I am extremely nervous and would love any advice or personal experience with the medication. I just don’t want to be a junkie anymore so any helpful words are appreciated
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I’ve been there & yes it works. You will still have the mental compulsion at first, but that subsided after week one. Your mind will tell you that you do not feel quite right physically, but that is just the addiction talking. It’s doable & WELL worth it. I took the subs for about two weeks & then transitioned to Vivitrol. If I can do it you can too. I’m from St. Louis & was on Fentanyl for as long as I can remember with a 2-$300 habit per day. Don’t let negative people tell you that you’ll still be sick or any other nonsense. I’ve been through this more times than I can count & it works as long as you truly want it to.
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I really appreciate it Nic! I picked up all my prescriptions I have to withdrawal at first so I don’t get the precipatory withdrawals from being on both at the same time. How did you transition? Did you use comfort meds or how do you recommend the best way to stop was for you? I just picked up my medications and I was thinking I might wait a couple days just because I’m nervous to start and I don’t want to mess with my work. I’m going to do it I’m just full of nerves lol
Yeah I took all the comfort meds with the subs at first. My nose was still running & I was sneezing & having some trouble sleeping. If it was super easy no one would be on that garbage anymore. It’s never easy no matter what, but there comes a point where the pain of the legal & emotional consequences supersede the discomfort. Anxiety & not sleeping well was my biggest obstacle, but I knew that was coming bc I have gone through this at least ten times. It’s difficult, but nothing in comparison to the chaos the addiction creates. This time I took the subs for two weeks as soon as 30 hours had passed to avoid precipitated withdrawals. Been through that too & trust me it’s awful! So after two weeks I asked to be put on Vivitrol but all the subs must be out of your system first. I was on 16mg of subs per day & I just stopped taking them. That part is easy. No withdrawals anything like Fentanyl or heroin. So I had to get drug tested to make sure the subs were out of my system & then got the Vivitrol shot. I’ve been on that for about 5 months now. I have zero desire to use & things are falling in place. They always will once you get away from that stuff. The mind is very adaptable & just figured things out & good things will happen. I can promise you that bc I have tested far too many times. I understand it’s a hard leap. I was hesitant & put it off time & time again. I went back& forth forever, so I get it. Everyone has to come to that point on their own. All I can tell you is that you’re worth it & it is so much less stressful.
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Hey Nic thank you so much for taking the time to give me so much great advice! Of course I have talked to my doctor about a lot of this but hearing it from someone who has dealt with this is a lot more motivational and inspiring. You’re helping me a tremendous amount with believing that I can do this and I also appreciate the truth about what discomfort you experienced during the transition to help me know what to expect a little more. I have gone through withdrawals before and that has made me extremely nervous to go through it again but I’m ready for change
I think I have been too concerned about how it will effect my day to day life like school and work, obviously my health comes first so I may need to take days off as needed if it gets unbearable. Do you think it’s possible to go to work and work through it or is it best to take time off? Did you have a job, school, or stuff to do while you were withdrawing with comfort meds? Or were you more lethargic like regular withdrawals? If my response to the medication are similar to you and your main issues that you had with anxiety and sleep then maybe working through it won’t be so bad for a few days, again I appreciate all your help so much and you have been a huge help in the start to my recovery journey 
I would try to go to work. That way it occupies your mind. You can always go home if you need to. I would mentally prep yourself to not be very I’ll. If you already think it’s going to be bad it will. With the right mindset it does work. You just have to want it to. I’m sure you know what I mean. Also if you need to you can always call or text me at anytime. I’m a straight up dude & I’m not on any kind of weird stuff. (636)812-5923. But no, I wasn’t working when I did it at first. My life was in such disarray at the time working wasn’t even a thought then.
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On the Subs you probably won’t have many of the physical symptoms that is typical without it. However, the mental aspect of it such as the anxiety can really start to make you think you’re feeling bad. I allowed that to happen numerous times bc I guess I just wasn’t ready & subconsciously I was looking for excuses to keep using. Now on the other hand when my threshold of pain was reached I felt very little anxiety or symptoms. Either way, I get it & understand. I hope you’re at that point.
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