Suboxone for a year now, plz help!

  • Thread starter Thread starter codyragan22
  • Start date Start date
C

codyragan22

Guest
I have been on Suboxone for almost a year now, I feel I will never be able to get away from the Suboxone, due to the fear of going back to the Roxy's., Percs... Oxys, Hydro.....My doctor still has me on 2 whole pills a day, (16 mg), and I feel my life has been taken away from me. When I was on the others, I did everything. Now, I have quit my job, sit around all the time, only do things I have to do and sometimes not even that. I sleep all the time also. Is this normal for my doctor to have me on this much Subs after a year ? He said I might have to take it for the rest of my life. I have been thinking that going to the methadone clinic would be my best option, at least I might be able to do things and enjoy life again. I don't know, I feel as drug user as myself will never ever be the same again and its really scary! I really need some advice as a plan on what to do, I can't talk to my Dr. cause he wants to keep me on a high dose and ask me if I feel I neeed more, its insane, but I feel the need to keep going to my Dr. because I really don't want to ever go through the DTs that I did when I got off of the other drugs. someone please help... I sleep, eat, sleep, MAKE MYSELF get up to cook and sometimes dont even do that for my family, I no longer take care of myself, I go no where, I have lost all my frienRAB because I dont take their calls or call them and I use to be a clean freak and now altho it bothers me, I really dont care anymore....its like I am waiting to die .....Thanks in advance :dizzy: I also feel sick feeling almost every single day ~~~
 
your story is so much like my life its like u described it down to a T. well also keep goin back to the quack cause i too am afraid of the withrawals. i had been on lortabs for l0 + years. was tired of running out then couldnt get any fo a couple of days stressing bout runnin out etc. so that is when i went to dr and he put me on suboxone. the worsst s*** i ever done i have no life no more just like u described at least when on tabs felt like doing something , kept my house clean all the nine yarRAB. i hate yhis stuff and dont know what to do about it. i seriously am thinkin bout goin yo try to get my tabs back. if u have any other suggestions please let me know i need my life back GOD HELP BOTH OF US. I AM SO SERIOUS.
 
Suboxone has sucked the life out of me! I've been on it for four years this month. My doc put me on three 8 mg tabs a day at first, then went down to 20mg. Two years ago I decided to wean down without telling him. I got down to and stayed on 16mg a day for a whole year. Then one night before a concert I took a half to try to boost my mood so I would feel like leaving the house. Went back up to 20mg a day for almost a year. Now I'm around 18mg. One in the morning, one at dinner, then a chip around 7pm or so.

Anyway, ..yeah, I feel like I'm just waiting to die. I haven't left the house for 4 years now! (except for work since I have to). My frienRAB think I don't wanna be bothered with. I try explaining to them but I know they don't understand. I haven't shopped since before the sub, so I'm super low on clothes and work clothes, shoes, etc. It's like there's this invisable barrier that prevents me from leaving the house. When I take my first sub in the morning my mood is pretty good, then a few hours later I'm in the dumps. I feel depressed, tired, etc. I then take a nap and try to sleep as long as I can until the next dose.

The first few years I would stay on the internet the whole day long. That's all I did. I think the sub makes you feel content with whatever it is your doing. My brother is on a low dose (4mg/day) and reaRAB the Bible for hours and hours.

I used to be in a band, go out with frienRAB, had a girlfriend, had a life! I keep saying I'm gonna wean down but it never happens.

I just started taking Zyrtec-D a week ago for a sinus infection and the decongestant in it has me wired. My mood has been pretty good but I'm pretty anxious.

I wish I had an answer other then telling you I'm feeling the same way.
 
It seems that you both have been on entirely too much. I went to detox in Deceraber to break me of my on and off again moderate 10 year abuse of oxycodone and hydrocodone. I started at 6mgs and that was only for a few days. 4 months later, I am down to only 1mg a day and can not imagine taking more. I hope to be off completely within the next three months. I think you need to reassess with your doctor, or perhaps another doctor and taper yourselves down slowly. I have been encouraged by some people's stories who have completely gotten off suboxone by a slow methodical taper and they are very happy and drug free today. There is hope.
 
I dont know who is out there scaring everbody but suboxone withdrawls are not bad at all,and if you do it the right way you wont feel any.I was on methadone for 4 years I just swithched over to suboxone.I waited about 24 to 30 hours took my first eight milligram sub and have not felt any pain at all.If you cant leave your house,or you feel like your waiting to die its not the sub,its something else going on.And honestly its not a big deal seeing a doctor once a month for a script nor is it going to take your life away popping a couple of subs a day.You can do everything in life while on subs that you can do without them.There really is no need to make excuses.
 
Back
Top