Author: Redemption
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 3:05 pm
Hi guys am new here. I’ve already posted my experience thus far but haven’t got any responses yet which is fine.
Anyway am also a little worried too about Subutex/Suboxone. I still feel mentally am in a sub-fog, though I feel better on the low doses and am currently on a low dose (0.6) too. Am tapering down slow as I can..I’ve had no major symptoms other then a little boredom but that is always rectified by excercise. I have always worked out since Ive been on subutex maitenance and before too. I believe that was a key factor in me getting so low without any extreme withdrawls. Hell I even get a decent a night’s sleep.
My concern is since I’ve been on sub for almost 6 years that it may have altered my brain to some degree. I would have been much happier if I was feeling some emotions and clearity, but instead I feel as though am still on a meduim dose, though I still stress I feel better on these lower doses then I did on high doses. My highest dose was between 8mg and 12mg. During the last 3 years its really been about low doses between 4mg-1mg.
I also keep hearing stories of long paws and withdrawals even when one has tapered really slowly and jumped from a tiny dose. I also haven’t see concret studies of brain damage and/or long term affects of long term sub use but lets not beat about the bush its only within the last 10 years people have been taking sub for years so really there havent been any studies done, we could be the so called guinea pigs? in the past I dont belive there were so many people on sub for the long term and also there wasnt sub in high doses such as 4mg and over. It was more or less Temgesics (0.2). Its also within the last 10 years or so people have been getting off sub and complaining for long drawn out paws/wds. I can understand people having a life which is not good and that can reflect paws but am only human and have a right to be a little cynical about this…I have yet to see anybody who has been taking sub for long term quit and stay clean for a year or 2 and comfortably too. Am talking about outside the Internet..Believe me I wish there could be more successful stories then negative ones…
But like I said am stll on sub and am tapering slowly and am doing everything I can to be i nthe right frame of mind and shape when I jump off sub..Its jus that its disheartning heart stories of long paws/wds even after a slow wean and jumping off from a small dose…Am also worried personally about this sub fog am in, I really believed by now I would gotten some clearity considering am on a small dose..But I believe my 5-6 years stay on sub has contributed to that…Mind you I have no cravings and I wasnt even on opiates for so long…Well lets see what happens.
