Help to come off tramadol 50mg

Hi there Sorry to hear that I have just been given them. By my  neurologist ,low dose 50mg, and one of my freinds take it she fine on it ,,she's even stopped it and gone back on ,,my docters are very good with me ,can't you go to a another Docter ,,and sit and talk with him ,,,about this prob , what you have it needs sorting my fiend hopefully it will be sorted soon well I wish u good luck dad of 3 ,Linda ,

Hi,

You wont be judged i promise you, i was on more than you at one stage and i have been free of tram since November. Listen i won't bull you the withdrawal will be awfull but if you can get a few weeks off work and just get through the first few weeks you will start to feel better.

It will be the hardest thing in your life to date but its the only way unless you can afford to detox somewhere.

I wish you the best of luck bud.

'Dadof3' - My advice. Reduce the dose. I am on this stuff for two years. 50 mg never more! I have enought pain to justify this, trust me. TKR operation gone wrong. Sweling, pain, stiffness and chronic infection.  The whole package! Previously in Sweden where the operation (carpentry) was conducted I was generously prescribed OxyContin aka "Hillbilly Heroin".  Great painkiller. But, it's very addictive. Not  approved by the Thai FDA ( Food and Drug Administration). So, it's Tramadol 50 mg capsules.  Most days I can manage with half a capsule 0.25 mg. Washed down with strong coffee. No sugar!  My advice: REDUCE THE DOSAGE!  Greetings from the Kingdom of Thailand - 'Bangkok-Johnny'   

I feel ur pain. Many years ago I started on Tramadol for fibromyalgia. I was allowed 2 pills 3x daily. Eventually 2 pills wasn't working anymore so I started taking 3 pills 2x a day. I worked up to 4 pills 2x a day and then to 6 2x a day. I would run out before next prescription was due and I would have nothing for about a week. Trying to endure the horrific withdrawal was unlike anything I've ever felt before and I had to pretend I was o.k so no one new what was going on. It was horrible. I didn't want to tell doctor what was going on, which was stupid because he could have slowly weened me off pills. So I was sick of it all and went cold turkey. It was miserable. I think it was 5 or 6 months for the worst of the withdrawal to subside, but I was left with fibromyalgia pain and was so fatigued. After about a yr. of trying different ways to combat pain and fatigue that didn't work I went back on tramadol. I have stuck to what the script says this time even If it isn't helping as well as I like. It's been several years now and I'm doing ok. Doctor added nuerontin and that has helped. I also take an occasional ibuprofen. I understand why I don't want to tell doctor but I agree that u might want to try another doctor but my advice is to have a doctor slowly ween u off the tramadol.

So I think you are taking far too many and you need to start reducing them.

If they are giving you 240 a month that is still 8 a day (twice as many as me).

Have you got a good chemist? They may be able to help you. Otherwise I think you are going to have to go to your GP.

Remember you are not alone here, there is a lot of help out there.

Take care and keep in touch

Sarah

Hi there! You sound soooo much like soooo many of us out here in our tramadol HELL. Absolutely no offense to the other replies, but none of them are dealing with where you are at. You have to go through it to understand. I too started very low dose. I also went on and off no problem. Then as years go on, our tolerence goes up , so of course our dose has to be increased and there it is, we find ourselves dependent on this evil drug. Ive been struggling for years on it. I lost count but somewhere a lil under 10years. I have gone amd done things I would never in my life see ME DOING. I read that with this drug the "need" is soooo strong that normal, successful, everyday people will do unmentionable things to get to it once they run out. I sadly found myself doing exactly that. I lied tons of times as to my name, my pain, my birthday, u name it, I had to lie. I was getting so many they caught onto it so I had to switch it up. I am a mom as well. I am not a drinker. I have never done drugs in my entire life, I am just a mom obsessed with my kids. They are everything to me, yet this evil evil drug found its way into my life. I will be veryyyy honest with you. I have tried every single possible way to stop, over over and over again. It is very safe to say you will not be able to do it without help. It isnt even an option at the length youve been on it. Our whole daily lives have been morphed around our tramadol. Its a daily task. We have to learn all over again how to live life with just regular happiness. You cant even imagine how hard that is after taking this drug dor years as we have. Taking the oills is a "reward" to our brain.. So we take a pill or (5) and we feel good. Happy. When we take that away mow we have to go back to getting that happy feeling without the fast shortcut we are used to. It is soooo hard. Trying to do it alone is a dead end. You have to re-learn a whole new routine. Its sooo sad, sooo frustrating, I totally understand. You sound exactly like me. I have been soooo ashamed for years. I think about what a burden I am to my kids, husband and friends DAILY. I feel bad for staying in their lives as they deserve better. Its a daily struggle but I will not give up. For now my advixe is please start researching addiction. Often times we dont like using that word, but it is what it is. We have to own it. Research what it does to our brains. The addicted brain is completely different than a healthy brain. This medical fact is why its a disease, not just a losers problem. Its a very real issue. Our brains have changed completely now. Read up as much as you can. I have now started an antidepressant so my hope is to get that in my system working before stopping the tramadol. One thing people overlook, is how much of a "feel good" drug it is. It has been considered instant anti depressant. It cranks out serotonin so we are always happy. Mellow. Well imagine when we take that away after 6 years?? We arent only dealing with physical withdrawals, we have very strong emotional ones that come with tramadol. This is why I started Cymbalta now. Im praying it will curb that god awful overwhelming depression that kicks in with tramadol withdrawal. Again though, this is why a doctor is sooo important for you. You cannot do this alone. I cant even pretend that it coukd work. There are too many factors that us humans cant fight alone. What I did was found a doctor outside of my clinic. I went to our towns other clinic and saw a doctor I didnt know. It feels sooooooooooo good to say it OUTLOUD to one, trust me.Im soooooo sorry this is so long. Ooops. I have so much to say, I guess I went overboard. Lol. Im truly sorry. I wil help anyway I can. I have your guilt as you said about your family and letting them down. Please now dont believe that. You have a disease, it is not in your control whatsoever. Your family lives you and would want to see you healthy. Look in your kids eyes, and never ever ever never quit quitting. I will continue to until im successful, just NEVER give in to this Hell.

Best of luck, please let me know how you are doing. ???

Oh Dear God, please forgive all of my "typos" in my long reply to you. Reading it back I am horrified. Lol. I was typing so fast last night that I hit many wrong buttons. Sorry about that. 😊

Hi everyone.

Thank you all for you replys.

Sorry for late reply.

2 days ago I thought enough was enough and I took 50 tramadol 50mg tablets. I was rushed to hospital and had my system flushed. And lookly I'm fine and here to tell the tell..

I'm now under a mental health team and my Meds taken off me so I couldn't take more even if I wanted to.

I just really wanted to thank each and every one of you for everything. For total strangers to help me the way yous have means a lot. And if any of you are ever in the north east I would love to meet yous.

Thanks again.