If you bought this book that means either you or someone you love is struggling with an opiate addiction. I 'm not someone trying to cash in on someone else 's misfortune, I had a serious opiate addiction for almost 15 years. I started taking vicodin on the weekend, then it progressed to everyday. After a year or so of taking those I got connected to someone who got a regular script of Oxycontin 40mg, that 's when things spiraled out of control. Before I Knew it I was using heroin. I finally overdosed and almost died, that 's when I got into a Suboxone program. What I was told would be a 9 month taper schedule wound up being a three endeavor of monthly appointments and drug tests. A good friend told me as long as I took Suboxone I was still an addict, and she was right. So I did some research on how to ease the
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Just be honest with them and they will help you. Everything you say in that office is between you and your doctor. You need to ask for Clonidine, it 's a blood pressure medication that really takes the edge off. Most addicts that have detoxed in the past swear by it. My doctor actually recommended it before I had the chance to even ask.
You need to start a taper, it 's easier than going cold turkey. Plus it gives you time to get more supplies and I 'd highly recommend taking a week off of work so you can do this without worrying about anything else. The last thing you need is work related stress on top of everything else.
Here 's how I tapered. The first week I decreased my dose by ¼, the second week another ¼ then the third week I was to taking a ¼ of my dose. It takes a lot of willpower to do this so if you mess up just keep going. It 's not easy but you can do it. By the fourth week you should be ready to jump off. During those taper weeks you need to get to the store and online to buy some things to get you through. That 's the meat and potatoes of this books. What works and what didn’t (for me at
Just be honest with them and they will help you. Everything you say in that office is between you and your doctor. You need to ask for Clonidine, it 's a blood pressure medication that really takes the edge off. Most addicts that have detoxed in the past swear by it. My doctor actually recommended it before I had the chance to even ask.
You need to start a taper, it 's easier than going cold turkey. Plus it gives you time to get more supplies and I 'd highly recommend taking a week off of work so you can do this without worrying about anything else. The last thing you need is work related stress on top of everything else.
Here 's how I tapered. The first week I decreased my dose by ¼, the second week another ¼ then the third week I was to taking a ¼ of my dose. It takes a lot of willpower to do this so if you mess up just keep going. It 's not easy but you can do it. By the fourth week you should be ready to jump off. During those taper weeks you need to get to the store and online to buy some things to get you through. That 's the meat and potatoes of this books. What works and what didn’t (for me at