Hi all,
Charlie, I agree with you considering the amount of time you have been on the
Suboxone that it will probably require that you do a slow taper to quit successfully without W/Ds. I am sure that if I was in the same boat that is what I would do. I would not just throw down like I did. I almost decided to go that route myself anyway. Of course I am glad now that I took a shot at it the way I did. I am confident though that my time on the medication is the main reason I have not had a more difficult time than I have.
Ralph ... I had some dreams just like you are describing too. That is one thing I haven't really gone into. I honestly felt at the time that they were more from the Benzos that I was stopping (that is a W/D symptom for Benzos) and still feel like they played a part in the dreams. I was taking a lot of
xanax and
Klonopin for a long time. Perhaps however they were partially due from the Subutex if you are having them too. My dreams were totally insane and scary as well.
The dreams could be from cutting back but I don't think they will last. Mine didn't anyway. I sleep great now with a sleep aid (Seroquel) that the Psychiatrist gave me. I think that if you are having any problems from cutting back that means you are making headway. Hang in there!
Janet ... I hope you are having a successful day today skipping doses. I still believe you can make your mind up to just throw down the Suboxone and stop cold with no problems except maybe a mental block about it. I would stick to my guns and just not do any Suboxone at all. You shouldn't have any dependency right now at all I don't think. You have been on it less time than I was.
Well I am in the fourth day right now, it will be over theoretically today by 4:00 as that is when I took my last dose on Friday. Even if I don't count any of Friday, this is still day four. So far so good. I will be back on later today to share and see how all of you are doing.
