[drew4]

Hi All,

I just came out to my parents today and told them I have been taking pain killers for several years now(at least 100mg a day) and I really have a problem and want to stop; telling my parents was the hardest but prob best thing I have ever done. I already went to the doctor and got a prescription for 30 8mg a month suboxone. Robert based on my situation, I want to know how I should take the subs to make this a sucess?
Thanks in advance!

[melinda7.5]

drew .. Robert has cut back on his posting, he was spending so much time on here for so long. He is taking some time off from posting so much.

I know he will be checking the posts and will see yours. He will post to you when he gets online but the best thing to do is read the suboxone therapy post that Robert wrote for the forum. Here is a link to it and it explains all about what you need to do.

http://www.drugs.com/forum/featured-...apy-50887.html

I'm sure you will get lots of good suggestions from many of the others here that Robert helped with their suboxone tapers.

[drew4]

Thank you melinda; I appreciate you helping out for Robert and sending me this.

I hope and look fwd to getting feedback from others-all r welcomed, it will help and is greatly appreciated!

[Robert_325]

drew .... Melinda gave you good advice. Follow the info on that link she gave you plus you can also talk to LOTS of others here that I've worked with on subs like tired2, mottam, caughtagain, hkyjon, RubyDean, Henry, tara11 .... those are just a few of the ones who post regularly and have done so well on subs they could explain using them as well as I can in most situations. I'm available if something special comes up when I log on. I'm just backing off from doing ALL the sub tapers personally for now when we have so many others that are capable. God bless.

[drew4]

Thanks Robert; do I understand this right... Once I feel w/d sym I should start my first does of sub with 2mg and repeat that every 2hrs until I feel stable? then once i figure that amount out do that amount for the next two days (for a total of 3 days)? On day two and three, say I am stable at 6mg, how should I take the 6mg? 3mg in the morning and 3mg at dinner time or just 6mg in morning or in afternoon or at night?
Thanks in advance!

[Robert_325]

Originally Posted by drew4

Thanks Robert; do I understand this right... Once I feel w/d sym I should start my first does of sub with 2mg and repeat that every 2hrs until I feel stable? then once i figure that amount out do that amount for the next two days (for a total of 3 days)? On day two and three, say I am stable at 6mg, how should I take the 6mg? 3mg in the morning and 3mg at dinner time or just 6mg in morning or in afternoon or at night?
Thanks in advance!

Drew .... you haven't read the INDUCTION section of that link very well. Take your time.

Pull up the link in the INDUCTION section for the COWS (clinical opioid w/d scale) WORKSHEET. When you have an accumulative score of 26 or higher (which places you in moderately severe w/d .... that's a minimum) you take the first 2mg. Then you wait just like it says for at least an hour and take 2mg again. You probably won't need anymore than that. NO WAY you'll need anymore than 6mg.

Take two doses a day after the induction splitting what you stabilize on into two equal doses. If you induct on 4mg that equals two 2mg doses daily about 8 hours apart. It's all right there in the link.

Repeat that four days to complete the induction then reduce the amount by 25%. That is where you stay for about a week before you begin the taper. Take your time and read the link carefully. God bless.

[drew4]

Thank you Robert and God bless you for doing this! I look fwd to talking to you in about a week and a half...

[drew4]

Hi Robert,

It has been 1 week today and I have been taking 6mg 3mg in morning and 3mg 8hrs later... Is my next step reducing it by 25% so going from 6mg's to 4.5mg's a day? If so, (I have the 8mg subs) so how should I break that down to 2.25mg's in morning and 2.25mg's 8 hrs later?

Thanks in advance!

[melinda7.5]

Hi Drew
I think you made a good choice and it sure didn't take you long to make up your mind on what to do...anyway just wanted to jump in and say great job.
Ill be following along to see how your doing..
Talk to you soon, Melinda

[Robert_325]

Originally Posted by drew4

Hi Robert,

It has been 1 week today and I have been taking 6mg 3mg in morning and 3mg 8hrs later... Is my next step reducing it by 25% so going from 6mg's to 4.5mg's a day? If so, (I have the 8mg subs) so how should I break that down to 2.25mg's in morning and 2.25mg's 8 hrs later?

Thanks in advance!

Now it sounds like you're doing it right Drew. It's not hard at all. Take one 8mg pill and cut it into four equal pieces each being 2mg. Then crush one of the 2mg pieces into powder and divide it into four equal piles .5mg each.

You'll take one 2mg piece plus half of one of the .5mg piles twice each day. As long as you have those .5mg piles of powder it's simple to get to any dose.

Take a piece of paper and crease it really sharp and simply pour the powder under your tongue along with the 2mg piece. Do that four days and let us know how you're doing.

Hang in there. It sounds like you're off and running now. And starting at 6mg is good, you've done a good job so far. Hope that helps. God bless.

[drew4]

Thanks Robert; talk to you in four days or so!