48 hrs-no suboxone - Addiction & Recovery Message Board

goddessgrl65 · 11-28-2004, 07:19 AM

Hi friends-

I hope everyone had a good holiday..it was this time last year-i got on the sub..for maintainence..my last relapse.
My husband decieded he would not take sub this weekend-to begin tapering down to 1 mg..he told me that he feels ok..no heavy w/ds yet-hes been on 2 mgs for months-all week he would take he sub-later in the day..holding off till he felt ill..and than stopped..
I think this is good news for sub users..so i wanted to share it..
that the slow taper works ..and skipping days/etc.
Im still in at 3mgs-i must get down to 2 mgs w/in 6 weeks..
I know i gotta make more of an effort..i know by spring..we are coming off sub(according to the doctor)..he'll let us hang at a low dose-if neccesery..but i gotta take steps now.
I thought its important to let the board know-since many of us are on suboxone..and nervous about what lies ahead..
Seeing my husband-stop..(he basically kind of hung out/relaxed)-but no complaints.is relieving some of that anxiety about getting off-
peace to all...
ggrl

agentalias · 11-28-2004, 10:58 AM

That is great! Tapering really is the way to go if you want to avoid full blown WDs with Sub. I truly believe so even if you had to take chips of the Sub. It does work because I succesfully tapered off it and I have been opiate free for about 6 months now. Life is great and grand without it

You guys will be fine as long as it is together. You both sound very mentally sound now to successfuly go off it. I've been following and posting to you for the past year now and it seems you both really want to make a go out of this.

Good luck and keep us posted. Take care.

Baseball65 · 11-28-2004, 05:53 PM

Hi G-girl!

I'm a little confused here...please illuminate.

So: He's skipping a dose to come back at 1mg? or he's stopping completely?

I know that stopping completely is all of our ultimate goals,I just shudder to think about it right now,though I can't NOT read his/your story to learn/get insight for my own eventual end.

Could you please clarify and keep us updated...his as well as your taper/quit?

Thanks
as always
Baseball65

goddessgrl65 · 11-29-2004, 05:38 AM

agentalias/baseball-

Hi guys...Agentalias..that is awesome..how did i miss that?Im so happy for you..and your fine..why am i so scared??Well-you made my day..
Im not ready yet..but working towards it..
My husband is going down in dose-and is preparing by skipping.
Baseball-i hear ya..i need to know-even tho im not there yet..
I read some old posts-and realised i was hurting when i first started-and even a few months in had moments of cravings/etc..i forgot..its been a while..
ggrl

agentalias · 11-29-2004, 08:58 AM

I know its weird when the cravings finally go out the window. I still struggle with it when I hear "Vicodin". Even in the beginning reading vicodin will ring a bell, ya know?

I realize that you and your husband may be scared but you both realize now how it feels to be like "drug free" even if you are on Sub. Well that is what made me want to be opiate free, is the way Sub made you feel , it makes you feel normal. Right? Then if you feel that way, you may be ready as well.

Just keep lowering your doses and stay there for awhile. You husband is doing the right thing. Being together in this is the best way to go. Both of you guys have to be mentally strong.

Once over the WD hump, then it is easier...after a couple of months of that...then you're really home with being opiate free. Then again, you know how it is also, stay clear away from anybody doing drugs..AA or NA meetings. I only wish I could have gone to those in the beginning. I'm a single mother of a young child and it was really hard for me to attend.

You know what I mean? I'm sure you know what I mean. This is all for your son and I promise you , the horizon at the end is all worth that every ounce of pain of WDs that you go through. To be opiate free is the best!

Post and I will be here for you when you are ready! Peace out homegirl!

Take care