Author: lack of armour
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 11:07 am
You’ll be fine. Truly. A fairly common assertion here from people coming off this medication is that the withdrawls are hard, but not really all that bad. Totally manageable. The hard part is the mental game. Suboxone is great for giving you a time out from full on opiate use to get yr. life together. Do some thinking. Figure out how to make changes, and why you want to make them. If you have done all that work during your suboxone stint, then you will be fine.
| RXFCG wrote: |
| Lack of Armour:
Thank you for your support. I’ve mentally prepared myself to taper off of suboxone this time compared to the last. I’ve done my research, mentally and physically prepped myself and I’m ready to be off. Previously I tried to drop doses too quickly and had no success, and couldn’t handle the withdrawals. Also, soberiety was still pretty new and my head wasn’t right. I’m very grateful of how Suboxone has helped me get back to normal so I don’t regret going down that road. Overall, with all the bad discussions I made previously, I feel that I’m on the right track for a respectable recovery. I totally agree with taking vitamins and supplements. I’ve recently started taking them and feel they really help.
Thanks again and hope your withdrawals are reducing and you’re feeling much better! Every day is a better day!
| lack of armour wrote: |
| RXFCG: I’m not sure why i got off so easy. I was fully prepared to suffer. Without a doubt, jumping off from a low dose is essential. For me though, part of it has to be mental. I wanted off these meds so badly. Was ready. Had no hesitation and did not waver. I think a large part of this is sincerely being ready to make a change. Over time, those side-effects just brought me down to nothing. The choice to get off was easy for me at the end of my 2 year stint. It’s interesting. This particular section of the forum has a lot of cold hard reality about how suboxone diminishes you as a vibrant human being. For sure, subs saved me. Got me off bad street drugs and allowed me to start building a solid foundation/establish healthier routines. But the last 2 years are kind of a blur to me. As far as the jump, I prepared as much as I could beforehand. Eating well. I was taking a bunch of vitamins for the whole month I was tapering, and will continue to do so (Omega 3 capsules, B complex, a food based multivitamin, vitamin D). I did not hang out in bed. Tried to plow through the day. Walking the dog. Just getting out in the sun.
I don’t know. Just glad to be off. I do get tired at night a lot earlier than i am used to (i am a night owl). I figure that will pass.
RXFCG, you have to do it. If you are sincere about staying away from the opiates, then there are only positives about stopping suboxone. Truly. |
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