i was on suboxone to get off heroin. cant remember how long, maybe 2 years. have been on methadone before...

the system forced me to get off suboxone cold turkey. i mean, it was kind of my fault since i moved and missed my appointment at the new clinic... by the time they answered their phone it had been a week without so they told me to just keep going without. so, i had to get through withdrawal on my own....

it was hard partly just because of the feeling of abandonment. it was no where near as bad as getting off heroin or methadone.

here, you cant go to detox for meds with withdrawals that last over a week. and they wouldnt offer any support whatsoever for the suboxone... they wouldnt even help me taper. and i was on prescribed sub.

so, dont count on the system. the physical effects are never the hard part. they are the most uncomfortable, but not the hard part... often i found feeling sick a distraction from the mental problems that caused me to use to begin with. withdrawal was brutal, but getting my body and mind back were the hardest.

everyone is different, of course.... try an na meeting or something. someone will always be willing to help there. i have philosophical differences often, but they have good things, especially with those new to recovery....