Author: rule62

Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 7:02 pm

I am one of those who had an addiction to both Hydrocodone and Tramadol. Well, add in Soma too if I’m being totally honest. By the time I had had enough, my intake was roughly 14-18 Norco 10’s + 10-12 Tramadol 50’s + 1 Soma for every 3-4 Hydros to get what I considered the best high. Enough chemicals to kill a normal person with no tolerance. Oh yea, a script of Xanax which I used in 2 weeks instead of 4. Forgot about that one. How the hell did I live through all that?

Anyway, here I am on Suboxone still. When I had my induction, I was given two 8 mg pills at once to dissolve under my tongue. In twenty minutes I felt really weird but in a good way. Just to make sure, my Dr. gave me one more pill to = 24 mg’s.
That amount took care of most everything. I walked around in a semi daze for a few days until I went down to 2 pills per day. I took both pills at 10 AM like my Dr. told me. I am one of those who do well taking instructions from a doctor.

No cravings, but my mind was all depressed and not firing right. It took about a week or more to feel normal again. So yes, Suboxone worked well for my Tramadol addiction. What it didn’t help with was the Soma or Xanax withdrawal. But it really wasn’t all that bad. Went to work everyday and called my doctors nurse almost daily for support. A great team, just very new at Suboxone prescribing. My side effects were not what the RB rep told them at all. I kept saying it made me tired. Over the next 12 months I tapered down to a nice low amount where I felt almost perfect.

So just like you’ve been told, you may need just a little more to stop the cravings. Your Dr. should be asking you that every visit so he has you on the best dose.

I will say that I am surprised that you would need so much Sub given that you really weren’t taking all that many Hydros. Don’t take that wrong. 8 pills a day will kill you eventually. Your liver will go out. And I too was flat out addicted when I was taking 8 a day. It just took me longer to hit bottom, that’s all.

We’re glad to have you with us and I wish you the very best in recovery.

rule