I Am Finally Detoxing From Opioids And Wanted Share My Story Getting Off In Real Time! (Page 2)

I have had back problems for years and I am sick of being a slave to opioids. I used to go to a sports medicine doctor that would prescribe 120 norco's a month and at the same time started to go to a pain management doctor so that I would not run out of meds. The pain management doctor prescribed oxycodone 10's qty 120 per month. Believe it or not by 3.5 months I was going thru 120 norco's and 120 oxycodones in 2 weeks. I have had it, the pain is much better than going thru the hoops, the lies and money I did not have. And on top of it I would still detox every month because I did not have enough money to keep myself medicated. I was planning my activities with life and work around the amount of meds I had on hand. I will give you a live example, on friday I had 12 roxi's left and I had an appointment on sunday by sunday morning I only had 2 so I took them just to stay well so that my clients did not think there was anything wrong with me. I can't tell you how many times I have had to do this or tell my wife I think I am coming down with a cold. Anyways I finally started doing some research online and found out about suboxone and subutex. I found that I could do an outpatient program without pain so that I would actually have a chance to use my brain to give me a real chance of not relapsing. I found this clinic in south orange county the doctors name is dr. Cassidy. He is a great guy and really cares about you making it. I called the number on the website and left a message. The doctor himself called and spoke to me and told me not to take any oxys 12 hours before coming which meant that I was going in sick and since I didn't have anymore it worked out fine, my wfie drove me to the office and I was taken in weighed, blood pressure taken, ekg and blood drawn. Then I went into the doctor's office and I felt like crap I felt so bad I couldn't even concentrate long enough to fill out the paperwork. I picked this guy because he only charges $1200.00 for a 2 week program and you don't have to stay away from home and you can actually go back to work without losing your job. Anyways I told the doctor that I was taking oxy 10's like tic tacs and I was done with all the lies and the sick feeling I get when I do not have any meds. He gave me a half a subutex and came back in 20 minutes to see how I was doing. I started to feel much better probably 80% better. We went started talking about my usage and how he was going to help me get off the drugs. He then gave me another 1/4 of a subutex tab put on a movie and told me that he wanted me to feel completely comfortable not drugged out but no pain and normal. After that we talked about a plan of attack and he kept mentioning that many people get this problem with pain medications and it's not our fault. Since then I have been going daily to the doctors office to have a consultation period and he gives me suboxone now I get the wafer type they are 8 mgs I get 2 packs a day I cut them in half and take 1 in the morning 1 at noon and 1 in the evening and then 1 in the morning which equals 16 mg. I am on my third day of this routine and life is great my family is proud and I am going to start tapering off this next week and hopefully I will be getting off the junk for good. If you need any idea's or where to get the help for cheap let me know and if you have already been through this and see any pitfalls coming my way I would greatly appreciate your feedback. Thanks everyone and have a great holiday season if you need help I will be here during the holidays.

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Thats not true tou can be off suboxone in 50 days if done the right way

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I completely agree. I hit a concrete pole head-on at 70mph & went through my windshield at age 19 destroying my lower back and at age 30 I broke my neck and injured my spinal cord in another accident leaving me disabled. This led to 14 years of methadone 100-180 mgs daily for pain management. It became such a hassle going to literally 20-25 pharmacies every month trying to get my prescription filled. I also wanted to start helping teens w/ addiction issues and the stigma from methadone sadly was interfering with that despite the fact I legitimately needed pain meds. So, I switched to 8mgs daily of subutex 3 years ago. I was a semester away from a psychology degree at the time of the 2nd accident. So, I've got some personal experience and education.

First, I completely understand the issue of being tired of the bondage to opioids and if you can handle the pain associated with back problems I'm all for anyone that overcomes the struggle of chemical dependency. But, just some valuable info to note. Anyone that is on Suboxone/Subutex & is struggling with the disease of addiction is considered to be in remission as long as they are following their Dr’s orders. Many people think it's just trading one addiction for another, but they are misinformed. I know from experience it's quite difficult to go from any opioid to buprenorphine because it's minimal pain relief compared to all other pain meds which in my experience only relieves the withdrawal symptoms of opioid chemical dependency. It is a struggle everyday even 3 years on pertaining to anxiety & stress especially due to the fact all other opioids suppress emotions and anxiety, but I persevere because the benefits outweigh the negative. When switching to Subutex it was like waking from a coma for me.

Lastly, as it pertains to the neuroscience of addiction, the most recent information is alarming. After long-term substance abuse of any narcotic, the idea of getting back to normal when it comes to the brain is not as once believed. We've learned the relapsing brain disease of addiction goes deeper into the brain basically hijacking the amygdala which is our memory bank. Our primitive brain which is what basically drives survival (eating, drinking, procreating) is driven by memory. Due to the fact our memories are driven by what releases the most dopamine and narcotics release 10-15 times what the avg non drug users baseline of 100 units of dopamine our primitive brain being driven by memory begins to put more importance on the drugs than anything else. To put it simply the avg individual’s dopamine baseline is 100 units and an addict’s baseline, after long-term substance abuse, is roughly 300 units. Meaning, in simple language, the things in life that release dopamine and bring us joy and pleasure are not as joyful and pleasurable due to a lack of dopamine. What has been found & is most disturbing is that this is irreversible. Now, everyone's brain chemistry is different and this should never deter anyone from trying to get clean. This information tells us the sooner you stop dosing the better off you'll be. For those of us that have been dosing for years for whatever reason this is our cross to bear.

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