Faith in Getting off suboxone

[LizardKing]

Read this post>>>>>>>>> Getting off Suboxone isn't easy>>>>>>>>Do it strategically

I bet if your reading this thread that you are in a pickle right about now and you are wondering how in the hell can I get off suboxone without having to endure all of the negative things involved with the process.

If you read this you will feel better.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My story is one that will give you piece of mind. If you feel like not having suboxone for a few days causes chaos in your head then let me tell you that I was there. You feel like it will never go away no matter what you do. I have some powerful suggestions for you in your recovery from suboxone.

Just sit back and relax and for a minute I want you to feel the situation in my shoes that I was in. I had been on suboxone for about a 15 months. It started out many years ago when I started taking vicodins or whatever pain killers I could get my hands on. This became habit for me. Whenever I had pain killers I would use them to my advantage, and what I mean by that is that I would take them to feel good and when I was feeling good I would engage myself in important social activities and so on..... Sometimes I would just take them to take and feel great but, it became habit for me when dealing with people, because it enabled me to be an excellent communicator with others. So in order to feed my habit demon I would spend a lot of my money over the years on dope pills in order to have strong social engagements. I was the life of the party and I was always the funny one. Only when I was high on opiates. The worst part was when drug addiction ruled my life and I would sacrifice paying an outstanding bill or a purchase that was needed and instead by a bag of dope pills. The dope pills in essence became the lifeblood of my existence. I had started with smoking weed back in high school but that developed into bigger and better addictions. substance abuse runs in my family. Dope pill addiction grew into such a priority in my life that I soon fell into heroin use. I hung out with some of the wrong people who like me enjoyed opiates. And soon I had been addicted to heroin. The heroin use didn't last long before I snapped out of it and knew I had bitten off more then I could chew. So I had gone to the doctor. (lucky me I had good health ins. at the time.) I never injected heroin into my body with a needle. I only snorted it. Thank god I never stuck a needle in me because If i had, I might not have been here today. They say the feeling is 10x better when injected. I couldn't bring myself to do it shoot it up. just something about needles that made me not do it. The heroin use lasted probably 2 1/2 months before I went to the doctor. The doc. prescribed me suboxone. One 8mg a day. So I did this for probably 10 months before I started to taper down. from Feb of 08 to sep. of 08 it was 8 mg then I cut it to 6 then a month later i cut it down to 4 then a month later i cut it to 2 then a month later i cut it to 1. Then around Christmas time 08 I stopped. I lasted probably 2 full weeks. I was on the brink of being let free from suboxone when I met a girl. I was having a hard time acting myself around her or anyone for that matter because I was still withdrawing. So I relapsed in early January. I went back to 2 mg. and did that for a couple months before I knew I had to get off eventually. so I started to taper again. the taper caused me and my girlfriend to fight a lot. our relationship became a rollar coaster ride. lots of ups and downs. the downs were so hard to get through. It got bad. I knew that the suboxone had caused me to act like an ******* when I didn't have it and this caused us to fight. She ended up leaving me on day five of my withdraws. I had gotten rid of the stash of subs and began the ****** withdrawal process. on day 5 which is the worst day she dumped me because she reached her threshold of how far she would go in fighting for this relationship. I had gotten fired from my job about a week later and things looked bad. I am not going to explain how it felt because it is the same for everyone. This is what helped me and and when I say help I mean that it did wonders. Take tyrosine from gnc. but not every day or else you build too much of a tolerance. 3000 mg per day. and the one thing that helped me tremendously is meditation. just focus on your breathing and nothing else and it will put your troubled mind at ease. You will feel better physically. You can also try triptophan from gnc for sleep. Its all about self esteem. Build your self esteem and getting off suboxone will be easy. I don't even think about it anymore because suboxone doesn't have a clinching grip on me anymore. it has been about 6 weeks since I stopped. Just remember that time is always ticking and with every second that passes is a second that brings you closer to feeling better and better and back to being yourself. stay busy by any means necessary. I hope my story helped and sorry it was long. I feel like a million bucks compared to how i felt on day 5. you will stabilize if you give it time. get involved into your job or school or whatever it is you do and you will come out a strong survivor that can cope with anything life has to throw at you. Nobody needs drugs. I still drink occasionally and smoke the occasional doob. just go to your local gnc and shop around. start weight lifting like I did. good luck and if you have any questions email me. I feel great about life and I finally reached the “light at the end of the tunnel”



God Grant Me the Serenity to Accept the Things I Cannot Change..the Courage to Change the Things I Can Change..and the Wisdom to Know the Difference.

[artfishgirl]

Thanks for sharing that!! I have been through this horrible nightmare. I obviously cant find a doctor that doesnt want me on this medication for life and I refuse to be a slave anymore. our post was really helpful!!! I am so frustrated and I did what you did but I am back at 2 mgs trying to stabilizeI bought the supplements you reccomended just wondering when you took the jump. Was it at two mgs? Or did you taper off again and how much tapering did you do? Any help would be great. I want my life back so much I am being little too aggressive maybe but I am really trying to find answers.

Best and thanks so much for any more advice you may be able to give me.

[Dee74]

Hi ArtfishGirl

Welcome to SR - just to let you know, LizardKing hasn't posted here since August.

I always advise people to err on the side of caution. Our health is important. I think your Dr is always the best to talk to about tapering, and you should check with them before taking any supplements.

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[artfishgirl]

I agree with you if doctors wanted you off. I have gone to four doctors and they make such a profit they could care less. I have been screamed at, hung up on, told to go back to rehab as well as told too bad by fou doctors because of the simple question how do I get off? I myself am a therapist and there is something very fishy about suboxon. I refuse to walk away withought finding out al the answers. I refuse to be on this for life. If anyone can tell me a doctor who actually is willing to get me off I would love to talk to one.

Thanks appreciate your feedback. Still looking for answers.

[Dee74]

I'm sorry you've had so much trouble with Drs.

I'm Australian, so all I can do is offer you a link - a subs Dr Locator
Buprenorphine Physician and Treatment Program Locator

I hope maybe other posters will have more useful advice for you
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