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martinarvelo
martinarvelo

Anyone else been on tramadol and finding giving them up very difficult?  After about twelve hours without one, I get trembling hands, nausea, horrifying nightmares, breathlessness. . . If you're taking tramadol and haven't tried giving it up yet, maybe you shuld think about getting off them as soon as possible. I've been taking about 100 mg a day for five weeks , quite a low dose. . . .and I have to say that it really helped the pain, and let me do the exercises and walk . . .but if I'd known giving them up was so difficult, I may have thought twice about it. . . Never thought I would be an  addict, but basically that's what it is. . .

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  • lynn00032
    lynn00032 martinarvelo

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    Hi, I was on 6 (zaldiar) a day paracetamol & tramadol. I used to feel very dithery especially if I had to get up during the night, when I started trembling during the day, I decided stupidly to stop taking them & just take paracetamol, big mistake, I had the worst nightmare I had ever had, also apparantly I was shouting & calling for my mother, my husband said I was very distressed. I decided the best way was to cut down gradually, 5 a day then four & so on, I sometimes take just 1 before I go to physio & I am ok with that.I was telling one of my neighbours & they had been through exactly the same thing. So I agree with you, they could become addictive if you're not careful.

    Lynn 

    • martinarvelo
      martinarvelo lynn00032

      Posted

      I've been to the doc today, and he also has taken tramadol for back pain, and says exactly the same!  You should not stop completely as I did as the results are pretty bad . . nightmares, trembling, stomach cramps etc. . .I've now been two days without it, so I don't know whether to stick with it, or just take half a tablet in the morning when I most need the relief to do the exercises and walk . . . Several people I've talked to have had terrible hallucinations while taking tramadol . .have to admit, I was fine while taking it, reasonably pain controlled, and a lot more positive than I feel at the moment!  So, not quite sure which way to go, but I have a prescription for them so I'll see how I feel tomorrow!
    • sarcee50
      sarcee50 martinarvelo

      Posted

      I now take 2 tramadol at night and 2 in morning if I feel I need it...If not I just take my normal pain relief but to be honest I find I'm not taking that as much either but I won't hesitate if I need it...blow that I'm not suffering lol
    • martinarvelo
      martinarvelo sarcee50

      Posted

      Well, last night I took half a Zaldiar, which is 37 grams of tramadol and 325 of paracetamol because it was two in the morning, and there was no way I could stay still in bed for more than seven seconds at a time. . and it wasn't exactly pain . .just a total inability to stay still!  the very small dose of tramadol seemed to work though and I don't remember being awake much after that!
    • sarcee50
      sarcee50 martinarvelo

      Posted

      I had to take 2 tramadol last night and a nerve pain tablet as I too couldn't keep still it drives me up the wall but I must have conked out as didn't sleep too bad...For once
    • martinarvelo
      martinarvelo sarcee50

      Posted

      It may very well be tramadol (or lack of it!) which is actually helping cause the insomnia. . Definitely is in my case . . . 
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