Author: BigSexy
Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 1:07 pm
I would like to share a brief biography. I’m a 27 year old male, Mechanical Engineering student, and the father (of a 5 year old girl). During my high school years I kinda just went with the flow and did what everyone else was doing, which was partying, and school was the last thing on my mind. I got in an ATV reck in the winter when I was 17, this resulted in a compression fracture, and my opiate addiction started. I was addicted to opiates on and off until I was about 22. It was then that I realized this was a horrible way to live, with the help of my daughters I decided to get on suboxone (I would have done rehab if that was an option). Now a little over 4 years later I am ready to get off the suboxone. Although, I would like to say that this drug has allowed me to come into adulthood properly. I have essentially grown from a boy to a man while taking subs; they allowed me the stability I needed to look at my life and decide where it was going. At the age of 23 I realized I was a nerd at heart. Since then I have come to love anything complex, especially physics, so I decided to go to school to be a Mechanical Engineer. I would recommend suboxone to any addict looking for a way to stabilize their life, although I would say try rehab first.
So I have tapered down to 4mg a day without any issues; I know the real work starts here. I was wanting to ask how long it should take me to taper down from 4mg’s after 4 years at the age of 27?
Any insights or thoughts are greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance, and I look forward to talking!