Good mornin,anyone,i took my last bit of sub yesturday about 0.1mg,which held me a little bit,got quite a good nights sleep,feel abit restless today,an burnin headache(is it ok2take paracetamol on sub withdrawal,as its not opiate based)can someone remind me how aweful withdrawals can be,as its over a year since detoxed from heroin,& kinda blocked all that out.think at the mo am still in mind ova matter&am scared when harder withdrawals kick in,as3wks ago i jumped from to high a dose to nothing&lasted 4days,it was to unbearable,doc said now id virtually detoxed&am doin well,have the best reason to not go back&to do this for my unborn baby boy,am struggling in my head abit&wanted abit of moral support,also anyone know otc stuff i can try to ease this,obviously will check with pharmacist whether safe to take when pregnant.would appreciate any help,please.
Hello Vikky,
Welcome to the board.
Paracetamol is the same thing as acetaminophen (Tylenol, in the US). I don't know if it's safe to take during pregnancy -- your doctor would be able to tell you.
You do have the best reason to stay clean. Being pregnant is the best intervention for quitting drugs (there's research data showing this). As I remember it, withdrawals were no worse than the first trimester of pregnancy and didn't last as long either; but I was really, really sick my last pregnancy. The only difference was that I did want to be pregnant and at the time, I wasn't sure I wanted to be w/d'ing. You know you want both.
Take lots of baths. That was the only thing that made me feel reasonably human the first few days off opiates. Face to face support is essential. Do you see a therapist? Attend meetings?
Good luck,
Love,
Gina
Welcome to the board.
Paracetamol is the same thing as acetaminophen (Tylenol, in the US). I don't know if it's safe to take during pregnancy -- your doctor would be able to tell you.
You do have the best reason to stay clean. Being pregnant is the best intervention for quitting drugs (there's research data showing this). As I remember it, withdrawals were no worse than the first trimester of pregnancy and didn't last as long either; but I was really, really sick my last pregnancy. The only difference was that I did want to be pregnant and at the time, I wasn't sure I wanted to be w/d'ing. You know you want both.
Take lots of baths. That was the only thing that made me feel reasonably human the first few days off opiates. Face to face support is essential. Do you see a therapist? Attend meetings?
Good luck,
Love,
Gina
hi gina, at the mo have very little support am in uk,& thankfully we get free medical care&scripts but no therapy,i have my support worker in the drugs team,but she has loads of other addicts&is really supportive but her&her time is spread really thin.have the help of one of my best friends,the only 1who knows whats goin on,but dont want2b a burden on her,shes got a daughter&i dont want her to get fed up with me keep calling for her help.so do you think in a few days i'll be feeling better?as when i read on here some people that have gone through sub w/d have made me worried about it,my sub dr said i might feel abit rubbish for a week,but ive been on such a tiny amount now that hopefully that means the w/ds will be less????
Vicky,hi.I hope this doesnt last long for you.Truthfully,there are only a few of us here who have coem off sub,and everyone is different.I am at 2mg myself right now,and will be dropping to one real soon.
You were taking 1 mg and stopped as of yesterday? First,i think they say you should drop even lower than that before completely stopping(if thats possible for you)even at 1 mg,it seems to be a bit high?
You and your experience will help alot of us in the same boat,we'll learn from you.I know thats no comfort to you at all,but think of it is helping other addicts in need of moral support.
Your unborn baby boy is the best reason ever to get your life back together.
Your Dr says its alright for the baby to stop at 1mg?I hope you are getting help from him through out the whole ordeal.I believe you will feel alright for a couple days,then maybe have a few bad days.And hopefully(i really dont know for sure,im just praying for ll our sakes)you'll start feeling fine soon after.
Good luck with everything!When is your baby due?~KIM
You were taking 1 mg and stopped as of yesterday? First,i think they say you should drop even lower than that before completely stopping(if thats possible for you)even at 1 mg,it seems to be a bit high?
