First Day of No Pills - Addiction & Recovery Message Board

preski · 10-03-2003, 08:38 AM

Hi Everyone,
I have been posting to some of you so I decided to start my own to keep you all posted. Been taking 25 hydro 10mg a day for 3 yrs. Tried the taper route, but could never break the 7-8 a day without the severe withdraw. Got a script for Suboxone. Took my last pill at 6:00 pm yesterday. Was supposed to wait 24 hrs to take the Sub, but was feeling yucky by 10:00 am the chills, sweats so I just dissolved a 1/2 tab and now feel like my sweatsare worse...maybe I should have waited...that is really all I am feeling right now is just sweaty. I will wait a few hours and take another 1/2 of a tab. For those of you that have gone the Sub route, please advise.
Terri

verylucky · 10-03-2003, 08:50 AM

Preski,
You were taking the equivalent of 250mgs of hydrocodone a day. A half a tab (4mgs) is not going to do you much good when you have such a high tolerance. Is that what the doctor prescribed? My addictionologist initially prescribed 16 mgs and we continued to move up until we got the cravings and symptoms under control at 24 mgs.

The one thing I've noticed is that the doctors seem to be underprescribing the medication at first. If you are getting the right dose of the suboxone, your symptoms should go away within 30 minutes (mine did). You may want to check with your doc to see if you can up your dosage. DO NOT MAKE THAT DECISION ON YOUR OWN.

Take care and keep us posted on your progress,
verylucky

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PUREINXTASY · 10-03-2003, 09:03 AM

Hey Terri....
Just wanted to say good luck....and God Bless!!
INX

rudder · 10-03-2003, 09:18 AM

Good Morning Terri-

Should you have waited until tonight like you said that you suppose to?

Please follow the program as instructed & call the Doc. if you are having problems. Don't be afraid to advocate for yourself. I REALLY want this to work for you!

If you are getting worried, just take a look at the board & read how may people it has worked for. There is no reason that it should not work for you.

Stay storng & keep us posted.

Hopefully at this time next Friday I will be able to say that I'm on suboxone too.

Rudder

preski · 10-03-2003, 10:03 AM

Hey Guys,
Thanks for your support. Verylucky, you are right...maybe I have to just keep taking the Sub until the withdraws are gone. Although I don't feel too bad, just sweaty and chills other than that spirits pretty good. Maybe a bit depressed. Will take another 1/2shortly and the doc has said that I can go to 16 mg a day and then call him if I need more. Rudder, from what i have been reading with other people, I am glad I have the Sub as after not having a pill for over 18 hrs, I don't feel so bad.
Terri