I have been on suboxone for over a year and find myself craving it as much as I did the prescription medication I was getting off of! So does anyone have any info or experience with this??
Terri
Hi unimportant me, While I don't have any experience with suboxone, I did do a search on the site here and found some other posts about it that maybe be helpful to you. This is the link for those posts http://www.supportgroups.com/search/node/suboxone .
These links are for drug information about suboxone:
http://www.drugs.com/suboxone.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buprenorphine
I hope these help. Keep sharing with us and letting us know how you are doing.
I honestly don't know what the drug is or otherwise I would suggest something. However I suppose try to fight the craving as best you can. Remind yourself once you get a small taste you will want more and more. Keep us updated.
Thanks to both of you. I'm doing ok...trying to stay busy so I don't have time to think about it. It seems rather stupid to me to treat one addiction with something that is "supposed" to help, but then you get addicted to that! I'll keep you posted.
I am on suboxone and have been for a little over a year now! I find thatit helps. I can see what your saying about being addicted to it but for me (and everyone is different) I just physically couldnt handle the withdrawals and I had 2 kids (one is a toddler) to care for. Suboxone was my best choice. Even hough you are getting dependant on it the doctors drug test monthly and watch me very close and when I am ready after a year they taper me down so that I will slowly come off but not have to feel withdrawal symptoms. during thsi time I am seeing a counselor so hopefully by the time my taper come (any day now) I will be ready physically andmentally. Ppl have their own opinions about suboxone and for me it wa sthe right choice. KEEP ME POSTED.
I just found this thread
http://www.supportgroups.com/discussions/support-groups-discussions/drugs/suboxone-question
It seems alot of people are talking about being addicted to it as well. It's not a dumb question at all. People very much like you are experiencing the same thing.
Addicted,addicted,addicted is word we throw around like a football...I am addicted to my diuretic for high blood pressure...If i stop taking it then my blood pressure goes up and i suffer a heart attack or stroke...Is this a bad addiction....lol...I take suboxone everyday and if you want to say I am addicted thats your right....I see suboxone as no different than the meds i take for me heart....I don't abuse suboxone and take it as prescribed...You fail to mention whet you have done to improve yourself and deal with cravings?...suboxone alone is not a cure...I have a family memeber who is and must remain dependent on pain meds and yes if she stops taking them she gets sick...She has spina bifida...is she an addict?...if your answer is yes please come to my home and tell her that...No one could be that cruel cept maybe a fanatical 12 stepper sent on a mission from their higher power
There are such a thing as craving interupter tools and they work and have scientific testing to back it up...These craving interupter tools can be found at
http://recovery2day.org/Treatment-Plans/r2d-tools.html
Recovery2day is new and it is different from any of the programs I have encountered...There is something there for everyone of all faiths and no faiths....please help us make a difference and check out recovery2day and tell your friends...It is free to register and the registration process is the simplest I have yet to encounter on the net and involves no more than a name and password....The books are free to read on the net by registering...
Suboxone, like any medication, is one that your body and brain become dependent on...i.e. addicted. I'm talking about my experience...not your familes. If you read the literature (and I have at this point) suboxone has a high risk of dependency...it has only one use in medicine and it is specifically designed to get people off of hydrocodone (vicoden/percocet). That's it. It is not approved by the FDA to treat pain....that would be an off label use. Either way, now I am addicted (body and mind dependent on it as I have taken it for awhile and yes...that's addiction) to it vice percocet or vicodin. I feel like I've traded one for another, albeit a safer one...yet still dependent on it.
Suboxone has been approved for the prevention of relapse also...
True…but that’s still part of the hydrocodone addiction. Otherwise people would only be on it for a week. Staying on it for a long term solution is how you become “addicted” physiologically to this med in the first place. It is certainly better than the alternative. It just sucks to have to always taking pills.
Is it stupid to become addicted to other drugs for other maladies like diabetes where the person is dependent on insulin?...Sounds more like you just want abstinence for the sake of abstinence.
a person is not “addicted” to insulin…they need it to survive. Hydrocodone is not a medication that a person “needs” long term, unless they have chronic pain. Big difference…
I joined this site bc I wanted other people in my situation to talk with....not to be attacked and critisized. Facts are facts. Suboxone is only FDA approved for stopping the use of hydrocodone....whether it's a new addiction or a relapse. Period. I work in the medical field and to compare suboxone to insulin or other medications used to treat long term diseases (ones they had no choice of getting the disease) is ridiculous. It's apples and oranges. I hope to meet more positive people on this site.
