I'm Getting Off Suboxone

Well yesterday was my last day of subs for me. I tapered myself all the way down to .5mg a day. I'm ok today but my back is starting to mess with me, but I'm fine. The highest dose I've ever taken was 8mg but didn't like the way it made me feel. I've been on subs for almost 5yrs now and it's just time to stop. I'M SICK AND TIRED OF BEING SICK AND TIRED!! It all started with a real bad car accident in which I rolled my car 4 times on I95 in Virginia almost 11yrs ago. Was put on pain pills and the next thing you know I was using oxy's and H main streaming it. Got clean then went right back to it. Went to methadone clinic, and then switch to subs and here I am almost 5yrs later. The hardest part for me right now is that I have a full time job that I like, and can't take the time off. My wife is really scared right now because she doesn't want me to go back to using. I promised her that this will never happen again. So I'll be posting my experiences day by day. I know its going to be tuff, but I can't live my life like this. If you have a doc that is not out just for the money and is willing to taper you off and not keep you on for 5yrs like me. THAT's GREAT! So pray for me while I pray for you cause I know it can be done.

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Ok this is day 2 and didn't get much sleep. Went to bed around 11:00 and woke up at 3:30. Got a job to do today before we have THANKSGIVING DINNER. I'm in sprits and I know this can't last forever. I will post again tomorrow.

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Good for you! You can do this. If you can get something for sleep stronger than the otc stuff it will work. If not you could try the otc sleep aids. Its the long half life of subs that make this jumping off part hard. Try to remember when you were in wds from oxy or H. If you think about it this is nothing like that. This is gonna be ten times easier, only longer. I knew a guy that used Tramadol coming off subs. Gotta be careful even with those things too. Some people will get a dr. to prescribe something called Clorinine ( spelling? ) if I,m thinking of the right name its a blood pressure med but has calming effects. Excercise really helps. I don,t know why, it just does. Good luck and keep posting. Oh ya, Happy Thanksgiving!

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It's a Clonidine patch

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Hi Matt, This is not a patch I was thinking of it was a pill for blood preasure that had a calming effect. Folks are sometimes prescribed it for wds. I,ve never used it but known people who have. Just can,t think of name. Oh well.

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It is clonidine it comes in patch or pill form

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Hi Jolter, my dr. put me on clonidine. It seems to help some but I have really high blood pressure, the dr. said that the pain I have raises my blood pressure.
Everybody tells you something different. You just have to hang in there. I think I'm going down 1/2 mg. this week, see what happens. I have to get those supplements that you mentioned, I have no appetite.
Let me know how you are doing.

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