Suboxone and Withdrawal: What Users Say (Page 3)

• Xrx...
• August 9, 2010

For Opioid Use Disorder "As long as you follow the doctor's instructions when the time comes to wean off this medicine, you will truly feel VERY, VERY little withdrawal symptoms, IF ANY! THIS MEDICINE SAVED MY LIFE (and my bank account now that I can actually care about that again). Not only did I go from spending $40 (easily) on either Roxis, Oxy's, or heroin per day to approximately $3.33 a day (for 4MG of Suboxone), but in my opinion, THE GREATEST EFFECT is that I FINALLY feel like the OLD ME! As in the ME before I ever started doing drugs. I'm happy, I'm playful, and witty again."

• Ari...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• September 26, 2018

For Opioid Use Disorder "I was addicted to Oxy's and whatever else I could find for 11 yrs and moved to AZ, where I decided to get clean. I've been on Suboxone for 7 yrs now and doing great. Not once thought of doing another pain pill since I've been on it. I can say I moved and had a hard time finding another Dr to prescribe them to me, and the withdrawals were as bad, if not worse than what I had with the withdrawals of pain pills. I went 3 weeks, moved back, I couldn't take it anymore. That was the worst 3 weeks of my life. But they do help, just don't ever suddenly quit them."

• Mys...
• December 2, 2008

For Opioid Use Disorder "I was on about one 60 mg a day of Oxycodone for about 2 years. Tried going cold turkey about 1 month ago, and it was horrible. Had to get back on at least one 40 mg of Oxycodone per day. I was given 5 8 mg Suboxone pills, and after about 12 hours after the last Oxycodone dosage, I started withdrawing, so I took the first Suboxone pill entirely. Amazing how the withdrawal went away after a few minutes. Since then, I've taken half a pill a day. I'm on the third day, so I have 2 and a half Suboxone pills, but I doubt I will take them all. I will stop taking them now and only take more if, and only if, I get any withdrawal symptoms. This is amazing, life-saving stuff."

• gre...
• August 29, 2013

For Opioid Use Disorder "I first started on Vicodin 9 years ago. Well, I eventually became a full-blown addict on other things. Started Suboxone 5 days ago and finally feel life coming back into this empty shell I called my body. Fell into withdrawal the first dose because I took it too soon, but 5 days later, and I'm feeling great. Sleeping has been a little difficult as well. It felt great to come home from work today and know that the money I made will be going to something that was slowly killing me. Thank you, Suboxone."

• Bla...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 10, 2018

For Opioid Use Disorder "After two years and a slow taper. After Christmas the 26th, I ran out of the last little piece. That night, the sweats and chills hit. Never slept all night for 15 days, RLS was the worst. Still not normal. The stuff worked wonders until it's gone and out. Never again taking this, the withdrawal symptoms aren't worth it."

• Nix...
• October 11, 2015

For Opioid Use Disorder "I was given Suboxone to help me with an addiction to hydrocodone. Talk about jumping from the frying pan into the fire, is an understatement. I believe that prescribing a dangerous drug to get off another is irresponsible in my case. I went through 18 months of unnecessary addiction and withdrawal that simply could have been accomplished cold turkey for much less pain and heartache. It's my opinion that if you need to get off hydrocodone, suck it up and go cold turkey or simply taper off your addiction slowly. DO NOT ever use this wicked drug!! I cannot stress enough the dangers this drug causes."

• Anonymous
• October 9, 2012

For Opioid Use Disorder "I have been addicted to hydrocodone for 10 years, and recently my propensity to take a handful at a time almost killed me, leading to my colon being removed due to ischemic colitis, coma, and 8 weeks in the hospital. I just went on Suboxone and am amazed at how well I am feeling. My body cannot take either the acetaminophen or the withdrawals, so Suboxone was my only hope. I recently had a withdrawal event that landed me back in the hospital for 10 days due to dehydration and malnourishment. My nurse told me about Suboxone, and as soon as I was discharged, I went for it. I am so glad I did. I never thought that hydrocodone could cause an illness like mine, but it did. I can have life now due to Suboxone."

• Anonymous
• March 16, 2009

For Opioid Use Disorder "I was on the highway to ruin. I was extremely addicted to OxyContin. My source was 'gone' one day. I was in hell with the withdrawal symptoms. I got a prescription for Suboxone. Then, after a few hours, the withdrawal subsided. I proceeded to feel better and better. I'm now almost completely off of Suboxone and reducing it steadily. I am telling you, people, that I beat a brick wall of withdrawal by a few hours. I went on to have a great weekend with my wife out of town without ever having to worry about running around to find more OxyContin. Look up Senator Orrin Hatch and his great work to legalize Suboxone. It is a true wonder."

