vikachkai just posted before about suboxone problems, i am now freaking out because i found an addition to a possibility for the symptoms im having, im sorry for posting two threads butim going nuts and having a panic attack, im posting all over the place like a maniac someone please tell me something positive or reassuring i dont know what to think
i came off of opiated about a month and a half ago. i have been taking suboxone every day for maybe 3 weeks to a month..i started taking it because of post withdrawal symptoms..anyway thats besides my current point. i have been taking xanax every day also for about 2 months, i usually take 1 mg once or twice a day, depending on when i feel like i need it, but sometimes, pretty infrequently, i have taken up to 3mg in one day but not on a schedule..only when i felt like it..so here is my freakout: im terrified because i dont know what is causing me to feel the way i feel: everything was going fine with the suboxone..i take an 8mg tab when i wake up..it was working fine. now all of a sudden a few hours after i wake up and take the suboxone, bout 4 hours maybe, i really start feeling withdrawal symptoms. you know, those chills, hot skin, sweats, hot flashes, heart beating faster than normal, kinda achy, shaky, also tingly and emotional..the feelings you get at the beginning of withdrawal..i dont know why this is happening. i thoughtat first that it is because for a couple of days i was sleeping very late and not taking my suboxone on schedule, let myself go too far into withdrawal so i thought there was not enough sub in my system or somethin like that..but i stopped that and started taking suboxone regularly, but this is still happening. i did not realize how frequently i was taking the xanax, and now i am wondering if these might be withdrawal symptoms from xanax. im really scared to be addicted to xanax and i am panicking right now and im alon can someone please please give me some input, and please help me to calm down.
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Thank u everyone, I would have posted sooner but..blahblah this and that..I really appreciate the supportt, especially comming from total strangers..I've figured out that it is the xanax..;ust to clarify, I was not even taking these drugs under a doc's supervision. I just took them on my own, got them off the street, most of the time other than a xanax script here and there..I spoke with a doctor the same night that I posted all this madness, let her know that I am taking suboxone (which I have an appoint for tomorrow, to get some real guidance in how to properly taper off, and a prescription) and hopefully he can help me taper off the xanax.
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I know I am not taking very big doses of it but apparently I need at least one mg 3 times a day to feel somewhat normal..I am trying to keep at a steady dose for now and let my body adjust to it, and will hopefully slowly taper or switch to kpin or valium??? I'm very scared about benzo addiction because of the horror stories I've heard of people getting seizures..I'm afraid to be alone, I feel like there's freakin cotton in my head, I'm constantly walking around in withdrawal of some sort and yes am also scared of the sub/benzo combo. When I spoke to the doctor the other night, she also prescribed me zoloft and advised me to find a therapist..she said to just try out the zoloft cuz it might help with the feelings of anxiety anger and sadness trhat cause me to take other stuff..I am scared of combining all these three drugs though, even tho she said it is okay..anybody ever had this odd combination?
I haven't had the same exact combo. But, when I was on subs, My dr. Also had me on the Klonopin and Prozac. I switched to Paxil at the end. I was on 16 mgs of subs a day with those, and there were no problems. Infact, I was on a few more CNS depressants at the time also. As long as you don't take more than prescribed, it should be fine. I'm glad to know you are now seeing a doc for this and that you seem to be feeling better. You seemed pretty scared the other day. I hope all goes well for you and remember, when you want to know anything don't hesitate to post. There are a lot of really great, helpful people here.