Hey guys! I will start off by saying that I have been using opiates for about 3 years now. It started with vikes..then perks..then methadone and now I am a mess. My whole life has been ruined. Before the methadone I was taking 5 percocet 10mg at a time and it wasnt even giving me a buzz (This is also after being on percocet for over a year). I am a 22 year old girl and I only weigh about 120lbs... My tolerance was sky high. What made me hit rock bottom was when I got a hold of a bunch of methadone and started using that because it made me feel normal... i was taking 10-20 10mg methadone a day for the last 6-8 months. Last thurs I ran out of methadone and was using percocet to get through the withdrawals. Finally enough was enough and I got a hold of this AMAZING suboxone dr. I had my induction on Tues..but the problem was I took 5 15 mg roxies at 4 am before my induction. When I got my first 8mg dose of Sub I immediately went into precipitated (?sp?) withdrawal for about an hr... then I started to feel a little more comfortable. The comfortable feeling didnt last so I took another 8mg pill later that night. Tuesday night was the worst night of my life I did not sleep a wink I had the worst wd pains the RLS..the hot and cold flashes that run through ur body and make u feel awful and of course the diarrhea and the stomach pain (and anxiety feeling) right above my belly button. On wed my dr increased my sub to 3x a day (8mg) slowly by taking halves. STILL NO RELIEF? I slept last night maybe for 2 hrs at best and I am completely miserable. I took my sub this morning and still I am uncomfortable and miserable and I cant even take anything to relieve my twitchy legs or my anxiety belly pains or the INTENSE hot and cold flashes. I have even considered suicide (I also suffer from bipolar)..I can't do this anymore. Does anyone have any good advice? I need help before I do something that I can't take back. No one in my life understands how hard it is to feel these symptoms CONSTANTLY for days on end while I can't sleep or barely sit down. My dr will be calling me today to see how the 3X a day is doing..and I have my second appt tomorrow... but I am just not hopeful. To top things off my fiance who was my partner in crime with using..he is feeling completely normal from 2 8mg a day. He sleeps and isn't suffering at all. I am hysterically crying right now bc I can't deal anymore. PLEASE HELP!!! thank u!!
PLEASE HELP! Going through wds... and on suboxone?
Question posted by m.coniker403 on 12 Aug 2010
Last updated on 20 April 2023
36 Answers Page 3
hey coniker403 I have ha that same prec. withdrawl that makes you feel like yur gonna die I went thru it for a couple days, no muscle ontrol jerkin like crazy i mean the worst thing ive ever expirienced im on subs now 24mg i feel a little spaed out actually a lot but the sick wds r gone hope you are feeling better I gaurantee it will get better..stay on the rightgeous path good luck
thanks so much! you are so right I am def feeling a lot better but still have side effects from the meds and some lingering wd. I hope you stay strong too and if u ever need anyone to talk to please don't hesitate! thank u for your support!
First I'd like to tell you that, your not alone. You sound like someone that was trying to cover up alot of pain. I understand. Try not to be too hard on yourself and understand that this did not happen overnite... right? So really its not going to go away in a night. It also sounds like you are lonely because you stated that you felt no one understands what you are going through. Please do not keep taking subs in order to feel better... You must understand that if you take 3... that is plenty... there will be some discomfort, but belive me it is only a matter of time before your serum levels level out, but you must give it a little while. I totally understand about the lack of sleep and RLS... I really do.
You are strong enough to do this, and you have to be strong, but please know it will get better, and while you are experiencing this, try to go to a NA meeting, get lots of hugs, and know that people care about your recovery, they dont call it recovery for nothing, your body(and mind) have alot of recouping to do, so try and be patient and get in a support group asap... you can do this, I promise.
thank you so much... you are right..it didn't happen overnight so I cant expect to feel better overnight!! i am def feeling a lot better but I am still not feeling 100%... i got switched over to subutex because the suboxone was not working as well and about 48 hrs after starting that I started feeling better. i am def going crazy feeling like I have no one to talk to so coming on here definitely lifts my spirits. I hope you are doing well too and please keep in touch!
I think it was the roxies that messed you up. The next few days are gonna be tough on you but don't check out on us OR give in to the opiates! You are lucky to have such a good sub doc. As a matter of fact, as sweetlemon suggested, I would print out this page and bring it with you to your appt. It clearly explains the misery you are in and will help your doc better understand. Hang in there. We are all pulling for you. Do you have access to a hot tub? Whirlpool? If anything, soak in hot bath for the RLS. And since your fiance is feeling ok, ask him for a deep muscle massage on your legs with warm oils. Especially the thighs, calves, and feet. Even the butt massage will help! Don't laugh, it's so true. Also ask your sub doc if there is another med you can take with the sub to help relieve some of these nasty symptoms you are having. I honestly feel your pain. More than you could know.
Hang in there M and let your doc know everything going on.
