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You must be proud of your son. Im not sure how much education you all have had on this drug, nor do I know your son's history with opiates, but I would like to share some of my experience so hopefully you can use this to your advantage.
Suboxone can give bad headaches, especially in the beginning. Excedrin worked well for me.
I wanted to be on the lowest dose possible so I still had some minor withdrawal symptoms from the pain pills (insomnia, sweats, etc). Took a few days to adjust.
There ARE withdrawals associated with suboxone. The best advice I can give is to communicate well with your doctor about tapering off. They almost always try and do it too rapidly. Yet, in MY opinion, suboxone should be short term.
The biggest mistake I made while I this drug (which ultimately contributed to my relapse) was that I did NOTHING to recover while taking it. I wasnt going to therapy. I didnt change my friends or my life, and I didnt join NA. I reccomend doing all of those. Suboxone doesnt cure addiction, it just buys you some time so you can handle life once you get off. You have to take it seriously. Good luck to you and your son.
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