Author: Lillyval

Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 12:13 pm

If you have a chance, read the blog posts on Dr. J’s website about tapering and Sub withdrawal. He really explains things in an understandable way. One thing he said was that at low doses of Sub (under 2mg, I believe) the 36 hour half life doesn’t apply and Sub acts like a short acting opiate. So when you first get to the low doses you have a lot built up in your system that will slowly decline over time. Once you have been at a low dose for a while the Sub doesn’t stay in your system, which is why he suggests dosing twice a day at the end of a taper.
Also, some of what you are feeling as you are stopping Suboxone is due to the fact that your opiate receptors have to regenerate. (I’ll post the link below). It’s not strictly a factor of how much you have in your system.

Link: suboxonetalkzone.com/page/3/

The numbers I posted are just from mathematical calculations. I think how you feel on a particular dose is different for everybody. If you feel better tapering lower you definitely should.

Good luck with your taper,
Lilly