Author: MannyZ

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 8:36 pm

Hey Guys,

I am quitting suboxone, after having been on it since Jan 10th, 2013. At peak, I was taking 2 mg per day, and over the last week, I have tapered further. I am currently at .5 mg per day, a quarter of a N2 strip, and am looking to go further before jumping. I am going to jail in the first week of May, so my sub doctor suggested to quit in three weeks and allow three weeks of no sub to return to equilibrium. I had not told my doc about having to go to jail, because I didn’t know about the incarceration until my last court date. Assuming that they are not going to let me take it in jail, I plan on quitting sub no later than April 10th.

Any help would be appreciated coming off the .5 mg dose. I have Clonidine, 0.2 mg tablets.

*A bit more info, I was a heroin addict for about a year, up until last October. Smoked it for 4 months, then shot three bags a day for the last eight months up til October. Then, got arrested. Quit with three N8 (Suboxone 8mg/2mg) pills. I waited three months to go on sub maintenance, Jan 10th, because I couldn’t take the depression or anxiety anymore. I knew subs could be more addicting than the H, but I just wanted to feel normal temporarily. I guess if I wouldn’t have started sub, I would have felt a lot better than i did 3 months, but what’s done is done. Sub’s have helped me over the last 3 months, but I’ve had a foggy head and I guess quitting after 3 months could benefit me in the long run.