Hey everyone I'm new to this site. I've been addicted for 2 years to oxycodone and hydrocodone. I'm set to start suboxone friday. So what I was wondering is ,what should I expect to feel like after taking it. Please respond I'm kinda scared I've read some horror stories on other sites
Its a real good drug if only used as part of a recovery program. What type of doctor will be taking care of you during the course of your suboxone.
Are you going to be in outpatient therapy. Most Addiction specialist demand it. Depends on your insurance--what they pick up.
Without a good doctor who will introduce and educate you about your disease you will need to find some form of F2F during your first 6-12 months
No matter what you should try doing 90 meetings in 90 days no matter what, You just may like the meetings. Its all educational
You have a real bad disease and the more educated you become the better your chances of staying sober.
AA/12 step is free and growing.-All types of meetings--springing up.
Good Luck
Jeff
P.S Make sure your a good 24-36 hrs into W/D or you will get quite sick.
Are you going to be in outpatient therapy. Most Addiction specialist demand it. Depends on your insurance--what they pick up.
Without a good doctor who will introduce and educate you about your disease you will need to find some form of F2F during your first 6-12 months
No matter what you should try doing 90 meetings in 90 days no matter what, You just may like the meetings. Its all educational
You have a real bad disease and the more educated you become the better your chances of staying sober.
AA/12 step is free and growing.-All types of meetings--springing up.
Good Luck
Jeff
P.S Make sure your a good 24-36 hrs into W/D or you will get quite sick.
I'm already with a therapist. It helps. I'll be doing outpatient therapy. It's been since saturday night since I took any narcotics. I have been taking lorazepam to help relax me until friday. Can u tell me what u feel like once taking it? thanks, amanda
Hi, I am on suboxone 8mg. I think it works great. If I didn't get on sub then I would probably still be taking pills. I tried so many times to quit on my own and it just didn't work. When you go to get on sub make sure you are in moderate withdrawls.
When I first got on I was in moderate withdrawls and I remember feeling really crappy and just not wanting to do anything. I was in the waiting area and I just sat there to myself. About 5 minutes after I took the sub I felt normal again. I was in a good mood (not like a high feeling) and I started talking to others in the waiting area.
Are you going to go to meetings or counseling? Sub can help you get off the pills, but you need some sort of plan to stay off. I go to counseling weekly. I haven't been to a meeting yet, but I will eventually.
When I first got on I was in moderate withdrawls and I remember feeling really crappy and just not wanting to do anything. I was in the waiting area and I just sat there to myself. About 5 minutes after I took the sub I felt normal again. I was in a good mood (not like a high feeling) and I started talking to others in the waiting area.
Are you going to go to meetings or counseling? Sub can help you get off the pills, but you need some sort of plan to stay off. I go to counseling weekly. I haven't been to a meeting yet, but I will eventually.
Amanda,do you remember what feeling "normal" feels like? Thatsd what you will feel.Its amazing,you will feel normal.Not buzzed(maybe at first you will a little bit)but once you get used to it(a day or two)you wil feel like your old self.Good luck to you,i was afraid too,and its been the best thing i could have done.Im worried now about getting off it,but one thing at a time right?Keep us posted.~KIM
i am not on sub or anything........
when stephy (sweetpea) went to the sub doctor for help......i was so happy for her.........
when she took her first does, i was on the phone with her...
and i could tell a BIG difference in her voice.......
in her ATTITUDE........her outlook became positive........
very refressing for me .........
i could tell she was not sick anymore.......
i asked her how she "felt" she said "normal"..........
i was so happy for her , i knew that moment that she was DONE with
going round and round, being in and out of active addiction.........
suffering with withdraw.........
and its really hard to talk to someone when they are "sick" in withdraws...
its like you feel their pain.......because you have felt it before....
and you want them to feel better and normal.....so bad
especially when they are young like stephy......
i was so happy for her that she found all the right people to help her and that she was able to get on the sub...........
it was like every thing fell right into place for her..........
i know that the Lord had His hand on her.........
she is doing wonderful and enjoying her life.........
shes not stuck in sadness and depression.......
it was like she was set free......
and i can tell that she has found freedom from the madness.......
God Bless you and i pray that the sub will be a stepping tool for you and that you will be living a beautiful happy life free from the bondage of pills.....
thumper
when stephy (sweetpea) went to the sub doctor for help......i was so happy for her.........
when she took her first does, i was on the phone with her...
and i could tell a BIG difference in her voice.......
in her ATTITUDE........her outlook became positive........
very refressing for me .........
i could tell she was not sick anymore.......
i asked her how she "felt" she said "normal"..........
i was so happy for her , i knew that moment that she was DONE with
going round and round, being in and out of active addiction.........
suffering with withdraw.........
and its really hard to talk to someone when they are "sick" in withdraws...
its like you feel their pain.......because you have felt it before....
and you want them to feel better and normal.....so bad
especially when they are young like stephy......
i was so happy for her that she found all the right people to help her and that she was able to get on the sub...........
it was like every thing fell right into place for her..........
i know that the Lord had His hand on her.........
she is doing wonderful and enjoying her life.........
shes not stuck in sadness and depression.......
it was like she was set free......
and i can tell that she has found freedom from the madness.......
