Author: Mike T
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 7:00 pm
| Lillyval wrote: |
| I’m holding @ 2mg now, without cheating and taking extra. I feel like I’m adjusting somewhat, although I still feel pretty shitty (mentally) the few hours after i dose.
Some of you might recall that I’m also not on an SSRI for the first time in years. The good news is, in a lot of ways I feel more like myself, whatever that is. I laugh more, almost started crying over a tragic news story, and *drumroll please* I can have an orgasm in about a minute flat. I remember a young man posted the same thing in regard going off of Sub (and for him it was a bad thing). So now that I’m experiencing it I believe that what I had theorized to that guy is true: Sub (for some) seems to somehow suppress the sexual response, and when that suppression is taken away….well, need I say anymore? Jenzo, I’m thinking off going off around the time school starts for my kids (Aug. 29) so they won’t be around as much for my misery. I’m not dead set on going off at 2mg. I’m thinking that after I stop I will see how bad it is and if I have to, I’ll taper lower from there. I’ll keep you posted. Going off with someone is a good idea. |
I’m starting to feel better on 2mg. I think it’s because I’ve done it before so many times and I remember how many day’s it takes to adjust for myself. So Lilyval, I think you will eventually start to feel normal. If you were to jump on 2mg, I would expect a long bout of WD with 6 months of PAW from what I’ve read. So, maybe you should try to keep tapering after you adjust to 2mg. Also, don’t listen to other peoples personal horror story’s. You may even benefit from not reading taper threads when you taper.
It was easier for me to taper the first few times around before because I was working out 5 days week. Working out with weights helps or doing push ups or pull ups like a madman helps to easy the pain of a sub patient. I understand for women pullups are not possible but some kind of exercise can change everything. Join a gym if you already haven’t
Chronic use of any opioids, including suboxone will eventually cause some sort of sexual side effects, they are just much milder than Methadone which will take away your manhood or womenhood because it destroys your endocrine system. I’ve always believed a low stable dose of sub, a healthy diet, and lots of exercise can cure the sexual side effects some experience on sub. I’ve never had any serious issues myself but I have noticed decreased desire on higher doses despite being able to get it up…never had that problem on the higher doses, but I’ve never really been on anything higher than 4mg. I was on 8mg for a few months when I first started because of doctors orders, and my lack of knowledge of bupe. Once I read up on everything I immediately lowered my dose. I could tell that sub is lowering my testosterone because I used to be a beast in the gym now dumb bells scare me. Every time I see one I want to go home and take a nap.
And sorry painter for being an a hole, I was just entertaining myself I’ve been really bored. I won’t be around much longer anyway since I will not have any time.
