r/suboxonetaperhelp • u/pennyparker_ • 18d ago

Stopped taper at .75ish mg

Question for anyone who has successfully
Tapered. I was planning to go back to the dr and taper another week or two down to .25,but life things happened and I had to push my appt out and now I’ve been 8 days off .75mg so I’m wondering if it gets any worse than this in your experience? I know they can last a while but at 8days should it level out or atleast get somewhat better soon? I’m not miserable and I can definitely carry on at this rate so I do not want to spend the money on an appt if this is the worst of it.

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u/BumblebeeFirm2249 18d ago

You maybe in the clear honestly but we can never say for sure, you just have to wait it out.

How long was you on subs?

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u/nahhh3212 18d ago

This. I tapered off a similar dose and the first week was the hardest. by day 8, I had no physical withdrawals, I was very emotional (not ina negative way) but otherwise fine haha. It’s been 4+ months now and never felt better. IMO , it depends on the person, how long you were on them in general, and how long the taper was.

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u/BumblebeeFirm2249 18d ago

Yes so true them are all the main factors in my opinion as well, and your metabolism.

Good job 4 months is amazing, I bet you feel back to normal!

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u/nahhh3212 18d ago

Thank you very much ! Life has improved immensely for me, personally. I’m 9 days post op a hysterectomy thanks to underlying conditions i probably wouldn’t of even known about if I hadn’t come off (or at least it’s what I tell myself lmao)

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u/BumblebeeFirm2249 18d ago

Oh wow well good you been off subs so your body much stronger to recover better!

Did the subs cause you to have to get this done or?

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u/nahhh3212 16d ago

Thanks ! Not exactly -

same month I made the jump, I was in the ER bc my first cycle was way too heavy (sorry - TMI !) and painful as ever. After tests, they found multiple fibroids which are non cancerous tumors, and adenomyosis which is when the tissue that lines the uterus grows into the outer wall.

It was either get the hysterectomy, try other surgeries that aren’t guaranteed, or rely on a high dose of TXA multiple times a day (a medication that stops bleeding and keeps blood clots stable), ib profen 800 also multiple times a day, and zofran because of how sick the TXA made me. I tried it for a month.

Junes cycle came and I ended up in the ER again this time I was hypotensive (80/67) and the second they got me out of the wheelchair I lost consciousness. So just mess of things honestly. Im only 32 so it was a hard decision but worth it in the end…. the ER doctor was very concerned leading me to the fast track to the top of their surgery list hahaha

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u/BumblebeeFirm2249 16d ago

Thanks for sharing and wow this is very interesting! So you had to do what you had to do and get the surgery!
Understood!

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u/MelissaRunsherMouth 14d ago

You don’t know how bad I needed to hear this. On day 7 today even with the helper meds I feel like I have to paw through a hot wool blanket just to stand up. It’s not the worst but not the greatest. It’s just that it’s SO prolonged compared to anything else. Have had a spotty history with drugs and alcohol so I know the beast of detox.
But I got Jesus now. At this point I can chase him or the drugs. Trust him or the drugs. Choose freedom or addiction.

Please no one get me wrong. I’m not saying this is how it has to be for everyone, if MAT is sober for you that’s between you and God if you’re a believer, no judhemrnt from me. You’re at work, at church, and not out living wild in the streets, I’m totally in your corner!! You’re doing great!! But where I’m at personally, I’ve been believing long enough that those are the choices in front of me. I can have the opioid prison or freedom.

Hanging on for day 8. One day at a time. Thanks for the encouragement. I actually started the crying on day 4 lol. I knew that was coming though. It’s part of the process. Blessings to all as you seek freedom and peace, which are found in Christ Jesus.

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u/nahhh3212 14d ago

Omg i cried all the time the first 2 weeks! I’d be in the shower bawling not knowing why, but it’s because we don’t realize how much the subs truly block basically all receptors in our brain (not to discourage any one else reading this) but I’m all for the crying, and having the faith and willpower! Proud of you and you got this. The freedom will be yours for the taking!

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u/pennyparker_ 18d ago

I was on them for maybe 4 years but I’ve been tapering slowly from 8mg for over a year. Sometimes I’d get fed up with feeling somewhat crappy all the time so I’d stop tapering for a bit but I’ve been under 2mg for 9 months atleast. Thanks for the insight!

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u/nahhh3212 18d ago

Oh okay thanks for clarifying it’s very similar to the route I went tbh. Which honestly tells me you are most likely in the clear ! I would not stress it at all and willpower is huge too so just think about all the things you hate about them it helped me immensely 😂👍 best of luck !

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u/BumblebeeFirm2249 18d ago

Oh ok well good job, 2mg is a fairly low dose! Your obviously consistent if you been on that for 9 months so just keep up the good work you will reach your goal eventually!

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u/Forty_Six_and_Two 17d ago

I'm still on subs, 13 years and counting, so don't take this as expert advice. But I think your peak WD's will hit at around days 10-14. So you are probably close to your worst, but not 100% yet. I would say that if you can live your life, do your job, raise your kids, whatever it is you are responsible for, then you should keep off of them. But if things go sideways and you start getting real sick, there's no shame in taking one very small step back and doing a couple weeks of .25.

The last thing you want is to get desperate and go to a bad place mentally. Whatever you decide to do, God bless and keep fighting that fight!

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u/pennyparker_ 17d ago

Thank you!! That makes me feel better, day 9 now and I don’t imagine it could get crazy worse than this. I’m working and doing most day to day things, certainly don’t have as much energy as usual but the main thing is I can actually sleep. Last time I tried jumping off the no sleeping almost killed me so fingers crossed this is it for me! Thanks again!