The easiest way to get off those is with a very slow wean which can best be done under a doctors supervision but if you are afraid, you can still get the support you need to help you deal with it by going to an NA meeting or if there are none in your area, an AA meeting. It is the same 12 steps used in both. My AA sponsor was a cocaine addict and alcoholic both and my drug of choice was narcotics.

If you find you can't wean on your own then that means you have some underlying problems triggering your addiction such as undiagnosed depression or anxiety or something else. Most of us do. That is why, talking to your doctor would be very helpful. Just knowing you have an addiction would tip her off that there are underlying problems which need to be remedied with either medication, or counseling, or both.

I went through detox for 4 days and then through outpatient treatment followed by counseling for 3 months but I had been going to AA meetings as well. It took all of these things to keep me off narcotics and alcohol

I was on suboxone for a short time time but because of the help and support I had, weaning off those was fairly easy and I had no withdrawals but you have been on suboxone for 2 years which is a long time so it may be more difficult for you.

I can tell you that you will be happy at some point just like I am but it will take time for your brain to rewire itself. Up to a year is what I was told but after 8 months I was back to my previous happy self. I started to feel better after 2 months.

If you need to talk, you are welcome to write to me here as I check in many times throughout the day. You took the first step by acknowledging your problem. The best place to start is with your doctor. I remember my doctor shook my hand when I told her I want to quit! She was the first to offer me support and it was nice because I thought she was going to be very angry but not at all. She was very helpful and allowed me to decide what kind of treatment I thought I might need based on her recommendations.

Please keep us posted because the path you take on your road to recovery, might help someone else.

We will keep you in our thoughts and prayers.

God Bless

I just wanted to thank you for your kind post I already feel better having someone to talk to and being able to tell. I plan on going to the doctor soon I’m just nervous if I tell her I been getting them illegally to help me get off the other stuff that she won’t want to help me but I have to do something because I hate this I really do I hate having to feel like I need something just to make me happy or to get me through the day I don’t wish this problem on my worst enemy it’s a battle that is hard to fight and I have tried several times and failed but I don’t want my daughter to ever go through this so I have got to do something before she is old enough to understand because I want better for her

Keep sharing pain shared is pain lessened. I would definitely say try weaning or you could do a medical detox. There will be a period of discomfort that is unavoidable but I can promise you this... you only have to do it once and you never have to feel that way again. After using for 20 years, last 10 opiates I did a detox and have been in the rooms of NA. I have 6 Years clean and I am truly living a life beyond my wildest dreams. I came in with every problem you could imagine and sometimes still have problems but one thing I don’t have is a drug problem. Everything is easier to face clean.

Hang in there and let us know how you are doing

Have you tried Kratom? Its another alternative and is just a natrual plant. It can ease withdrawal symptoms and give you another option to transition from using opiates and suboxone to being completely clean.