• ano...
• August 19, 2008

For Opioid Use Disorder "This drug saved my life. If taken as prescribed, it will help you with your opiate dependency. You will not feel withdrawal symptoms, and you will soon find yourself losing the desire to use illegal drugs. I was a heroin user for 15 years, until my doctor recommended this drug along with a 12-step program. My life has changed for the better. I recommend this as a last resort. If you have tried every other option to get off opiates and failed, you have nothing to lose. If you try to abuse Suboxone, you will get sick. Again, this medicine saved my life."

• Dta...
• November 2, 2009

For Opioid Use Disorder "I was on OxyContin, Methadone, cocaine. NOT ALL AT ONCE. It started with Percocets, Vicodin. Then I started trying OxyContin, then when I was coming down from Oxys, I would binge on coke for days to relieve the depression and sluggishness from not having oxy. Then a friend gave me a Suboxone. And I got a script and help for my addiction. I've been on the Suboxone program for a little over a year. I have lapsed a few times but never like before. I'm almost done with this, and I can see a light at the end of this long tunnel finally! Suboxone takes away the physical withdrawal symptoms and blocks your opiate receptors. So if you do use opiates within 24 hrs, it won't let you get as high, and withdrawal symptoms come on stronger and faster. So not advised to use both."

• Nad...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• August 22, 2021

For Opioid Use Disorder "I was on Suboxone for 10 years, 3 8mg strips a day, went down to 2 8mg strips. My doctor also gave me Xanax, Adderall, and Prozac after a near-death car accident and a DUI! From my medications, I decided to go to detox. Well, 8 days, and I was off all my meds. Let me tell you! SICK AS A DOG for 2 months! Beware of that Suboxone! NO ONE tells you how BAD the withdrawals are! I'd withdraw any day from Oxycodone than Suboxone! Please all be careful!"

• nak...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• November 9, 2018

For Opioid Use Disorder "This medication was somewhat effective for me. I was maintained on 8 mg a day for 7 years. The critical issue for me, and it was quite critical, was the fact that it never ameliorated my cravings. This ultimately led to major compliance issues. Further, in my seventh year of taking this med, I developed severe panic attacks, which led to my discontinuation. Incidentally, discontinuing this drug involved two weeks of inpatient detox followed by an additional 2 months of persistent withdrawal symptoms. Lastly, stopping this medication has wreaked havoc on my GI system, as I have had IBS symptoms for the past three years."

• col...
• August 8, 2008

For Opioid Use Disorder "I have been clean since May, and it is a beautiful thing. To think that I was a college student, learning all these things, and the only thing I knew was dope. I mustered up some courage, and after talking to the campus counselor, I called a specialist. After a long night of no sleep and cold sweats, among other nightmarish withdrawal symptoms, I dragged myself to the doctor's office with my loving girlfriend beside me. My life spun 180 degrees that day, and I never looked back."

• Anonymous
• May 7, 2009

For Opioid Use Disorder "I have been on OxyContin and oxycodone for years. Up to 400 mg a day - and that was taken as prescribed. I'm not a drug addict, but unfortunately, medicines of this nature cause physical dependence, and it doesn't matter if you use them as prescribed or not, after prolonged use, the withdrawal is horrific, to say the least. You don't need to be an addict to use Suboxone. Suboxone allows you to detox in a nice, comfortable, and more importantly, a humane way. If you have pain, the pain will not go away. It's not perfect, but it will take care of most of the detox symptoms in a way that you will be able to function. You don't have to go 'cold turkey,' and it's even better than 'tapering off' what you're used to taking. Try Suboxone, it works."

• blu...
• June 25, 2010

For Opioid Use Disorder "I was born an addict. I remember drinking at 8 years old. Oh, I would go years staying clean, but on the inside, I was craving drugs every day. I have used almost every drug there is. I have a husband who is in the Army and 4 beautiful kids. I had a serious obsession with pain pills. I would take anything I could get my hands on. I wanted to die, the withdrawals were enough to keep me using to feel normal. I was about to lose everything. Finally, I went to a doctor and was put on Suboxone, that was over two years ago. I am still clean and do believe Suboxone is a miracle pill. Life is still hard, we still have struggles, but Suboxone changed my life. Now I get to enjoy my children. I want to stay clean for them and me."

• Bra...
• April 23, 2009

For Opioid Use Disorder "I was recently prescribed Suboxone by my neurologist to detox off of OxyContin. I was taking 180 mg of OxyContin daily and struggled with keeping a regulated amount constant throughout the day and had many side effects from the OxyContin. My neurologist prescribed me 8 mg/2 mg tablets full-time for not only detoxing off of the OxyContin but also to treat chronic pain that I deal with daily from damage to discs in my spine from T4 - T11 and L5-S1. On Suboxone, my pain levels are very low (1-2), depression is minimal, and the obvious withdrawal symptoms from the OxyContin were suppressed completely 20 minutes after my initial dose approximately 16 hours after my last dose of OxyContin. Excellent drug for pain management."

