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I'm 8 months sober from everything. I was prescribed suboxone to deal with the opiates but I feel like it helps so much with my alcoholism. I don't even feel like a drink at all. I'm on 28mg a day. I does make me tired as fuck at times though
Been hitting the gym and love it. Never thought I'd be in my late 30's and be going to a gym.
i'm on 1.5 mgs but even that is kind of a lot. i usually run a half a day about 3 X a wk and i'll eat a whole one once a wk and take 2-3 days off in between. if anything they give me energy but i'm also on a wicked low dose. from what i've read your body can only enjoy up to 8 mgs a day so after that you should stockpile them for when you quit or sell em. i don't think it's healthy to be on such a high dose but i'm not a dr i'm just another scumbag, what do i know?
I keep reading that I'm on a super high dose. And it scares me how many people tell me it so high.
when I first went into hospital to detox (from both at least a litre of hard liquor and extra wine/port during the day to keep me going - and 40-50 codiene tablets and a few oxys every day) ALL the doctors I saw said I should be on suboxone. About 6-7 doctors told me suboxone would be best.
I have to go into the pharmacy every morning to get my dose and they literally watch you take it to make sure your not stockpiling or selling them. The only time they give me take aways is on the weekends (and that took 6months and piss tests to prove I'm not taking anything else) 90% of the people I line up with are on methadone still.
So shark tits can you confirm you only take 1.5mgs??? That seems so little. You were on dope right? Do you know many people on subs? I read a lot online but some first hand (slap - God bless you guys) knowledge would be great. I'm really scared I'm on a super high dose but the doctors (I have to see them every few month to see how I'm going) don't even flinch when they read I'm on 28mgs
Thanks for the support you guys. I hope you all get a great head job for Xmas and find $50 on the ground.
It's a high dose given the fact that you hit a ceiling @ 8mg, but I've heard of people being placed on 36 mg when they're first starting out. However, most of the people I know on really high doses go to doctors that have no real intention of weening their patients down. Ideally you wanna take as little as possible without compromising how you feel physically, as it's all about finding the happy medium. With the amount you're taking, you're heavily increasing your opiate tolerance without having any sort of relief benefit since you've surpassed your ceiling. This will prolong the process of weening off the meds if that's your intention, and it'll equate to thousands of extra dollars in out of pocket costs for doctor visits.
The blockers that attach themselves to your Mu receptors have a half life of around 36 hours, but the physical relief aspect usually starts to dip after 12 hours. Because of this, most doctors suggest that you take half of your daily dose when you wake up and the other half 12 hours later. It'll guarantee that you won't wake up in the morning feeling bad, and you'll be less likely to feel groggy the closer you get to bed time. Addicts brains are hard wired to want to take everything at once, but you won't feel any physical difference if you do this since you'll still be exceeding your ceiling. Hell, you could take an 8mg strip in the morning and an 8mg strip at night and you'll feel exactly the same as you are now.
Be safe with it. Don't take any sort of benzodiazepines while you're talking such a high dose of suboxone, and really try to limit any alcohol intake. I've had friends that have revcentky died because of these combinations, and they pretty much slowed their breathing down to the point where they just stopped. Coupled with therapy, I really think that suboxone works miracles for opiate addicts when used properly. It'll give you a better shot at reclaiming a normal lifestyle, and it's far less physically detrimental/ easier to ween off of compared to something like Methadone. You're definitely making a step in the right direction, so be proud of yourself and look forward to a better quality of life in the near future!
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