[Panic492]

Hi Everyone

This is my first post here, wanted to share my Suboxone experience. I find that writing/sharing is therapeutic. Background: I entered an inpatient rehab/detox almost 18 months ago. I was addicted to Oxycontin/oxydodone, I was using about 320 mgs combined per day and going to the methadone clinic for the 10 days I was out every month. Luckily I had not adverse results from my addiction i.e. arrest, lost job...

In rehab I was started on 24 mg of Suboxone. Then 16......For the past 3 months I have been on 2 mg but tapered down to 1 mg last week. I feel ok at 1 mg.

I am very lucky, my insurance pays for my Suboxone visits and all but $30 of the perscription.

During my March doc visit to get my Suboxone, my doc asked me what my dose was and I responded 2. He wrote me 60-2 per day when I was taking 2 mg per day, not 2 8mg tablets. Anyway, I had way enough meds for several months. I did not see my doc in April or May but went last week to just check in with him and let him know how great I was doing. His office said I would have to pay $300 for each visit I did not come. I was pissed. I make a very nice living and the money is not an issue but I was outraged that they wanted to charge me.

So, I am at 1 mg and doing well. I have 32 8mg tablets left which will last almost a year. However, I want to be done with the drug ball and chain. Last fall, I tried to jump off from 4 mg and got very sick and had to go back on.

Here is my plan:

Continue on 1 mg for one month.
.50 mg for one month
.25 mg for one month
.25 mg every 3 days for one month
Jump

Does that sound reasonable?

Also, can anyone comment on imodium helping with wd's because it is an opiate in terms of chemical structure?

Thanks for listening. I admire everyone out there fighting to get off of subs and also admire people staying on subs to help stay clean.

I will say that I am not sure I would have started subs had I known how tough they were to come off of.

Peace

Om Mani Padme Hung

[outtamiami]

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good for you i would be pissed too
expected to pay 600. For visits not used!!
But there is another way to look at this
subox is an incredible drug ,,and it has worked more than
perfect in your case,, check this out you say you have used as much as 300 + oxcys a day ,,you have experienced an opioidal
pesonality adjustment ,,as you once knew it !!you are an addict,,
them temptation will always eternally be there,,go ahead get and
make more &more of nice living more & more of great family & life
i can tell you have intelligennce to accomplish anything in life,,
you have know idea where addiction will bring you,,
you are one of thee lucky ones!!! Your self suscribed detox maybe sound ??? You say jumping off at 4 was tuff ?? Tell me more if you want,,you are an addict in recovery just do today and tell god thankyou grateful to alive