post replypost new topic
Is It Really That Hard To Get Off?
blueyedgirl






Posted: March 31, 2006, 9:53 AM
Those who have started to taper down low or are finally off...is it really that hard to get off the sub? My doctor made it sound like as long as I went down by like 1 mg every one or two weeks that I would be fine. But reading some of these posts makes me scared. Some people are under 1 mg and still feel withdrawls? Do you think it is more of a mental addiction then or a physical one? Honestly the first time I tried sub, last summer, I did so well on it for 2 months and tapered all the way down but the next day I was afraid to not take anything and ended up going back to my habit. Of course I also wasn't around the best people. Oh, and another question, is the withdrawl from 1 mg or lower just as bad as withdrawl from your d.o.c. or much less?
Guest






Posted: March 31, 2006, 11:40 AM
Hi, depending on your drug of choice and how much you were taking and for how long. There will be withdrawal from the sub, but for me, it was nothing as severe as the withdrawal from the opiates I was taking.

You will hear a few people say they didnt have withdrawal from sub, and if you taper slowly, your withdrawals should not be so bad. My doctor told me I will have some withdrawal and I will feel bad, but it wont be anything like coming off the opiates I was using. He was absolutely correct. Yes I did go through withdrawals, and they were no where near as bad as cold turkey.

I dont know if this helps you at all, but I wanted people to be honest with me when I was coming off, both the drugs, and the sub. I know you are probably scared, but you already have a month clean, you dont want to turn back now.

Good luck to you!


Posts: 118
Joined: August 14, 2005


Posted: March 31, 2006, 11:53 AM
Guest - Were you able to work when you finished sub?
Guest






Posted: March 31, 2006, 12:03 PM
I work at home, so it was not quite so bad. I at least didnt have to go out. I believe I could have worked outside the home, but it would have been a tough week or two to say the least.


Posts: 2959
Joined: October 12, 2004


Posted: March 31, 2006, 2:04 PM
If you do it right you might be tired a little for a few days and may not sleep like your used to but it doesnt last that long, maybe a few days at most.

--------------------
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”

user posted image
sub user






Posted: April 2, 2006, 3:54 PM
Don't let it fool you, (the withdrawl). If you've been through it enough times, (withdrawl from regular narcotics) when you go off bupe, it sometimes feel like you just know that your mild symptoms mean that full-blown withdrawl, or you think you know what's coming--is right around the corner....the difference with bupe is that it dosen't happen like that.
It really is manageable, and the violent illness shouldn't happen as long as you don't jump-off from a higher dose.--it really eeks out of your body very slowly, almost like the stuff is in sync with your own metabolisim, as far as how slowly it wears-off.


Posts: 1763
Joined: November 9, 2005


Posted: April 2, 2006, 4:04 PM
I'll be happy to suffer from tapering down to a 1/2 mil a day of sub down to no sub, then from 10 percs a day cold turkey, i sucked down 10 percs a day for almost 2 years, my habit costing me almost 4k a month, down to Sub which is $250 a month, i guess it's all relative, but getting clean cold turkey or using sub is no easy task, the sub just makes the getting clean a little easier.

--------------------
Jesus is alright with me, it's his fans that scare me Gladiator2006


Posts: 1478
Joined: August 27, 2004


Posted: April 3, 2006, 10:49 AM
Hey now blueyedgirl, I'm 5 days off the subs now, and I'm over it. I did a real slow taper, taking 10 months to get from 16mgs to nothing. Yes, I still went through withdrawals, but they are a pain in the arse, not terminal, and they don't last long. What's three days without sleep, and feeling a bit clucky compared to the lifetime of freedom you find waiting for you at the other side. I took my last dose of subs (0.2mgs) last Wednesday - it's Monday now, so not even a week. I had a rough few days, but I feel better than I can remember feeling in a long long time now. I was scared of jumping, but all I can say is I feel absolutely top of the world. I feel like I've regained sovereignty over my own life, and I'm getting a massive kick out of being alive now.

I found the best way to get through it is not to treat yourself like an invalid, but just to get on and do as much as you can. The first couple of days I felt like I was on speed, and the best way to cope was to keep as busy as poss. Even though I didn't really feel like doing much, I just did it. Read my beginning of the end post, and it tells you all about the last couple of months of my taper, and now I've finally done it. I tried to have as much fun as I could, coz it took my mind off how I was feeling. I took very little in the way of pain relief, or any medication to get through it, coz I was craving the clear head. And I think the fact that I can say that I actually managed to enjoy myself whilst going through the withdrawals speaks for itself, coz it means that it could be overcome, unlike coming off a teenth a day smack habit, where after 3 days you would shoot yourself in the head rather than spend another second feeling like that. Don't fear it. It won't kill you, it doesn't last long, and very quickly you will find yourself feeling better than you have done in years.

The world's your oyster...

love

Diff xxx

--------------------
Life is not a dress rehearsal
sub user






Posted: April 3, 2006, 2:55 PM
ok Diff-that's funny "craving a clear head"!
Me too! Thanks for reminding us that there is a pay-off when you get off this stuff! My long slow taper plan has led to maintanence & a foggy head.
post replypost new topic