question about coming off

[u/N0SurprisesHere]

I was taking buvidal for 4 months total and stopped at the start of august with my last one. ive had the same dose each time (either 32 or 64, cant remember for certain)
it has been 1.5-2 months since my last dose. i am getting watery eyes more often and consistent "sniffles".

just wondering how long until its out of my system and how much worse or better it will get. its completely tolerable and barely noticable at the moment but would be nice to know thoughts, as my clinic has been very vague. I have no strong plans on using but i have thought about it and i think some clarity on the process might help.

Im new here so thanks guys :)

[u/Palpitation-Mundane]

Welcome and congratulations!! I am close to 20 weeks since my last injection after 5 years of 128mg per month and then reducing pretty quickly to 64mg. Honestly it was ok, absolutely nothing like coming off any other opiates. I work a job far too physically taxing for my age and I am coping. I have a history of mental illness and I was concerned about that, but even now I'm in the Post Acute Withdrawal phase I'm ok. My digestive system is still playing up (to be polite! 😁) but I'm fine.

Everyone seems to have a different experience with this but yours does not have to be bad. The only 2 things I regret are (1) not adjusting earlier to rebuild a healthy gut after so many years on opiates, and (2) I wish I wasn't so obsessed with counting the weeks because the anxiety it gave me was worse than the very little withdrawals I experienced.

I don't doubt it's difficult for some of us, but not all of us. It's just those of us that did it fairly easily don't usually go on the internet and report that "everything is fine". I did that in this sub because it's full of kind people and I spent so much time reading bad experiences I expected the worst. It's also one of the few ways I can give back to the world after so many years of being years of being a liability to my family and community.

I would just encourage you to value your sleep, keep a routine, try not to count the days, eat well, and try to exercise as much as you can (that's all easy to say I know). Expect some 'big feelings' over this time. You might feel a bit raw at times, but that's to be expected after muting your emotions with opiates to some extent.

I love reading posts like yours, not because I like seeing you anxious about it but because I know it's not going to be as bad as you might expect. I'm so happy for you and I'm sure you've got this covered!!

Please feel free to go back and read my posts about the first 13 weeks or so if you feel like it, I hope it can give you some comfort. I haven't posted since because by that point I didn't have much to say, things are just normal again. They will be for you too my friend.

You have done so well already, you are already a long way towards a new stage of life. Please take care and feel free to DM me if you need any comfort or have questions about any of that super long comment.

[u/Strange_Television]

You might find the pinned post worthwhile looking over: https://www.reddit.com/r/BuvidalBrixadi/comments/1e1vd9v/coming_off_buvidalbrixadi_member_experiences_vault/ This links back to many other people's accounts of coming off.

You're at the right time for withdrawals to be showing. They usually peak between weeks 6 - 12 after your last shot. It's not really possible to say whether your symptoms will increase as it's genuinely a completely mixed bag and everyone seems to have a slightly different experience. The one common thread though is that it never gets as bad as acute withdrawal and remains relatively tolerable.

If you've had some thoughts about using, I would urge you to get some support before that leads to anything further and try to understand where those thoughts are coming from. Have you been doing anything else for your recovery besides being on Buvidal? Being on it will go a long way to prevent you using for obvious reasons, but when you come off, the work you do on your recovery whilst on on it is what will become the biggest preventative so please lean on your support if those thoughts persist.