... 8 mg of suboxone two days ago and am feeling OK but can't sleep and am lazy and tired I know that this can be hard to get off to but I know I can do it! I just need support . I am 25 and just realized how old and how much money I have spent really like youvguys know not fun. I am ready to get on with my life. Do you think if I take 8 mg for a week then taper down will it work? My boyfriend did it but he doesn't have the mental disorders I have! Oh zanxx that's another story Please tell me I have a chance
Oxytocin - I have been using opiates for almost 10 years and 5 of them every day. I just started on?
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- 18 Aug 2010 by Wastedyouth1234
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- suboxone, opiate dependence, sleep disorders, oxytocin, sleep
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Added 18 Aug 2010:
Oh I also have smoked that period of time and have no cravings to? LOL and this is the fourth time I've tried to quit so far the best only two days tho better than None
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Anonymous 18 Aug 2010
evryone will preach on here about how suboxone is soo amazing, and how it changed there lives! Thats totally fine to the people who really mean it... but then theres people who are just pumped they found a drug to get high on legally!! if you take your suboxone how your suppose to and get off (tapper down) as soon as your ready, then with support and your will you should have no problem moving on without this drug by your side! i took suboxone for 4 months and had about a 3-5 day period of feeling abnormal (withdrawal) but not near as bad as withdrawal from your everyday opiates! i wish u luck and always remeber at the end of the day its up to you!
19 Aug 2010
whatever you do - take your time! you spent a long time using, you need to spend a long time working on recovery. There is no quick fix, suboxone (for me) took at least a week just to stabilize. The faster you go down the more cravings and wd symptoms you will have. Keep yourself comfortable while working on everything else that needs fixing - people, places, things, behaviors, etc etc. Once you have solid ground under your feet then you will be ready to slowly taper down. The tapering itself will be a project - you will need to learn how to live without suboxone like you learned to live without your d.o.c. (drug of choice). You can do it though, just care for yourself enough to do it!
And one more thing - if youre dealing with subs or any medication find a dr you can really trust and a counselor to give you the support and guidance that you will need. There may be people you know who have been on subs or used or whatever, but you need professionals to help you with the meds part and you will need those other people to support you in your decisions and be your friends.
subzero58
19 Aug 2010
GREAT ANSWER, lately i have been hearing people wanting to get off sub too quickly.its nice to hear you tell someone to slow down.10 years of addiction 5 of everyday use.im thinking they need a little more than a month or two.
SLKJKD
19 Aug 2010
Exactly. If all they want is to get off drugs they can go ahead and hurry as much astheywant because it wont work. If they want to change their lives, which is the only thing that will work, then it will take time. Took me a while to learn that but once I did, it saved my life.
pattishan6119 Aug 2010
Most people do need a couple of weeks to adjust to suboxone. I am not sure if you mentioned that you were also on Xanax, but, most doctors will not allow you to take both as there is a chance of respiratory failure with the combo. There are exceptions,but a doctor must determine that. If you are also on Xanax at the same time, that maybe why you are tired and fatigued, but, it could also be the adjustment period. Whether or not you have withdrawal depends on how damaged the neurotransmitters and receptor sites are in the brain. If one forces opiates for long enough, those parts of the brain become damaged and one doesn't send the signal to the other, so, the brain no longer releases its own opiates. The various withdrawals symptoms are merely the body trying desperately to send lots of messages to the brain to either send its own opiate, or people break down and take more opiate to make withdrawal stop.
Wastedyouth1234
20 Aug 2010
I have been doing this thank you tho I know the SERIOUSNESS OF these things believe me I do know more than it may seem.
subzero5819 Aug 2010
hi wastedyouth1234,you got some great advise here at drugs.com. i hope you take it to heart.if you just came off a 5 year run im sure you need to give yourself a break.5 years of addiction will take some time to heal from. please slow down.i was just like you a year ago.ready to get on with my life.make up for lost time and money.can i give you some advise i got when i started on sub. yesterday is the past, tomorrow is a mystery,today is a gift,why do you think they call it the present.i was on morphine for 4 years after 6 months i told my doctor and my therapist that i was ready to taper off of suboxone.they asked me to stay a little while longer,and its been a year now.let me say this i am so grateful they asked me to stay.this year in recovery i have learned more about myself then i would have in 10 years on my own.so why don't you stick around and see for yourself.here on this website i have met some caring and knowledgeable people ... pete aka subzero58
Wastedyouth1234
19 Aug 2010
Thank you so right about the present there are a lot of other things I have felt with to but just ready to get on with it. Addiction runs in my family my mom WAS a full blow alcoholic but is now been clean for 4 years. But the past like you said is hard for me to get over she damaged me severely. I need to learn forgiveness LOL easier said than done
pattishan61
19 Aug 2010
Agreed that it is hard to forgive. The fact that you even realize that is going to make it a bit easier because it will be in the back of your mind to do so, some people never figure it out that you have to forgive... and be forgiven. You letter looks exactly like something I could write. If you can find an addiction specialist counselor that you can afford, this would be a good thing. I started this journey about 2 and 1/2 years ago and I learn something new from counseling each time I go. I found the last lo cost counselor thru a Church outreach program. Ask a pharmacist if they know of any lo cost or no cost programs that are available to people in your area, AA is nearly free and they also could provide support for you. Good Luck.
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