Hello, just wanted to make a positive post about Suboxone in contrast to a lot of the doom I see in this subreddit. Suboxone is powerfully 'addictive' in that withdrawals from any substantial daily dose (2mg or higher) are pretty miserable. My advice to anyone embarking on suboxone as a means of escaping opiate addiction: START SMALL. You'll be tempted, initially, to get the doctor to prescribe a bunch. The first few strips/tablets will probably give you a decent buzz! Pay no damn mind to that buzz because it will be the last one you see for awhile. Suboxone doesn't get you high for long, and its not worth the months or years of additional treatment to slowly wean yourself down from 16 or 24mg daily. Do a little research: even 2mg addresses a substantial % of your opiate receptors. See if you can get away, initially, with just 2 or 4mg. If you keep your starting dose down low, it will be vastly easier to taper off of suboxone when you've got your bearings and want to do so.

My story: I've been on suboxone 3 times now, because I fully relapsed twice. I spent over a month in agony once trying to quit suboxone at around 2mg/day. One must taper further down to avoid such misery. In my experience, its very possible to keep tapering, by trimming down the 2mg film with a small pair of scissors. Right now, I'm at 0.75mg/daily, 3/4 of half of a 2mg film. I haven't had any withdrawals over the course of my taper so far. I feel ready now to go down to 0.5mg and I'll probably do so tomorrow. I lack energy in the evenings sometimes, but that's that. I don't feel trapped on Suboxone. I'm very tired of being on it, because the threat of dope sickness if something were to disrupt my supply of sub is just a small stressor I don't want to deal with anymore. The stress of getting the script every month sucks. I'm tired of having to go to the doctor so often. But I'm stoked that I am not dead or chasing fent or some other opiate. Fuck trying to stay well in this economy!

I just want to say to everyone, keep your head up. You don't have to feel trapped on Suboxone for life. There's a means to taper and complete treatment, but your doctor won't have a clue about it. We have to help each other with things like taper schedules, staying accountable, etc. Its not a life sentence. We got this.