opiate addiction and suboxone

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Hey guys! brand new to this site! I have beeb an addict to any kind of opiate i can get for a little over 3 years now. I am a current addict, but do have an apointment at the suboxone clinic on monday..I have heard mixed feelings about the suboxone program, but im at the point i will try anything..is ther anyone with positive feedback about the program, and any negative ones please explain..thanks so much for reading and thanks in advance for your help!
 
Shayeagle

Hi, Welcome to the boarRAB. I do not want to repeat my story but I feel that you need to know it. It am approx. 35 days off of suboxone and it wasn't very easy for me. If you go to the top of the boarRAB in the search bar and type in "suboxone" or "suboxone withdrawl" from over a month ago.....my posts are there and how I feel and several other merabers of these boarRAB. I want you to know what you are getting yourself into so please read my posts.

Take care of yourself and if you have any questions please ask.

Lyn in Michigan
 
Welcome shayeagle!!

I agree with Lyn... Do as much research as you can before you go!! There are a lot of battles with this drug... but I have also heard for some it's been a life saver!

Good luck to you!! Stick around! We are a great support system! KUP!
~Secrets
 
Welcome shayeagle. I just recovered this week from my opiate dependency and I have to tell you that it is something you need to make a goal to do. I feel so much better and I have so much more energy it's unbelievable.

I can't speak about taking Suboxone, but I did my research before hand on the drug and I personally did not want to take it. It is an opiate replacement and is just as hard to get off of from the stories that I have read here in this forum.

What worked for me was a positive attitude that I would get off opiates and tapering down. Going from 60+ mg/day of oxycodone down to 10 mg/day was fairly easy, getting below 5 mg/day was extremely hard and I had lots of withdrawals. I was ready to check into a 5-day detox program, but because of an insurance glitch I had to wait an extra 2 days. I decided to just go cold turkey at that point and I took some Valium to take the edge off at night (when my withdrawals were the worst) and 3 days later I was 99% withdrawal free. I'm day 6 now and I'm completely drug-free!!

You can do it. It is a mind over matter thing, where you have to decide that a life w/o drugs is worth it. I still crave from time-to-time and I will probably for the rest of my life, but I will never go back! Life is too precious and beautiful than to have a veil of drugs covering your eyes and emotions. I can plan to do things now w/o having to count to see how many Percocets I have left in the bottle.

Let us know how things go and we're all here to help, especially in desperate times. This group is wonderful!!
 
Please keep in mind tho: Suboxone can be addictive, and will cause withdrawals if not tapered correctly under a doctor's supervision. Even tapering under a doc will cause mild withdrawals.
 
Suboxone has helped me. It can diifer from person to person. But for me it has given me my life back.:angel:
 
Sverige82,

Please keep to the topic of the original thread.

Your post has been moved to a new thread:
"Need help getting off Suboxone"
 
:angel:thanks guys for all the responces/ Like i said in the original post, i was at one time on suboxone for twp weeks, and i did have a very good two weeks. i have researched the drug very well also on my own, and i have foubd out thst yes indeed it is addicting. However, honestlty i cannot take the time to try to taper, i have a very busy schedule and have like 2 days a week that are clear and free. I would love more than anything to just go cold turkey, i know i could do it with my own will power and want to. I have two kiRAB with me who both have many activities each day, my husband works more than full time, and just so much going on. I am hoping in a year from now my life will be slowedd down enough to where i cn taper off the suboxone and have the time to deal with some withdrawal. i did go cold turkey once on my husbanRAB vacation, and its oure hell as all of you know..i cant deal right now, and my life is so messed up from my addiction and i have went from just doing the perks and oxy's to taking h (snorting it) if i cant get my pills, to the point now that my beloved perks dont do as much for me as they used to..im exactly where i swore on everything i would never be in my life. I hope this post downt sound like a pity party or an excuse making party for myself, in my mind its legit, and we are in a financial situation where sub would work out for us, actually save us money...I do agree wih you though that its addictive and is goinbg to be tough to come off of, but for right now, i just want some if my life back, and need to get some of it straightened out...any more comments will be appriciated guys, you are all so very heloful and inspirational.:angel:
 
:angel:I agree with you. Stay on suboxone until you feel comfortable with getting off of it. That is what it is there for. It's helping you stay away from H and perks, so it's doing what it is supposed to. Congratulations on getting your life back and staying clean! Keep up the great work!
 
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