Trying to quit Tramadol

Yeah. You've trained your brain. Sounds crazy, but true. I was on it over 15 years. Just made the decision. I started cutting back real slow. 1/2 a tab.for a month. Then another half. You may feel like s**t. Insomnia, etc. but you can do it. If your not sure, go to a rehab facility and they will help you get off it slowly. The sooner, the better. Give yourself a chance to experience life. Once your brain is rewired, you'll be a different person, and so happy. You can do it.

SLOW, SLOW, SLOW!!! Your body is used to what you’ve been taking & you have to retrain it by doing an extremely slow taper. Start off by tapering only 1/2 tablet (25mg) at a time. Obviously, start with your evening dosage. It won’t be as much of a shock to your system then. Stay at each taper for at least 2-3 weeks so your body has plenty of time to adjust. It won’t seem as impossible then. But you’ll find that once you get down to less in the evenings you might take a little longer to adjust. Don’t rush it because. The slower you taper, the more successful you will be getting F off. I actually quit almost cold turkey last summer & that was the most miserable experience I ever went thru in my life. I was taking anywhere from 300-600mg in a day. I’ve been Tramadol-free now since last August. The residual withdrawal symptoms finally just abated on its own. Good luck. Keep coming back to this forum & read.

Coming off tramadol is really hard perhaps you should try cutting the night time ones down really slowly 

I have been off tramadol now for. 18 days it is great 

I hope you can you can come off those pills eventually 

Because the feeling is amazing 

It has taken me 9 months to do it

But believe me it is worth it 

Hi very interest what I hear from everybody about tramadol to stop taking tramadol why people taking tramadol in the first place I been taking tramadol for long time to for Pain on my neck and back and is the only pain killer that relief may pain I only take 2 a day so if I stop to take them what about my pain so the point I am make is if I try to stop taking tramadol how can I relief my pain the doctor do not recommend me another pain killer to reply it so we're are we going from hear .See this people that they stop taking them say they never fild so good what about the problem they have went they was taking the tramadol

Thanks for all of the responses. I will definitely start cutting back on the evening doses. I started taking these 10 years ago for back pain but kept taking them because I noticed my migraines virtually disappeared while on them. The doctor was trying to put me on an anti seizure medication to prevent migraines at the time and we decided if the tramadol was working to just stay on that instead. Now I just take them for the energy boost they give me during the day and at night to help me relax after a long work day. I don't feel they are ruining my life but I would like to get back to going out for a few drinks here and there and being more social again. I'm told that I can't drink while on the tramadol so I typically just try to avoid those situations.

I will tell you that it’s not an easy process at all but weaning slowly definitely makes in much more bearable. I started taking it about 3 yrs ago after having a botched knee surgery followed by several other knee surgeries then having a total knee replacement at the age of 42. I work in a high demanding job with long hours & always on my feet. I will be honest & say that the pain is still there; but then there are days when I feel good. My doc does have me on Lyrica & it helps to a point. I just take a lot of ibuprofen... I mean A LOT! There’s just no beating this but I’m finally free from the daily doses of Tramadol. Sorry for the pain you have to endure. Keeping a positive attitude & exercise is key, as well as drinking lots of water. You can do this. You have lots of support here.

Actually, I know the risks very well. I’m a nurse & I have my blood work checked twice a year. So far, so good!