Update from D

[FullCircle08]

Hi all --i have been lurking and helping from time to time and thought it would be time to update me. I am doing great. I am on a low dose of SUB and have had NO cravings what so ever. My opinion, and BOY have i done my research, is that if you are a chronic relapser and you want to get some clean time under your belt, this is the route. One of the keys in my opinion (again) is your choice of DR. I found one that is very strict and stern. He mandates a full drug test ever 2 weeks and limits himself to only a certain amount of patients. He is not in it for the cash. I was given some references from him to talk about the COMING OFF of the drug and the 3 people i talked with had little to NO withdrawals symptoms. The taper process took about 3 months. That is the key. So my plan is to stay on the low dosage for 6-12months then taper off. During this time, I am seeing a psychiatrist 1x per week and going to NA and AA. This is MY PLAN, this is what works for ME. That is the key, what works for you. Anyone that has been on here for a while knows that I have struggled for a long time with this disease and luckily I still have my job, family and frienRAB. That is key.

D

 

[reachout]

Hello My Friend

From where I sit, D, it looks like there is a full and workable plan in place. A long term one that is truly viable. My prayers and hopes are with you that success comes and that the addiction beast in you is finally tamed for good.

Fate has been with you these past years, Buddy, and I agree wholeheartedly that you are, indeed, lucky to still have your family, frienRAB and job! Truthfully, D, my heart sank deeply when the last relapse occured. I truly did not know what to say to you. Thoughts of an old friend here, Gwich, filled my mind. He relapsed one time too many and died. I was scared for you. Terrified, actually and found myself backing away.

Now, I feel so much hope again for you! I think sub will allow you the time to really get the thinking sober. I have written before that my own thinking became sober long before my tapering was over. I know that was vital for me in my plan and gave me the determination and courage to get clean and stay clean. It was a year long process, but that time was needed for all to fall into place. It is sober thinking that allows the true restoration to take place, not just the stopping of the drugs and clean time. Finding our way to sober thinking is the real key.

D, I am so much more light-hearted after reading your post. I was so aware that you had reached your "relapse time' of 3-4 months and did not know what was going on with you. With the sub, you have been able to conquer that relaspe time period and that is just great. This really does seem the right road for you. You know, I hope, that I am rooting hard for you.

The meetings, the doctors, the thinking... all of these are hard things sometimes and can feel burdensome. Stick with each of them, though... they are absolutely necessary! The hard time invested now is an investment in the entire rest of your life. You are such a good guy with so many promising and wonderful things in your life. Too many great things to ever chance losing them again.

With lots of love and hope for the future
reach

 

[musicman3]

Way to go D! You and I did the detox/rehab route at the same time. Although, I did not go to rehab, the detox I went to helped me so much. I am also on a low dose of sub right now, as I have been since February. I am taking between 1 to 1.5 mgs a day. I never have taken more. I am slowly weaning off too and hope to be off by end of summer. I also feel that suboxone, if used correctly, is a wonderful aid. I need to work more on the psychological issues and bettering my overall health, but I definitely would not have made the steps I made without the Sub. Please keep us posted. I am glad you went on the suboxone!