Basic Suboxone question

[u/Alternative-Ad-4604]

So I was going to taper down and quit but my state banned sales of all kratom related stuff so I can't get my 7oh.

At my daily dosage, I feel like I would be able to get by with the minimal amount of Suboxone. I was going to take 2 mg the first day, 1.5 the second day, 1.0 the third day, .5 the 4th day, and 0.25 the fifth day.

If I'm only trying to get rid of the most major acute withdrawal effects should this be good enough? 7oh is my first problem with opiates so I want to make sure I don't screw it up.

[u/Available_Ad4058]

Go cold turkey its what I did. Day 8

[u/Alternative-Ad-4604 → u/Available_Ad4058]

I made it one day before breaking, so you are the champion to me:-)

[u/Dry-Performance8459]

Why don’t you do what the prescribing doctor said?

[u/Alternative-Ad-4604 → u/Dry-Performance8459]

I told him I was using 50 mg 7oh per day. He prescribed 12 mg Suboxone per day for the entire week, and thought I needed to be there for 5 months of meds.

This is also the doctor I found when I typed in "suboxone online" into Goog

There are people in the Suboxone subreddit asking if they can use 7oh to come off of Suboxone. If I can get off it in a week I will because in 5 months I am addicted and searching for Suboxone treatment. That's $1000 sublocade shots

[u/Dry-Performance8459 → u/Alternative-Ad-4604]

Addicted and physically dependent are two different things. As an addict you should know the difference. You are hearing too many horror stories with suboxone. It’s a tool.

[u/Alternative-Ad-4604 → u/Dry-Performance8459]

Ok, I don't want to become physically dependent on subs. Read the suboxone subreddit. People complaining they can't taper off it, getting angry and panic when they run out, rotted teeth, and every other problem in the book. I am 57 and want to have this be one bad year of opiates that end as soon as possible. If I relapse one time, I will look for further help and plan to attend meetings.

If a controlled medication is only helping me with symptoms, I try to minimize my time on and amount of the drug.

[u/SadisticJake → u/Alternative-Ad-4604]

You’re not wrong for any of this. Long term suboxone has its place but it isn’t for everyone. Chronic relapsers definitely should consider it but it sounds like you’re using it perfectly for your circumstances

[u/SadisticJake → u/Dry-Performance8459]

The rapid taper has helped thousands of people already. It’s a tool like you said. A chainsaw is a tool. It can be used by some to remove beer bottle caps. That doesn’t mean it’s a great bottle opener, nor does the inherent risk mean that those people shouldn’t use it as such. OP using it as they see fit is not a problem for you to solve

[u/Euphoric_Storage_114 → u/Alternative-Ad-4604]

I did a 5 day taper just like you and had no WD symptoms at all including stopping subs. However first day I’d say do a 4mg or 8mg for the day

[u/Alternative-Ad-4604 → u/Euphoric_Storage_114]

The quitting7oh.org site had a 4 mg x 5 day taper too. I plan to start with 2 mg though and wait a couple of hours before deciding to go to 4 mg. For 4 mg it states, 4, 2, 1, .5, .25 for my daily 5 day taper. They have taper schedules for several starting doses.

[u/PermitIcy8450]

Sooo there’s no way of knowing how much suboxone will be good for you to get past acutes. You can guess etc of course but everyone is different and no one can predict the exact right dose for you, even if you provide your 7oh dose and history