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Aggressive mood swings

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katy04026
katy04026

My boyfriend has been on tramadol for about 6 years and is not very good at taking it regularly. It has resulted in severe depression so now he is also on mirtazipine. He experienced such highs and lows in seratonin that he has excessive mood swings between being his usual sweet, compassionate self, to being very verbally abusive to me. During the latter periods he blames me for his depression and accuses me of using him and being unfaithful. While it is happening it feels like he really means what he is saying although he denies it is true when he feels better. Does anyone have any experience of this or any advice you can give us?,

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  • belinda33872
    belinda33872 katy04026

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    If you don't take tramadol regularly this can happen or if you try going cold turkey I would suggest keeping a diary to see if there is a pattern,hope this helps it's a horrid drug good luck.

  • j68551
    j68551 katy04026

    Posted

    TRAMADOL is not EVIL... However,  the dosage, the daily mg (milligrams) matters. How much does he take?  I take 25-50 mg per day. Why?  TKR with chronic infection and a worn out hip. More operations. Two or more operations to look forward to. Revision of the infected knee prosthesis and a hip replacement. I can hardly wait. I the meantime I stick to my 25 or 50 mg Tramadol with 500 g paracetamol per day washed down with strong coffee - no sugar! Without Tramadol I would be bedridden, wheelchairbound and depressed. My advice reduce the dose 50 mg per day MAX! Get some exercise, too. Good luck Bangkok-Johnny  
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