Tramadol for depression

I hate to tell you that using it as other than prescribed is a really bad idea. I’ve been Tramadol free for a few months now & I quit almost cold turkey. Believe me when I tell you that I know exactly how you feel when taking Tramadol. It is very addictive & you should ONLY use it as prescribed for pain. You’ve apparently already felt the effects of running out. My suggestion to you is to go to your doctor & tell him/her how these pills are making you feel. Great, I know! Get help getting off of them. I thought I needed them for severe knee pain, but I actually realized that I’m in a lot less pain being off of them. The “opiate” part of this med messes with your pain receptors. I do realize that chronic pain is real, and I still deal with it in a daily basis. It will get harder getting a new prescription after a while because you will need more, then you will find yourself running out of them days before your next prescription can be filled. Those of us who were addicted to this med will all tell you the same thing. There are other ways to deal with pain & all the mental stuff. I would honestly tell you that, yes, you are addicted. It’s never too late to get help. So sorry for the pain you’re dealing with. I feel it, too!

I started taking Tramadol 18 months ago after a back injury I got after being in an RTA. Like you when I first started taking it I found it really took the edge off life not just the pain. I ran out of my prescription 2 days before Christmas Eve and as my GP practice was closed over Christmas (here in the UK we need to get a prescription from a GP) I didn’t have time to get a repeat script issued. Anyway since Christmas Day I found myself withdrawing going “cold turkey” off of this drug and it’s skmething I wouldn’t recommend. I’ve felt like I’ve literally been dying my bones ached, I’ve had a runny nose and agitation but the worst was the restless legs and pins and needles I’ve felt all over my body meaning I didn’t sleep for the first 4 nights. I haven’t had Tramadol in 12 days and I plan never to again and when my GP opens again tomorrow I’m going to call and ask them to remove Tramadol from my repeat prescription sheet. Personally I can see why GP’s in the UK will only prescribe this drug in the most serious of pain cases as this isn’t something I’d want anyone to get addicted to and that’s what I had an addiction as the meer thought of running out of my prescription and the flu like symptoms that came on used to have me calling my GP to ensure my script was refilled. It may also be my imagination but since I’ve been off the Tramadol I’ve found the combination of Naproxen and Ibuprofen has actually meant my pain has improved using only these 2 drugs. My sister who is a nurse actually told me the reason for this is because some of the pain I would feel whilst on Tramadol may have been attributed to your bodies need for it i.e if I skipped a couple of doses of the trammers during the day then by evening my bones would ache as my body has started to withdraw so that was the pain I felt not the initial spinal pain. To coin a phrase we use here in a Scotland when heroin addicts are withdrawing from that I was literally “rattling like a junkie” meaning I was in pain because of that. I’d steer clear and ask your Doctor about other options rather than Tramadol. 

I use tramadol for an ongoing pain condition and will probably use it for life. I also notice a small antidepressant effect or maybe just feel better when pain is gone. I have never had good results from ssri's, the tramadol has none of the side effects of the ssri's. Don't know why doctor's wouldn't prescribe it for depression if it helps without bad side effects!!!

Hi it's working for me for depression, I feel stabil with them as long I hold it on a normal level

Try it, if that works you will feel it in one day, just find a stabile level for you