I BEEN ON SABXONE FOR TWO YEARS NOW..PEOPLE THINK ITS STUPID TO REPLACE ONE DRUG FOR ANOTHER...MITE BE TRUE..BUT IT IS BETTER THEN BEIN OUT THERE ON THE STREETS STEALING AND DOING THINGS YOU NORMALLY WOULDNT DO! THATS HOW I SEE IT..YEA I WANNA GET OFF SABXONE AS WELL..I KINDA HATE IT..I FOUND MYSELF WANTING MORE OF IT..I WAS TOLD THAT YOU DONT GET A TOLERANCE FROM THIS STUFF BUT IM STARTIN TO DOUBT THAT CAUSE I FEEL MYSELF WANTING MORE OF IT..I BEEN DOING OK WITH THE MG'S I BEEN TAKING BUT LATELY MY BODY SEEMS LIKE ITS GOING THROUGH WITHDRAWL..I REALLY WANNA BE FREE FROM ALL DRUGS! I ONLY DO ENOUGH TO KEEP ME FROM GETTIN SICK..IT ALSO HELPS ME WITH MY DEPRESSION PROBLEM! I DONT KNOW IF I COULD GO COLD TURKEY! THATS A DAM HARD THING TO DO! YEA IT IS STUPID TO TREAT ONE ADDICTION WITH SOMETHING THAT IS SUPPOSE TO HELP BUT ONLY MAKES YOU FEEL WORSE WHEN U DONT TAKE IT! ITS THE SAME FEELIN AS A HERION WITHDRAWL! I HEARD THAT METHADONE WAS WAY WORSE TO BREAK HABBIT THEN HERION WAS! WOW THEY NEED TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING BETTER!
I second that!! I’ve also been on it for 2 years and have the same feelings you do…I find myself craving more and more of it the longer I’m on it. You are so right that it’s better than nothing, but in this day and age you’d think the medical community would be able to come up with something better:)
I've been on suboxone for a year and a half due to opiate addiction. I am now pregnant and refuse to bring a child into the world and have it suffer from detoxing. Today is my tenth day clean and I'm having difficulty coping with withdrawals on top of the fact that this is my first pregnancy. Morning sickness 24/7 and suboxone withdrawals feel too much to handle. I joined this website today hoping to find some online supporters...help?
I have 4 kids, so totally get the morning sickness and I'm also a 2 year suboxone user. All I can say is 1st good for you!! You are doing something very beneficial but very difficult to do! Morning sickness should subside by 3 months pregnant...it helps to eat small meals every 2-3 hours. With the suboxone, I have found that for me the worst withdrawal symptoms are usually inability to think clearly, headaches and trouble concentrating. Taking a Vitamin B complex helps with some of it as does benadryl. In fact benadryl is the best thing I have found for the suboxone withdrawals. Hope I helped a little bit and Congratulations on your baby and on kicking suboxone:)
I am 13wks into my pregnancy and I’m noticing that my morning sickness is not as intense as before, but withdrawals do make it feel much worse. My most debilitating symptom on day 10 is depression and restless legs. It feels like I’m crawling out of my skin. Most people recommend exercise but I’m so depressed. It’s impossible to find the motivation to actually get up and do something physical. My only relief from symptoms is hot baths and unisom helps a bit. I’m taking my prenatal vitamins, b6, and Tylenol. I was hoping that some online support and reassurance would keep my determination in check and possibly distract me from my misery. From my research I have come to the conclusion that the worst of the withdrawals will last another 7-14 days, and then 2-6months later my brain chemisty will return to normal and I’ll be back to feeling 100%. I can’t tell you how bad I wish time would fly by. I really want to enjoy my first pregnancy but I’m not sure if that’s even possible.
after a long battle with prescrip .drugs(vics,oxy,percs,dilaudid)..........over 2 years,i went to suboxone 16 mg. stayed pretty stable,i guess. ,but for too long --1year and 2 months...SO..... I stopped at 8 mg.Cold Turkey ( i can't stress enough , DO NOT to do this....YOU must wean down to little slivers.I have plenty more to tell about that to anyone ,considering this.
I am doing the suboxone dance...been on it for 2 years and want to get off but everytime I try, I feel like death. Any help will be very much appreciated!!