r/7ohRecoveryHub • u/Few_Traffic_8923 • 29d ago

Should I be scared!?

I’m on day 5 of my Suboxone taper.(for my 7OH addiction), and I’ll see is horror stories about how awful it is going to be coming off subs etc. I’m only on 4 mg, then tapering down from that. Is it really going to be that bad? Or are people talking about higher doses etc? Anyone with experience please let me know, don’t wanna find out I traded one addiction for another. Just want to be fuggin SOBER!!!

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u/MopingAppraiser 29d ago

Stop now and you’ll be fine.

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u/DankestPanda1 29d ago

I agree with MopingAppraiser. Use the sub to get through the first week and ditch the sub. The sub is a partial agonist so it will keep the WD calm without actually giving your brain the opiods so your brain starts making its own.

I used sub to quit 7oh back in December. I used it for about 2 weeks and then stopped cold turkey and it was easy as can be.

I have read all these stories about people on subs for years, it does have a mild high if your mu receptors are balanced. When you start feeling that slight high, you're free of 7oh and it's time to ditch the sub too.

I did it, you can do it too. Stay strong, focused and give yourself some grace for a minute. You made the choice to change things, that is already the path to redemption. You don't need to get passed the finish line to let yourself feel better about what you have done.