I just started taking Suboxone today, to get off of oxycodone. I was taking up to150-170 mg. per day for several months, Before that, Vicodin. It would comfort me to hear about others who have been there. Please post your personal experiences, past and present, here. I'm not sure what to expect next and anything that anyone would share would be valuable and comforting to me. Thanks to everyone for the support I have received so far.
Hi atlas.. i don't have any experience with the sub.. but there are some that do and they will be along shortly to share their experiences with you. I just wanted to tell you that i am here for you.
Love and God Bless,
Bri :)
Love and God Bless,
Bri :)
i am 77 days clean of oxycontin, no suboxone, cold turkey lol. but i know what it is to be addicted and i will share with you if you have questions not relating to suboxone
Hi atlas I have been clean for three years and im doing ok in recovery....If you need me Im here.........DOC was pain killers all and everykind............ But now I have my life back...
Jacque
Jacque
mandy addict
how long did your w/d last and how much were you taking? how are you doing now? congrats on 77 days.
how long did your w/d last and how much were you taking? how are you doing now? congrats on 77 days.
hello,I seen your post eariler and you said you had a high feeling.I was the same when i started on my sub. back in april.I will go away in about a week .I was prscibed 12mgs ans nerver had to take that much.i start a 8mgs and worked down to 4 mgs now and have been on sub. since the end on april.Hope you are doing good on it good luck crysal
hi atlas, i had been up to 300 mg of oxycontin a day for a long time and it became increasingly difficult to obtain, so i found a new one, tussionex cough syrup. its time released also and much easier to get so i was using around 8 to 12 ounces of that per day when i quit. the wds were around 5 days, where i could get up and around some on the 3rd day. always before day 3 was when i felt ok to where i could get up and go seek out more drugs. unbathed and unbrushed of course. but i felt alot of what seemed to be sensory overload followed by a need to be moving around fast and furious and loudly. i felt like i would imagine a add kid would when he didnt have his meds. but it gradually passed. now im much more level. finding things to occupy my mind and body. that is the key for me, along with using my support systems, the main of which is NA. hope this gives you a little perspective. you are in my prayers.
just wanted to say hi to Atlas, Mandy and Gagl....
welcome to the board!
and Jacque, it's good to see you too sweetie!
welcome to the board!
and Jacque, it's good to see you too sweetie!
hi janet thanks
welcome atlas there are folk that can help u through it here. lots of support and knowledge. best to you and your journey.
Thank you Mandy. I'm glad you are clean.
Thank you to everyone for the warm, welcoming support.
I got addicted to hydro with a addict mind and a candyman dr..I decided to go to treatment after three years and when I got up to 20 pills a day...I was always running out.
I stayed sober for a while, but never cut the source off. And, I didn't change a few things that needed changing, so when life hit me in the face, I went back. Very shortly after using again, I went back to detox. When aa says you end up right where you left off, they weren't kidding.
Then, I was on ultramm for pain. I never abused that, but I wanted off, and was scared to death of withdrawl...so I went back to the same dr. He gave me oxy, knowing my history. Still, I am responsible for my recovery...and took the oxy..it kicked my butt in a very short time.
Then, I found sub. I have been on sub since feb .......and life is getting better.
One thing that I learned from the relapses, was that sobriety, however painful, is better than using...at least there is hope in sobriety.
I, however, wouldn't recommend sub for a long period, but that is a very personal choice. It is a good safety net, but it can also be handcuffs...you still have to come off of that, too.
Get some support, this is atough thing to beat. Not only does it physically kick your butt, but once you have been bit, your head thinks that opiates weren't that bad...maybe you can handle one...yada yada.
I stayed sober for a while, but never cut the source off. And, I didn't change a few things that needed changing, so when life hit me in the face, I went back. Very shortly after using again, I went back to detox. When aa says you end up right where you left off, they weren't kidding.
Then, I was on ultramm for pain. I never abused that, but I wanted off, and was scared to death of withdrawl...so I went back to the same dr. He gave me oxy, knowing my history. Still, I am responsible for my recovery...and took the oxy..it kicked my butt in a very short time.
Then, I found sub. I have been on sub since feb .......and life is getting better.
One thing that I learned from the relapses, was that sobriety, however painful, is better than using...at least there is hope in sobriety.
I, however, wouldn't recommend sub for a long period, but that is a very personal choice. It is a good safety net, but it can also be handcuffs...you still have to come off of that, too.
Get some support, this is atough thing to beat. Not only does it physically kick your butt, but once you have been bit, your head thinks that opiates weren't that bad...maybe you can handle one...yada yada.
