Just Want To Take Suboxone For A Few Days To Detox From Heroin Will It Work (Page 2)
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hey guys, i have been taking dilaudid for about 5 months 4,8mg a day then switched to heroin for 1 month 2 bags a day,now my friend gave me 4,8mg suboxones and told me it would help me get off h for good, i waited 24 hours took half a subox and i must say it works for wd's but when i run out witch i estimate will be in 2,3 days will i just suffer again;like where i left off or will the h be out of my system and the wd's light enough to withstand, please help, im not a newbee to drug abuse had bad h habits in the past and know the nature of the beast, just want this stuff out of my life so i can go back to work and live again, i need the truth or as close as i can get, can i beat it like this or am i wasting my time,maybe i can get one or two more subs from my freind

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Who's being judgemental now. NA is merely a microcosm of normal society. You'll find good and bad there. And though it does not corner the market on recovery, it can and does work. I know many people who have double digit years clean. To each his own.... Just stay clean...

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I want to stop doing grugs(heroin) but is to hard,I need to quit I'm hurting my family my girl and my self,about to lose my job and maybe my life. I'm ready to stop,I have 3 suboxone 8 mgr but how I have to doit ? Need HELP :(

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Thank u so much matt. I read ur whole post and i want my life back. I've been dealing with this addiction since i was 19. I am 29 now. I am sick and tired of all the bulls***. I have been clean a few times in the past and messed up and now i am using suboxone to stay off but i have messed and used while being on it and i opened that door again. I am done. I dont want to live like this anymore. I hate everything about this drug called heroin. It sucks. It's taken so much from me and i just want it gone. I just want to say thank u matt. I want it to be done and i am ready to start over and become the man i should be bc i became a fuctioning addict and still that's no way to leave. I work all week and blow all my money on herion. I am done. Thank u again matt.

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This is my first post EVER on anything. I want to say Thank you for sharing your story; I read the whole thing and it gave me hope. I have been taking pain meds for a couple years and have tried to kick a few times. I have legitimate medical issues that cause a lot if pain and it takes a toll on every aspect of my life. My scripts run out weeks early, they run my life and everything has to be planned according to whether or not I'll have pills (I'm sure we're all too familiar).
Here is the kicker; about seven days ago, I found out I (me, husband, and son) will be welcoming a new baby into our family. Understand that I have a pretty great life (aside from addiction); we own a small business, tidy cozy small home, and a happy loving family. I've always been a straight laced woman with strong morals and values. (Addiction has no prejudice). Now I feel like a PoS because I'm in this situation. I have a doctor's appointment next week but I've cut down drastically. I feel like I'm between a rock and a hard spot and trying to keep a safe balance. I try to take little as possible without going into wd. I know neither is good for little bean. I have gone through wd for almost 24 hours and just took 1/4 of Sub 8mg strip to ease the symptoms.
I'm sure many will frown upon my story, but I too have a story that someone else can relate to. If one person feels as though they aren't alone in their situation then I'll take all the negative remarks; I'm prepared for them.
I have new reason, it's not only for me this time. I wasn't prepared, nor did I plan for this to happen but I view this as a blessing to help me do my best. This baby is making me find the strength to take back control of my life and maintain sobriety. Once I get through this, I'm done. I'll deal with my pain with a smile on my face just thankful to have my life back. This is my chance and Im grateful to have this drive, a new beginning.
Thank the good Lord above; most the time I don't understand his ways but I always trust in him to lay a path in front of me.
Thanks for reading and even understanding. These threads are a major part of my fight. Keep up the good work and know there is an end to the suffering with a brand new beginning.
Good bless

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There's no possible way suboaxne made you high

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this nonsense that you take Subs to repair your brain sensors is nonsense. opiates do have a reaction on your brain and stimulate your receptors and you have that feel good feeling. when you stop your brain reacts to the loss of the drug. Subs are an opiate and replace the one you used, it is a modified opiate and does not give one the same feeling full opiates do but they do resolve the withdrawals. Subs have a long half life and this makes it easier to taper off. Subs are addictive and cause withdrawals they do not cure/repair any brain cells..lol. Subs do nothing for the mental reasons you take opiates and you need to address that. If you are 110% committed to quitting and changing almost every aspect of your current life than Subs are a great detox tool. Try and start on the lowest amount possible, follow a taper plan and get off Subs as soon as possible. Remember almost 90% of the work begins after detox. Change friends, diet, stay busy, seek help and stay committed because it will get better and you will never have to go through this process again

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If I get on methadone treatment in place of heroin and only test positive for methadone will they still take my baby ?

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Omg I am a 47 yr old man and I am crying my eyes out right now after reading ur page...I only have 5 sub's of 8mg each and a gram a day H habit..my life is hell and I reached rock bottom.. After reading the part where you said you ran into someone you haven't seen in a while (which was you) I broke out in tears. I want my normal life back...I hope n pray that these 5 sub's is a I need to be free of this addiction.. I thank you. My name is Willie my number is eight one 4 five 2 0 three 6 4 9. Hope it works to thank you personally... I am so scared and alone..god bless you. Thank you for giving me hope.

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Your not healing your brain. You get withdrawals because opiates that have stimulated your brain are gone, so you take Subs to take the place. Your brain doesn't differentiate between Opiates and Subs. All it knows is your still providing an opiate. Subs may assist you in changing your lifestyle but not repairing your brain..lol. Stop your Subs and see how repaired it is.

