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Heroin addict, doing a rapid suboxone taper

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jrok
jrok

I have been a heroin addict for 5 years, it was a half gram a day, sometimes more, I recently decided I don't want to live like that anymore, so I decided to try suboxone to first break the junkie routine I had established, and immediately began tapering. For example, I took 8 mgs day 1, 4 mgs days 2 and 3, 2 mgs 4-8. My plan is to keep cutting in half every four days, until day 16, being my last dose, am I crazy? I feel OK, and like I would probably be fine if I had jumped today, but that's probably the half life messing with me?

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  • Need_support
    Need_support jrok

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    I had heard that a short 3-5 day taper on suboxone is fine and works just long enough to not get addicted to the suboxone. A friend of mine did it with I think it was 2 8mg strips or possibly 3. I know this is an old post and haven't read all comments yet. How did everything go? Still clean? On any type ofmeds or in a program? Thank you if you respond seeing that this is so old. I am doing a detox at home myself.

  • Butterbean614
    Butterbean614 jrok

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    I know this is a old post but I have been following you and just curious about your steps?
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