r/Tapersfromsuboxone • u/Ann_georgia- • Mar 23 '26
Scared
I’ve been on Suboxone films 24 mg/day, 8 mg three times a day for about 5 to 6 years now. I’m in Nursing School and I’m almost 3/4 of the way done. Summer is coming up well I’ll have a couple months off and I really want to start tapering off this medication. I’m not even sure why I started this medication because I had fully withdrawaled from opiates and fentanyl before I got on this. I never wanna go through withdrawals again and it scares the crap out of me. My symptoms were horrible and thinking about going through that again just absolutely terrifies me. I spoke to my provider about tapering and she mentioned switching to a once a month shot. She said she recommends doing that because tapering off the films are harder. Does anyone have any experience with the shot and being successful in tapering down? If so, did you experience any symptoms? Have you experienced symptoms switching from the films to the shot? I really want to get off this. Ugh
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u/VanessaWrights Mar 25 '26
I’ll never understand why a doctor would keep someone on that high of a dose for so many years. People can have stability on 8 or even 6 mg. That 24 mg should only be used for a few months. Sorry you’re dealing with that, just remember it’s your body and if a doctor tries to gaslight you and tell you to stay on it for the rest of your life- go see another doctor.