going off tramadol. need tips and support

I'm dealing with the same thing! Tramadol withdrawal seems to be pretty harsh. Hang in there!

Hi Mike, If you can taper off slowly, that's the best way. If you're going to go cold turkey, which I did, I will share my suggestions. You will feel awful. Tell a trusted adult or physician what you're about to do. If you can stay home for about a week, that will make it easier. Buy an anti-diarrhea medication to battle that inevitable issue. If you can ask a doctor to prescribe Klonopin or Xanax, it will help. If not, get an over the counter sleep aid and stay on it 24/7. There will be a lot of sweating and chills, rapid heartbeat, trembling involved. Try and remember it is normal and temporary. I also did a lot of praying and that helped me a lot. Drink lots of water to prevent dehydration and to flush your system. I hope you get through it easier than a bunch of us folks here. Keep us posted.

Oh, and most importantly, STAY AWAY FROM ALCOHOL. It intensifies withdrawal symptoms and prolongs them. Trust me on that one.

Firstly well done for coming off this horrible drug!

Keep hydrated, potassium foods like bananas help with restless legs, ibuprofen and paracetamol for aches and pains, sleep aids like diphahydramine (not sure on the spelling) its a sedative antihistamine for the insomnia you MAY get and most of all positivity....you can and will get through this take care 😊

Do it very very slowly. Drop by the smallest amount you can and hold for a week to ten days, or longer if you need to. Hold each dose until you stop having WDs. When I came off them I could only get the capsules so the last 50mg was the hardest. I had to open the capsules and pour away some of the powder. You can also make a liquid to make it easier to taper. Use a mixture of water and something sweet like maple syrup. Mix a ratio of 1ml of water to 10mg of tramadol (so one tramodol to 5mls of liquid).

Before lowing your dose first spread out the tablets you are taking so that even though you are on the same dose as its more spread out your peak level will be lower. You will notice the difference but its a good first step and makes reducing the dose a little bit easier.

I've cold turkey since Thursday so nearly 7 days it's bin a absolute nightmare it's soooo hard many times I nearly give in and went and got some trammies but I didn't I feel great today I'm so proud of myself only thing I used to get me through it was sleeping tablets as it's worse at night trying to sleep with the shooting pains. Restless legs and sweats if I can do it you can do it. Look yaself I away for a week and kick it

My heart goes out to all of you. I am a little over 6 months Tramadol free after a trip to hell with the cold turkey approach. Best advice I have is to tell someone you trust. Fill them in on what you're dealing with. Drink lots of water, keep an anti-diarrheal medication and STAY AWAY FROM ALCOHOL. Don't be fooled into thinking that it may help you relax. The OPPOSITE IS TRUE. Alcohol will INTENSIFY withdrawal symptoms and PROLONG THEM. And do not EVER purchase Tramadol from online pharmacies. They're not the same and will make you sicker. They're counterfeit from India. Be strong, be well and don't be afraid to go for professional help if it becomes unbearable. So many of us have been there, thinking we made a better pain relief choice by staying away from the most popular narcotics. Tramadol has fooled everyone including doctors and pharmacists. You can do this. God bless.

Ok, first of all how many mg were you or are you taking a day? An how long have you been on Tramadol.? That makes a big difference in the withdrawal symptoms.