I am new here. Lartab (20 10mg daily) and Soma (15-20 daily) addict. :wave: I found the board researching Suboxone. I thought I would share with you my exp.

I went into a detox last week before last..for pills. I have been on Soma and Lortabs for yrs. The thought of not taking them was horrible (still kinda scarry). My life was ********** up. Well, the drug part. I could not have a weekend trip without taking time to plan out my pills; how many to bring, can I get them shipped to me, etc. Pills ruled my life, I was a *********** slave. Everyday, everyday for yrs. I was ruled by these pills. I wanted my life back. So, I spent 5 days in detox. THe a1st 24 hours suck. YOu really feel bad. After the 1st 24hrs (since you had your last dose of pills) they will administer Suboxone to you. Talk about alife saver. This drug really WORKS!!!!!!! You do feel slightly yucky, and I do mean slightly. Nothing major at all, easy to deal with. Maybe easy for me due to the fact I have been wanting off the pills for over a yr., and tried several times with no luck (withdrawled too bad) You have the chills, soft stool and the sweats a little, but that is about all. Well, I was kinda emotional for a few days. It is not like trying to quit on your own. I have tried many times and it is horrible. They also gave me Serquel to sleep and for anxiety. The 2 drugs together are a God send. If you are addicted and want to get off, FIND A DR. THAT WILL GIVE YOU SUBOXONE. I did, and I cant tell you how happy I am that I finally kicked this ****** habit. I know I could add much more to this, but this is the short of it.

I have been off of Lortab and Soma for 12 days now, and I could not feel better. They feeling you get when you are finally off the **** compares to no other. If you are addicted, please talk with your Dr. about Suboxone. :)
damn...I sound like a sales person for them . :D

I agree with you. I've been on Suboxone for a week and I feel great too. Interestingly, I'm also taking Seroquel, though my doctor said it's for bi-polar disorder. My question to you is: does the seroquel make you feel completely exhausted or what? I'm so out of it after fifteen minutes, that I fall into deep sleep and have trouble getting to work the next day. What's your take on it?

I agree with you. I've been on Suboxone for a week and I feel great too. Interestingly, I'm also taking Seroquel, though my doctor said it's for bi-polar disorder. My question to you is: does the seroquel make you feel completely exhausted or what? I'm so out of it after fifteen minutes, that I fall into deep sleep and have trouble getting to work the next day. What's your take on it?

I am taking 100mg 3x daily. It made me tired the 1st week, but now I am fine. I was like that at 1st...the next moring I was so tired I could hardy stay awake in the shower. That has passed. I am on day 12. Being on Seroquel has made me feel kinda numb to everything, though. Like you just dont really care one way or the other about things, emotionally. Nothing bad, but something I have noticed. I have also noticed the lack of desire for sex..this makes the wife not so happy. ;)

remeber suboxone is a opiate also...dont let your guard down...if you wish to be drug free and sober,deal with your addiction issues now and then you will have to wean very slow off the suboxone or the w/d's will be the same as lortabs...i was on bupenorphine(suboxone)for four years....it can do good by replacing your pill addiction to hydro or oxycodone,other opiates...but suboxone side effects are right up there with all opiates....in the end its the relapse because of not being able to handle the w/d's thatll get ya.....chef

I was recently put on Seroquel this will be day 5 IF I decided to go ahead and take it. I have been on the net looking it up & found some scary facts.Like how it can make u have thoughts of killing urself or other's.Can and will most likely cause diabetes.Make u have fits of anger[even more so then when not on it] so I'm just wondering what I will experience if I suddenly stop taking it. I started out on 50 day 1. day 2 she told me to take 100..day 3 150mg.day 4 200 and tonite I am suppose to take 300 mg.but I am scared to take it now. Any ideas? Advice?

I am new here. Lartab (20 10mg daily) and Soma (15-20 daily) addict. :wave: I found the board researching Suboxone. I thought I would share with you my exp.

