[Zyera312]

I’ve been on Hydro and Oxy off and on for just over two years after an auto accident. I was taking (12) 15mb tabs of Oxy a day (180mg/day), just before I started with Suboxone. Adapting to it was horrible for me, with the first day being the worse, but every day it did get a little better. However, due to a court date coming up soon about four days into my detox I realized that ‘this’ is really not the right time to be doing this, and decided I would do it after all my legal issues were over so I weaned down slowly. I finally got to just 2mg a day and stopped, the following day was not too good, I didn’t sleep much, but then something almost surreal and wonderful happened…

As the Suboxone was leaving my body my normally Depressed mood lifted for the first time in years, many years. And this was incredible, I was so up and positive and calm for the next three days I was like a different person, it was such an incredible feeling not to be Depressed. Then on day five, by now the Suboxone is completely gone (I think?), I went to my doctors and told him my story and he was in shock, I told him No Opioids and No Suboxone for almost six days and I felt great. How could it be that I was able to kick Oxy in only a few days then get off Suboxone with no problem? It didn’t seem real. Though I still wanted to postpone my Suboxone treatment until after my Legal mess, my doctor talked me into going back on Suboxone just to curb my cravings and not to relapse and I agreed I would give it a second chance.

I went home and I don’t know what I was feeling but that ‘great’ feeling had passed by now and I decided to take the Suboxone tablet, an hour later I was in full w/d’s so bad that I took one Oxy which took them away so I could sleep, but I when I awoke the next morning I was Depressed, Irritable, Anxious, and feeling the sweats and no interest in anything or appetite at all? First off, what the Hell just happened? Second, what do I do now? Lastly, am I suppose to “feel” Suboxone in any way, it feels like nothing? I don’t know how else to put it? It’s feels like non-Alcoholic Beer. I have a Suboxone script filled for up to (3) 8mg/day. I’ve been on and off of anti-depressants for many years to little or no avail, I am on one now. Any And All comments are very welcomed. Help!

[submom]

Not sure what your question was....Sub does not make you "feel"any differnt...its not like poppin an oxy you will not get high. Its job is simply to keep WD's at bay...by taking sub, stoping, sub again, then oxy you may have put yourself into percepatated withdrawls...why!!!!???? i ask would you listen to your Dr once you were off and feeling awesome??? Who first perscribed you the oxy?? a dr. right?? they do not have all the answers...only you know whats right for you...but hey thats water under the bridge and now you need to deal with today...what is your dose of sub now? are you feeling WD's or just normal? as in no sweats and shakes and such??

lemme know...I will do my best to help you out... i am at .25 mgs of sub...taperd down from 16...next week is my stopping date...you can do this..

[Zyera312]

I am back on Suboxone with some but not many physical withdrawals however the Depression is really really bad. I don't know if this is common or not? And the cravings for the drug are Way up Too? My doc has me at 16mg a day and I don't know if I should go up or down, he is leaving most of it to me. I want to feel better, I've read some posts in which people strarted feeling great just after one dose, is that the norm, it doesn't seem possible? Do things usually get better over time, like it gets a little better each day? I guess I do have a lot of questions, but for now that's all I can muster. Thanks for your quick reply...

[submom]

you may need an anti depressant... i dont know. I have heard a few people whom were taking subs for over a year (way to long in my opinion) getting really depressed...the subs turned on them...how long have you been on the subs??
now you are at 8...every 4-5 days take away 1mg.....so next week youll be at 7...then the next 6...and keep going down in dose till you feel better or till you are off completly....i recomend getting off but i dont know your situation...so thats for you to choose.

good luck...
oh neurontin works great for getting off subs...i take 900 mgs a day and its also a mood stabilizer..your sub dr. should have no issues rxing it for you.