I am looking for info on how hard or easy it was for anyone who started Subutex to come off of it. Please advise if you can, I would greatly appreciate it as I have a doctors appointment on Friday and am scared of what the withdrawal of Subutex will be like.
Thanks for any info.
I don't know the answer to this, but I know who to ask. Put anesthesia-assisted detox into a yahoo search and the first result is a message board which has very little to do with it's name. Ask your question in the general forum and I'm sure you will get responses. There are also current threads on the subject and a forum category for bupenorphine.
Denise I have been on since the 5th of JanI I. took my last one yesterday and I think I am going to be fine.I was on lortabs for two years and found a dr.and he gave me these to detox.I could not of EVER got off without it!I started out on 2mgs.I took the first week three a day and the nezt week I took two a day then week thre and four one a day til yesterday so far so good for me! You should give it a try you have nothi ng to lose and your life to get back! Good luck Reneee!
THANKS so much for taking the time to post your advice to me i CANNOT tell you how much it means to me. Thanks SO MUCH , God bless you both!!!
Renee, Please let me know how it continues to go for you coming off Subutex. Thanks
Hi all. This is my first post.. I've been looking for anyone who has has experience with subutex or suboxone. I stopped taking subutex when I went to the er for an infected cat bite. I did not tell the doctor I was an addict because the pain was sooo bad I was afraid he wouldn't give me anything. I got iv demerol that day and I could feel it. Came home with vicodin which I could not feel, got percocet which I did feel, took them for about a week all the time without subutex of course. I started back on the subutex after that week and was glad I had skipped and saved them. I know this was not a smart thing to do. I also have skipped taking the subutex before and never had any kind of withdrawals. That's all I can add. I want to get off them completely as they do nothing for my cravings and I have manipulated the treatment myself so I don't see the use in staying on them. I would like to hear from any one with any experience with subutex or suboxone. I take 32mg a day and I have never heard of anyone taking that much.
Hi,
I was put on subutex after a three year or so pain pill addiction- ended up at 25 a day.
Getting off the subutex was horrific- I actually contacted the FDA regarding the sub and they said it was intended for lifetime maintenance.
My sub doctor said is so very new, that not alot is known about it. And, my dose was only 8mgs a day- so I never dreamed it would be that hard!
There is another "health board" on the web that has alot of advise from people getting off the sub and all of it is BAD! The sub has a 36 hour half life which means it is in your system alot longer and the withdrawals seem to linger on and on.
Just my two cents,
Hope
I was put on subutex after a three year or so pain pill addiction- ended up at 25 a day.
Getting off the subutex was horrific- I actually contacted the FDA regarding the sub and they said it was intended for lifetime maintenance.
My sub doctor said is so very new, that not alot is known about it. And, my dose was only 8mgs a day- so I never dreamed it would be that hard!
There is another "health board" on the web that has alot of advise from people getting off the sub and all of it is BAD! The sub has a 36 hour half life which means it is in your system alot longer and the withdrawals seem to linger on and on.
Just my two cents,
Hope
Could you give me the name of the other board, I am trying to do all the research that I can........Thanks in advance. God Bless.....
Hope, I was on pain pills about 25 a day too plus 20 soma. My doctor started me out on 16mg and now I take 32m of suboxone. I have been worried about getting off it too. I have gone days without taking it but must have still had it in my system because I didn't go into withdrawals. I hate being on it. It makes me feel good for a few hours but not euphoric...then I crash and have a hangover until the next day. I sweat like a pig when I take it too. I hope I can get off of it once and for all. I still crave narcotics too so I don't think it does anything in that area for me. Thanks for your post.
I am on 6mg of Sub from 24mg when I started in Jan, My doc is tapering me off and the end is near. I have been reading horror stories about coming off this although my doc says nothing to worry about.. How would he REALLY know if he hasn't been there. I will share my experiance when the time coomes but would like to hear how it goes for the rest of you.. I had no problems till I was taken from 8 to 6mg, then lack of energy, a litlle achy and those damn chills came back.. I am so paranoid, I can't tell if I am just getting a cold or WD's.. Every symptom I get I think I am having WD's anyone else think that way
Hope, I would like the name of that healboard you were talking about too. I belong to several and have never really heard horror stories about coming off. Again, everyone is differant. Thanks so much
