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djl9198 · 11-15-2007, 04:15 PM

I've been taking suboxone for an addiction to percocet and I've been clean for a little over 2 months now. But, i'm really starting to feel withdrawl symptoms and i can't get the percs off my mind. im about ready to go out and use again because i can readily get it in less than 5 mins somebody please help me is there anyway i can get this off my mind? ive been proud of myself for doing so well and i dont want to throw it all away.

Chris38 · 11-15-2007, 04:48 PM

Hey Buddy, I wish I could give you better news but I've met a total of 4 folks in the same situation (Well either for opiates or straight heroin) and Suboxin sounds almost as bad as the narcotic it is intended for helping with withdrawals, and none of them are doing good at all.

Basically speak with your physician again, if you do not like your physiscian find another one, you may need to go into a program, if you can not self detox on your own, and if you plan to do that, again, speak with your physician. Perhaps finding a rehab specialist is another option.

I was doing 20, 25, 30 vicodins a day and quit cold turkey. It was hell for a week and a half but that was over 7 months ago and I feel so much more alive today. You made a stupid decision (As did I) when you started on percs, but you can correct it too. Have hope, and keep posting. - Chris

djl9198 · 11-15-2007, 05:16 PM

thanks chris. i know suboxone can be addicting as well because ive had friends go through the same exact thing. i think that i may have to go through a program, which i would have to do between semesters at school. if only i had somebody reach out to me before i was in too deep...

mywifeisatpeace · 11-15-2007, 05:40 PM

the thing is it is never too late to start. just keep coming here and you'll get through this one day at a time. now is addicting a word? or is it addictive? anyway pain killers can also be killers so be careful if you need to use. don't abuse.

**51anna** · 11-15-2007, 05:47 PM

dj, I think we all wish we had found a way out before it was too late. But, I do believe that everything happens for a reason and too many regrets are pointless. You are at the place you are meant to be, right at this moment. And, you can make a choice today to live a sober life.

ccgirl · 11-15-2007, 05:55 PM

Getting clean is the easy part; staying clean, not so much. Meetings keep me focused on my recovery; they keep me accountable; I'm not much of a religious person, but the fellowship and being with other addicted people has become my higher power.

hairgirl · 11-15-2007, 05:56 PM

I have also been on sub for a couple months now, but I am not wanting to use at all!!!! It sucks you are going through this, what else are you doing to stay clean?????

exjunky · 11-16-2007, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by djl9198

I've been taking suboxone ... im about ready to go out and use again because i can readily get it in less than 5 mins

Hate to break the "bad" news to you (actually it's sort of good news) but...

If you're on any significant amount of suboxone you won't be able to feel those percocets at all. Suboxone is an opiate-blocker. And don't think "well I can just take extra percocets", it doesn't work like that.

Or maybe you're like me, you've been doing suboxone and now you are doing to teensy-weensy little baby-doses. In that case I'm don't know if those microdoses are going to block anything. I don't know because I've never tried. Here's where you need to reach deep inside yourself and find your guts. JUST DON'T DO IT? Don't you remember the hell you just went through to get clean? Do you really want to do that all over again?

X-J

MYCHOICE · 11-16-2007, 09:38 AM

I was up to ten cod 3, one sleeping pill and 3or 4 beers every evening when I came home from work. I quit the cod. cold turkey. Then gradually the sleeping pills. It's been about 3.5 years.

The key for me was:
1) I came to a point where I had enough of living in the darkness, being a drug addict. I got sick of it and I WANTED OUT!

2) Cut off the supply. With help I called my doctor and said, "No More Refills".

3) I understood that I was about to go through hell physically and mentaly but I was determined to fight.

It seemed that if I really wanted out I would just have to do the hard work. I'm still working.

11-15-2007, 04:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
djl9198 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2	Help me please I've been taking suboxone for an addiction to percocet and I've been clean for a little over 2 months now. But, i'm really starting to feel withdrawl symptoms and i can't get the percs off my mind. im about ready to go out and use again because i can readily get it in less than 5 mins somebody please help me is there anyway i can get this off my mind? ive been proud of myself for doing so well and i dont want to throw it all away.

11-15-2007, 05:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
51anna Forum Leader Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dancing in the Light Posts: 11,026	dj, I think we all wish we had found a way out before it was too late. But, I do believe that everything happens for a reason and too many regrets are pointless. You are at the place you are meant to be, right at this moment. And, you can make a choice today to live a sober life. __________________ Anna "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Maya Angelou

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11-15-2007, 04:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
Chris38 Chris38NYC Join Date: May 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 152	Hey Buddy, I wish I could give you better news but I've met a total of 4 folks in the same situation (Well either for opiates or straight heroin) and Suboxin sounds almost as bad as the narcotic it is intended for helping with withdrawals, and none of them are doing good at all. Basically speak with your physician again, if you do not like your physiscian find another one, you may need to go into a program, if you can not self detox on your own, and if you plan to do that, again, speak with your physician. Perhaps finding a rehab specialist is another option. I was doing 20, 25, 30 vicodins a day and quit cold turkey. It was hell for a week and a half but that was over 7 months ago and I feel so much more alive today. You made a stupid decision (As did I) when you started on percs, but you can correct it too. Have hope, and keep posting. - Chris

11-15-2007, 05:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
djl9198 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2	thanks chris. i know suboxone can be addicting as well because ive had friends go through the same exact thing. i think that i may have to go through a program, which i would have to do between semesters at school. if only i had somebody reach out to me before i was in too deep...

11-15-2007, 05:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
mywifeisatpeace Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: southbridge Posts: 83	the thing is it is never too late to start. just keep coming here and you'll get through this one day at a time. now is addicting a word? or is it addictive? anyway pain killers can also be killers so be careful if you need to use. don't abuse.

11-15-2007, 05:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
ccgirl Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Harwich, MA Posts: 2,593	Getting clean is the easy part; staying clean, not so much. Meetings keep me focused on my recovery; they keep me accountable; I'm not much of a religious person, but the fellowship and being with other addicted people has become my higher power.

11-15-2007, 05:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
hairgirl Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Berea,Ohio Posts: 378 Blog Entries: 1	I have also been on sub for a couple months now, but I am not wanting to use at all!!!! It sucks you are going through this, what else are you doing to stay clean?????

11-16-2007, 09:38 AM	#9 (permalink)
MYCHOICE Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1	I was up to ten cod 3, one sleeping pill and 3or 4 beers every evening when I came home from work. I quit the cod. cold turkey. Then gradually the sleeping pills. It's been about 3.5 years. The key for me was: 1) I came to a point where I had enough of living in the darkness, being a drug addict. I got sick of it and I WANTED OUT! 2) Cut off the supply. With help I called my doctor and said, "No More Refills". 3) I understood that I was about to go through hell physically and mentaly but I was determined to fight. It seemed that if I really wanted out I would just have to do the hard work. I'm still working.

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