Tramadol & Co-Codamol withdrawal advice.

Hey, i was hoping too get some advice! I have been on 8 soluble co-codamol tablets (30/500) for just over a year, i was prescribed them by my GP for chronic back and kidney pain, 6 months ago i went back too the gp as the co-codamol didn't seem too be working as well (they never took the pain away just made it bearable) i guess i had built up a tolerance too them, he prescribed me tramadol too take along side the co-codamol & the difference was amazing compared too where i had been before although i have too take an anti sickness alongside as they make me nauseous apart from that no side effects and a little nausea is a fair price for me to pay for adequate pain relief in my opinion! I know on the box of co-codamol it says not too take for more than 3 days unless advised for 3 days as can cause addiction apart from thst and the fact it was prescribed for long term pain releif i didnt really question addiction etc and i wasnt aware tramadol was addictive atall (i should have done some research) but as that was also prescribed for long term pain management also i didnt really question it was just happy too have something that worked and with having 3 young very active children the tablets enabled me too do so much more than just watch i can actually join in!! But i now have a problem! I have suffered from crohns disease for years but for the last few years its been stable - recently i have had a few flare ups the worst ive ever had and was hospitalized on one occassion, my gasrro doctor came too see me and was furious with my GP for prescribing tramadol and co-codamol as it can cause a number of gastro problems as well as constipation (i had a bleed in my stomach & severe constipation which in turn was aggravating my crohns) he blamed my condition completely on the pain tablets and said I must stop taking them & find an alternative pain management. So I stopped taking them and two days later the pain had come back and I was bed ridden with sickness and diarrea sweats the lot my mum came too take care of my kids and said she didn't think it was a bug (which I had assumed) and she thought I was withdrawing from the pain meds I wasn't convinced as I was thinking surely to god I would have been warned about this by my gastro/gp before I was told to stop, plus I know people who have taken same pain meds and never suffered when they stopped but mum said she had seen things on the internet about addiction too tramadol and cocodamol and she thought I should take a dose too see if I felt better as she was worried because "cold turkey" can be dangerous so I took 2 of each tabs and felt fine within the hour! So its obvious I'm addicted/depended too these pain meds! Ivjust couldn't believe that I hadn't been warned or spoken too by my GP about the addiction side of it and I wish I wasn't so quick to trust and researched the meds before taking! I need too stop taking them because of my crohns but I cant just stop as I'm too ill too look after my children if I do! But the more I take them the worse effect it is having on my crohns! (I'm really nervous about going too my doctor and admitting that I'm dependant on these drugs, I'm worried he will report me to the social services as being a single mother with a drug addiction) so I really need some advice from some one on how too come off these tablets without causing myself too many ill effects (not silly enough too think I won't suffer any). Sorry for the long long lost! Hoping too hear from somebody soon 😁 Bx

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