this is my third day off subutex i still feel bad. i was on opiates for years and my doc gave me a month supply of subutex and how long will these withdrawls last from subutex, i feel like i have the flu i have no energy, cant sleep, all i want to do is lay in bed plus i have horrible anxiety. how long will this last and what would help to make me feel better? someone plz help ill do whatever it takes.
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Thor28320 Oct 2011
Hi Cherrihard,
It sounds like you stopped at way too high a dose. It sounds like you're in full blown withdrawal symptoms (wds). Just when you said you feel like you have the Flu, that's pretty bad wds. Why did you stop after 1 month? Doesn't the doc expect you to go back? Some years ago some docs tried to do a rapid wd with Sub, but I believe the practice was given up because it was mostly a failure. Either the person had too many wds after quitting and/or they just went back to their original drugs. But please don't do that. If you do, before too long you will probably exceed the dose you were on because Sub creates a high tolerance for other pain meds. I think you need to get more Sub. Go back to the doc before the weekend gets here.
What dose did you jump off at? How much did you take the last day?
There are a few drugs that can ease wds, but not stop them. And you need a script for most of them.
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Jillynnie20 Oct 2011
cherrie,
Thor asked some really great questions. What WAS your doctors plans for only keeping you on the subs for one month? The point of a subs regime is to help with the wd's from opiates yes, but ALSO to give your brain time to heal and YOU time to get some counseling either one on one or in a group to help with your addiction issues. It takes your brain longer than 30 days to recover from it's opiate dependent state.
I highly recommend calling your doctor ASAP and ask about getting back on your subutex until you can have time to do the regime properly, give your brain time to heal, and then allow you to TAPER down from the subs in a slow fashion that will allow for the most comfortable experience.
Best to you,
~Jillynnie
cherriehard
24 Oct 2011
well this is my 8th day and i feel good today. just still dont sleep at night and my heart races all the time. i try benydrl to help me sleep but it only works for like an hour. i have just decided to suck it up keep my self busy and trying the whole mind over matter. i wanna start going to na soon when i get a car which is narcotics anonymous. if anyone has anymore advise let me know. but i have been clean since sept 14th. but for anyone else going thro this yes its very hard but be around people who care about you and keep yourself busy.
pup676722 Oct 2011
Cherrie... my dear girl... I feel so very bad for you, for the horrible way that you are feeling. Pattishan was on here earlier today. She is the resident guru on sub tapering. I agree with what dear Jlilly stated... what WAS your doc thinking when he only gave you one month and then left you out in the cold... you need some more my dear girl.
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I was only on 2 miligram subutex for a month. i had to take two a day and this is my 4th day without subutex. the last day i took one. what are the drugs that help w the wds that i can get over the counter? and my thing is i dont have a primary doc i just went straight to the hospital. if i just suck it up how much longer does this last?? plz answer that one for me
Cherri,
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There isn't much you can get OTC. You can get Benadryl, Tylenol PM, or any sleeping meds, they almost all the same active ingredient. You will need help to sleep. You will probably also need Imodium for bathroom distress. Where I live Imodium is back ordered. So get the liquid if you can't find the pills. Or sometimes you can get the 2 pills per package at the front counter of a pharmacy. Or try the generics. But I had a problem with the generic Imodium. But I'm weird. You can also get Sleepytime tea in a food store. It will be with the Teas. I make it super strong, 3 bags per cup or per 16 oz, and I throw in 1 or 2 bags of Peppermint and sugar to taste the way you like it. This helps calm you down. But the drugs that help the most are all scripts. Trazodone, Clonidine, Robaxin or Baclofen, and Zofran. But you need a doc, and you said you don't have one. If you get one I can explain further, or I just did to another person here. So go to my profile page and look at some other questions I answered today.
Since you were only on Sub 1 month, and at a low dose, you could be experiencing more of the wds from the years of other opiates you were on than from Sub. This is why most docs gave up on trying to do a rapid detox with Sub. It just doesn't quite work. I don't know what you were on before Sub or how much. But you can figure on at least 10 really bad days of wds and then mild ones for another 10 days, or so. This is if your body didn't become Sub dependent. If it did, well, we have to wait and see. Let us hope not. So since you have 4 days off everything figure on another 6 really bad days and then things should start to get better.
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