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Well then let me be the first to tell you it's not easy to get off of. Is it easier than Methadone? Yes. But the longer you are on it (and you've been on it for a while) the longer and harder the detox. Please don't tell people something "isn't that hard to get off of" when you obviously haven't done it yourself.

www.opiatedetoxrecovery.com and click the Buprenorphine/Suboxone/Subutex forum.

Sorry bud, but you're in for a rough road. Good thing you didn't take Methadone.

Suboxone is great if you use it as a DETOX tool, not a maintainence drug. 7-10 days at 4 mg is optimal. You don't even need to take it every day because of it's long half-life (48-36 hours). The first time I was on it I only took it for 17 days, yet I had 2 days of acute w/d. I had awful chills, but thankfully no anxiety or depression, but others have reported those symptoms. After the two days of acute w/d I did feel better, but still had two weeks of chills and my body temperature was completely off.

The withdrawals from Suboxone (and methadone) are directly related to the time on it. There are people who were on Sub for two years and fought through hellish PAWS (post-acute withdrawal syndrome) for the entire next year.

You people should know by now not to trust anything the doctors say, because they've never been through it themselves. They say you don't get addicted or dependent if you just take as prescribed, but that's so far from true.

 The "bad teeth" is not from methadone. Before methadone was used for chronic pain as extensively as it is now it's primary use was for heroin w/d. How many heroin addicts have you met with proper hygiene? It is the cut and fillers the put in the heroin that also deteriorates the calcium. Not to mention they don't eat right or if they do it is sugars.

I have been on Methadone for 5 years for chronic pain and have perfect teeth. (Besides some childhood fillings.) 

Disclaimer:

I am not a Doctor or Pharmacist. I may be able to help you more than either, but PLEASE seek a 2nd opinion from a real doctor.

No high-dose anything!

Suboxone (Buprenorphine) is the most powerful opiate behind Fentanyl. 4 mg is MORE than enough to prevent withdrawal syndrome (some drs are still prescribing 24 mg like idiots). Not to mention give you a little buzz in the process.

7-10 Days at 4 mg will literally leap-frog you over the short-acting opiate W/Ds and you won't have been on Suboxone long enough to feel it's wrath.

Long-term or high-doses of either will only put you in a harder place than you are now. Trust the people who have actually gone through it.

     Yeah you got the right idea.  I been on MMT twice, once for four years and second for one year.  In Central Florida they start you off at 30-40mg and let you go up or down 5mg a day for the first month.  The first time I was stupid and got my dose upto 95mg.  It took me nearly 2 years to ween off.  The second time I was smart and went down and stabalized at 25mg which held me just fine.  It only took me 3 months to get down to 5mg.  Then I checked into a detox for a week to help control the opi cravings I was still expierencing.  There they gave me Librium, Clonidine, and some sleeping med (forgot the name); and they did the job.  Apparently Clonidine is excellent for opiate w/d.  But anyways that was my expierence.

whats up dac...  i was also in a detox but it was BEFORE i went on MMT.  They gave us the same meds, plus one for stomach issues which i forget the name, and that sleep med you were talking about, was it MELATONIN??  Cause they gave us that stuff too and it knocks u out in like 5 mins.  Your body makes it anyways, but you can supplement it for better sleep.  U can get it at like GNC or a place like that.  And yes Clonidine is good for w/d's coz it lowers your Blood pressure, so you dont go so crazy w/d'ing.  They didnt give u methadone in the detox??  even though u were trying to get off it?  Was it atleast offered?