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Originally Posted by greenday  Not sure what your medical condition is at this time, and I am hesitant to even suggest this, but quitting on your own is possible. There are tons of people who have done it (and tons who cannot do it). I just don't want you to give up just because you ran into one witch at the sub dr. IF and I mean IF you decide to try it alone, this forum is a WONDERFUL sourse of support and helpful information.
That being said, if I had to do it over again, I would go the sub route -only with my eyes WIDE open. I went cold turkey and while I don't suggest it as the easiest route, at least I didn't have to worry about getting of the suboxone when the time came. That's why I suggest you do a lot of reading on this forum about people who have gotten on suboxone and not realized it's addictive qualities. IT IS A GREAT DRUG IF USED PROPERLY. Just don't stay on it too long and make sure your dr knows you want to use it for withdrawal only. (unless you have a pain management issue which is another whole discussion).
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Greenday,
You shouldn't be hesitant about mentioning doing it the old way. There is a lot to be said for just stopping cold turkey and getting it over with. Once a person gets a couple weeks under their belt the worst of it is over and that's it. I almost made the same suggestion. Only reason I didn't was that ME was talking about wanting to do the Suboxone route. And knowing that I could give her some suggestions right from the start as to how to do it the right way it seemed okay considering the apparent lack of support she may have. You know how important support is especially when you are sweating through every day. If you look at very many of my posts to those who are just starting recovery, I usually suggest what you just did, to just stop cold and finish it quickly. If she is unsuccessful finding a good Suboxone dr, that would still be my advise too ... There is a lot to be said for stopping cold.
