How To Get Off Suboxone (Page 23) (Top voted first)

Im Marina Im 24 years old and a mother of 2 beautiul little boys. From the years 2006-2007 i was heavily addicted to Oxy 80 and eventually started doing herion. I got help in sep.2007 at a methadone clinic, it worked for as long as i was on the methadone i had NO relapse's. In June 2009 i was completly off of the methadone that first day that i was on 0Mgs I went through extreme withdrawls i went through things that i would never wish upon my worst enemy! i stayed that way for a day and a half and decided to go to a suboxone doctor. He put me on 32 mgs a day which i thought was pretty high of a dose but he explained to me that methadone withdrawls was worst then any other withdrawls. so i trusted him. Now when i go to see him every month i pretty much beg for him to start the weining process and start lowering me and he pretty much refuses. After months of being on 32mgs a day he finally started tapering me down slowly, i never really thought any thing of it till now but i realized he's keeping me on the suboxne for as long as posible so that he can get my $200.00 a month. all he is, is a legal drug dealer bc now im highly addicted to the suboxone. I recently had to go a few days with out my suboxone bc i didnt have the money to see him and i went through hell. i thought methadone withdrawl was bad OMG there is no comparison. i wanted to either use which i havent done in years or rip my face off lol its funny now but it definatley wasnt funny a few days ago while i was feeling that way! So i spoke to a good friend whos going through the same thing and he told me that they just came out with a new pill to get you off suboxone. I just want to know if that's true. I tryed googleing it but i cant find any thing. If you have heard of this new pill please respond or if you even have a good way to get off soboxone as painless and posible... thanx

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Terrified Blondie i know what you mean but i know why they are saying those things also dont worry about them ive read your post ALL of them and if they would have read them they would understand your story is somewhat different than most of ours on here just keep doing what your doing and keep me informed and also read others post youll understand we struggle with this every day fight just to have set backs and we try everything possible to get off these things and its harder for us because of our situations i pray for you and them every day God bless
Thanks

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Okay I'm going through the same thing and I'm scared. It's been almost 5 years. I don't want to mess up! How did you do it, how long was it painful?

Please write me back,
Kay

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Hi kay, I'm assuming you meant five years since you got on suboxone. If that's the case, how I got off it the first try was really multiple things when put together did the trick. First was a slow taper, I took as much as 32 mg at one point so I took around seven months to finish the taper. Easiest way to do this is make a calendar with doses and stick to it, even if I had a few bad days, it helped keep me on point when I looked at it. Also good diet and exercise were huge, and finally when the day comes I to jump I got perscribed chlonodine. I can elaborate further if you need I am currently on mobile and I hate iPhone keyboard for emails so I'll keep it short! Good luck

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ive been taking for a year, im on a gram n a half a day... im running out soon so how do I stop n have limited or no wd's?

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It's impossible to stop without any w/ds at all. You need time off of work...like a lot. Get supplements like gaba Sam E DLPA vitamin bs all of them amino acids l tyrosine etc but even with all that u will be sick...

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Maybe I'm missing something, granted who am I to judge but isn't the point of getting on suboxone to abstain from any opietes... Taking opietes to allow for an easier detox from suboxone is a deal with the devil for most. All things in life that are hard and take work and worth it in the end.

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I can't understand y'all's doctors!!! Your only suppose to take 8mg's 3 times a day!!! An for 3 months I see how the doctors are hiking up the mg's and keeping people on that s*** for years that's crazy!!

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8mg 3 times a day is insane!!!!! Everyone should be fine at 8mg once a day!!

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You need to check your information That is completely incorrect even know it is a partial agonist is still Activates the MU opiate receptors in the brain and other receptor sites throughout the body

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Would love to hear your advice when you have a min pls n thank you ...

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Bobby, what do you need advice on? I don't see any questions or posts from you...happy to help, what's up?

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Frank rizz, a very helpful note from you

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Wow. Laudenum, very insightful. Im currently going down on my own. Ive gone from a yr n ahalf ago, taking 3 -8 mg strips a day, to a gram each day on my own. I have a few left, and will cold turkey from there..im not willing to take or get more to get by...what do you recommend, anything to help..? At the end of the month I will have a week to my self, no children no work or responsibilities to WD. I will have my husband s support, but he isnt understanding of its strength or why it takes so long but commits to being helpful if needed...any vitamin or advise as far as my situation?

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Hi feliciano,
I,ve jumped off subs before and if you taper as low as you can it won,t be that bad.
If you can taper to .5mg for a week or longer then taper to .25mg for a week or longer you should be fine.
A lot of the horror stories you read are from folks who havn,t tapered low enough or stayed long enough on each taper.
What suks about sub withdrawal is it lasts longer then other opiate wds because of the long halflife. It,s nowheres as intense as an oxy or hydro wd.
You can do this if you really want to.
Don,t rush it and keep tapering.

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jolter, im glad to hear that sub WD isn't as intense as the other things I could be taking...very glad. I am down to a gram a day, very tired, I push on. take care of my children and responsibilities...started running, that makes things better. I feel better after. my problem is I have two strips left to my name...I wont get anymore. I will take the plunge into freedom at mid to end of month... what your saying makes complete sense!! Absolutley am sure my WD will be difficult but I know the way your describing is the safest and most effective way to prevail and not go thru hell.*I appreciate the honesty and reality of your experience...will chat throughout my process, as I will need some encouraging.

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Blessed momma of 382: Look I am gonna give you my opinion, that's ALOT!!!! I also have two children and truly know that you must keep up daily with them and all you have to be responsible for.. but I have learned that the longer your on subs it makes it harder...You really need to be responsible for going down yourself, if your ready you will. Its a fight. I know. Im routing for you. Exersize, Exersize, Exersize and the St. Johns wort does help. Try a brisk jog in the am or walk w the kids...your endorphins need produced as this drug certainly drains us in many ways, but keeping your spirits up is vital* gd lk

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Hey feliciano, When you say your on 1gram I,m guessing thats 1mg. If you been on 1mg for awhile now and your body is used to it (feel normal) why not try .5mg.
The only time in the past I,ve felt the tapers is when I got real low like you are now.
And even then they weren,t too bad. Sleep wasn,t perfect but I got enough so I could go to work. Like I said before, it,s nothing compared to wds. from other opiates. Your right about the exercise, it helps big time.
When your body gets used to the drop (week or so) go down to .25mg.
When you gets used to that, jump off the stuff.
I didn,t just try this in the past the sub dr. had me taper this way and it works.
You can make a couple of subs last a long time when you get real low on your daily dose. It,s just a pain in the butt cutting them in such small pieces.

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Ware can I get this new pill I'm severely addicted don't even have a prescription please help

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Hey dave are you talking about ibogaine

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Jolter, I'm down to 1/4 of a strip, Is that 25 mg. I get so confused with all these people telling you everything. I cut the strip in half, then cut those two pieces in half, am I doing the right thing. I have to get off these things, my money is flying out the window. Had I known, I wouldn't of taken that 1st. one, Thanks for any help you can give me.

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