Author: setmefree
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 12:48 am
Hi Nomaxx! Sorry, I know I’m a little late in joining your ‘party.’ But I wanted to tell you a big ole "good for you!" for getting started on Suboxone. It sounded like you had had it with the pain pills and wanted to get your life back on track….and that is wonderful! I know when I started Sub almost 2 years ago, I was at an empass. I had done the cold-turkey thing, held on by my fingernails with it, went to meetings, did all I knew to do, but continued to suffer so much from PAWS that I could not maintain my recovery. I knew that it was time to try something different….and that was Suboxone. Your description of how you felt right after your induction was so similar to mine! I felt great….so hopeful again, and normal and clear-headed. It was fantastic. It’s a feeling of freedom that’s hard to describe, isn’t it? Anyway, I’m glad things went so well for you at induction time.
I just want to give you a heads-up though, to not just revel in how great you feel right now for too long. Because although the Sub seems to be the answer and all we need to whip this addiction, for most of us, it is not all there is to it. Addiction is a complex disease. And it often requires treatment from several different angles. Most feel that once we are stable and feeling well on the Sub, that we will need to add some other support systems and some other therapies to assist us in growing in our recovery. That can vary from one person to the next. Some do great with 12-step type groups, others do well with one-on-one counselling with a psychiatrist or therapist, some do very well with faith-based support and growing in their relationship with their Higher Power (mine is God.) And still others find important connections for their recovery by other means. I would just encourage you to keep that in mind. Especially if you’d like to plan for a day when you can live life without the Sub to help you anymore. Learn all you can about opiate addiction, really educate yourself, and about Suboxone as well.
As for me, again, Sub has been a God send. After having been on it almost 2 years, I can now say I’ve had a few ups and downs with it. It wasn’t quite the cure-all that I felt it was that first day or so. But it has definitely given me a chance to dig deeper into the causes of my addiction, work through my issues (a work in progress) and it has definitely given me a chance to do these things while being in a good place to do the work.
Well, I’ll quit now. You’ve gottn great support and information here already. Just wanted you to know that there are several of us here to help you.
As far where you might want to continue posting…..It’s up to you. If you want to discuss something that falls under a particular category, then I’d go start a thread over there. You can certainly keep this one going too. Some members will got over to the "introduction" or "my addiction story" at this point to tell more about themselves. Just whatever you’d like!
Glad to have you here!