I went into a detox last week before last..for pills. I have been on Soma and Lortabs for yrs. The thought of not taking them was horrible (still kinda scarry). My life was ********** up. Well, the drug part. I could not have a weekend trip without taking time to plan out my pills; how many to bring, can I get them shipped to me, etc. Pills ruled my life, I was a *********** slave. Everyday, everyday for yrs. I was ruled by these pills. I wanted my life back. So, I spent 5 days in detox. THe a1st 24 hours suck. YOu really feel bad. After the 1st 24hrs (since you had your last dose of pills) they will administer Suboxone to you. Talk about alife saver. This drug really WORKS!!!!!!! You do feel slightly yucky, and I do mean slightly. Nothing major at all, easy to deal with. Maybe easy for me due to the fact I have been wanting off the pills for over a yr., and tried several times with no luck (withdrawled too bad) You have the chills, soft stool and the sweats a little, but that is about all. Well, I was kinda emotional for a few days. It is not like trying to quit on your own. I have tried many times and it is horrible. They also gave me Serquel to sleep and for anxiety. The 2 drugs together are a God send. If you are addicted and want to get off, FIND A DR. THAT WILL GIVE YOU SUBOXONE. I did, and I cant tell you how happy I am that I finally kicked this ****** habit. I know I could add much more to this, but this is the short of it.

I have been off of Lortab and Soma for 12 days now, and I could not feel better. They feeling you get when you are finally off the **** compares to no other. If you are addicted, please talk with your Dr. about Suboxone. :)
damn...I sound like a sales person for them . :D
I'm going to be going through a similar process trying to get off of methadone and hydro but since suboxone is another opiate I've been told I will withdraw off of suboxone when you try to stop that also so, I'm wondering if your there yet and how you are?

Hey Everyone,

This is day 11 for me being on Suboxone. 2 years ago, I quit ct for 4 months and then give in. I might take 30 Loritab 10's per day. I used to be a health nut and I watched everything I put in my body. I also thought by going on the sub it would be trading one for another. The sub let's you think clearly. It let's your brain heal, so then after a slow taper the wd's aren't near as bad. It is at least a year progress. You don't have to worry about running out of pills and going through the wd's. I feel great and I have no cravings. Where I work there are 3 key people on vacation, so I have worked 72 hours so far. A month ago, I would have had to take 30 pills just to get through a 12 hour work day.

The sub allows you to put a plan together. It is truly a miracle for me and my family. Believe it or not it is cheaper. You will feel better and save money.

Take Care
Loop

Just dont stay on it too long. Ive been on it over a year and im trying real hard to get off it. Im trying to taper off and its very hard. Sub is great at first, but like every other opiate it starts to turn on you. --Meaning you dont get that energy and clear-headedness like the beginning. I do believe its a great tool for breaking that cycle of addiction.

CHEF-- how did you get off the sub? how do you feel now?

Good luck!

Hello. I found this site looking for my addiction help. I am being treated for 3herniated discs, 4 knee surgeries, 3 displaced fractures of my fingers and a torn labrium in my left shoulder. All this in the past 3 years. I followed the doctor's instructions for 4 10/325 Percs a day, but when I had to go to different specialists for the various operations, I got Rx's from all. Pretty soon I was unable to function without knowing where my next rx was coming from. With all these rx's, I naturally used several different pharmacies and never had a problem. Last Sat night while sitting up around 3:00Am I contemplated suicide. Obviously I could not sleep after these thoughts crossing my mind and about 7:00Am I decided the problem was easier to solve than my "solution". After getting 50 5/325 percs on Monday to get me through to Wednesday (tomorrow) when I begin treatment using suboxene. I have never had a problem like this before. I do not drink or do any other drugs (legal or illegal). I am so tired of living like this. I forget what life was like sober. I understand the ramifications of using suboxene but with counseling from a certified drug addiction counselor and suboxene and a plan for the length of time on sub, I feel like I have a fighting chance to find myself again. I wish peace and hapiness to anyone trying to beat this beast.

Hi, I am doing a slow taper from Klonopin (benzodiazepene, for anxiety), different than the pain pills, for some reason, I never liked pain pills (Thank God!!), but I am an addict and drank for 20 years, did other drugs recreationally, and became addicted and abused Klonopin for about 2 years starting 2 years and 42 days ago (I have 42 days clean today, taking the Klonopin "as prescribed", have not abused it for 42 days, and have been doing my taper schedule!! Yeah!!).

