Author: hatmaker510
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 10:02 am
I have to agree with clearaqua. Rushing a taper like you’re planning will most likely cause you more withdrawal discomfort than if you slowed your taper down some. The slower and lower the taper is the less severe the acute and post-acute w/d will be. And like moman asked – is there a reason you need to be off so quickly? Most people who have the most success with a taper are the ones who are flexible and listen to their bodies. Setting a taper schedule in stone just doesn’t seem to work as well.
Regardless of how you do it though, definitely try to get some comfort meds from your doc. Most specifically, you should try to get some clonidine. It’s a BP med that’s quite often used to treat some of the symptoms of opiate w/d. Many people say it helps a lot.
Again, I agree that how bad your w/d are will depend a lot on your overall addiction history. A faster taper like you’re describing might cause you worse withdrawals, but yes, in my opinion it is doable. Suboxone withdrawals are said to last a bit longer than full agonist w/d, but aren’t quite as bad. People w/d’ing from full agonists tend to stay in bed, not even able to type on an online forum, whereas people w/d’ing off sub are often able to get up and about, go to work, etc.
I’m not sure if any of this will help you or not, but I hope it does. Feel free to ask any questions you may have. GOOD LUCK!
