I feel like I took the easy way out. I was so afraid of the withdrawal symtoms that I went to the doctor and got on
suboxone. I am about three or four months into my treatment and haven't taken more than one a day for about a week, and have taken none today and feel pretty good. I wish that more docs would start becoming buprenorphrine certified, because this stuff is a life-saver! I still want pills, but that is just a mental issue that I will work through soon (I pray)! But my doctor told me something that has been very helpful to me. He said that your brain needs time to heal. so if you think about it like a wound, you can imagine it healing up. Then you realize that it really is an illness, and that you can in a sense heal it up. Hope that helps someone.