Suboxone Advice/how Long On/dizziness/headaches?????

Hi,

Just started on suboxone yesterday and had a couple questions.. Started abusing lortabs about 6 years ago after several failed surgeries... About a year ago, I switched to 30mg roxys..... in April I Did 28 days in rehab, stayed clean about a month before relapsing... About a month or two ago, I started doing the dreaded "H" because of the cost. Was doing about a point or two a day sometimes alone and sometimes I'd take a few roxys with it.. Anyway, did last of the H (a point) on Saturday (today is Wednesday) and 2 roxys on Monday.. Was able to get 5 - 8mg sub strips and took about 2.5 mgs of one strip last night around 6:00. Was soooo scared about precipitated withdrawals so I waited a full 25 hrs after last roxy before I took strip. It was definitely hell waiting it out but I'm so glad i did (and so glad the dope guy wasn't around because I was so close to saying f**** this, I'll do a couple roxys now and start subs tomorrow....). Within 20 minutes of taking 2mg of strip I felt like a new person! All wd symptoms were gone.... About 6 hrs later I took another 2 mg.... Got a good nights sleep.. Anyway, sorry to ramble but here are my questions.. I did get a slight headache about 30 minutes after my first dose.... Which is a very small inconvenience compared to withdrawal!! Didn't even take anything for it but is this common? And although I slept great, I felt a little dizzy getting up and for about 30 minutes after waking up....started feeling some withdrawals coming back around 2 PM (about 15 hours after last dose) so took another 2 mg... My guess is I will probably need another 2mg before night is over which will be 4 mgs a day for first two days and here is the main question... Should 4 mgs a day be enough since I just started??? I don't want to resort to the old behavior of feeling a LITTLE bad and take something!!! If so, how long should I stay on 4mg before trying to taper down? My fear is not staying on subs long enough but also staying on for too long!! I don't want to replace one addiction with another! Sorry for long post but any advice is appreciated!! Happy New Year!

REPLY

REPORT

1 Reply

Hello, Mobay! How are you?

Suboxone is listed by the FDA as a narcotic analgesic, so it has the potential to be habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth and constipation. And yes, they can also cause headaches, as side effects.

The appropriate dosage, however, depends on how much of the drug of abuse was being taken, it can vary from person to person. It's individualized to a dosage that stabilizes each person. Some people need much higher than 4mgs and some need lower dosages. You should follow your doctor's advice.

The length of treatment is also highly individualized, with some people requiring years and some just a few months, there are just no hard and fast rules for it that I can tell you.

How are you feeling?

REPLY

Was this helpful? 1

Does anyone have any tips on treating the headaches that goes along with the suboxone? I have had chronic pain issues my...

1 REPLY

I am down to 2mg of suboxone a day for about 6 weeks now, I take 1 mg in am and 1mg in afternoon, at around 11am (7hrs a...

1 REPLY

Hi Guys. Tuesday night was the last time I had taken opiates. I was taking around 480mg Codiene per day. Yesterday (Wedn...

15 REPLIES

Our 11 yr old (72 lbs) was prescribed Augmentin for suspected bacterial infection. He developed some of the "rare si...

4 REPLIES

Hello~ I’ve been taking 5/325% for severe back pain due to an injury since 2012. I had surgery in 2014. I’m ...

2 REPLIES

I have been taking lasartan hct 100/25 for a few months for high blood pressure. I want to know does this medication cau...

2 REPLIES

I have fibromyalgia, as well as sleep apnea, so maybe this is more complicated. I am 43. I was on testosterone shots, bu...

1 REPLY

The doctor diagnosed me with hypertension and prescribed micardis. I'm experiencing headaches, dizziness, anxiety an...

3 REPLIES

I am 30 years old and always feeling dizzy with headaches. Do you think I could take Ridaq for relief? Please help becau...

2 REPLIES

Just been diagnosed with pancreatic, liver and lung cancer. 55 y.o. The suboxone no longer works, and my oncologist want...

6 REPLIES