God Bless you and i pray that the sub will be a stepping tool for you and that you will be living a beautiful happy life free from the bondage of pills.....
thumper
thanks thumper for the loving words....please keep posting to let me know what diff people exp. amanda
Amanda you sound like your right on track. PERFECT
What to expect? No more cravings. You will find yourself regaining your brain. No more fog.
I could write a book on how your life will change if you put your mind to staying sober.
Its all good hard work. Quite rewarding. Amanda do you remember when your life was manageable?
I never thought my life would ever get back on track.
The sub had a lot to do with it. My sub doctor was quite tough.(GOOD) Hope your sub doctor is a good one.
Jeff
What to expect? No more cravings. You will find yourself regaining your brain. No more fog.
I could write a book on how your life will change if you put your mind to staying sober.
Its all good hard work. Quite rewarding. Amanda do you remember when your life was manageable?
I never thought my life would ever get back on track.
The sub had a lot to do with it. My sub doctor was quite tough.(GOOD) Hope your sub doctor is a good one.
Jeff
Welcome agfcox25,
I shall call you 25 for short. lol
I took suboxone for 22 days. It's great stuff. Your going to feel great.
Stay in close touch with your doctor. Don't "self medicate". We addicts do that and thats how we got ourselves in so much trouble. If you want to raise or lower your dose work with your doctor before making any changes. You have to get into the habit of taking medication properly.
I haven't had a pain pill in over 6 months and I credit the suboxone for getting me past the difficult physical part of withdrawl. I had a wonderful experience with suboxone. I never felt "wierd" or suffered any WD's. I truly feel that stuff saved my life.
Everybody takes different amounts of suboxone for different periods of time. Taking suboxone isn't a competition. This is a personal journey for each one of us. Don't compare yourself with me or other people. Don't get any or follow any street advice.
I must say it is comforting to hear other peoples experience with it, dosage etc., but don't follow anybody's advice but your doctors.
This is a great place to talk about your experience and get advice from other people who have been through the hell of addiction.
Don't be spooked about Friday. I was spooked when I started taking suboxone. It's just the fear of the unknown. Your head isn't going to start spinning while you spit green foam.
Congratulations on you decision to save your life. You have made a very wise choice. Stick around and share you experience here. People can learn from you.
Catherine
I shall call you 25 for short. lol
I took suboxone for 22 days. It's great stuff. Your going to feel great.
Stay in close touch with your doctor. Don't "self medicate". We addicts do that and thats how we got ourselves in so much trouble. If you want to raise or lower your dose work with your doctor before making any changes. You have to get into the habit of taking medication properly.
I haven't had a pain pill in over 6 months and I credit the suboxone for getting me past the difficult physical part of withdrawl. I had a wonderful experience with suboxone. I never felt "wierd" or suffered any WD's. I truly feel that stuff saved my life.
Everybody takes different amounts of suboxone for different periods of time. Taking suboxone isn't a competition. This is a personal journey for each one of us. Don't compare yourself with me or other people. Don't get any or follow any street advice.
I must say it is comforting to hear other peoples experience with it, dosage etc., but don't follow anybody's advice but your doctors.
This is a great place to talk about your experience and get advice from other people who have been through the hell of addiction.
Don't be spooked about Friday. I was spooked when I started taking suboxone. It's just the fear of the unknown. Your head isn't going to start spinning while you spit green foam.
Congratulations on you decision to save your life. You have made a very wise choice. Stick around and share you experience here. People can learn from you.
Catherine
are you going a whole week before starting suboxone?
I am not sure I read that right.
Sub is a great tool and start low. It is powerful; especially if you have gone a week without opiates. (still not sure if I had read that right)
Your doctor will monitor you start at a low dose; I was started at 10 mgs and that was way too much. I was comfortable at 6 mgs. If you go too high with the dose, you can get sick.
Be open with the doctor, and it will help your progress. Sub is a great tool, but the therapy you are getting and any support is also crucial.
Welcome to the forum; sub has helped many including myself. I wouldn't stay on it too long unless you were severly addicted for a long period of time, or you will just have to "come off" of sub as well.
good luck and welcome to the otherside.
Kerry
I am not sure I read that right.