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Wow you hit it right on the head. Reading this post gave me chills all over. I've been on oxy's for 16 years. And fentanyl for 10 of the 16. So the only way that your going to stop it being sick and tired of being sick and tired. To look at H and oxy as a bad thing not as a way to feel better. "If I just take this I'll feel better" f*** that s***. If I take this I'll lose everything that I am and everything I want to be. That's more like it. Stay strong you can do it only use sub for 5 days on a hole one and 10 days on a half and 10 days on a 1/3 then done. That's that.

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Subs helped big time.i was using 20 norco aday with 15 mg oxycodone 120 mnth.for 10 plus years.i ran out and went into wdrls.i took a piece of an 8 mg sub strip half as big as the tax stamp on cigerrette pack..less then 1 mg.it let me sleep.next day took halfthat much.then a minute piece 116th sliver.no more rls and its been 6 days woth nothing but ativan every so often. Im sleeping off and on but wasnt getting much sleep when using.deffinately 3 day detox works .if u use subs for weeks youll become addicted and there harder to kick by far.

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I love your story. You have really touched my heart and made me open my eyes to the real world and now more than ever, I want to be clean. I know I can do this and with people like you giving encouragement with your story really helps me. Thank you so much. Honestly because of you, I am ready to start my life over. Thank you again.

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Well I didn't IV h for 2 days. I only had to take 2 ml of a sub twice. the wd were not that bad after 5 mo of 2 grams of h a day, but the cravings got me. I picked up today. got a gram. all this time ive worried about the wds. ive been dope sick many times. I can deal with that especially now that I have 1 sub left. Its the cravings that I cant cope with...

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I just read your thread and I've been doing some kind of drug everyday since high school and I'm 38 now with a 5 month Heroin binge that I'm about to quit with 5 suboxone tomorrow. You have given me hope. I wish I could speak to you in person. {edited for privacy}. Wish me luck and thanks. Hopefully I'm that one addict you are speaking of.

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Ive been on h for about 5 mo using about 2 grams a day. I have 2 8 subs. had my last hit I IV'ed at 11am yesterday. woke up at 2 am felt like s***. took 2 of subs felt better. its now 1 pm the next day. feeling a little bad should I dose again ? I need to make them last. I don't know if im gonna have enough and cant get anymore. is it possible I can do it with what I have

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Hun it is possible to take methadone (medicine) and no longer use drugs or alcohol? I have completely turned my life around when i was on methadone had a child and really got my life on track! There is far too much said about people ''still using'' when on a dose of methadone once a day and i think it is rubbish! I was pushed out of an NA meeting i helped set up cos i was on 5mls a day? If i hadnt of been as strong as i was i could of relapsed over that! I was on a low dose of methadone for 18 months i had so much positivity in my life and i was defo not high? I never abused it i only ever took what i was meant to? So how was i still using? Sorry it just bugs me peoples attitudes towards something most probably cos they only know how to abuse the stuff? It saves lives every day im not saying everyone should be on it but i just think if someone is still doing the right things then they are in recovery even if taking that ..i have recently been told to stop my medication for mental health illness too as it is a mind altering substance (anti depressant)? And was told to not tell my doctor? This kind of thing is not ok cos its an outside issue just needed to say that its not ok to judge someone thats on meds

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Ok..so for the past almost 3 months I started abusing hydrocodone, my tolerance increased very quickly where I could consume 5 10 mg tabs at once and do it again in 4 hours. OMG. Within a week I reduced my dose dramatically to about 3 tabs daily--BUT not without w/d symptoms (diarrhea,sweating, anxiety). To sum things up I took my last hydro dose 26 hours ago---only 15 mg. Got 2mg sub SL and took 1/2 of it-- 1mg. I know I should go to the Dr. for it--but I'm not so don't even go there with me--if I did--well nevermind. Do you think this dose is going to do it for my addicted arse? I want and have to get off opiates and I am determined.

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I have been taking suboxone for 3 years. I was going to the methadone clinic 80mg. No one told me for every 10 mg of methadone you should go 1 day. I went 3, then took 1/2 of suboxone rhe nalaxone stripped all the doans out of me. Most horrible wds ever. After 3 years , 1 of which ive been tapering off ican make an 8mg suboxone last 5 to 8 days. Trying to come off suboxone, its been 5 days. My DR left and went to another state. Nobody could tell me a safe way to come off.so I went to another sub dr. Which told me to throw away the subs I had left. Which I didnt. He took me off my xanax and wrote me 4 other scripts. Seroquel, zofran, trazadone, 11 2.5 xans to taper off. 1st few daya were not bad, however the 4th day was shaking, dizzy & diarrhea. I work in a hospital 12 to 14 hrs a day.and walk about 5miles a day... easy withy job. I told him I just wanted a dr to help me get off them safely. Should I try tapering off like I was? It has helped tremendously,I have my life back and have no desire to go back to using opiates.... how long does this take?? I can't find any dr who can tell me. Ive done a ton of research still nothing. Any suggestions wouldbe appreciated.

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Dude that hit me hard exactly what I am going through now was om opiates hardcore for four years two shooting heroin I never thought id be ok I moved states went to a sub doctor and a week later I feel reborn because I was asleep for four years my eyes always closed just evil didnt care whay I did to anyone for my drug its not worth it man thanks for your story

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Heroin will kill you or have in prison, no other outcome. Just a matter of time.

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