always cold

[trucker]

I want to start by saying thanks to Nancy because she helped me realize I was taking to much and feeling worse. When I started on sub I was on about 2mg and feeling good but slowly was feeling worse so I took more thinking more is better but I was going the wrong way! The wierd thing is that I felt the same taking too much as I do if I dont take any for a couple of days, almost the same as withdrawls with bad mood, sick feeling. I was up to 8mg a day and went as low as 1.5 for a couple of days to get my level down and now I am steady at 3mg and feel pretty much normal. The biggest prob now is I am always freezing cold, I dress real warm all the time but is frustrating cuz I dont want to go outside as it is freezing out there but I have to work outside sometimes. I also have no ambition and am still depressed but going to new doc and therapist soon. Anyone have any ideas on why I am so cold and what has worked for others malaise. Thanks

[TIM]

Hi Tucker,
Your symptoms sound like mild withdrawal and maybe your doctor will give you a slight dose increase to see if that resolves it. But also, undiagnosed depression can sometimes have similar symptoms too. Your new therapist should be able to help you determine which one it is. Plus sometimes it takes a while to get used to dose changes and might just go away on its own in a few days.
Tim

[obef]

The biggest prob now is I am always freezing cold, I dress real warm

ME TOO and your the first one I've ever heard this from. I used to say "suboxone makes me so cold" and I meant it literally.
This is a problem seeing as how all my life I was always warm and now I run a little heater under my desk always.

[DD22]

Originally Posted by trucker

I want to start by saying thanks to Nancy because she helped me realize I was taking to much and feeling worse. When I started on sub I was on about 2mg and feeling good but slowly was feeling worse so I took more thinking more is better but I was going the wrong way! The wierd thing is that I felt the same taking too much as I do if I dont take any for a couple of days, almost the same as withdrawls with bad mood, sick feeling. I was up to 8mg a day and went as low as 1.5 for a couple of days to get my level down and now I am steady at 3mg and feel pretty much normal. The biggest prob now is I am always freezing cold, I dress real warm all the time but is frustrating cuz I dont want to go outside as it is freezing out there but I have to work outside sometimes. I also have no ambition and am still depressed but going to new doc and therapist soon. Anyone have any ideas on why I am so cold and what has worked for others malaise. Thanks

That was always a withdrawal symptom for me, getting the chills and feeling cold really easy. I hated it! But Tim is also right. Depression can cause some similar feelings to withdrawal symptoms as well.