Author: Karen2013
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 9:38 am
Hi, my name is Karen. I have only posted a few times on this forum..gotta tell you, I dont get much response (must not be that exciting to be stuck at 1mg). I just wanted to say congratulations. When I read your first paragraph on this thread YOU gave me hope as I am one on 1mg of sub and can’t seem to get much lower without feeling bad or for whatever reason, will go for awhile (I think the lowest I came was about .6) but who the hell knows since I can’t get my dosing even each time.
When you say you were at .5 every OTHER day???? Are you kidding me. I would be on cloud nine if I could do that. I just recently went from splitting my 1mg from twice a day to 1x a day (1mg). I was recommended to do that to help me taper as the person helping me felt that would help me not be addicted to the dosing so much. Basically take it once, get it over with. That change in schedule alone has felt like I dropped 50%. I started the 1x a day last Tuesday and it is Thursday now (next week). Still trying to get used to this new schedule.
Each morning if I wait till the extended time to take my dose (from 4:00am in morning to now 9:30am) Sneezing, chills, sweats..all because I went to 1x a day. So, for me, I agree with Hopespring’s comment on that withdrawal has many compents =mental and routine being one of the more powerful adjustments. I am on the exact same dose as before but 1x a day..I now am cold/sweaty, weak and jittery and depressed where as twice a day I was ok. BUT, alot of it is getting past that old schedule I was on. My mind and body are so addicted to the "way" I dosed this is causing withdrawal when I dont dose to schedule. So I can only imagine as you wean off this drug for good your body will go through similar for how you took this drug in past.
BTW, to Hopesprings comment on withdrawal –
Withdrawal is individual however in terms of experiences, Hope, if you are reading this.. I remember your thread..you seemed to imply you were sailing through those drops due to the "liquid method"..very little adjustment. I think you were almost elated for the fact you discovered a new ‘technique" on the dosing that was so powerful it carried you through the drops mentally. Seems every thread I have read on liquid taper the people are almost super positive all the way. I think they may be transferring the fear of withdrawal to the elation of the "new most favorite passion"..getting their dosing right.
Case in point, when you finally stopped, then you slowly started to be more realistic to the aches? Just an observation. Just like years ago when I was trying to stop drinking. I put 54 days together and could swear it was nothing. But during that time I was breaking up with my boyfriend. That entire 54 days was obsessing on dealing with him, communicating, emails..deciding how I was going to address him next conversation… When that "event" was over..alchohol was still the issue. Never could deal with that 54 days again same way. My attention was just diverted. Something to think about.