You and your experience will help alot of us in the same boat,we'll learn from you.I know thats no comfort to you at all,but think of it is helping other addicts in need of moral support.
Your unborn baby boy is the best reason ever to get your life back together.
Your Dr says its alright for the baby to stop at 1mg?I hope you are getting help from him through out the whole ordeal.I believe you will feel alright for a couple days,then maybe have a few bad days.And hopefully(i really dont know for sure,im just praying for ll our sakes)you'll start feeling fine soon after.
Good luck with everything!When is your baby due?~KIM
Hi, id dropped down to about 0.1mg, 1mg wudve been too high to stop your right,was a typin error.as you said not many others have done the sub w/d,i will let you know how i go,as i go,hope i can give you encouragement,and not fear,as i had read some others w/d accounts on sub&it didnt give me much hope,but i have no choice,i doubt i wudve found the strength if i werent pregnant.am feelin abit fidgity at the mo,but can function ok,but things just take a little more effort,it doesnt even feel near as bad as flu,but have just passed 24hrs without,so lets see, i think alot of it is in my mind& boredom,everyones at work,but my mate has said shes gona be my 'weekend buddy' this wkend when she finishes work,so i wont have to be alone,as my boyfriends working all wkend,also if i tell you how ive got on,its another way to keep me focused.
Vikki,
I stopped completely at 1 mg. I tapered from 24 MGS to 1. I didn't have any problems at all.
You won't have any problems either.
Catherine
I stopped completely at 1 mg. I tapered from 24 MGS to 1. I didn't have any problems at all.
You won't have any problems either.
Catherine
Hi Vikki,
There was a woman on the heroin site who tapered down to .4 every other day I think it was. When she stopped completely, she had some mild symptoms, and trouble sleeping for about 3 days. Then she was fine. Very short term and mild. We can make things so much worse in our heads. Try to be positive and proud of how far you've come. It'll be over before you know it if you try to stay busy and positive. Congratulations on your pregnancy and best of luck.
Beck
There was a woman on the heroin site who tapered down to .4 every other day I think it was. When she stopped completely, she had some mild symptoms, and trouble sleeping for about 3 days. Then she was fine. Very short term and mild. We can make things so much worse in our heads. Try to be positive and proud of how far you've come. It'll be over before you know it if you try to stay busy and positive. Congratulations on your pregnancy and best of luck.
Beck
You are at a pretty low dose. Congratulations on that and your new pregnancy. I couldn't imagine how terrifying it must be to be addicted and pregnant.
Alot of times we work ourselves up into a frenzy focusing on what will happen and how bad w/d will be. Just relax ok, you are for all intense purposes off of suboxone. 0.1mg is very very small...you shouldn't feel much. I think what you are going through is phycological....you are perhaps expecting to hurt so therefore you are hurting.
Try to occupy your time with something else honey...how about planning a nursery or prenatal classes...go shopping even if its just to look at baby clothes and baby things.
Is this your first! You are so blessed....I am so happy for you! You are going to be just fine. Put your mind elsewhere.
Gina has an excellent technique called square breathing, maybe she will come on later and explain. That's what you need to do is relax.....OK check in and let us know how its going.
I mean look how far you have tapered...you are there already...you just don't know it!
Alot of times we work ourselves up into a frenzy focusing on what will happen and how bad w/d will be. Just relax ok, you are for all intense purposes off of suboxone. 0.1mg is very very small...you shouldn't feel much. I think what you are going through is phycological....you are perhaps expecting to hurt so therefore you are hurting.
Try to occupy your time with something else honey...how about planning a nursery or prenatal classes...go shopping even if its just to look at baby clothes and baby things.
Is this your first! You are so blessed....I am so happy for you! You are going to be just fine. Put your mind elsewhere.
Gina has an excellent technique called square breathing, maybe she will come on later and explain. That's what you need to do is relax.....OK check in and let us know how its going.
I mean look how far you have tapered...you are there already...you just don't know it!
