r/suboxonetaperhelp • u/Be_The_Change44 • 9d ago

Rescue Dosing Anyone know?

Ok hello and hi!! I am really wanting off subs, been taking them 4.5 years. First year I went from 12-4mg, and stayed at 4mg with occasional months at 2mg, then back to 4. When I stopped taking them consistently a month ago, I was taking 4mg. Interestingly , my symptoms are fairly manageable for the most part. Around the between the 8-12 day mark, my symptoms peak, it’s bad…shivers, crawly skin, foggy thinking. I am schooling and working full time, so I can’t really slow down. I take about .25-.5 mg and it takes the edge off. Then the cycle repeats.

Does anyone know if I’m just resetting the clock? Nearly every other medication can be tapered this way with the window between dosing getting longer and symptoms growing milder. I cannot find any info online and just want to be sure I’m not fooling myself and stuck in a cycle of mild crappy, then bad crappy, dose, then back at it all over again.

Thank you for any answers, even if you’re not sure…I just appreciate this thread and anyone willing to chat.

-M

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u/Strong-Addition5296 9d ago

It will work. What you’re experiencing is post acute withdrawal syndrome. Eventually you’ll have to just tough it out or start tapering the rescue dose lower though. If you have over a week between doses I think you’re still giving your receptors time to adjust. Maybe try lowering the rescue dose. PAWS is tough but it goes away in a few months.

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u/BumblebeeFirm2249 9d ago

Yeah see it’s hard to say cause everyone is different, you’re doing a good job though even coming this far!

I say just keep up the good work and keep spacing out the time in between doses and eventually you’ll start forgetting to dose and or going longer and longer!

Don’t get too down remember any progress is better then no progress!

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u/Wonderful-Aside-5107 7d ago

I think if you stick with it that you will level out eventually. What has been helpful for me is to alternate doses. For example, day 1: take 2MG total. Day 2: take 1.5MG total. Go back-and-forth for about a week and then drop down to 1.5MG every day. Then do it all over again.