Sub is a great tool and start low. It is powerful; especially if you have gone a week without opiates. (still not sure if I had read that right)
Your doctor will monitor you start at a low dose; I was started at 10 mgs and that was way too much. I was comfortable at 6 mgs. If you go too high with the dose, you can get sick.
Be open with the doctor, and it will help your progress. Sub is a great tool, but the therapy you are getting and any support is also crucial.
Welcome to the forum; sub has helped many including myself. I wouldn't stay on it too long unless you were severly addicted for a long period of time, or you will just have to "come off" of sub as well.
good luck and welcome to the otherside.
Kerry
It was saturday that I took my last pill. But I have been taking lorazepam to help me relax. I'm still going through withdrawls though. It's not as bad now. At first it was pure hell !!!! But my problem is that I still have strong cravings for the high and the energy I got off taking the pain meds. I could take 4 1/2 percs and clean my whole house, plus deal with 6 kids. Yeah I wrote that right we have six kids !!! But my husband has been my lifeline lately..I've not been able to do much of anything besides sleep. I hate that feeling. That's why I want to use the percs because I can physically help him with all the day to day stuff with our kids. But it is so hard....My house is a mess !!! and I can't stand that feeling...Friday can't get here quick enough.. I hope the sub helps with the fatigue. Also I want to know if anyone else craves the taste that the percs have or am I just weird? Right now I want one so bad....GUESS that is normal. Who would've thought that I would depend on a drug for my very existence. Anyone else feel like me? amanda
amanda
i have the same exact issues you have about percocets, my issue is vicodin and how it gave me fantastic supermom energy! i couldnt exist without it because i would be so fatigued it i didnt have my daily vicodin. i know exactly what you are saying, unfortunately my husband ignores me and my recovery and has not lifted one finger to help me through my withdrawals when i was so uncomfortable or even now as i continue to recover... i am told by my therapist that it is the disease of his alcoholism that makes him treat me the way he does.
i finally after so many failed attempts to get clean went on suboxone because the people here on this forum educated me about it and i gave it a try.
it has been a wonderful tool for me and i am still on 8mg a day and will have 6mos clean jan 10th.!
like the others said, it is a powerful drug and it took some tweaking of the dosage from my sub doctor to get it to a doasge i could handle, always make sure you follow your doctors advise to the letter and never abuse this tool that will help you.
i have aftercare counseling with a social worker every 2 weeks and see my sub doctor once a month. i go to NA meetings and i am starting the 12 steps of recovery living, i could never have gotton this far in my recovery without the help of suboxone and this forum. sub had made my detox so comfortable and have had minimal cravings which in return has made me willing to seek help to recover from the nightmare of a vicodin addiction.
i know that i have to come off this tool sooner or later and that is what scares me, but my counselor has told me to stick with living one day at a time which is so true and know for just today i have a tool that will help me not use today. i hope that as each day passes i can get stronger and start seeking the next step which will be the taper off of sub, i know that i am going to do it very slowly, not to jump off it too fast and hopefully doing it a a real slow pace will not make me notice or feel any feelings of withdrawal. JUST FOR TODAY.... julie
i have the same exact issues you have about percocets, my issue is vicodin and how it gave me fantastic supermom energy! i couldnt exist without it because i would be so fatigued it i didnt have my daily vicodin. i know exactly what you are saying, unfortunately my husband ignores me and my recovery and has not lifted one finger to help me through my withdrawals when i was so uncomfortable or even now as i continue to recover... i am told by my therapist that it is the disease of his alcoholism that makes him treat me the way he does.
i finally after so many failed attempts to get clean went on suboxone because the people here on this forum educated me about it and i gave it a try.
it has been a wonderful tool for me and i am still on 8mg a day and will have 6mos clean jan 10th.!
like the others said, it is a powerful drug and it took some tweaking of the dosage from my sub doctor to get it to a doasge i could handle, always make sure you follow your doctors advise to the letter and never abuse this tool that will help you.
i have aftercare counseling with a social worker every 2 weeks and see my sub doctor once a month. i go to NA meetings and i am starting the 12 steps of recovery living, i could never have gotton this far in my recovery without the help of suboxone and this forum. sub had made my detox so comfortable and have had minimal cravings which in return has made me willing to seek help to recover from the nightmare of a vicodin addiction.
i know that i have to come off this tool sooner or later and that is what scares me, but my counselor has told me to stick with living one day at a time which is so true and know for just today i have a tool that will help me not use today. i hope that as each day passes i can get stronger and start seeking the next step which will be the taper off of sub, i know that i am going to do it very slowly, not to jump off it too fast and hopefully doing it a a real slow pace will not make me notice or feel any feelings of withdrawal. JUST FOR TODAY.... julie
