advice should i stop cold turkey or am i always going to feel like i have to have something daily

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I read ur post and u took the words right out of my mouth. Will I ever get back to the OLD me I have been on sub for 5 years I'm so over it

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I'm so sorry to hear that, I have no experience with any of this myself . So I can't answer your questions. Although from what I've seen/heard. You're pretty close to being "in the clear" o would say hold on, & do not try going back on them! Google some natural remedies, to help sooth you, while you go though. Be encouraged! Trouble don't last always. I myself will be praying with & for you. *Hugs*

I have my own question as well, I was on 30mg oxys, for about 2 yrs. It became a real problem, over the last yr, or so. I began taking suboxone. ...now everything in me is telling me to ride out these wd's from the pain meds. Even though I haven't been able to do so, before. Just can't handle the pain. Plus I have a little toddler to care for. So any ways, I found out I'm expecting, on my 2nd visit 1wk.later, and was switched to Subutex. Again, in not getting any real relif. But it is keeping the pain tolerable. 1st wk. & 1st day, I was taking 16mg. Knew that was too much after coming here. So I went to 8mg a day. Yesterday, I had 6mg. Today I have only taken 1mg (I believe, ) any wau. I cut the 8mg pill in half . Then cut half, in half.
So my question is now. Been on it a total of almost 12 days. Since I'm still very early in pregnancy & starting subs. Do I still taper & risk getting my body hooked on this too, or should I just completely stop?
I am in a lot of pain now. & I figure I will be because of the pregnancy, can't go back to pills. Don't want my baby addicted etc. I know I'm allllll over the place. I just need some answers.

Plus my doctor lied & said there was NO ,chance of this affecting my baby at all. Now I hear CPS gets involved etc. How can I trust the advice of someone that would lie to my face

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Hi. I know how you are feeling. I am down to 1/2. Of. an 8mg twice a week. I still get the withdrawals. My Dr gave me Clonidine 0.1 mg. I am just starting this. When I sstartedfeeling bad in the middle of the night I took a pill instead of the sub. I seemed to feel better and I went off to sleep. That is unusual for me I don't sleep well. See if your Dr can give those to you. It is worth the try. Good luck. I will keep you in my prayers. Praying also helps me.

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Hi, ive been on 8/2s for almost seven years and i take xanax once in a while from doctor. I was on opiates for 20+ years so this has saved my life. But im terrified to quit. I got down to a half of one for a while then i just said f*** it and im back to 1-1/2 a day. You are not alone and i know yours is old too but if you have any questions, holler at me.

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