Need Advice On Either To Tapper With What I Got Or Go Ahead & Jump From Where Im At With Suboxone? (Page 3)
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hi! i am needing some advice on a couple of things. i was o an extreme amount of pain pills for about 8-9 yrs then back in 09 i went thru the withdrawal from them & got clean for 9 months, i then came across suboxone not by Rx & started taking them at 1-1/2 a day the 8mg strips. i got on this ot for recreation but i have a really bad back & other problems that causes me alot of pain & thats what got my pain pill addiction started! the drs put me on them & left me on them for a yr! anyway ibe been taking the subs now for 5 yrs, i have went without before for 8-12 days so i know what the withdrawls are like from this to that point & it really scares me for the fact they last so long! when i detoxed myself from the pills it was over in 2 weeks! anyway right now i am down to 2 1/2 subs & i have o way of getting anymore at all! ive wanted off of them for a long time due to they make me foggy headed, cant concentrate, & cant think clearly but they do give me the energy & motivation to live my life! plus they are financially draining me! anyway what i need to know is ive9) already taken 4mg today (1/2 of a strip) should i take a 1/2 for the next 2 days & then cut the last strip into 1/4ths & take a 1/4th each day after till they r gone or should i just jump from where im at now & save what i have for when the withdrawals get really bad? ive been taking 8mg a day & today took 4mg. im just trying to find a way to maybe try to make the withdrawal not as bad or last any longer then it will with what i have left! the withdrawals scare me cause they last so long & i always start feeling them by the 2nd day. the chilling, dizziness, cold sweats, pain, nightmares, & stomach problems is usually whats the worst for me! and another thing my family that lives with me doesnt know ive been taking anythng & i can not let them find out so ive got to try to do this & hide it from them the best i can which is really hard when all u want to do is lay in bed! and for some reason for me the first 3-4 days up to a week all i want to do is hyper sleep then insomnia kicks in! the hyper sleeping makes me feel bad but i cant do anything else! i just want to get clean & stay clean for good! im tired of depending on something to make me feel better even though i live in daily pain! i dont have a dr i can go to & ask for any benzos or sleeping pills to help me as they dont know ive been taking anything so im pretty much in this alone! usually about the 7th-8th day my back & legs hurt so bad for 2-3 days all the way to the bone that i cry & all! so im really dreading this but know it has to be done for me to be able to live my life the way i want to without having to hide things from my family! so any help with this will be greatly appreciated!

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Hi Gemini78! I know how u feel. I suffer everyday from my back problems 2. But, I swear I would never put a narcotic pain pill in my mouth, again. Unless, I had surgery, broken bones or something drastic.( like u said) I suffer from anxiety and panic attacks 2. But, I'm on klonopin 4 that. It helps, a lot. Part of the withdrawals r psychological. So, they will give u anxiety 2. And, it's worse if u already have anxiety. No one in my family knows I'm on suboxone and never knew I was addicted 2 Oxy. They never would have let me live that down. There r medications 2 help with withdrawals, but, only by prescription.(clonodine and Tramadol) they r NON narcotic. Maybe, tak 2 Dr about your anxiety. Don't suffer if u don't have 2.

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thanks Cats68! i was thinking the same thing to but was unsure! i tried to get this posted a couple of days ago but it just got posted! so now im down to 1 left! i just really hope i can get thru this without feeling like im completely dying or my family finding out! thats going to be hard. ive went up to 12 days before & honestly i didnt feel no better then i did on day 1! i know they say each time can be different & ive been trying to mentally prepare myself since i found out i couldnt get anymore but i also deal with major depreesion, bipolar, & extreme panic disorder for which i have no meds for right now so it makes those elevate as well! i just pray i get thru this so i can finally be free from being a slave to these things & having to depend on them to fill better! if i make it this time nothing like this will ever go in my mouth again unless its for a surgery, broke bone, or something serious like that! i hate the day a dr ever prescribed a pain pill to me! i live with bad back pain every day but id rather deal with that every day for the rest of my life then to have to deal with going thru this! again thank u & ill try to keep posted on how im doing thru out! tomorrow will probably be my jump day & im dreading it cause i know ppl say wd starts on 3-4 days but i always feel them starting the very next day if i dont take anything! so here goes nothing!

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Hi Gemini78! I know exactly what u r going through. I was addicted 2 Oxy 4 almost 10 years, due 2 medical problems and pain. I'm on suboxone now. As far as your problem , u r going 2 suffer from withdrawals either way. If it was me, I would wait until I was withdrawing and take the least bit of suboxone as possible. Just enough 2 take the edge off and stretch them out. Hope it works out 4 u.

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