It has taken me a while to get from "major abuse" -- the constant planning and counting pills, how early could I get them refilled? how many do I have until the next refill? I would write down the days in a month on a big sheet of paper and stack the pills up on each day to see how many I could take, shifting them around, the pills completely ruled my life, I had a piece of paper I would revise day by day by day that I carried with me at all times, just as the person below said -- I am now down to 1.5 mg per day, which is a miracle for me, the obsession and compulsion to abuse the Klonopin has been lifted.

The withdrawal is absolutely HORRIBLE, violent headaches, nausea, dizziness, just feel like hell, some days I have been totally incapacitated in a ball on my couch, but also someone mentioned by Divine Intervention I have had the gift of Recovery once again (have not had a drink in 10 years), I do not now have the obsession/compulsion to abuse the Klonopin that I did a few months ago, have been cutting 1/4 of a .5 mg tablet every 20 days or so, it is so small a cut, but I cannot believe how sick I get. I am taking a rest now at 1.5 mg as I my son is in the Navy in Georgia and he and his wife are expecting a baby in the next 3-5 weeks (she has had some problems, I believe the Baby will be early), and I am going to drive down there myself from Pgh. PA in the next few weeks, then me and my boyfriend are going on a 10-day much needed vacation in October (have no idea how he is sticking with me through this Withdrawal, but he is a Godsend, he is also a recovering addict - 4+ years clean), I travel for business 2 weeks in November, and my son and his wife and new Baby are coming home for Christmas, and I REFUSE to be sick with withdrawal through any of this, I need a break, it has taken such an emotional, physical, and spiritual toll on me over the past 5 months, I cannot take it any more. Working each day just drains me, I have nothing left when I get home, but to crawl into bed. But it does subside after about 15-20 days, and then I would make another cut, but I need a break and want to feel healthy for my upcoming life-events, living life.

Anway, to my point, I also take Seroquel, I had a nervous breakdown 1.5 years ago, and was put on 100 mg for anxiety and sleep. And it worked. I had not slept for more than 2-3 hours for months, lost 30 lbs, was extremely sick, had to take 1 month off of work on Short Term Disability because one day I just could not work any longer, I just stood up and told my boss I had to go home, I could not work!!

but once I began taking 100 mg Seroquel about 2 hours before bedtime, I was finally able to sleep and began to get better. I was taking Ambien CR and Restoril at the same time, and still waking up after 2-3 hours!! I am not advocating Seroquel as a sleep aid, because it does have side affects, but I don't think the dose I was on was that high, I know it was first prescribed for schizophrenia, and that dose is sometimes 600 - 800 mg per day....

But now that I am withdrawing from the Klonopin, was having insomnia again as a side affect, so I asked to be bumped up to 150 mg Seroquel, and now I fall asleep as an earlier poster said in about 1/2 hour!! But I have only been taking this dose for a few days, and the same thing happened when I first went on the 100 mg, so I know it will level out soon, but it will help me fall asleep 1.5-2 hours after I take the 150 mg at night. Also, as an aside, I also have suffered from depression since I can remember, but was that a side affect of my alcoholism, drug addiction, etc., who knows? But I noticed I have NOT been depressed since taking the 100 mg. starting 1.5 years ago. I have anxiety, feel like physical HELL with this withdrawal, but I am not depressed. Seroquel was recently "approved", whatever the heck that means, for bipolar depression, and mania, and believe me, it has helped me during this very hard time of Benzo Withdrawal. Coincidence? Who knows!!

So, you have to weigh the risks against the benefits, I personally choose to take the Seroquel at 150 mg per night, sleep like a Baby, little groggy when I wake up, but it is better than only 2-3 hours of sleep I was getting, I work in scientific publishing, my job is very "brain" intense all day long, if I don't sleep, I cannot effective work, I am having enough cognitive trouble with this Klonopin Withdrawal, I literally feel I have had brain surgery and have lost part of my intelligence, and I will lose my job, I am divorced and support myself, so for me, the Seroquel has greatly helped with my benzo withdrawal, and depression, in that I can at least sleep.

I will re-think the Seroquel after I completely get off the Klonopin, whenever that will be, but I do also believe it is helping with my depression, or maybe now that I am not abusing Klonopin, maybe that has helped lift my depression.

So, we all have to make our own decisions about these things, but someone asked if anyone else was on Seroquel, so I just wanted to give my experience.

Good luck!!

Navy_Sub_Mom