Author: Almost_done

Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 12:19 pm

In my most humble opinion, I think you need to readjust your expectations here.

3-4 years on suboxone? Depending on your daily doses during that time, you have built up quite high blood levels. It is going to take some time to COMFORTABLY come off.

You have been on suboxone for nearly half a decade. Let me reiterate that: nearly half a decade. A 15 day end taper is a joke. No other way to split that. You should be tapering to that over a span of weeks, if not months.

I know you’ve said you’re fed up and you just want to be off of it already. Most of us do. But you are going to put yourself into a horrible position by rushing to the finish line. I say time and time again: it is a marathon, not a sprint. This shit takes time. As addicts we all love immediate gratification, but that is not what will be accomplished by rushing off of suboxone. Just the opposite will in fact be true.

Rushing to get off of suboxone "because you are fed up with it" is probably the worst route that a person can take. It is exactly what we addicts need to NOT be doing, and in my humble opinion exactly what screws a lot of people up.

Not saying to never come off of it at all. What I am saying is I think you need to take another, realistic look at what needs to be done, the time frame it needs to be done in, and how ready you even are to begin doing these things.

I am also not saying these things to scare you. Rather I want to be pragmatic and help to give you the best chance possible at getting to where you want to be. It takes time, patience, effort, hard work, and pretty much a million other things. It is hard, don’t get it twisted. You will have to do a lot of shit you don’t want to do, a lot of shit you don’t feel comfortable doing, and a lot of stuff you WISH more than anything wouldn’t be so. Its the reality of the situation however.

‘It ain’t easy.‘

Best of luck.