Tramadol Withdrawal

Hi,

I take Tramadol 200mg a day, for spinal, neck, and shoulder pain, I used to be on 150mg a day, but my doctor increased them due to pain I am constantly in. So, she changed them to 100mg twice a day, but the slow release type.

Are you still in pain with chronic pelvic pain? There are other medications that should be used instead of removing Tramadol abruptly, I was tried on one but it caused problems with my IBS, so I was left on Tramadol.

Regards,

Les.

Or I was thinking you go to pain clinic they will reffer you to hospital for the cold turkey so you don't have to be on your own nurses going to be there to help you out or if you hire a nurse in your house for a week she can help you too 

do you have access to any triptans, migraine pills. they help some.  i have been on 200 mg a day for 4 years but its not enuff for my pain so i end up taking 5 some days and when i run a day or so short the symptoms are always bad. 

even if you went to e.r. and had excuse they would pee test you and see you have too much in pee. i also drink emergencies to help with vitamin c and b's it helps with fatigue. and you can take a small dose of a cold remedy.

My biggest advice tho is please give your next bottle to bf to hold and give you days amount each day.  when i first got mine i too would take more cos i finally had something that made me feel better but the withdrawal is worse than hydro's.

I started with the max dose of 8 a day 50mg on top of Amitriptyline 30mg every night that was 5 months ago now im only on 2 a day had to go too 40 mg of Amitriplyine was not sleeping at all its not easy cutting the dose i was feeling awful everyday no energy at all

hi Afraid2015- hope you are doing ok - im an alcoholic and drug addict i was given tramadol for back pain, after surgery, on the basis they were not adictive- good joke !!! i ended up taking 20x50mg and 20x30mg codiene for about a year- i gave them up last september- i have been de-toxed many times from alcohol and from codiene in the past- it was nothing compared to coming off tramadol- the physical wd's were bad but the worst was the mental wd's - you got a tough fight ahead- but you can do this- you gotta really want this- it wont be fun- no point in dressing it up- everybody is different and reacts differently to drug wd's but i have yet to meet anyone who has come of a high dose of tramadol without a lot of pain- i dont want to sound so negative but you need to be aware of how you might feel- most important thing to remember is no matter how bad you feel it is down to the drugs- not you - it will get better- it could take 7-10 days- i hope it doesent take you that long but you gotta be aware its possible- its a mental battle- do not give in- take it one step at a time- drink loads of water- not alcohol- it'l react with the tramadol- 3 days out you still have some in your system- dont let anyone tell you tramadol has a short half life- its synthetic opiod with added properties that work on your brain like anti - depressants that why it is 'fun' to take - but this means you have to withdraw from both the opiod and the anti-depressant- hence the emotional effect it has on you - dont worry you can get through this- keep posting on here for support - its important you will need support in the next few days- stay strong - you only have to do this once-keep telling yourself that- do it right and your done with this c**p for good - best of luck - let us know if you need any help or advice- been where your at - not easy - but you can do it -

Coming off of Tramadol is extremely tough.  The withdrawals are horrible, and they last for weeks.  But it is possible to stop taking it for good.  I was dumb enough to do it twice.  The only way to come off of Tramadol is to slowly taper off a little at a time.  If you have withdrawals, coming off cold turkey feels nearly impossible.  One of the worst withdrawals is the extreme restlessness, making it nearly impossible to sleep for weeks.  Tramadol stays in your system for a long time.  You will need to taper off slowly until you are down to a half a pill a day.  Then you may need to take that 1/2 pill for over a week until you are albe to come off it 100% and not have bad withdrawal symtems.  Or you can see how long you can eventually go without taking a pill, and then only take a 1/2 pill when you feel the withdrawal systems coming back.  Again, tramadol stays in your system a long time.  This is not a quick process, but I promise, it's doable! 

I wanted to tell others my story regarding Comming off this drug nearly 5 years after staring it for lower back pain.

I'm currently 4 weeks into not taking any at all and apart from

Not sleeping very well on a night I'm having no other side effects at all! I reduced myself down 50mg every 4 to 6 weeks until I was only taking one 50mg at night I did that for about 6-7 weeks.. too scared I think to make the final break the first week after completely stopping I was fine just a bit anxious and didn't sleep very well at all. No one in my family or at work knew of my tramadol addiction but I needed it just to feel normal! When I knew I was taking the maximum dose and had been for a few months I'd take myslef back down gradually again and then work up again to the higher does but I never stopped altogether. I just want to say it is possible for anyone to do believe me if I can anyone can! It takes will power and you need to do it slowly and reduce the dose so the side effects are less harrowing... Go for it !!!

Hello I'm dealing?with the exact same thing.

I would only take tramadol for work due to pain. Management on my job I believe something's wrong with me.

I just stopped cold turkey today .I recently got bad pain that has started the second week of me taking tramodol. I need help.