My best wishes,
Chris
I think you are 100% right..the roxies are what screwed me up! i am feeling better because my dr switched me to subutex but it took a couple of days on that to get where I am today. I honestly DO NOT have any idea how i got through this because i really thought that I was going to use bc NOTHING was making me feel better. I laid in a bath and that def helped with the RLS... my fiance didn't do the massage..we have been butting heads bc he is just in such a different place than I am and he really doesn't get it =[ He was feeling just about 100% after 24hrs..and it has been almost 7 days and I am still fighting some terrible feelings =[
But your support is really helpful and I truly appreciate it!! Keep in touch!
-Melissa
I know the feeling you need to tell your doc they have to liten by law.I was in the hospital in march and they began weaning me and I did not recall this but I suposably said let me go home I can take all my meds and be out of pan. next I knew they had to bring in a private nurse to stay in my room 24/7 since I suposably according to her said I was gonna kill myself, and she said she would have been responsible since she heard it from me.
please let me know how things go
Dmlady
I am so sorry that you had to go through that... its the worst feeling in the world! I talk to my dr (and he is amazing) but all he does is tell me to take another half of a pill..and I am STILL getting no relief! I am trying so hard to not go back to my old ways but somethings gotta give. Thanks for ur support and I hope u find a way to be out of pain.
-Melissa
please do me a favore, I have been there before and can relate to EVERYTHING you are saying. I am begging you to call your doc and tell him/ her exactly what you just said. better yet print this out of what you wrote. Any compassionate Dr is not going to let you do something that will be regretted later especially when they were told. They are not allowed to let you go ahead and do nothing in case it comes back to find out they knew what was happenning. they have to help in some way, which I dont know what but all I know they cannot just let you go ahead and let you try to take care of it on your own. I am he e for you. My story is long and would love to share it however I just had surgergy on my right hand and having a hard time typing plz scuse typos.
I will add you as a friend and hopefully I can help in some way to make things a bit easier . been there many times and done it.
dmlady
Please call your sub doc immediately!!! Tell the doc exactly what you wrote here, don't leave anything out.
Please post again, let us know how you are doing.
Hope you feel better,
sweetlemon
Thank you for your support... I told the dr everything and he was absolutely amazing and supportive! he changed me to subutex which actually helped a lot more within 24 hours. I am slowly but surely getting there but it is so hard bc when i feel shitty I just want to use to feel better... BUT i haven't and I am very proud of that. Thanks again!
So glad to know you are doing well!
OK! Its a start... DON'T get any idea's about mis-using them either... otherwise people who really need them dont get them prescribed cuz the doc's worried about people using them the wrong way. hang in there!
the reason i started using because i was prescribed them for a fracture in my neck..so i wasn't the person who just went out buying them off the street! i wouldn't have even tired them if it wasn't for my doctor who writes scripts that are too strong for ur ailment. i am not going to use i was just expressing that when i feel this lousy and the pains that i have it makes me want to use to feel better but I am not. I abused them and I admit that but I am not doing anything like doctor shopping or anything to make drs second guess me. I kept my addiction to myself until i came on here and when I went to my sub dr, i am really not a bad person.
Hang in there! I had a very difficult time with my induction. I had been using heroin, dilaudid, oxycodone and abusing methadone. I was miserable for 3 days until my MD got me to the correct dosage. I take 6mg Suboxone a day. Almost ready to lower my dose, which will be slowly. Take it day by day and you will feel like a new person soon... good luck
keep on keeping on I am so thankful sweetlemom was able to help just keep us informed
I was the slave to a gram a day 'H' habit and used methadone for years as well. I went to suboxone and have NEVER felt relief! I've just suffered thru it cause my sub doc wouldn't put me on subutex. I'm so glad your doc is a GOOD one! When I read what you wrote I could totally relate because I have suffered the same WD's for the past year. I am now down to literally a crumb a day and hope that with in the next few weeks I will be able to ween myself down to nothing. I feel so much better than I did when I was taking the 3-8mgs a day, but still have an edgy and cold feeling when I take it. After a few hours the edginess and cold feeling fade, but it's NO way to live. I just would urge you to continue to have open communications with your doctor and ween down-push thru when your strong.
My insurance ended a month ago and so I am doing this last leg without my doc, not that I mind cause she was not very supportive. I would have changed docs but I live in a small town and there is only one doc that will give subs.
Best wishes and hang in there!
I'm really sorry to hear what you went through i know exactly what you mean it happens to me every time i start this stuff. I want to be on the subox so bad but it throws me into such withdraw i run back to the drugs. Anyway you are thru the worst i'm happy for you.
I was on Subutex (related to suboxone but straight Buprenorphone), for almost 6 years.
I went off about 10 days ago and feel sub-human. I empathize and sympathize with you. I am there.
It is hard, and a long road, so I've been told.
Day by day, which is hard when life doesn't always allows you to be in the present.
My heart is with you.
God bless,
Max-Thor
Hi maximus,
You might want to post your own question so you get the attention you need and deserve!! If you are having any problems there are many Subox/subutex ppl here to help you. Tis a Saturday night, so some are not online at the mo, but will be tomorrow!! So feel free to post your own Q if you need help!!
Best wishes and welcome if you are new to this site,
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