Hi Guys,
I just wanted to do a blog to document my feelings and emotions on my cold turkey journey from user of Tramadol to freedom as it unfolds. Mainly I wanted to write this to help anyone else who is faced with having to go through this as there seems to be lots and lots of reviews on how scary and seemingly impossibly it seems to be to accomplish, my fav is reading that the withdrawal is worse than heroin withdrawal.
This time last year I was on around 1200mg's SR per day, I have been weening for some time and have managed to drop it down to 200mgs a day for the past month. My doctor's plan was to get me into a program and a drug that would overide the withdrawal effects. Around 3 nights ago I just decieded I no longer want this and I'm flushing it now. I know the dangers involved and my partner and I have taken all precausions including emergancy Tramodol, Nurse on stand by, nurofen, vit B, heat packs, heat cream and a positive mind.
I attempted this around 6 months ago and got 14 hours in and it all just became to much but this time i accept the pain will be there, the brain zaps are constant as I type this and I know I won't sleep again tonight but so what no pain no gain.
I have zero doubt this drug is just a bully that needs to be stood up to. I expect things to get worse before better but it will be a great feeling to be hitting it back in the later rounds as it gets weaker and I get stronger.
I have been pretty sick today but yeah I'm withdrawing so don't cry for me, it's the drug that's dying.
Heat cream and heat packs soooo good, cant recommend them enough. Attitude will get you the rest of the way, go the "suck it up" approach and I promise you that you can do it yourself on your own.
I will do updates when I can obviously I'm bracing for the "play doh mind" stage so it may be a day or so, but wish me luck.
It felt like one of those times where you don't know what to do with yourself. I felt like a useless person and would never do any good in my life. The pain was at about a 7 at worst.
But again I inticipated having these feelings, thoughts and pain. So it was no surprise and was kinda fun.
I have had around 5 hours sleep. But here's the surprise, I've woken up fine. No pain, no negative emotion. And I feel great. I'm about to go for a swim.
Suck sh*t Tramadol, your my b***h now. I'll never see you again, weak as piss. Good luck to anyone