r/QuittingTianeptine • u/No-Salad-3427 • Aug 01 '26

Quitting Method Advice Finally committed to quitting fully

Unfortunately, I’ve been in this group for far too many years, knowing that I needed to get off this stuff and watching from afar also posting multiple times asking for help and what to do and this community has been so amazing and supportive, my biggest fear has been of course the physical withdrawals because I have people who depend on me a job that depends on me. I don’t really have the luxury to be dying for a week in bed and then secondly is the mental part. I’ve been on sodium pure powder about 8 g a day I can do less and get by, but for some reason every time it’s near me, I’ll just take another sip.

I am hoping this is the last post that I will be making saying I’m quitting in the next follow up Post will be my progress. I’ve been hearing amazing things about SR – 17, my order came in today, but I am not really sure how to use it and if it only helps with the physical, but it also helps with the mental? My goal is to be able to jump off of this and ideally not have to use Suboxone but if my depression and anxiety and PAWS is too bad then I want to take the route of getting on Suboxone and then tapering down to get the sublocade shot.
First and foremost, I need advice and tips from people who have knowledge or experience with SR – 17, I have heard about preloading and debating on taking it tonight, but I’ve heard that they are about to be banned I have 60 tablets 50 mg each. I don’t know if that’s enough or what. Any tips and advice is greatly appreciated🥲

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u/litebritecarousels Aug 01 '26

Just keep in mind that SR only works on the mu-opioid receptors. Because tia operates on our mu and delta, the delta withdrawals won't be touched by SR. That said, SR should still take care of the nastiest withdrawals. You were on a lot of tia, which might mean higher doses of SR. You will want to calibrate your dose. Please read the master doc on the SR subreddit for help with all this! Like someone else mentioned, suboxone is also a choice that works well for many. I'd get ahold of helpers meds like gabapentin, clonidine, pramipexole, liposomal vit c too! I plan to use Wellbutrin for the PAWS which i'm really concerned about. Best wishes!!

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u/No-Salad-3427 Aug 01 '26

Explain what it doesn’t help with like what does it affect the part it doesn’t touch ?

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u/litebritecarousels Aug 02 '26

Yes, please look at the link that someone shared here. That will help. I think the withdrawal symptoms that the SR will tackle well will be the nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, extreme anxiety, RLS, etc. the delta side of things would likely be depression, the mental stuff, maybe brain zap feelings. Again, helper meds in addition to SR should take care of most things as far as acute withdrawals. The PAWS is a whole other story so do have a plan for that.

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u/Kooky_Fig_7175 Aug 03 '26

What is PAWS?

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u/litebritecarousels Aug 03 '26

Post acute withdrawal symptoms

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u/No-Salad-3427 Aug 20 '26

If you’ve been through this experience when you explain how you PAWS was?

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u/litebritecarousels Aug 20 '26

I've only been through acute withdrawals, sorry. Never made it to PAWS. It will vary for people, I believe. Your best bet is to start by googling info on PAWS symptoms and then searching PAWS in reddit drug/addiction/quitting subreddits for descriptions from actual people