Author: TeeJay

Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 9:08 am

Hey Gennay…

People can experience myoclonic jerks on buprenorphine, but they’d be more a kind of occasional / random twitching than a constant tremor. Tremor is a different kind of movement disorder and is more associated with opioid withdrawal.

Have you noticed it getting better or worse since you gradually stabilised on the Sub?

I’ve actually had issues with tremor myself, but that’s more of a side-effect of the lithium than anything.

Author: RXFCG

Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 1:56 pm

Any & Beautiful Disaster, thank you for the support and encouragement! I’ll keep everyone updated and share as many lessons learned as I can. I’m just happy that I made it to 1.5mg and can maintain it. The last time I attempted, which was over a year ago, I jumped down way too fast and took too big of a drop that I couldn’t maintain the dose. This is a personal record and I plan on beating it 1 week at a time!

Thanks again for the support!

-RXFCG

Author: tinydancer

Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 2:00 pm

My situation was a bit different…

When I was on suboxone, I had anything but a boring, monotonous life. I worked hard and was successful (in a fun, ever changing industry,) traveled a lot, had a lot of good people around me.. I was very productive and from the outside, you’d think I had everything. I should have been enjoying this life, right? Suboxone allowed me to get to where I am but gradually it dulled me into a state where I had a really hard time enjoying this amazing life I had worked so hard to build. Dulled senses and anxiety were my bigest issues after long term maintenance. That’s pretty frustrating, no? What is the point of having everything if you can’t enjoy it? I am grateful today though.. because I still have the life that suboxone allowed me to create but now I’m able to fully enjoy it..

There are a lot of posts around here that say stuff to the effect of "we’re addicts and fucked up, dont blame suboxone, you were already broken".. etc. Sometimes medication is actually responsible for some things. Imagine that..
I still stand by suboxone as the best treatment for addiction and wouldn’t change my maintenance other than jumping a little sooner. It’s truly amazing how it helped me to transform my life.. unfortunately I couldn’t hang on it any longer.

Author: rule62

Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 4:20 pm

This thread was moved from Stopping Suboxone to Misc.

Author: tinydancer

Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 8:12 pm

Good luck with whichever route you decide, TJ. We’re all rooting for you.

Author: tinydancer

Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 8:16 pm

Brighty,

I’m sorry you’ve been going through such a hard time. When is your wisdom teeth removal appointment? I know the anxiety can be gruesome.. I had anxiety even while at a stable, higher dose.. I was given a benzo to help while tapering. I did not continue to use it though, I stopped a few weeks after jumping. It helped me a lot but I am well aware that it can be a slippery slope for many. I have not had any anxiety or panic attacks since stopping suboxone. I was not prone to anxiety/depression/ or panic attacks pre-suboxone though. Like you, it came out of the blue and was really weird to experience.

My attacks were pretty bad too, btw. I would feel like I was going to have a heart attack, my legs would get so weak they couldn’t support me. My doctor almost put me on a beta blocker at 28 years old because he was worried about the stress on my heart. I’ve never had high blood pressure until constant anxiety.. BP is back down now.

I’m wishing you the best. Let me know how you’re doing.

Author: TeeJay

Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 12:16 am

Have you looked into mindfulness meditation? Apparently it’s really good for nerve related pain, and it’s a lot more sustainable than going back on opioids.

Author: Amy-Work In Progress

Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 1:02 am

Thank you for your story, Jonathan.

Amy

Author: jacobblack

Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 1:24 am

I think it would be better if you just visit your doctor as soon as possible before the situation gets out of hand.

Author: Xonedone

Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 2:22 am

Thanks you guys. It’s 1 something am, and I haven’t been able to sleep. The good news is I’m just suffering the restless legs – no nausea, minimal diarrhea, mood still reasonably intact for someone who has been awake for awhile.
My coworkers are so supportive. I will be able to work today, Tuesday, albeit not well. Happily I have a cracker jack nursing student who will be doing my work today while I supervise. One benefit of working in a psych hospital is we all have our issues and nobody is fazed by my being in suboxone WD’s.
My hubby is supportive too – reminding me I need to be moderately functional today, but if I don’t sleep tonight again, no big deal, as I’ll be sleeping all day Wednesday!
Thanks for your kind thoughts and good wishes, I will keep you posted!