Has Anybody Ever Been on Suboxone for Opiate Addiction? Your Experience?
Question by creatingchristin: Has anybody ever been on suboxone for opiate addiction? Your experience?
[rewrite]I have been prescribed suboxone for opiate addiction. I am now on my second third week. I have had some side affects that are somewhat hard to deal with, but better than what I was dealing with on all the other drugs. I have been clean now since using this medicine. So, that is a plus. What do you think?
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Answer by DIXIE
…i acquired 3 80mg suboxones and i quit heroin(8 months of shooting at least 20 bags a day) on my own with just those 3 pills in 5 days!!!
the feeling i got them was totally indescribable and weird…but it was better than feeling my skin crawl!!!
you have to stay ‘clean’ when taking them or you will waste any opiate that you try to use…suboxones first help to rid your body of any opiates that are still effecting your body…then they will block any other opiates you may try to use for up to 48 hours after you used the last suboxone…
it is good that you’ve gotten clean from your original addiction… but it sounds like you could be addicted to the suboxone now…
suboxone and methadone addiction are often times harder to kick that the original addiction if you don’t stop asap!!! (so i hear…since like i said…i just had 3 pills so i had to budget them through the 5 days it took me to quit)…so thankfully i didn’t get a chance to get addicted to them!!!
if you want to talk about anything any further feel free to email me!!!
Answer by Lone
Dixie used Suboxone the way it should be used, and the way rehabs use it…for a few days or at most a few weeks.
People who go on maintenance with sub or methadone find it is much harder to kick than their original drug of choice.
And unfortunately, you are not really clean if you are on sub or methadone, because they are both very powerful long lasting opioids. In fact, your physical addiction is most likely worse now.
watch this pod cast please, in it’s entirety,
http://afflictedandaffected.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=248:steven-scanlan&catid=40:shows2008
then go to www.subsux.com
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I’ve been on it since 2007. I’ve had ups and downs with it but over all it’s been good for me because it’s way better than using.
I have a close friend who’s been taking suboxone for opiate addiction. Your prescribing physician and counselors have to be very careful on how they wean you off suboxone and how long you use sub for. Normal tapering times are between 30 days (which I think is too soon) and 1 year. Do NOT step down in large doses, gradually reduce the amount you take. Suboxone can also be used for “maintenance therapy,” which I don’t recommend because it means you will be on opiates (even synthetic ones) for the rest of your life. The symptoms my friend complained about most were stomach and intestinal issues and weight loss.
My friend was on suboxone for two years. This has made getting clean and completely stopping with opiates very, very difficult for him. YOU have to be active in your treatment and locate a physician who is knowledgeable in getting you OFF suboxone successfully, not just prescribing it and dropping you like a hot rock.
Suboxone is not a miracle drug. It is an opiate and you are still addicted to opiates, but it IS a tool you can use to get clean. Once you decide to stop sub therapy you will experience some withdrawal symptoms, though I’m told sub withdrawal is by far easier than coming down from heroin.
There are several phases to opiate and suboxone withdrawal: ACUTE, which lasts for 2-3 weeks and will involve full withdrawal symptoms, POST ACUTE which may last up to a year while your body readjusts to not having opiates as part of its chemistry, and there will be a post-withdrawal emotional slump or depression that can be treated with medication. The worst symptom is lack of sleep (which my friend is still experiencing) but that gradually gets better over the course of a few months.
Congratulations on your efforts to get sober. I suggest you start attending AA or NA meetings, stick with the winners in those programs and work actively with your counselors and doctors to make sure you’re getting the help and attention you need. Keep your loved ones close and DON’T lie to them. Don’t trade one fix for another (e.g. prescription pills or alcohol) To ask for help is not a sign of weakness. Good luck to you. Like my friend, I sincerely hope you can make it.
Suboxone, although expensive, is very effective at treating and managing opiate withdrawal.I was addicted to pain medication (oxycodone) and it worked wonders. There are a couple of downsides to it though. First off, it is very expensive. Many people experience severe nausea after their first dose. I did and required medication to stop being sick to my stomach (Phenagren). It can also make you either very tired or restless. Everyone’s bodies are different, so it’s hard to say how YOU will react to it. But overall, it did work wonders for my personal opiate/oxycodone addiction and did help alleviate the pain that I began taking the oxycodone for in the first place. And I did not personally find it difficult to wean myself down and eventually off of the Suboxone. The idea when beginning to take it is to set your mind at beating your addiction and the medication only being a short term step to make the process easier, not switching from one substance to another.