• bud...
• July 16, 2009

For Opioid Use Disorder "I have severe chronic pain and have had everything that every doctor ever wanted to try on me, only to make everything worse. I have been on pain medicines for 10 years, and I tried Suboxone. It's great for getting off the pain medicines because it stops the withdrawals, but it doesn't work for pain for more than about a week. I tried it for a month, but the pain I am in was just too much to handle for me."

• New...
• May 13, 2008

For Opioid Use Disorder "I cannot even begin to tell you how Suboxone has saved my life. After 14 years of opiate addiction stemming from a medical condition, I was scared to try it. I had experienced withdrawal a few times before, but I did try it, and my entire life changed. I am enjoying my life. I never felt any withdrawals. I started by taking 2 a day, now take 1 a day and feel great. Soon I'll be off completely. Please at least try them. You might get your life back."

• Anonymous
• February 19, 2009

For Opioid Use Disorder "I have abused OxyContin for about 2 years. Suboxone has dramatically reduced my withdrawal symptoms, which you can guess were severe. The secret to taking Suboxone is that you should only stay on them for about 1-2 weeks and constantly decrease your dosage. If you take them as prescribed, you're only getting addicted to a new drug. I took whole tablets the first few days, then halves, and then quarters. Trust me, if you take the drug every day, then stop, the withdrawals are just as bad as your opiate of choice. I realize only 1-2 weeks sounds quick, but after that, you will no longer have withdrawals, but it's also willpower."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 10, 2018

For Opioid Use Disorder "I started taking this for pain, but yet we are dependent upon this 'life saver,' and yet we are sober or clean. Can anybody go three days without taking? No, not because of pain, but because of withdrawals. Now I find myself needing to go to rehab, but I can't. We would lose the house and we have babies. Thanks to my choices and the 'doctors' for making it worse, and they are free?"

• Amy...
• October 20, 2009

For Opioid Use Disorder "I am a 27-year-old female. I was on oxy's, heroin, pretty much everything. I was a garbage disposer. Then I went on Methadone. I was on Methadone for 7 years and had many relapses. When I got off Methadone in January, the withdrawals were horrible. I got on Suboxone, within 8 minutes, I felt normal! I am weaning off of them now. I am going slow until the point of 2 mg every other day. I don't think the withdrawal will be bad. This is a GREAT drug. It can change your life."

• JMR...
• January 15, 2009

For Opioid Use Disorder "I have been addicted to Percocet, Lortab, Morphine IR, and Oxycodone for almost six years since a horrible accident. I was so fed up with feeling like shit every fifteen days after I ran out of my medicines. I couldn't wait to make another excuse to my pain doctor to get more pills. On Monday (1/12/09), I was done. Live or die? I chose to live. I went to my doctor and told them that I wanted to change - NOW! They referred me to a specialist in addiction. I was given 8 mg of Suboxone immediately upon arrival (I was in severe withdrawal). One hour later, I felt alive again. I don't mean high, I mean alive! No withdrawals! Completely gone! No cravings! Nothing. I have lost everything, but now I have my life. Suboxone is a miracle!"

• Lis...
• January 27, 2009

For Opioid Use Disorder "I was addicted to opiate painkillers for a little over a year, and it got to the point where if I didn't take them, I would get cold sweats, body aches, and diarrhea. My whole world revolved around taking Vicodin or Norcos. I had to take them just to feel normal. Then I heard about a drug called Suboxone. I went to a drug rehabilitation clinic, and they prescribed it to me. Twenty minutes after taking it, I felt 100 times better. I can't believe how amazingly it worked. Some people try to say that it is just substituting one drug for another, but that is definitely not the case. Suboxone was not at all addictive, nor did it cause me to have withdrawals. It is an awesome drug, and I definitely recommend it to anyone with opiate dependence."

• AG2...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• March 10, 2023

For Opioid Use Disorder "Initially, I believed that Suboxone was a miraculous drug, as it helped me overcome my eight-year addiction to opioids. However, after consuming it for thirteen years, I became dependent on it, just like my earlier drug of choice. My new addiction was the doctor who prescribed Suboxone to me. While Suboxone is useful when used as directed for a short period of time (30-60 days), I would not recommend taking it for an extended period based on my recent experience. Even after gradually reducing my dosage to 4mg-2mg/day, the withdrawal symptoms were challenging. Reflecting on my mindset from a year ago, I now realize that Suboxone was not a substitute for opiates. If you are facing withdrawal, my advice is to quit Suboxone cold turkey. If you can overcome the withdrawal, you are a resilient person with no dependency on anyone or anything. Therefore, my suggestion is not to waste your time with Suboxone!"

• BHe...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 4, 2023

For Opioid Use Disorder "I was on oxycodone for a year, up to 30 mg a day. Ran out of money and desperate, I went to this Suboxone clinic. I took the Suboxone, and a few hours later, I was fine. That was 3 months ago. I’m tapered down from 12 mg to 6 mg. What I’m trying to find out is, as I’m tapering, will I have the withdrawals at the end? I’m really worried and scared about this."