Author: VariTech

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:36 am

thanks so very much for the kind words. That’s why I’m here. I’ve never thought enough to try and have some kind of support system. Whoever started this site is a godsend. I will check in day to day. I know this is all possible. And with kind people like yourself, makes it feel even more attainable. Take care and thank you again!

the working through this will either help or hinder… But either way I know I got this. It’s been the right time for a long time… I just never knew it.

thanks.

btw… On break feeling very slow, drained… Blurred vision… Chills… Hot, cold hot cold, and sneezing… All the usual suspects. Everyone has always said that physical activity promotes wellness and can aleviate the symptoms temporarily, but I gotta say for me… I feel as if it heightens it??!! I don’t know. Either way it’s the hardest mind game and right now I got a hold on this!

back to work..

Author: Chuckleheadfunk

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:56 am

The taste used to make me want to vomit when I first tried Suboxone too. I never understood how people could even snort the pill form of it. I used to chew a piece of strong cinnamon flavored gum before I took any of the suboxone. I found that anything with a strong and sweet taste would help mask the flavor of the suboxone. After a few months I got used to it. After a couple of years I could even snort them without flinching at all.
I take the strips now and never want to snort another pill again. Try eating something strong before you take the suboxone. I recommend cinnamon gum, but I’m sure there is other stuff that would work. I hope you can get used to it, it sounds like you need some help.

Author: NoMorePills

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 11:27 am

OK ok. So LT was at about .06mg which is actually more than I am going to try to jump from. I had to go back to .4mg last night as I was miserable. GOing to .35 today and hopefully back to .3 tomorrow for five days. Then a .05 drop every week and jump at .05mg. Glad to hear the landing is not bad at all from there. Thanks for the reply LT.

Author: Taurus

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 4:46 pm

I remember the pink cloud when I finally got off of a year long crack addiction, although I had no idea it was called a pink cloud until today! It was the very first time in my life that I actually loved and appreciated life. I felt like I could do anything, and didn’t need anybody because I felt so amazing. I never experienced that feeling before unless I was high on something. It was very surreal. I was very confident that I never had to use drugs again, and felt like I finally caught up with the rest of the world in seeing how beautiful and wonderful life could be and I actually had hope for the future. Now that I look back, I actually acted pretty cocky during that time and I felt like I had everything figured out. And now here I am again. Addicted to yet another drug. Once I get on Suboxone in a few days, at least now I’ll know what it is if it happens this time, and that unfortunately, it doesn’t just last forever.

Author: anxiousSN

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 7:22 pm

My tummy is better, so my doc said I could taper back off. I was at .5mg every 3 or 4 days. Then with my tummy problems, my doc increased my dose to 4mg daily. I was 2 weeks from jumping! Told my doc my tummy was better and he told me to decrease my dose by 1mg every week or every other week. I was on 4mg for only 1 week and on 3.5mg for 4 days now. I’m so excited I can get off soon!

Author: anxiousSN

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 7:28 pm

My tummy is better, so my doc said I could taper back off. I was at .5mg every 3 or 4 days. Then with my tummy problems, my doc increased my dose to 4mg daily. I was 2 weeks from jumping! Told my doc my tummy was better and he told me to decrease my dose by 1mg every week or every other week. I was on 4mg for only 1 week and on 3.5mg for 4 days now. I’m so excited I can get off soon! I was so worried about the 4mg building up in my system as the original plan was for me to be on that dose for a month. However, I am going to listen to my body and taper at the pace it tells me to. Thanks for all the support everyone gives one other on this site!

Author: sodone

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:02 pm

Just wanted to point out a few things after reading through this thread…

1- You have to stop counting down the hours after last use, you need to go by your withdrawals, only you know how long it will take your body to get into mild to moderate withdrawal. It has nothing to do with how long ago your last use was, It has to do with withdrawal.. counting hours is the easiest way to set yourself up for PW withdrawals.

2- It DOES NOT matter how much you use that last time as long as your in withdrawals before you take the Sub.

3- You might just need 8mg of Sub, you might just need 16mg of Sub.. Ive noticed that the amount of Sub one needs has nothing to do with what their habit was, how much they weigh or their height.. Everyones body is different and everyone will need to take a different amount depending on what your body tells you, not depending on how many Norcos you took a day or what amount of Sub someone else takes. I just dont wanna see you set yourself up saying you dont need more then 2mg of Sub because you never took more then 100mg of Norco when the truth is that the amount of Sub each person needs has nothing really to do with what their habit was.

4- STOP STRESSING!! Everything will be fine.. & Good Luck!!

Author: sweet16

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 11:28 pm

Rome, I totally understand what you mean by not putting yourself into situations.. Everyone I know has one addiction/habit or another.(even if they do not classify it as addiction) Most of my friends drink a good amount and smoke weed. A few others are HUGE stoners. A couple are pill poppers. Funny I do not have any heroin addict friends (aside from the cousin/neighbor and we NEVER ever hang out) I was a closet H user. Recently I was in deep thought and concluded that if I am not abusing a substance, what am I? Am I straight/clean/sober/dirty/recovering/ somewhere in between? I do take stuff for sleep. I have a cocktail or two, once a month socially, I puff occasionally if I am bored. I realized that I may have to redefine WHO I am. Or do I?
2 years off sub!! That is great! You have a supportive family and this forum on your side. Not to mention experience with the negative effects of drug use. I believe you are on a good road now. Thank you for all your support advise and kind words. It is invaluable. It means a lot. Keep on keepin on brother & I will to..

Author: sodone

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 11:32 pm

Yes it can be decided that quickly..everyones body is different and the amount of meds everyone needs will differ. You will not build a tolerance to Sub.. If anything after you’re stabilized you will be able to decrease your meds not continue to increase them.

Author: soli

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 1:05 am

Hey all,

I’m new to the forums, but I’m wondering if anyone else here has much experience using DXM for opiate/suboxone withdrawal? In my experience it helps more than any other medication; often causes the RLS and many other uncomfortable symptoms to disappear entirely. I don’t condone abusing cough meds, or substitution dxm for opiate, however I searched the forums for dxm and didn’t come up with much so theres my two sense. Hopefully it helps someone.